United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve Stocks

US Strategic Petroleum Reserve Stocks Fall Again

Brief · Published 2026-08-07 · Data period 2026-08-07

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Strategic Petroleum Reserve stocks fell to 298,694 thousand barrels in the week ended Aug. 7, from 304,809 thousand barrels previously. That marked the 20th consecutive weekly decline, leaving inventories at their lowest level since Jan. 28, 1983. The reserve has fallen every week since May 15, when it stood at 374,175 thousand barrels, and it was down from 403,202 thousand barrels a year earlier. In the same week, gasoline production came in at 9,568 and natural gas stocks rose by 3,153, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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