Oil Sinks as U.S. Inventories, Crude Production Grow
- U.S. crude output hits 12.9 million barrels a day, EIA says
- Trump holding up China trade deal to ensure it’s good for U.S.
A worker walks past oil pumping jacks, also known as "nodding donkeys," operated by Tatneft PJSC, on an oilfield near Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia, on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.
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Oil fell as U.S. production hit a record high and refinery demand slipped, pushing stockpiles higher across the nation.
Futures dropped 0.5% in New York after Energy Information Administration reported that U.S. commercial crude inventories rose 1.57 million barrels last week and output reached 12.9 million barrels a day. That countered optimism that a U.S.-China trade deal was drawing closer, which may support stronger economic growth and fuel demand.