Crude Oil Inventory Gain Outshone By Product Draws
Tuesday, 29 April 2025 () The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States rose 3.76 million barrels in the week ending April 25, after analysts had estimated a much smaller 390,000-barrel build. The API reported a 4.565 million barrel dip in the prior week. So far this year, crude oil inventories are up more than 23 million barrels, according to Oilprice calculations of API data. Earlier this week, the Department of Energy (DoE) reported that crude oil inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) climbed 1 millionβ¦
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