- The API reported a draw of 3.6M barrels of crude oil for the week ending Aug. 18 vs. last week's draw of 9.2M barrels.
- Gasoline showed an unexpected build of 1.4M barrels and distillates showed a build of 2.05M barrels.
- U.S. crude oil showed little movement after the data, now +0.5% at $47.65/bbl.
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