Crude inventory in the U.S. emergency reserves fell by 3.1 million barrels in the week to Aug. 26, according to data from the Department of Energy.
Stockpiles in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) fell to 450 million barrels, according to the data, the lowest since December 1984.
The 3.1 million-barrel draw was the smallest draw since the end of April.
(Reporting by Arathy Somasekhar in Houston; Editing by David Gregorio)