EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report - 12 August 2026
The US Energy Information Administration's Weekly Petroleum Status Report for the week ending August 7, 2026 showed a surprise 17.4 million barrel build in US crude inventories, bringing stockpiles to 424.4 million barrels, just 2 percent below the five-year average.
Recorded figures
- US crude inventory change
- +17.4 million bbl
- US crude stock level
- 424.4 million bbl
As of Aug 12, 2026
Sources
U.S. Energy Information Administration · EIA
The wpsrsummary.pdf, overview.pdf, and Tables 1-14 in CSV and XLS formats, are released to the web site after 10:30 a.m. eastern time on Wednesday.
Cited Aug 5, 2026
Oilprice.com · Oilprice.com
EIA reported a surprise 17.4 million barrel build in US crude inventories for the week ending August 7, bringing stockpiles to 424.4 million barrels.
Cited Aug 13, 2026
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