Crude inventories
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub
"The draw in Cushing could be supportive and it's something we're looking at. It could also mean that North Dakota is cutting production," said Carl Larry, director of business development at Forst & Sullivan in Houston.
The numbers showed a less bearish picture than the API data released Tuesday, which had indicated an 11-million barrel crude stockpile build. As a result, U.S. crude futures showed gains after the data, rising to $31.82 by 11:28 a.m. ET.
Refinery crude runs
Gasoline stocks
"I don't think this report shows that things are all that bullish when I read it," said Gene McGillian, senior analyst at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. "When you see that refinery rates dropped by more than 3 percent and that the gasoline stocks grew by 3.5 million barrels - that doesn't point to a real strong picture."
Distillate stockpiles
U.S. crude imports
(Reporting By Jessica Resnick-Ault, Additional reporting by Devika Kumar and Catherine Ngai; Editing by Frances Kerry)