Feb 22 (Reuters) - U.S. crude stocks rose while gasoline and distillate inventories fell in the week ending Feb. 16, the Energy Information Administration said on Thursday.
Crude inventories rose by 3.5 million barrels to 442.9 million barrels last week, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 3.9 million-barrel rise.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub rose by 741,000 barrels last week to 29.5 million, the EIA said.
U.S. gasoline stocks fell by 294,000 barrels in the week to 247 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 2.1 million-barrel draw.
Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, were down by 4 million barrels in the week to 121.7 million barrels, versus expectations for a 1.7 million-barrel drop, the EIA data showed. (Reporting by Liz Hampton)
