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‎US oil inventories fall for 3rd straight week

Argaam - Main News Trade press Published 16th September 2026 Saudi Arabia

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‎<p ><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/40811bb7-161e-4f66-b185-ec3bfed06ba0.png"></p> <p class="ckeCaption" >Oil tanks</p> <hr> <p >US crude oil inventories declined for the third straight week during the week ended Sept. 11, according to recent data by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).</p> <p ></p> <p >However, the draw was significantly smaller than market expectations, which had anticipated a drop of 1.4 million barrels. The data reflects sustained US oil demand last week, as inventory draws continue amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.</p> <p ></p> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="5" > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span ><span >US Crude Derivatives Inventories (mln barrels)</span></span></span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span ><span >Item</span></span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span ><span ><span >Last Year</span></span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span ><span ><span >Last Week</span></span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span ><span ><span >Current</span></span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span ><span ><span >Weekly Change</span></span></span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Crude Oil</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >415.4</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >424.1</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >415.4</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(0.6)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Gasoline</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >217.6</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >206.9</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >207.7</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >+0.8</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Distillates</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >124.7</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >106.3</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >107.9</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >+1.6</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

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Argaam - Main News · Trade Publication
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16th September 2026
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Category
Geopolitical Risk
Geography
Saudi Arabia
Organisations
None identified
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16th September 2026 · 18:07

Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.

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Significance 2 · Moderate
Confidence 2 · Low

Initial Significance Moderate (31.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (12.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Low (31.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).

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