Crude oil inventories in the United States fell by 3.4 milllion barrels for the week ending August 23, according to The American Petroleum Institute (API), after analysts predicted a 3 million barrel dip. For the week prior, the API reported a 347,000-barrel increase in crude inventories. So far this year, crude oil inventories are more than 2 million barrels under where they were at the start of the year, having decreased by 2.642 million barrels, according to API data. On Monday, the Department... Читать дальше...