Oil prices slip as crude stockpiles soar past market expectations
Oil prices slipped on Thursday following the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) report that showed U.S. crude inventories rising higher than market expectations last week.
EIA reported that oil stockpiles rose by 7.9 million barrels in contrast to analysts’ expectations of an increase of around 1.5 million barrels.
U.S. Crude Oil WTI Futures slipped by 0.1% to $56.30 and International Brent Oil Futures went down to $61.67 by 12:01 AM ET (04:01 GMT).
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