U.S. crude stocks rose last week, but gasoline and distillate inventories fell much more than anticipated, Energy Information Administration data showed on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 856,000 barrels in the week to Oct. 20, compared with analysts’ expectations for an decrease of 2.6 million barrels, as imports increased and production rebounded from interruptions due to Hurricane Nate.“The build in crude stocks was more than overshadowed by draws in excess of 5 million barrels for both gasoline and distillates,” said Troy Vincent, oil analyst at ClipperData in Louisville, Kentucky. Gasoline stocks fell by 5.5 million barrels, compared with expectations in a Reuters poll for a drop of 17,000 barrels. Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, fell by 5.2 million barrels, versus expectations for an 860,000-barrel drop, the EIA data showed. Drawdowns were acute on the East Coast, where distillate stockpiles fell to 45.3 million barrels, lowest since June of 2015, ahead of an anticipated rise in heating oil demand as winter approaches.