US Crude Oil Stocks Unexpectedly Rise: EIA
2026-08-05 14:38
By
Agna Gabriel
1 min. read
US crude inventories rose by 2.479 million barrels to 407 million barrels in the week ended July 31, compared with market expectations for a 1.5 million-barrel draw.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub rose by 2.356 million barrels in the week.
Refinery crude runs fell by 183 thousand barrels per day.
Gasoline stocks fell by 1.643 million barrels to 209.7 million barrels, compared with expectations for a 1.3 million-barrel draw.
Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, fell by 3.473 million barrels in the week to 107.2 million barrels, versus expectations for a 0.2 million-barrel rise.
Net US crude imports increased by 297 thousand barrels per day.