New York-US crude oil inventories showed a counter-seasonal build last week as a refinery slowdown was meet with a surge in import volumes, US Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. US commercial crude supply expanded 1.58 million barrels to 440.51 million barrels during the week ended August 9, EIA data showed. The build was the second in as many weeks and widened the nationwide surplus to the five-year average to 3.5%. In late-July, this supply overhang had been as narrow as 1.7%.
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