U.S. crude stocks fell more than forecast last week, while gasoline and distillate inventories dropped unexpectedly, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo Oil futures extended gains immediately after the EIA report, which quelled fears of a build in crude stocks that was suggested in a preliminary report on Tuesday from industry group the American Petroleum Institute. U.S. crude futures traded 70 cents a barrel higher at $69.23 by 11:36 a.m. EDT [1536 GMT], and global benchmark Brent crude was up 46 cents at $76.41 a barrel. Crude inventories fell by 2.6 million barrels in the week to Aug. 24, compared with analysts’ expectations for a decrease of 686,000 barrels. Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub rose by 58,000 […]