But a 2.5 million barrels build Movement.up.gain at the Cushing , Oklahoma delivery hub for U.S. crude offset the overall dip Movement.down.loss in inventory .

`` The build Movement.up.gain in output is definitely benefiting the United States , '' said Professor Paul Stevens at the Chatham House think tank in London .

That compared with a build Movement.up.gain of half a million barrels a week earlier .

U.S. oil futures settled sharply higher Movement.up.gain Friday after government inventory data showed a smaller-than-expected fall Movement.down.loss in crude inventories , but contrasted with unofficial figures that had showed a massive supply build Movement.up.gain , sparking a relief rally .

But a 3.8 million barrel build Movement.up.gain at the Cushing , Oklahoma delivery hub for U.S. crude offset the overall slump Movement.down.loss in inventory .

The EIA also reported an increase Movement.up.gain in gasoline inventories of 419,000 barrels , after a 700,000-barrel build Movement.up.gain estimated the previous week .