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‎US oil inventories rise for 2nd straight week

Argaam - Main News Trade press Published 30th September 2026 Saudi Arabia

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‎<p ><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/2a6c5bd6-3937-496f-a71d-94de4b7b0397.png" ></p> <p class="ckeCaption" >Oil tanks</p> <hr> <p >US crude oil inventories expanded during the week ended Sept. 25, according to data released Wednesday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), while distillate stockpiles saw a decline.</p> <p ></p> <p >Crude inventories recorded their second straight weekly increase, though the rise fell below the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) estimates, which had projected a build of approximately 1.02 million barrels for the week.</p> <p ></p> <p >The continued build in crude stockpiles signals potential weakness in refinery consumption, though the drawdown in refined products helps offset concerns regarding broader energy demand.</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 >416.5</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >426.4</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >427.3</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >+0.9</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 >220.7</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >206</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >204.4</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(1.7)</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 >123.6</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >107.4</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >105.2</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(2.3)</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

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Argaam - Main News · Trade Publication
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30th September 2026
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Geopolitical Risk
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Saudi Arabia
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30th September 2026 · 15:17

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Significance 2 · Moderate
Confidence 2 · Low

Initial Significance Moderate (28.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (12.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Low (39.0/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Extraction Quality (3.0/15 points).

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Possibly the same underlying story as USA Crude Oil Stocks Rise Week on Week — flagged automatically, never merged automatically.