U.S. crude stocks last week fell by 2.5 thousand barrels - official EIA data

/IRBIS, March 10, 2011/ - Energy Information Administration (EIA) U.S. Department of Energy published a report that the oil reserves in the U.S. for week ending March 4, 2011, increased by 2.516 thousand barrels to 348.891 million. Gasoline inventories declined by 5.494 million barrels to 229.214 million, while distillate stocks - by 3.977 thousand barrels to 155.209 million. Earlier, the American Petroleum Institute (API) published its report, where it was stated that during the period, commercial U.S. crude stocks rose by 3.820 million barrels to 348.528 million. Gasoline inventories declined by 3.743 million barrels to 230.705 million, while distillate stocks - at 1.473 million barrels to 156.113 million. [2011-03-10]