Crude oil stocks including 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, total US crude oil stocks including the Strategic Petroleum Reserve were 707,117 thousand barrels on 2 October 2026, compared to 711,087 on 25 September 2026. This marks a decrease of 0.56 percent.
Sample. There are 2,297 data points overall in the weekly time series shown in the figure above. The series covers the period going from August 1982 to October 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some summary statistics we calculated on the entire sample: stockpiles reached their maximum of 1,227,678 thousand barrels on 31 March 2017; they reached a minimum of 607,781 on 15 October 1982; they were equal on average to 933,444.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand barrels |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | 710,950 |
| 2026-09-25 | 711,087 |
| 2026-10-02 | 707,117 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Crude oil stocks including 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 |