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 were 282,983 thousand barrels on 2 October 2026, compared to 283,767 on 25 September 2026. This represents a reduction of 0.28 percent.
Sample. The weekly time series shown in the chart has 2,297 observations overall. The span of time covered by the series goes from August 1982 to October 2026.
History. Check out a few simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: stockpiles achieved a maximum of 726,617 thousand barrels on 1 January 2010; they reached their lowest level of 270,455 on 20 August 1982; they averaged 584,414.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand barrels |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | 284,552 |
| 2026-09-25 | 283,767 |
| 2026-10-02 | 282,983 |
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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 | 2297 | 1982-08-20 | 2026-10-02 |
| Crude oil stocks in Strategic Petroleum Reserve (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2297 | 1982-08-20 | 2026-10-02 |
| Crude oil stocks including Strategic Petroleum Reserve (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2297 | 1982-08-20 | 2026-10-02 |
Detail
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: East Coast (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1918 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-10-02 |
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: Midwest (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1918 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-10-02 |
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: Gulf Coast (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1918 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-10-02 |
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: Rocky Mountain (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1918 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-10-02 |
| Non-strategic crude oil stocks: West Coast (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1918 | 1990-01-05 | 2026-10-02 |
Other
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other oil stocks: Cushing (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1174 | 2004-04-09 | 2026-10-02 |
| Other oil stocks: in transit on ships from Alaska (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 853 | 2010-06-04 | 2026-10-02 |