us commercial crudeoil stockpiles are expected to have risen from the previous week in data due wednesday from the energy department according to a survey by the wall street journal the average of estimates from 10 analysts and traders showed us oil inventories are projected to have risen by 18 million barrels for the week ended feb 3 with one analyst forecasting a decline eight predicting an increase and one forecasting no change weekonweek forecasts range from a decrease of 16 million barrels to an increase of 33 million barrels the closely watched survey from the does energy information administration is scheduled for release at 1030 am et wednesday gasoline stockpiles are expected to increase by 14 million barrels from the previous week according to analysts estimates range from increases of 400000 barrels to 21 million barrels stocks of distillates which is mostly diesel fuel are expected to increase by 200000 barrels from the previous week forecasts range from a decrease of 15 million barrels to an increase of 18 million barrels refinery use likely increased by 05 percentage points from the previous week to 862 forecasts range from a 05 percentagepoint decline to a 15 percentagepoint increase two analysts didnt make a forecast note numbers in millions of barrels with the exception of refinery use which is in percentage points