The EIA reported a build of +3,391 MBbls in U.S. crude-oil inventories. The build was larger than the average estimate of +600 as reported by Bloomberg. Inventories for the U.S. are now at a deicit of 18.00 MMBbls (-4.2%) to last year, and a deficit of 26.90 MMBbls (-6.1%) to the five-year average.
