The latest American Petroleum Institute (API) weekly inventory data recorded a build of 2.1 million barrels compared with expectations of a draw of around 1.0 million for the week and following the 1.3 million draw reported last week. 
A substantial draw in gasoline stocks should help limit the damage to prices from a surprise headline build in inventories. 
Cushing stocks rose by 1.3 million barrels according to the data, which was much higher than the Genscape estimate of around a 0.3 million build for the week. 
There was a substantial in gasoline stocks of 3.9 million, which should provide further significant relief over bloated gasoline stocks, while distillates recorded a draw of 1.6 million barrels.