Tag: Strategic Petroleum Reserve

US Oil Levels Down Again This Week: Inventories Tighten Amid Geopolitical Strain and Looming Futures Rollover

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U.S. commercial crude oil inventories fell for the seventh consecutive week, according to the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Weekly Petroleum Status Report for the week ending June 5, 2026. Commercial crude stocks (excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) dropped by 7.2 million barrels to 426.5 million barrels — now about 5% below the five-year […]

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Oil from US Emergency Reserves Heads to California for the First Time, Kpler Says

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In a notable development underscoring shifting global energy trade flows amid ongoing Middle East tensions, a cargo of crude oil drawn from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is heading to California for the first time ever, according to ship-tracking firm Kpler. The shipment involves approximately 460,000 barrels of Bayou Choctaw Sweet crude destined for […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #322 – US Gasoline Reserve Sale and China\’s Oil Access Blocked

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Daily Standup Top Stories U.S. Northeast Gasoline Reserve Could Be Sold Off March 4, 2024 Mariel Alumit The U.S. could sell off its 1-million-barrel Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve in the fiscal year of 2024, a funding bill up for discussion at U.S. Congress says. Under the draft text of the bill, “the Secretary […] US funding bill blocks […]

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