U.S. crude oil stocks rose to a second consecutive record high last week as refinery utilization fell, while gasoline inventories fell for the first time since November, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose 3.5 million barrels in the week to Feb. 19, slightly more than forecasts for an increase of 3.4 million barrels. Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub for U.S. crude futures rose 333,000 barrels to 65.1 million, the fourth straight week of hitting record highs, the EIA said. On the Gulf Coast, crude stockpiles also rose to the highest on record, up 4.4 million barrels to 255.6 million barrels, following cuts at refineries from Texas to Philadelphia […]

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