Mumbai, Nov. 13 -- Crude oil inventories in the United States saw an increase of 4.7 million barrels during the week ending November 6, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Thursday. The increase brings commercial stockpiles to 414.4 million barrels, according to government data, which is now 4% below the five-year average for this time of year. The EIA's data release follows API's figures that were released a day earlier, which reported that crude oil inventories had risen by 9.0 million barrels in the period. For total motor gasoline, the EIA reported that inventories increased 1.8 million barrels after shrinking by 200,000 barrels in the week prior.
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