US crude inventories likely lower as refiners boost runs

US crude inventories likely continued to fall last week as refiners exited maintenance, boosting runs, an analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights showed April 3. Refiners likely boosted runs to roughly 16 million b/d, up 187,000 b/d on the week, and up 1 million b/d from the week ended March 3, based on the most recent US Energy Information Administration…