Oil prices rose more than 2% on Wednesday and hit their highest in about a month, buoyed by U.S. government data that showed a larger-than-expected drawdown in crude stocks as exports hit a record high, and surprise drops in refined product stockpiles. Hartmann Brent crude futures rose $1.44, or 2.2%, to settle at $66.49 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose $1.55, or 2.7%, to settle at $59.38 a barrel. Crude inventories fell 12.8 million barrels last week, the Energy Information Administration said, far surpassing analyst expectations for a decrease of 2.5 million barrels. That was the most since September 2016, according to the statistical arm of the Department of Energy. Net U.S. crude imports fell last week by 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd). Overall crude […]