Crude futures mixed on EIA stock report

摘要

Crude futures settled in mixed territory Wednesday after data showed total US crude stockpiles decreased last week, but inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma, storage edged closer to capacity. NYMEX March crude settled down 49 cents at $27.45/b. ICE April Brent settled 52 cents higher at $30.84/b. US commercial crude oil stocks decreased 754,000 barrels to 501.958 million barrels in the week that ended Friday, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday.