US crude oil inventories fell by 8.6 million barrels
United States commercial crude oil inventories dropped by 8.6 million barrels during the week ending October 9, government data showed.
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United States commercial crude oil inventories dropped by 8.6 million barrels in the week ending October 9, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration released on October 15. Rigzone News and Oilprice both reported that the weekly decline left total commercial stockpiles, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, at 415.577 million barrels. [1][3]
Rigzone News reported that crude stockpiles stood at 424.134 million barrels in the previous week ending October 2. One year earlier, on October 10, 2025, commercial inventories were at 423.785 million barrels. [1]
Oilprice reported that the updated commercial stockpile level of approximately 415.6 million barrels is currently 3% above the five-year average for this time of year. The agency data followed figures released a day earlier by the American Petroleum Institute. [3]
Oil prices are benchmarked using reference crude grades such as West Texas Intermediate and Brent Crude. Global supply and demand conditions determine these prices across international markets. [8]
In short
- U.S. commercial crude oil inventories fell by 8.6 million barrels in the week ending October 9.
- Commercial crude stockpiles, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, stood at 415.577 million barrels.
- Total U.S. crude oil stockpiles were 3% above the five-year average for this time of year.
Sources
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- [1]USA Crude Oil Stocks Drop Almost 9MM Barrels WoWRigzone News, 11h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Top 3 Canadian Oil And Gas Stocks With Dividend Yields Over 3%Yahoo Finance, 1d ago
- [3]EIA Says US Crude Inventories Down Nearly 9 Million BarrelsOilprice, 1d ago
- [4]3 Energy Stocks To Watch As Inflation Pushes Oil Prices Back Into FocusSimply Wall Street, 1d ago
- [5]RANKED: The Top Crude Oil Producers in 2025 – Visual Capitalist – See How Countries RankEnergyNow.com, 8h ago
- [6]USA Crude Oil Stocks Drop Almost 9MM Barrels WoWRigzone, 11h ago
- [7]EIA Says US Crude Inventories Down Nearly 9 Million BarrelsCrude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com, 1d ago
Background
- [8]Price of oil on Wikipedia
- [9]Duchesse de Bourgogne on Wikipedia
- [10]Almost on Wikipedia
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