19/08/2026
📈 **U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Surge**
New data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows a massive increase of 4.4 million barrels in crude oil inventories for the week ending August 14. This brings total commercial stockpiles to 428.8 million barrels, aligning domestic supplies with the five-year average for this time of year.
This sharp increase stands in contrast to the API figures released just a day earlier, which had suggested that inventories were actually on the decline.
Read the full report on the latest energy trends here:
https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/weekly/