us commercial crudeoil stockpiles are unanimously expected to have increased from the previous week in data due wednesday from the energy department according to a survey of analysts and traders by the wall street journal estimates from 10 analysts and traders showed us oil inventories are projected to have increased by 22 million barrels for the week ended sept 16 with all 10 analysts predicting a rise forecasts range from increases of 500000 barrels to 4 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 decrease by 500000 barrels from the previous week according to analysts estimates range from a decrease of 25 million barrels to an increase of 17 million barrels stocks of distillates which include heating oil and diesel are expected to rise by 500000 barrels from the previous week forecasts range from a decrease of 4 million barrels to an increase of 4 million barrels refinery use likely slipped by 01 percentage point from the previous week to 914 forecasts range from a 09 percentagepoint decrease to a 1 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