RE:RE:RE:RE:Numbers to beatIt may have been Raymond James (or another of the firms that is bullish on crude) who said we would see steady drawdowns in Q3 & Q4. So far they are right on the mark.
I think one factor is the narrowing of the Brent/WPI spread - this is causing imports to soften. I believe that one of the reasons the spread has narrowed is that global inventories are down sharply (something that does not get quantified regularly but there is strong speculation that this is the case). So its possible that global (non-US) inventory is in fact back to historical norms and this will allow US inventory to balance.