Oil reserves in the USA grew - EIA and API

/REUTERS, Washington, February 19, 04/ - Leading analytical centers of the USA, which explore oil and gas sector, informed on Thursday about growth of crude oil reserves in the country though their data, as usually, were a bit different. Representatives of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) informed that crude oil reserves in the USA had growth within the week, which had ended on February 13, by 4.9 million barrels to 273.8 million barrels. According to data of the American Petroleum Institute (API), reserves of raw stuff in the USA rose by 4.7 million barrels to 274.5 million barrels. According to EIA data, gasoline reserves in the country rose by 600,000 barrels to 204.4 million. API, on the contrary, informs that gasoline reserves in the USA during the past week fell by 1.66 million barrels to 202.2 million barrels. These organizations periodically give different indicators of energy supply reserves, dynamics of which impacts upon the world oil markets. [2004-02-20]