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What is in the tanks and the caverns, set against what is usual for the time of year. Context, not investment advice.

Newest figures: US weekly reports to Oct 23 · EU gas to Nov 1. The sources run days behind and are checked every hour.

United States: crude oil and products

US crude oil, commercial

410.6 mb

a draw of 1.9 million barrels on the week before. Week ending Oct 23, 2026

Below the five-year range for this time of year (416.0 to 439.9 mb): −3.8% on the five-year average · −1.3% on a year ago.

Recent figures
US crude oil, commercial, newest 8 weeks
Week endingmb5-yr average
Oct 23, 2026410.6426.7
Oct 16, 2026412.5426.5
Oct 9, 2026415.6426.9
Oct 2, 2026424.1421.4
Sep 25, 2026427.3419.8
Sep 18, 2026426.4418.2
Sep 11, 2026423.4420.1
Sep 4, 2026424.1422.3

Source: EIA weekly petroleum status report

Cushing, Oklahoma crude

27.0 mb

a draw of 0.6 million barrels on the week before. Week ending Oct 23, 2026

Within the five-year range for this time of year (21.2 to 27.3 mb): +9.3% on the five-year average · +19.5% on a year ago.

Recent figures
Cushing, Oklahoma crude, newest 8 weeks
Week endingmb5-yr average
Oct 23, 202627.024.7
Oct 16, 202627.624.9
Oct 9, 202626.625.6
Oct 2, 202624.726.2
Sep 25, 202624.325.7
Sep 18, 202623.725.7
Sep 11, 202621.526.2
Sep 4, 202621.827.4

Source: EIA weekly petroleum status report

US gasoline

209.2 mb

a build of 3.9 million barrels on the week before. Week ending Oct 23, 2026

Within the five-year range for this time of year (207.9 to 223.5 mb): −2.1% on the five-year average · −0.7% on a year ago.

Recent figures
US gasoline, newest 8 weeks
Week endingmb5-yr average
Oct 23, 2026209.2213.7
Oct 16, 2026205.3216.1
Oct 9, 2026208.3218.0
Oct 2, 2026204.7218.7
Sep 25, 2026204.4219.3
Sep 18, 2026206.0218.5
Sep 11, 2026207.7218.2
Sep 4, 2026206.9218.2

Source: EIA weekly petroleum status report

US distillate fuel oil

102.8 mb

a draw of 1.5 million barrels on the week before. Week ending Oct 23, 2026

Below the five-year range for this time of year (106.4 to 125.0 mb): −9.6% on the five-year average · −8.3% on a year ago.

Recent figures
US distillate fuel oil, newest 8 weeks
Week endingmb5-yr average
Oct 23, 2026102.8113.7
Oct 16, 2026104.3114.9
Oct 9, 2026102.6116.9
Oct 2, 2026105.1119.8
Sep 25, 2026105.2121.9
Sep 18, 2026107.4122.4
Sep 11, 2026107.9124.1
Sep 4, 2026106.3121.9

Source: EIA weekly petroleum status report

US jet fuel

42.2 mb

a draw of 0.4 million barrels on the week before. Week ending Oct 23, 2026

Within the five-year range for this time of year (36.1 to 43.2 mb): +3.6% on the five-year average · +1.9% on a year ago.

Recent figures
US jet fuel, newest 8 weeks
Week endingmb5-yr average
Oct 23, 202642.240.8
Oct 16, 202642.641.3
Oct 9, 202642.841.5
Oct 2, 202642.541.7
Sep 25, 202643.642.5
Sep 18, 202645.543.0
Sep 11, 202645.342.8
Sep 4, 202646.042.8

Source: EIA weekly petroleum status report

US Strategic Petroleum Reserve

282.6 mb

a draw of 0.1 million barrels on the week before. Week ending Oct 23, 2026

Below the five-year range for this time of year (351.3 to 614.2 mb): −34.7% on the five-year average · −30.9% on a year ago.

Recent figures
US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, newest 8 weeks
Week endingmb5-yr average
Oct 23, 2026282.6432.4
Oct 16, 2026282.7433.0
Oct 9, 2026283.0433.7
Oct 2, 2026283.0435.1
Sep 25, 2026283.8436.3
Sep 18, 2026284.6437.2
Sep 11, 2026285.0438.4
Sep 4, 2026285.4439.9

Source: EIA weekly petroleum status report

Natural gas storage

EU natural gas in storage

74.6 % full

down of 0.3 percentage points on the week before. Gas day Nov 1, 2026

Below the five-year range for this time of year (77.1 to 99.3 % full): −15.3 pts on the five-year average · −8.3 pts on a year ago.

844 TWh of 1,132 TWh of working gas; net withdrawal of 1,376 GWh a day.

Recent figures
EU natural gas in storage, newest 8 weekly points
Day% full5-yr average
Nov 1, 202674.689.9
Oct 25, 202674.989.6
Oct 18, 202674.689.2
Oct 11, 202673.988.7
Oct 4, 202672.787.8
Sep 27, 202671.286.7
Sep 20, 202670.085.6
Sep 13, 202668.384.5
By country
EU gas storage by country: percent full, change on a year ago, and volume stored
Country% fullOn a year agoStored
Germany61.1%−14.1 pts151 TWh
Italy91.0%−3.7 pts185 TWh
Netherlands65.7%−7.3 pts95 TWh
France86.4%−6.6 pts107 TWh
Austria66.0%−17.9 pts66 TWh
Spain80.3%−6.4 pts29 TWh
Poland99.3%–37 TWh
Hungary77.1%+9.7 pts52 TWh

Source: GIE AGSI+

US natural gas

3,724 Bcf

a build of 80 billion cubic feet on the week before. Week ending Oct 23, 2026

Within the five-year range for this time of year (3,394 to 3,872 Bcf): +1.3% on the five-year average · −3.8% on a year ago.

Working gas in underground storage in the Lower 48 states.

Recent figures
US natural gas, newest 8 weeks
Week endingBcf5-yr average
Oct 23, 20263,7243,676
Oct 16, 20263,6443,602
Oct 9, 20263,5673,509
Oct 2, 20263,5003,420
Sep 25, 20263,4153,321
Sep 18, 20263,3513,243
Sep 11, 20263,2983,170
Sep 4, 20263,2543,097

Source: EIA weekly natural gas storage report