Meanwhile, the report is also said to have shown a jump of 5.6 million barrels in gasoline inventories and a 0.9 million drop in distillate stockpiles. Traders are now awaiting official figures from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) scheduled for Wednesday.
Oil prices rose after the report was released. Brent for July delivery climbed 0.59 percent to sell for 68.60 dollars per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for settlements in June added 0.63 percent to go for 65.29 dollars per barrel.