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The American Petroleum Institute (API) has reported a major inventory build of 12.940 million barrels in U.S. crude inventories, compared to last week’s 4.210-million-barrel draw. Analysts were expecting a build for the week—although a much smaller one of 1.3 million barrels. The total number of barrels of crude oil moves …

Crude oil inventories rose by 7.615 million barrels, American Petroleum Institute (API) data showed on Wednesday. U.S. crude inventories increased 13 million barrels last year, according to API data, while crude stored in the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserves sunk by 221 million barrels. This week, SPR inventory held steady at …

Crude oil inventories sagged by another 4.8 million barrels, American Petroleum Institute (API) data showed on Tuesday, after dropping 5.8 million barrels in the week prior. Analysts anticipated a smaller 2.2 million barrel draw. U.S. crude inventories may have grown by roughly 21 million barrels so far this year, according …

Oil prices rose further on Wednesday after data indicated that U.S. crude inventories shrank substantially in the past week, although the introduction of new anti-COVID curbs in major Chinese cities put a lid on gains. Data from the American Petroleum Institute showed that U.S. crude stockpiles fell a bigger-than-expected 4.8 …

U.S. crude stockpiles fell by less than expected last week at time when investors are fraught with worry about the demand outlook as surging Covid-19 cases, particularly in China, have dented travel demand. West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark gained 3% to $68.50 a barrel on the news, after settling up …

The American Petroleum Institute, the largest fossil-fuel lobby, is joining the call for pricing carbon as one way to lower U.S. emissions and slow global warming. In its release out Thursday, API said it backs “sensible legislation that prices carbon across all economic sectors while avoiding regulatory duplication.” The stance …

Total will not renew its membership in the American Petroleum Institute (API) for 2021 due to divergences with the main U.S. oil lobby over climate policies, the French oil and gas supermajor said on Friday. For 2019 and 2020, Total found API’s positions “partially aligned” to its own, but some …