CNBC | Oil prices surge 5% on surprise US crude stocks draw CNBC Data from the American Petroleum Institute showed on Tuesday that U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 4.3 million barrels for the week to April 1. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a build of 3.2 million barrels that could take stockpiles to an ... Oil Prices Maintain Gains After Inventory Data Crude Oil Price Rises on Big Drop in Inventories Market Currents: Six things to consider in crude oil markets today |