Crude oil stocks excluding Strategic Petroleum Reserve (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Oil stocks in the US (EIA)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to the EIA, US crude oil stocks excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve were 441,686 thousand barrels on 22 May 2026, versus 445,013 on 15 May. This represents a reduction of 0.75 percent.
Sample. There are 2,278 records overall in the weekly time series displayed in the plot above. The time span covered by the series is from August 1982 to May 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few summary statistics computed on the entire sample: stockpiles achieved a maximum of 540,722 thousand barrels on 19 June 2020; they hit a minimum of 247,323 on 23 January 2004; they had a mean value of 348,440.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand barrels |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | 452876.0 |
| 2026-05-15 | 445013.0 |
| 2026-05-22 | 441686.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Crude oil stocks excluding Strategic Petroleum Reserve |
| Country or region | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Thousand barrels |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government Agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Measure type | Level |
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Oil stocks
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil stocks excluding Strategic Petroleum Reserve (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2278 | 1982-08-20 | 2026-05-22 |
| Crude oil stocks in Strategic Petroleum Reserve (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2278 | 1982-08-20 | 2026-05-22 |
| Crude oil stocks including Strategic Petroleum Reserve (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2278 | 1982-08-20 | 2026-05-22 |
Detail
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: East Coast (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1899 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-05-22 |
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: Midwest (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1899 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-05-22 |
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: Gulf Coast (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1899 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-05-22 |
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: Rocky Mountain (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1899 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-05-22 |
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: West Coast (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1899 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-05-22 |
Other
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other oil stocks: Cushing (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1155 | 2004-04-09 | 2026-05-22 |
| Other oil stocks: in transit on ships from Alaska (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 834 | 2010-06-04 | 2026-05-22 |