API Data Show U.S. Oil Supplies Up By 3.1 Million Barrels: Sources

The American Petroleum Institute late Tuesday reported that crude supplies rose by 3.1 million barrels for the week ended April 15, according to sources who reviewed the report. The closely watched Energy Information Administration report will be released Wednesday. Analysts polled by Platts forecast a climb of 1.6 million barrels for crude inventories. May crude was at $40.99 a barrel in electronic trading, down from the contract’s settlement of $41.08 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.