Surge in Crude Inventories Triggers Sharp Decline in Oil Prices

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Surge in Crude Inventories Triggers Sharp Decline in Oil Prices
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The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a significant build of 12.940 million barrels in U.S. crude inventories, causing oil prices to drop. Gasoline inventories rose, while distillate inventories fell. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) remained at a near 40-year low, with total purchases under the Biden Administration's buyback program being less than 4 million barrels. Cushing inventories decreased, and oil prices were trading down ahead of the API data release.

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