Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories rose last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday.
Crude inventories rose by 2.9 million barrels in the week to Dec. 15 to 443.7 million barrels, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 2.3 million-barrel drop.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub rose by 1.7 million barrels in the last week, EIA said.
Refinery crude runs rose by 403,000 barrels per day in the last week, EIA said.
Refinery utilization rates rose by 2.2% in the week.
U.S. gasoline stocks rose by 2.7 million barrels in the week to 226.7 million barrels, EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.2 million-barrel rise.
Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 1.5 million barrels in the week to 115 million barrels, versus expectations for a 500,000 barrel rise, the EIA data showed.
Net U.S. crude imports fell last week by 117,000 barrels per day, EIA said. (Reporting by Scott DiSavino)
