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US commercial crude stocks fall 3.1 million barrels to 412.5 million

EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report for the week ending 16 October: commercial crude down for a third consecutive week, gasoline stocks down 3.0 million barrels, distillates up 1.7 million, refinery utilisation 93.4 per cent of operable capacity.

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Published 22 October 2026

Commercial crude oil inventories (excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) fell 3.1 million barrels to 412.5 million barrels from 415.6 million barrels, marking 3 consecutive weekly declines ending with the week ending October 16, 2026, according to Weekly Petroleum Status Report data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration [D1]Commercial crude oil inventories (excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve): week-over-week change from the two cells cited beside it — a decrease of 3.1 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[E1]Commercial crude oil inventories (excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve), week ending October 16, 2026: 412.5 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[E2]Commercial crude oil inventories (excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve), week ending October 9, 2026: 415.6 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[S1]Commercial crude oil inventories (excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve): 3 consecutive weekly draws (declines) ending with the week ending October 16, 2026, computed from 13 weeks of our own stored history. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗.

Total motor gasoline inventories fell 3.0 million barrels to 205.3 million barrels from 208.3 million barrels for the week ending October 16, 2026 [D2]Total motor gasoline inventories: week-over-week change from the two cells cited beside it — a decrease of 3.0 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[E3]Total motor gasoline inventories, week ending October 16, 2026: 205.3 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[E4]Total motor gasoline inventories, week ending October 9, 2026: 208.3 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗.

Distillate fuel inventories rose 1.7 million barrels to 104.3 million barrels from 102.6 million barrels for the week ending October 16, 2026 [D3]Distillate fuel inventories: week-over-week change from the two cells cited beside it — an increase of 1.7 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[E5]Distillate fuel inventories, week ending October 16, 2026: 104.3 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[E6]Distillate fuel inventories, week ending October 9, 2026: 102.6 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗.

Refinery utilization (percent of operable capacity) fell 0.1 percentage points to 93.4 percent from 93.5 percent for the week ending October 16, 2026 [D4]Refinery utilization (percent of operable capacity): week-over-week change from the two cells cited beside it — a decrease of 0.1 percent. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[E7]Refinery utilization (percent of operable capacity), week ending October 16, 2026: 93.4 percent. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[E8]Refinery utilization (percent of operable capacity), week ending October 9, 2026: 93.5 percent. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗.

U.S. crude oil field production fell 410,000 barrels per day to 13.3 million barrels per day from 13.7 million barrels per day, marking 2 consecutive weekly declines ending with the week ending October 16, 2026 [D5]U.S. crude oil field production: week-over-week change from the two cells cited beside it — a decrease of 410,000 barrels per day. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[E9]U.S. crude oil field production, week ending October 16, 2026: 13.3 million barrels per day. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[E10]U.S. crude oil field production, week ending October 9, 2026: 13.7 million barrels per day. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[S2]U.S. crude oil field production: 2 consecutive weekly draws (declines) ending with the week ending October 16, 2026, computed from 13 weeks of our own stored history. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗.

U.S. crude oil imports fell 291,000 barrels per day to 5.8 million barrels per day from 6.0 million barrels per day, marking 2 consecutive weekly declines ending with the week ending October 16, 2026 [D6]U.S. crude oil imports: week-over-week change from the two cells cited beside it — a decrease of 291,000 barrels per day. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[E11]U.S. crude oil imports, week ending October 16, 2026: 5.8 million barrels per day. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[E12]U.S. crude oil imports, week ending October 9, 2026: 6.0 million barrels per day. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗[S3]U.S. crude oil imports: 2 consecutive weekly draws (declines) ending with the week ending October 16, 2026, computed from 13 weeks of our own stored history. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗.

The next Weekly Petroleum Status Report is scheduled for release on October 28, 2026 [C1]The next Weekly Petroleum Status Report is scheduled for release on October 28, 2026. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗.

Sources

  1. [D1]Commercial crude oil inventories (excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve): week-over-week change from the two cells cited beside it — a decrease of 3.1 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  2. [E1]Commercial crude oil inventories (excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve), week ending October 16, 2026: 412.5 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  3. [E2]Commercial crude oil inventories (excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve), week ending October 9, 2026: 415.6 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  4. [S1]Commercial crude oil inventories (excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve): 3 consecutive weekly draws (declines) ending with the week ending October 16, 2026, computed from 13 weeks of our own stored history. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  5. [D2]Total motor gasoline inventories: week-over-week change from the two cells cited beside it — a decrease of 3.0 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  6. [E3]Total motor gasoline inventories, week ending October 16, 2026: 205.3 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  7. [E4]Total motor gasoline inventories, week ending October 9, 2026: 208.3 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  8. [D3]Distillate fuel inventories: week-over-week change from the two cells cited beside it — an increase of 1.7 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  9. [E5]Distillate fuel inventories, week ending October 16, 2026: 104.3 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  10. [E6]Distillate fuel inventories, week ending October 9, 2026: 102.6 million barrels. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  11. [D4]Refinery utilization (percent of operable capacity): week-over-week change from the two cells cited beside it — a decrease of 0.1 percent. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  12. [E7]Refinery utilization (percent of operable capacity), week ending October 16, 2026: 93.4 percent. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  13. [E8]Refinery utilization (percent of operable capacity), week ending October 9, 2026: 93.5 percent. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  14. [D5]U.S. crude oil field production: week-over-week change from the two cells cited beside it — a decrease of 410,000 barrels per day. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  15. [E9]U.S. crude oil field production, week ending October 16, 2026: 13.3 million barrels per day. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  16. [E10]U.S. crude oil field production, week ending October 9, 2026: 13.7 million barrels per day. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  17. [S2]U.S. crude oil field production: 2 consecutive weekly draws (declines) ending with the week ending October 16, 2026, computed from 13 weeks of our own stored history. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  18. [D6]U.S. crude oil imports: week-over-week change from the two cells cited beside it — a decrease of 291,000 barrels per day. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  19. [E11]U.S. crude oil imports, week ending October 16, 2026: 5.8 million barrels per day. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  20. [E12]U.S. crude oil imports, week ending October 9, 2026: 6.0 million barrels per day. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  21. [S3]U.S. crude oil imports: 2 consecutive weekly draws (declines) ending with the week ending October 16, 2026, computed from 13 weeks of our own stored history. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗
  22. [C1]The next Weekly Petroleum Status Report is scheduled for release on October 28, 2026. — U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. eia.gov ↗

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