US Crude Oil Inventories Increased by 6.92 Million Barrels Last Week, Higher Than Expected

2026-03-25 15:10:10

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced that last week, crude oil inventories increased by 6.926 million barrels, compared to market expectations of a 477,000 barrel increase.

During the period, gasoline inventories decreased by 2.593 million barrels, versus an expected decrease of 2.143 million barrels; distillate inventories increased by 3.032 million barrels, while the market anticipated a decrease of 1.292 million barrels.

Last week, daily crude oil imports increased by 846,000 barrels, and refinery capacity utilization rose by 1.5 percentage points.

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