U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose unexpectedly last week, while distillate and gasoline inventories dropped again as refiners continue to boost fuel exports to a world in need of supply, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 1.3 million barrels in the week to April 29 to 415.7 million barrels, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for an 829,000-barrel drop. Distillate stockpiles dropped by 2.2 million barrels to 228.6 million barrels. Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and subsequent moves by the United States and allies to curtail imports of Russian oil, has tightened supply worldwide. That has boosted interest in U.S. refined product exports. Over the last four weeks, the United States has exported an average of 6.3 million barrels […]