Oil Jumps Over 1% As Sentiment Swings Back To Positive Demand Outlook
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Wednesday April 28, 2021
Yet another
U.S. distillate drawdown that defied analytical expectations stoked demand recovery sentiment and caused traders to increase oil prices by over
1 percent on Wednesday.
The
Energy Information Administration on Wednesday disclosed that distillate stockpiles, which include heating oil and diesel fuel, fell by
3.3 million barrels in the week, and refining rates rose to
85.4 percent of capacity, their highest since March 2020.
Also, U.S. crude inventories rose by only
90,000 barrels last week, much smaller than analysts' forecasts for a
659,000 barrel build.