# US crude stocks rise as fuel inventories draw down

> US crude stockpiles rose for a fifth straight week, up 6.3 million barrels versus expectations of 3.7 million, while gasoline stocks fell 4.8 million and distillates fell 2.3 million. Refinery utilization rose 0.4 points to 89.2 percent as maintenance season begins to wind down.

- Date: 2018-10-25 · published 2018-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12177-us-crude-stocks-rise-as-fuel-inventories-draw-down
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Sharper-than-expected distillate and gasoline draws point to firmer refined product demand into the winter season, supporting diesel prices and fuel costs for feed transport.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2024-10-09 | [US crude stocks rose last week, fuel inventories dipped as demand surged, EIA says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11688-us-crude-stocks-rose-last-week-fuel-inventories-dipped-as-demand-surged-eia-says.md) | -4.1% | -2.5% |
| WTI | 2025-01-08 | [US crude stocks at Cushing fall to decade-low, fuel inventories surge, EIA says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10349-us-crude-stocks-at-cushing-fall-to-decade-low-fuel-inventories-surge-eia-says.md) | +4.3% | -4.6% |
| WTI | 2024-02-01 | [EIA: U.S. crude stockpiles rise, products draw on low refining rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31856-eia-u-s-crude-stockpiles-rise-products-draw-on-low-refining-rates.md) | -2.6% | +3.6% |
| WTI | 2017-07-01 | [Crude Inventory Draw Offers Sliver Of Hope For Oil Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70661-crude-inventory-draw-offers-sliver-of-hope-for-oil-markets.md) | -3.5% | +9.1% |
| WTI | 2020-09-30 | [U.S. crude, distillate stocks down in most recent week: EIA \| 104.5 & 96.1 The Point](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51291-u-s-crude-distillate-stocks-down-in-most-recent-week-eia-104-5-and-96-1-the.md) | +3.7% | +0.8% |
| DIESEL | 2024-10-09 | [US crude stocks rose last week, fuel inventories dipped as demand surged, EIA says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11688-us-crude-stocks-rose-last-week-fuel-inventories-dipped-as-demand-surged-eia-says.md) | -4.9% | +0.3% |
| DIESEL | 2022-09-28 | [Oil prices rise on surprise drop in U.S. crude, fuel stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39763-oil-prices-rise-on-surprise-drop-in-u-s-crude-fuel-stocks.md) | +10.2% | +25.9% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-28 | [US crude and distillate inventories fall, gasoline stocks rise, EIA says By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/271-us-crude-and-distillate-inventories-fall-gasoline-stocks-rise-eia-says-by.md) | -4.2% | — |

## Sources

- hydrocarbonprocessing.com: https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2018/10/us-crude-stocks-rise-as-fuel-inventories-draw-down/

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