05:39 AM EDT, 05/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- U.S. crude oil inventories fell 2.7 million barrels to 440.4 million barrels in the week ended April 25, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its This Week in Petroleum report released Wednesday.

Crude oil production declined by 29,000 barrels per day to 13.46 million b/d, the EIA reported.

Crude oil imports decreased by 242,000 b/d to 5.82 million b/d while crude oil exports rose 60,000 b/d to 4 million b/d, according to the agency.

Gasoline stockpiles amounted to 225.5 million barrels, down 4 million barrels from 229.5 million barrels. Distillate stocks, meanwhile, gained 900,000 barrels to 107.8 million barrels, the EIA said.