date:Feb 10, 2014
tham at energy consultancy Inenco. The oil market had risen on Wednesday after a closely-watched US oil inventories report suggested severe winter weather across large parts of the country was fuelling demand. Distillates, which include diesel and heating oil, fell 2.4 million barrels last week, more than the 2.0 million barrels estimated.
Crude futures had begun the week lower after poorly-received manufacturing data in the United States and China added to market worries about demand in the w