The draw compares to analyst expectations of a draw of 3.6 million barrels for the week ending August 11. Gasoline inventories rose by 301,000 barrels for the week ending August 11, compared to analyst expectations that inventories for the fuel would fall by 1.5 million barrels. Crude prices fell on Tuesday—despite an export terminal closure in Libya on the back of worker protests—on weakening China demand. China’s oil refineries saw their lowest daily throughput in July at 10.71 million barrels per day according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics on Monday. OPEC’s noncompliance also continues to weigh on traders, with OPEC’s MMOR last week showing a 172,600-barrel-per-day increase in oil production in July for the cartel, based on secondary sources. Total daily production for OPEC in July was 32.869 million bpd—up from 32.696 million bpd. Traders are also watching US shale production, which is trudging on full steam ahead […]