US: EIA Crude Oil Stocks increase by 0.1 million barrels, WTI rises above $64

Crude Oil Stocks Change in the US was +0.1 million barrels in the week ending April 23, the weekly report published by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed on Wednesday. Analysts' estimate was for an increase of 0.6 million barrels.

Market reaction

The barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) extended its daily rally on this report and was last seen gaining 1.7% on a daily basis at $64.07.

Additional takeaways

"US crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.0 million barrels per day during the week ending April 23, 2021, which was 253,000 barrels per day more than the previous week’s average."

"US crude oil imports averaged 6.6 million barrels per day last week, increased by 1.2 million barrels per day from the previous week."

"Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 19.7 million barrels a day, up by 35.5% from the same period last year."