US Strategic Petroleum Reserve posts biggest weekly drop since October 2022
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Updated · Barron's · May 1
US Strategic Petroleum Reserve posts biggest weekly drop since October 2022
12 articles · Updated · Barron's · May 1
The reserve fell 7.1 million barrels last week as the Iran conflict entered its third month and the effective closure of Hormuz persisted.
Including commercial inventories, total US petroleum stocks dropped 13.3 million barrels on the week, even though aggregate inventories remain just above 1.6 billion barrels.
Barron's commentary said stocks are still up 2.1% year on year and 1% above levels at the time of last June's US strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, despite signs of broader system stress.
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