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Other oil stocks: Cushing (thousand barrels) - United States - EIA - Weekly

This series is part of the dataset: Oil stocks in the US (EIA)

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Latest updates. According to the EIA, US oil stocks held at Cushing were 22,428 thousand barrels on 21 August 2026, compared to 21,252 on 14 August. This constitutes an increase of 5.53 percent.

Sample. There are 1,168 observations overall in the weekly time series presented in the chart above. The series covers the time span going from April 2004 to August 2026.

History. Here's a snapshot of some descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: stockpiles attained a maximum of 69,420 thousand barrels on 7 April 2017; they reached a trough of 11,677 on 9 April 2004; they had an average value of 34,966.

Latest values

Date Value - Thousand barrels
2026-08-07 22566.0
2026-08-14 21252.0
2026-08-21 22428.0

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Non-strategic crude oil stocks: Cushing
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