BUSINESS / MARKETS / POLITICS8 November 2026
THE ENERGY DESK

Oil beyond the price

EIA oil stocks, production, refinery activity and Baker Hughes rigs.

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EIA weekly observations · Week ending 2026-10-30 · Crude inventory report released 2026-11-04. Inventories exclude the strategic petroleum reserve.

US commercial crude409.76 million barrels

2026-10-30

Previous 410.63 million barrels · 2026-10-23
Weekly crude change-0.865 million barrels

2026-10-30 vs 2026-10-23

Gasoline stocks208.96 million barrels

2026-10-30

Previous 209.18 million barrels · 2026-10-23
Distillate stocks99.26 million barrels

2026-10-30

Previous 102.82 million barrels · 2026-10-23
US crude production14,003 thousand barrels / day

2026-10-30

Previous 13,992 thousand barrels / day · 2026-10-23
Refinery crude inputs16,725 thousand barrels / day

2026-10-30

Previous 16,526 thousand barrels / day · 2026-10-23
Refinery utilization94.5%

2026-10-30

Previous 92.8% · 2026-10-23
US total active rigs · Baker Hughes603

2026-10-09 · +5 vs prior week

Total oil and gas rigs · Cached · 11 Oct 2026, 12:52 UK

US commercial crude inventories: checked 6 Nov 2026, 18:40 UK · EIA · stocks & production: checked 6 Nov 2026, 18:40 UK · EIA · refinery activity: checked 6 Nov 2026, 18:40 UK. Refinery utilization changes are percentage points.

471.9435.1398.48 Nov3 Nov30 Oct
View dated observations
Date (UTC)Reading
2026-10-30409.76
2026-10-23410.625
2026-10-16412.517
2026-10-09415.577
2026-10-02424.134
2026-09-25427.32
2026-09-18426.398
2026-09-11423.429
2026-09-04424.069
2026-08-28424.46
2026-08-21428.91
2026-08-14428.815
2026-08-07424.41
2026-07-31406.987
2026-07-24404.508
2026-07-17411.675
2026-07-10409.665
2026-07-03411.357
2026-06-26408.359
2026-06-19412.134
2026-06-12418.222
2026-06-05426.485
2026-05-29433.712
2026-05-22441.686
2026-05-15445.013
2026-05-08452.876
2026-05-01457.182
2026-04-24459.495
2026-04-17465.729
2026-04-10463.804
2026-04-03464.717
2026-03-27461.636
2026-03-20456.185
2026-03-13449.259
2026-03-06443.103
2026-02-27439.279
2026-02-20435.804
2026-02-13419.815
2026-02-06428.829
2026-01-30420.299
2026-01-23423.754
2026-01-16426.049
2026-01-09422.447
2026-01-02419.056
2025-12-26422.888
2025-12-19424.822
2025-12-12424.417
2025-12-05425.691
2025-11-28427.503
2025-11-21426.929
2025-11-14424.155
2025-11-07427.581
2025-10-31421.168
2025-10-24415.966
2025-10-17422.824
2025-10-10423.785
2025-10-03420.261
2025-09-26416.546
2025-09-19414.754
2025-09-12415.361
2025-09-05424.646
2025-08-29420.707
2025-08-22418.292
2025-08-15420.684
2025-08-08426.698
2025-08-01423.662
2025-07-25426.691
2025-07-18418.993
2025-07-11422.162
2025-07-04426.021
2025-06-27418.951
2025-06-20415.106
2025-06-13420.942
2025-06-06432.415
2025-05-30436.059
2025-05-23440.363
2025-05-16443.158
2025-05-09441.83
2025-05-02438.376
2025-04-25440.408
2025-04-18443.104
2025-04-11442.86
2025-04-04442.345
2025-03-28439.792
2025-03-21433.627
2025-03-14436.968
2025-03-07435.223
2025-02-28433.775
2025-02-21430.161
2025-02-14432.493
2025-02-07427.86
2025-01-31423.79
2025-01-24415.126
2025-01-17411.663
2025-01-10412.68
2025-01-03414.642
2024-12-27415.601
2024-12-20416.779
2024-12-13421.016
2024-12-06421.95
2024-11-29423.375
2024-11-22428.448
2024-11-15430.292
2024-11-08429.747

What to watch

Compare inventories with refinery demand, production and imports. A stock draw alone does not establish why oil prices moved. OPEC publishes its production and demand assessment in its monthly report.