Crude oil futures end deeply in red on rising crude inventories

13 Feb 2025 Evaluate

Crude oil futures ended deeply in red on Wednesday after Data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed crude oil inventories jumped by 4.1 million barrels last week (February 7), after surging by 8.7 million barrels a week earlier. Street had expected crude oil inventories to climb by 2.8 million barrels. Moreover, the EIA data also showed distillate fuel inventories, which include heating oil and diesel, crept up by 0.1 million barrels last week but remain about 11% below the five-year average for this time of year. Further, market participants were also worried that US' tariffs on steel and aluminum, and possible retaliation by China, EU and Canada, could curb economic growth and hurt energy demand.

Benchmark crude oil futures for March fell $1.95 or 2.66 percent to settle at $71.37 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for April delivery dropped $1.82 or 2.36 percent to settle at $75.18 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange. 


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