Oil ends higher after big drop in U.S. crude, gasoline inventories Oil futures end higher Thursday, after government data showed a large drop in U.S. crude and gasoline inventories, but uncertainty around global supplies continued to limit upside amid a dispute between OPEC heavyweights over production plans. U.S. Crude-Oil, Gasoline Inventories Decline More Than Expected U.S. inventories of crude oil and gasoline fell more than analysts were expecting as summer demand picked up, according to weekly data released Thursday by the Energy Information Administration. Global Wind, Solar Ca...