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EIA reports a decline in US crude stocks

January 2, 2026

Brent crude’s price has felt some upward pressure following the release of the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly oil inventory report.

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Commercial US crude oil inventories have decreased by 1.9 million bbls to around 423 million bbls for the week ending 26 December, according to data from the EIA.

US refinery utilisation has remained largely unchanged at 94.7% during the week.

Gasoline stocks have increased by 5.8 million bbls over the week, to around 234 million bbls, and distillate stocks have moved about 5 million bbls higher to 124 million bbls.

By Aparupa Mazumder

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