05:46 AM EDT, 09/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- U.S. crude oil inventories declined 600,000 barrels to 414.8 million barrels in the week ended Sept. 19, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its This Week in Petroleum report released Wednesday.

The draw came as a surprise as analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast an increase of 235,000 barrels.

Crude oil production rose 15,000 barrels per day to 13.48 million b/d, the EIA reported.

Crude oil imports also increased 65,000 b/d to 6.3 million b/d while crude oil exports gained 169,000 b/d to 4.1 million b/d, according to the agency.

Gasoline stocks fell 1 million barrels to 216.6 million barrels. Distillate stockpiles also decreased 1.7 million barrels to 123 million barrels, the EIA said.