Oil Price Rallies 10 Percent as US Crude Build Slows

Oil Price Rallies 10 Percent as US Crude Build Slows
Paul Putnam, 53, a rancher and independent contract pumper walks past a pump jack in Loving County, Texas on Nov. 25, 2019. Angus Mordant/Reuters
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Crude oil prices rallied by over 10 percent in Wednesday trading as U.S. crude storage builds grew more slowly than expected and gasoline drawdowns surprised analysts by increasing.

The rally in prices coupled with tentative indications of recovery in European physical oil markets boosted optimism that fuel consumption will recover as U.S. states and some European countries reopen their economies.