Commercial crude oil stocks, not including the SPR, came in at 415.577 million barrels on October 9, the EIA's latest weekly petroleum status report revealed.
About the EIA Data
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is the statistical and analytical arm of the U.S. Department of Energy, providing authoritative data on domestic and international energy markets. Its weekly petroleum status reports and monthly outlooks are benchmark references for industry participants globally.
EIA inventory reports covering crude oil, gasoline, and distillates are released each Wednesday and routinely influence intraday price movements, reflecting actual physical market balances at key U.S. storage and refining hubs.
What to Watch
Energy market participants will be parsing the full EIA data release for inventory changes, production rate updates, and implied demand figures that could shift near-term price expectations across petroleum markets.
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