Mumbai, Feb. 5 -- Crude oil inventories in the United States decreased by 3.5 million barrels during the week ending January 30, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The decrease brings commercial stockpiles to 420.3 million barrels according to government data, which is 4% below the five-year average for this time of year. The EIA's data release follows API's figures that were released a day earlier, which suggested that crude oil inventories fell by a colossal 11.1 million barrels. For total motor gasoline, the EIA reported that inventories had increased by 700,000 barrels after gaining 200,000 barrels in the week prior. The most recent figures showed that average daily gasolin...