By Julianne Geiger - Jun 24, 2026, 9:41 AM CDT
Crude oil inventories in the United States decreased by 6.1 million barrels during the week ending June 19, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The decrease brings commercial stockpiles to 412.1 million barrels, according to government data, which is now 7% below the five-year average for this time of year.The EIA’s data release follows API’s figures that were released a day earlier, which reported that crude oil inventories saw a draw of 765,000 barrels in the period.Crude prices were down in mid-morning trading. At 10:16 a.m. in New York, Brent futures were trading at $73.40 per barrel—down $3.72 (-4.83%) on the day and down nearly $7 per barrel from this same time last week. WTI was also trading down on the day, by $3.40 per barrel (-4.62%) on Wednesday morning at $70.27.For total motor gasoline, the EIA reported that inventories had increased by 2.1 million barrels, compared to the week prior’s 900,000 barrel dip. The most recent figures showed that average daily gasoline production decreased to 9.5 million barrels. For middle distillates, inventories increased by 3.1 million barrels with production increasing to an average of 5.2 million barrels daily. Distillate inventories are now 10% below the five-year average.Total products supplied—a proxy for U.S. oil demand—averaged 20.5 million barrels per day over the last four weeks, up 2.1% compared to the same period last year. Gasoline demand averaged 8.8 million barrels per day over the last four weeks, while the distillate four-week average supplied averaged 3.6 million barrels—up 3.2% percent year over year.By Julianne Geiger for Oilprice.comMore Top Reads From Oilprice.comChina’s Teapot Refineries Cut Operations to Their Lowest Level Since 2017Adani Targets 10 GW Nuclear Power Capacity in India by 2035VLCC Earnings Near $470,000 a Day as Hormuz Hopes Drive Tanker Frenzy
