- The American Petroleum Institute reportedly shows a draw of 2.13M barrels of oil for the week ending Oct. 12, vs. a build of 9.75M barrels in the previous week.
- Gasoline reportedly shows a draw of 3.4M barrels and distillates show a draw of 246K barrels; the Cushing, Okla., hub reportedly shows a build of 1.5M barrels.
- Nymex November crude recently was at $72.23/bbl in electronic trading, higher than today's $71.92 settlement price.
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