Crude oil stocks in 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 in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve stood at 415,441 thousand barrels on 20 February 2026, unchanged with respect to 13 February 2026.
Sample. There are 2,265 observations in the weekly time series presented in the figure above. The time period covered by the series goes from August 1982 to February 2026.
History. Here are a few simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: stockpiles had a mean of 587,783 thousand barrels; they recorded a bottom of 270,455 on 20 August 1982; they reached a maximum of 726,617 on 1 January 2010.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand barrels |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | 415212.0 |
| 2026-02-13 | 415441.0 |
| 2026-02-20 | 415441.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Crude oil stocks in 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 | 2265 | 1982-08-20 | 2026-02-20 |
| Crude oil stocks in Strategic Petroleum Reserve (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2265 | 1982-08-20 | 2026-02-20 |
| Crude oil stocks including Strategic Petroleum Reserve (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2265 | 1982-08-20 | 2026-02-20 |
Detail
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: East Coast (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1886 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-02-20 |
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: Midwest (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1886 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-02-20 |
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: Gulf Coast (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1886 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-02-20 |
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: Rocky Mountain (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1886 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-02-20 |
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: West Coast (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1886 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-02-20 |
Other
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other oil stocks: Cushing (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1142 | 2004-04-09 | 2026-02-20 |
| Other oil stocks: in transit on ships from Alaska (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 821 | 2010-06-04 | 2026-02-20 |