Commercial oil reserves in the U.S. for the last week rose by 276.0 thousand barrels - forecasts of API

/IRBIS, September 23, 09/ - The American Petroleum Institute (API) published a report according to which for the week ending at September 18, commercial crude oil reserves in the U.S. increased by 276.0 thousand barrels to 337.2 million barrels. Gasoline inventories rose by 3.8 million barrels to 212.6 m. barrels, distillate stocks fell by 1.9 million barrels to 168.4 million barrels. American Petroleum Institute is the national non-governmental organization engaged in research in the field of oil and gas industry. Today, it is expected exist of official data of State Energy Information Administration (EIA) on a weekly change in commercial stocks of crude oil and petroleum products in USA. According to the previous EIA report oil reserves in the country for the week ending Sept.11; have declined 4.7 million barrels to 332.8 million barrels. At the same time gasoline inventories rose by 500.0 thousand barrels to 207.7 million barrels, distillate stocks also increased by 2.2 million barrels to 167.8 million barrels. [2009-09-23]