Against expectations of a 2.5mm barrel build, API reported Crude stocks drawdown in the latest week by 2.13mm barrels, sparking a kneejerk gain in WTI crude back above $72...

API

• Crude -2.13mm (+2.5mm exp)
• Cushing +1.5mm
• Gasoline -3.4mm
• Distillates -246k

After 3 weeks of crude builds, API reported a draw in the latest week...

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And WTI spiked back above $72 on the headline crude draw...

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