U.S. crude oil stocks for the past week decreased by 5.2 million bareels - EIA official data

/IRBIS, August 11, 2011/ - Energy Information Administration (EIA) under U.S. Department of Energy published a report according to which the oil reserves in the U.S. for week ending August 5, 2011, decreased by 5.225 million barrels to 349.750 million. Gasoline inventories fell by 1.588 million barrels to 213.591 million, and distillate stocks - by 737 thousand barrels to 151.517 million Earlier, the American Petroleum Institute (API) published its report, which stated that during this period, commercial U.S. crude stocks fell by 5.213 million barrels to 348.645 million. Gasoline inventories fell by 1.005 million barrels to 211.215 million, while distillate stocks - by 558 thousand barrels to 150.159 million [2011-08-11]