Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. US crude oil inventories rose last week for the first time in three weeks while stockpiles of distillates, which provide the diesel for trucks, buses and trains and fuel for jets, climbed a second week in a row, data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed Wednesday. Business News | US Crude, Diesel Stocks Up Last Week Amid Signs of Demand Destruction in Oil: EIA.