Crude oil futures fell on Tuesday as expectations that this week’s reports will show U.S. crude inventories rose again countered supportive news of Libyan oilfields being shut. U.S. crude stocks fell last week as refineries hiked output, while gasoline stocks increased and distillate inventories rose, the Energy Information Administration said on Thursday. Crude inventories fell by 7.1 million barrels in the week to Dec. 30, compared with analysts’ expectations for an decrease of 2.2 million barrels. Refinery crude runs rose by 132,000 barrels per day, EIA data showed. Refinery utilization rates rose by 1 percentage points. Gasoline stocks rose by 8.3 million barrels, compared with analyst expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.8 million-barrel gain. Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 10.1 million barrels, versus expectations […]