Commercial U.S. crude stocks last week rose by 163 thousand barrels - API

/IRBIS, February 24, 2011/ - The American Petroleum Institute (API) published a report according to which for the week ended February 18, 2011, commercial U.S. crude stocks rose by 163 thousand barrels to 345.788 million. Gasoline inventories declined by 1.621 million barrels to 239.346 million, while distillate stocks - by 534 thousand barrels to 159.029 million. American Petroleum Institute - a national non-governmental organization dedicated to research all aspects of operations and provides management issues in the oil and gas industry. Today is expected to publish a report Energy Information Administration (EIA) U.S. Department of Energy. According to the previous report, U.S. crude stocks for the week ended February 11, 2011, increased by 860 thousand barrels to 345.917 million Gasoline inventories rose by 205 thousand barrels to 241.096 million, while distillate inventories - fell by 3.096 million barrels up to 161.270 million. [2011-02-24]