API Reports a Decline in US Crude Inventories
On June 19, the API (American Petroleum Institute) released its weekly crude oil inventory report. The API reported that US crude oil inventories fell by 3 MMbbls (million barrels) on June 8–15. A Bloomberg survey estimates that US oil inventories could have declined by 2.5 MMbbls during the same period. The survey also estimates that Cushing crude oil inventories could have declined by 0.5 MMbbls on June 8–15. The EIA is scheduled to release its inventory data on June 20.