Crude oil prices fell slightly after the Energy Information Administration reported a moderate build in U.S. crude oil inventories for the week to March 22. These added 2.8 million barrels in the period, the EIA said a day after the American Petroleum Institute reported a surprising build in inventories. A week earlier, the EIA reported a draw of 9.6 million barrels , which livened up West Texas Intermediate on its way closer to the US$60-per-barrel mark, which it hit briefly earlier this week. The authority said refineries last week processed 15.8 million barrels of crude daily, compared to 16.2 million bpd a week earlier. Gasoline production averaged 9.7 million bpd last week, from 9.9 million bpd in the week before. Gasoline inventories fell by 2.9 million barrels, after a draw of 4.6 million barrels in the previous week. Distillate fuel production averaged 4.9 million bpd last week, virtually unchanged […]