U.S. crude stocks fell last week, while gasoline stocks increased and distillate inventories fell, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 497,000 barrels in the week to Dec. 14, a much smaller draw than the decrease of 2.4 million barrels that analysts had expected. The decline was the third consecutive decrease. Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub rose by 1.09 million barrels, EIA said. Crude stockpiles in the Midwest rose to the highest since early January. U.S. crude futures were little changed after the data was released and were up $1.12 at $47.36 at 10:44 a.m. EST (1544 GMT). Ultra-low sulfur diesel futures extended gains after the data showed a surprise draw in inventories […]