Crude inventories dropped 482,000 bbls last week

NEW YORK
U.S. crude inventories fell in the week ended Sept. 28, against expectations for an increase, according to data released Wednesday by the Energy Information Administration unit of the U.S. Department of Energy
Crude oil stockpiles dropped 482,000 barrels to 364.7 million barrels, compared with an average survey estimate of a rise of 1.5 million barrels
Gasoline stockpiles rose 114,000 barrels, to 195.9 million barrels, the EIA said in its weekly report
Analysts surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires expected a fall of 700,000 barrels
Distillate stocks, which include heating oil and diesel fuel, dropped 3.689 million barrels to 124.1 million barrels, compared with analysts' forecast of a drop of 300,000 barrels
Refining capacity utilization rose 0.8 percentage point to 88.2%
Analysts had expected a fall of 0.3 percentage point