US crude inventories fell by 7.167 million barrels to 404.5 million barrels in the week ended July 24, compared with market expectations for a 1.3 million-barrel draw. Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub fell by 771 thousand barrels in the week. Refinery crude runs rose by 271 thousand barrels per day. Refinery utilization rates rose by 1.1 percentage points in the week to 97.2%. Gasoline stocks rose by 7 thousand barrels to 211.3 million barrels, compared with expectations for a 715 thousand-barrel draw. Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 1.062 million barrels in the week to 110.6 million barrels, versus expectations for a 146 thousand-barrel rise. Net US crude imports fell by 237 thousand barrels per day. source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

Stocks of crude oil in the United States decreased by 7.17million barrels in the week ending July 24 of 2026. Crude Oil Stocks Change in the United States averaged 0.06 BBL/1Million from 1982 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 21.56 BBL/1Million in February of 2021 and a record low of -17.05 BBL/1Million in July of 2023. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Crude Oil Stocks Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Crude Oil Stocks Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-22 02:30 PM
EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change
Jul/17 2.011M -1.693M -1.25M
2026-07-29 02:30 PM
EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change
Jul/24 -7.167M 2.011M -1.3M
2026-08-05 02:30 PM
EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change
Jul/31 -7.167M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
EIA Crude Oil Imports Change -237.00 485.00 Thousand Barrels Jul 2026
EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change -7.17 2.01 BBL/1Million Jul 2026
EIA Cushing Crude Oil Stocks Change -771.00 -674.00 Thousand Barrels Jul 2026
EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change 15.00 90.00 Thousand Barrels Jul 2026
EIA Distillate Stocks Change 1062.00 1395.00 Thousand Barrels Jul 2026
EIA Gasoline Production Change 178.00 60.00 Thousand Barrels Jul 2026
EIA Gasoline Stocks Change 7.00 765.00 Thousand Barrels Jul 2026
EIA Heating Oil Stocks Change 308.00 231.00 Thousand Barrels Jul 2026
EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change 28.00 32.00 billion cubic feet Jul 2026
EIA Refinery Crude Runs Change 271.00 -58.00 Thousand Barrels Jul 2026
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Crude Oil Stocks 304800.00 307650.00 Thousand Barrels Jul 2026


United States Crude Oil Stocks Change
Stocks of crude oil refer to the weekly change of the crude oil supply situation.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-7.17 2.01 21.56 -17.05 1982 - 2026 BBL/1Million Weekly

News Stream
US Crude Oil Inventories Fall More than Expected
US crude inventories fell by 7.167 million barrels to 404.5 million barrels in the week ended July 24, compared with market expectations for a 1.3 million-barrel draw. Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub fell by 771 thousand barrels in the week. Refinery crude runs rose by 271 thousand barrels per day. Refinery utilization rates rose by 1.1 percentage points in the week to 97.2%. Gasoline stocks rose by 7 thousand barrels to 211.3 million barrels, compared with expectations for a 715 thousand-barrel draw. Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 1.062 million barrels in the week to 110.6 million barrels, versus expectations for a 146 thousand-barrel rise. Net US crude imports fell by 237 thousand barrels per day.
2026-07-29
US Crude Oil Stocks Unexpectedly Rise: EIA
Crude inventories in the US rose by 2.011 million barrels in the week ended July 17, compared with market expectations for a 1.25 million-barrel draw. Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub fell by 674 thousand barrels in the week. US gasoline stocks rose by 765 thousand barrels in the week, versus expectations for a 1.54 million-barrel draw. Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 1.395 million barrels, above forecasts for a 0.83 million-barrel rise. Net US crude imports increased by 485 thousand barrels per day.
2026-07-22
US Crude Inventories Resume Decline
US crude oil inventories fell by 1.693 million barrels in the week ended July 10, reversing the previous week's 2.998 million-barrel increase, which had marked the first inventory build in eleven weeks. The decline, however, was smaller than market expectations for a 2.6 million-barrel draw. Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub increased by 0.43 million barrels. Refinery crude runs rose by 0.099 million barrels per day. Gasoline inventories declined by 1.533 million barrels, exceeding expectations for a 0.8 million-barrel draw. Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 4.556 million barrels, compared with forecasts for a 0.1 million-barrel increase. Net US crude imports fell by 0.399 million barrels per day, the first fall in four weeks.
2026-07-15