US crude inventories again moved higher last week, but the build was blunted by an unexpected uptick in refinery demand, sliding production levels and strong export flows, an S&P Global Platts analysis showed Wednesday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now US commercial crude inventories climbed 8.99 million barrels to 527.63 million barrels during the week ended April 24, US Energy Information Administration data showed. The build was around 1 million barrels smaller than analysts had forecast in S&P Global Platts’ Monday survey. The build was realized entirely at Cushing, Oklahoma, the delivery point of the NYMEX crude contract, and on the US Gulf Coast. Cushing stocks climbed 3.64 million barrels, an uptick of more than 6% on the […]