by about 300,000 barrels the week to Aug. 8 , less than the 558,000 draw analysts were looking for , while distillates -- including diesel -- were downMovement.down.loss2.4 m barrels , deeper than the 1.63 m barrel dipMovement.down.lossexpected .
Other Gulf delegates attending a meeting of oil ministers from the region said the price downturnMovement.down.losswas unlikely to spur action from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) unless crude crashedMovement.down.lossbelow $ 85 a barrel .
Gasoline inventories crashedMovement.down.lossby 2.2 million barrels during the week , less than the 558,000 draw analysts were looking for , while distillates -- including diesel -- were downMovement.down.loss2.4 m barrels , deeper than the 1.9-million-barrel collapseMovement.down.lossexpected .
Crude prices crashedMovement.down.lossfurther on Friday after Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries once again said it will not squeezeCause.movement.down.lossoil production despite fears of a oversupplyOversupply, and a UAE official opposed holding an emergency meeting of the producer group to support prices .