US oil inventories fall by 1.54 million barrels

Commercial oil reserves in the United States fell by 1.54 million barrels last week to 446.99 million barrels, Report informs via Interfax.

Gasoline inventories decreased by 5.66 million barrels and amounted to 234.08 million barrels.

Commercial distillate inventories increased by 888,000 barrels to 117.9 million barrels.

Experts expected an increase in oil reserves by 1 million barrels, a decrease in gasoline reserves by 2.2 million barrels and a fall in distillate reserves by 1.05 million barrels.