Crude oil stocks
A larger-than-expected draw can imply a tighter crude balance; an unexpected build can imply looser near-term supply.
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EIA Petroleum Inventories
Crude oil, gasoline, distillates and market reaction
A permanent release record for the EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report, pairing all three headline inventory changes with consensus and the first five minutes of petroleum-market price action.
EIA
Release summary
The release was mixed, with a tighter skew versus consensus.
Crude oil: −3.060M bbl vs −0.340M bbl expected; Gasoline: −2.952M bbl vs −0.310M bbl expected; Distillate: +1.675M bbl vs −1.240M bbl expected. A larger draw or smaller build is generally tighter for the petroleum balance. This is historical context, not a trading signal.
Latest figures
Actual vs forecast
Positive values are inventory builds; negative values are draws. Figures are displayed in million barrels.
| Measure | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil inventories | −3.060M bbl | −0.340M bbl | −8.557M bbl | −2.720M bbl |
| Gasoline inventories | −2.952M bbl | −0.310M bbl | +3.518M bbl | −2.642M bbl |
| Distillate inventories | +1.675M bbl | −1.240M bbl | −2.527M bbl | +2.915M bbl |
Recorded market reaction
Petroleum markets, tick by tick
GAS-CGasoline
Last bid before release3.2424
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5 sec after release-0.034%bid 3.2413
30 sec after release+0.305%bid 3.2523
1 min after release+0.475%bid 3.2578
5 min after release+0.367%bid 3.2543
Instrument coverage
Crude oil, gasoline and diesel
GAS-C tracks gasoline and GASOIL-C tracks gasoil / diesel using recorded Bybit bid prices. WTI and Brent provide the U.S. and global crude-oil context.
- GAS-C Gasoline
- The Bybit gasoline instrument, observed around the EIA gasoline inventory release.
- GASOIL-C Gasoil / diesel
- The Bybit gasoil instrument, observed around the EIA distillate inventory release.
- WTI WTI crude oil
- The primary U.S. crude-oil reference observed around the weekly petroleum inventory release.
- XBRUSD Brent crude oil
- The global crude-oil benchmark, included to compare the international market response.
Recent release record
Latest petroleum inventory releases
Each record preserves all three reported inventory changes, consensus and the observed five-minute reaction.
Oct 21, 2026Week ending October 16, 2026The release was mixed, with a tighter skew versus consensus.Open recordClose record
Crude oil inventories: a 3.060M bbl draw; Gasoline inventories: a 2.952M bbl draw; Distillate inventories: a 1.675M bbl build. Direction treats a larger draw or smaller build as tighter than consensus.
Published figures
| Measure | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil inventories | −3.060M bbl | −0.340M bbl | −8.557M bbl |
| Gasoline inventories | −2.952M bbl | −0.310M bbl | +3.518M bbl |
| Distillate inventories | +1.675M bbl | −1.240M bbl | −2.527M bbl |
Recorded reaction
| Market | 5 sec | 30 sec | 1 min | 5 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAS-C | -0.034% | +0.305% | +0.475% | +0.367% |
| GASOIL-C | -0.360% | -0.288% | -0.252% | -0.188% |
| WTI | -0.082% | -0.041% | +0.047% | +0.215% |
| XBRUSD | -0.011% | +0.058% | +0.155% | +0.367% |
Oct 15, 2026Week ending October 10, 2026The release was mixed, with a tighter skew versus consensus.Open recordClose record
Crude oil inventories: a 8.557M bbl draw; Gasoline inventories: a 3.518M bbl build; Distillate inventories: a 2.527M bbl draw. Direction treats a larger draw or smaller build as tighter than consensus.
Published figures
| Measure | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil inventories | −8.557M bbl | +0.150M bbl | −3.186M bbl |
| Gasoline inventories | +3.518M bbl | −0.911M bbl | +0.382M bbl |
| Distillate inventories | −2.527M bbl | −1.720M bbl | −0.042M bbl |
Recorded reaction
| Market | 5 sec | 30 sec | 1 min | 5 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAS-C | -0.473% | -0.575% | -0.527% | -0.704% |
| GASOIL-C | -0.158% | +0.105% | +0.228% | +0.192% |
| WTI | -0.102% | -0.169% | -0.036% | -0.005% |
| XBRUSD | -0.085% | -0.161% | -0.047% | -0.107% |
This page shows the most recent published release records.
Market context
Why petroleum inventories move prices
The weekly package helps markets reassess crude supply, refinery demand and end-product consumption. The mix matters: crude, gasoline and distillates can point in different directions even when the headline move looks clear.
Inventory surprise→Balance expectations→Refining and demand outlook→Energy repricing
Gasoline
Motor gasoline inventories add information about refinery output and seasonal road-fuel demand, especially during the U.S. driving season.
Distillates
Diesel and heating-oil stocks connect the package to freight, industrial activity, exports and winter heating demand.
Refinery context
Refinery runs, imports, exports and product supplied can explain why the three inventory lines diverge and whether the surprise may persist.
Consensus forecasts are not EIA estimates. Strategic Petroleum Reserve flows, Cushing stocks, refinery utilization, imports, exports and seasonal effects can matter more than one headline after the initial reaction.
Indicator guide
What the petroleum report measures
The Weekly Petroleum Status Report provides timely information on U.S. petroleum supply, inventories and selected prices for the week ending the preceding Friday.
- Commercial crude oil
- Crude held in commercial storage, distinct from stocks held in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
- Motor gasoline
- Finished motor gasoline and blending components held in inventory for the U.S. fuel market.
- Distillate fuel oil
- A product group that includes diesel and heating oil and is sensitive to freight, industrial and seasonal demand.
- Build or draw
- A positive weekly change is a build; a negative change is a draw. Markets compare the result with consensus, not only with zero.
Methodology
How this page is assembled
The release table preserves the actual, consensus and previous values stored with each calendar record. A snapshot is generated only after all three actual and forecast values are available and the release has settled.
The latest chart plots every stored bid tick from 30 seconds before publication through the selected horizon. Reaction percentages use the last bid before release as baseline. Timestamps are UTC; moves do not establish an executable fill, spread, slippage or profitability.
News trading context
From an EIA petroleum release to a measured news-trading workflow.
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