US Crude Oil Inventories Dip Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States saw a draw of 1.9 million barrels in the week ending November 21. Crude oil inventories gained 4.4 million barrels in the week prior. Crude oil inventories in the United States are so far showing a net gain of 7.4 million barrels for the year, according to Oilprice calculations of API data. Earlier this week, the Department of Energy (DoE) reported that crude oil inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) have risen by 500,000 barrels to 411.4 million barrels in the week ending November 21…