The previous week saw a 4.09 million barrel increase in oil inventories: API

The API said on Tuesday that although U.S. crude stockpiles increased last week more than anticipated, gasoline inventories decreased, suggesting that refinery activity is still recovering despite rising fuel demand. The U.S. benchmark crude oil futures, WTI Futures, settled down 0.1% at $85.36 a barrel before trading at $85.28 a barrel in response to the…

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API: Crude Oil Stocks increased by 6 million barrels last week

American Petroleum Institute (API) statistics released on Tuesday, which came before the government released its official inventory figures, which would have included drawdowns from the national oil reserve, showed that U.S. crude stockpiles increased by more than 6 million barrels over the previous week. September 9, API reported that U.S. crude stockpiles increased by 6.035…

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