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EIA Releases Weekly U.S. Crude Oil Inventory Data

The Energy Information Administration published its weekly crude oil inventory report for the week ending May 15, 2026. Data provider @TankerTrackers posted 22 years of historical weekly figures that include the adjustment factor.

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U.S. crude oil inventory report covering the week ending May 15, 2026. The data show domestic production at 13,702,000 barrels per day, imports at 6,016,000 barrels per day, and exports at 5,604,000 barrels per day. Refinery inputs reached 16,319,000 barrels per day.

An adjustment factor of -335,430 barrels per day produced a net change of -7,863,000 barrels for the week. Commercial crude oil stocks fell to 445,013,000 barrels, while Cushing, Oklahoma inventories stood at 25,818,000 barrels.

@TankerTrackers posted a 22-year weekly data series that includes the adjustment factor omitted from the EIA website. The dataset covers production, imports, exports, refining, adjustment, result, Strategic Petroleum Reserve levels, commercial stocks, and Cushing inventories.

The series begins with the week ending January 2, 2026 and extends through the most recent report. Each row lists values in barrels per day except for the weekly result, SPR, stocks, and Cushing figures, which are expressed as total barrels. Users can select any year from 2004 through 2026 to view corresponding historical tables.

The adjustment factor column captures the difference between calculated and reported inventory changes.

Key Facts

22 years
of weekly EIA crude oil data posted
445,013,000 barrels
U.S. commercial crude oil stocks on May 15
13,702,000 bpd
U.S. crude oil production for week ending May 15
Adjustment factor
included in dataset unlike EIA website

Story Timeline

3 events
  1. 2026-05-15

    EIA reported U.S. crude oil production at 13,702,000 barrels per day.

    1 source@TankerTrackers
  2. 2026-05-15

    Commercial crude oil stocks fell to 445,013,000 barrels.

    1 source@TankerTrackers
  3. 2026-05-24

    @TankerTrackers published 22 years of weekly EIA data including the adjustment factor.

    1 source@TankerTrackers

Potential Impact

  1. 01

    Market participants gain access to consistent historical weekly figures.

  2. 02

    Traders may use the adjustment-inclusive dataset for inventory analysis.

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PublishedMay 24, 2026, 9:04 AM

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