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US crude inventories draw 8.6M barrels vs flat consensus

October 15, 2026 · 1 min read · Pardip Bansal

US crude inventories draw 8.6M barrels vs flat consensus

  • US commercial crude -8.6M vs +0.1M expected (prior -3.2M); week ending 9 Oct
  • Distillate -2.5M vs -1.6M expected (prior flat)
  • Gasoline +3.5M vs -0.5M expected (prior +0.4M); Cushing crude +1.9M
  • Released 20:00 Dubai / 16:00 GMT

Assets: WTI, Brent, Diesel cracks, Gasoline cracks

FO view: A near-record weekly crude draw with distillates still falling leaves the US physical balance tighter even as emergency barrels are sped up, keeping the diesel crack premium in focus.

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