US oil inventories down 8 mln barrels over week — Department of Energy

TASS · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 03, 2026 · 104 words

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What to know about US oil inventories down 8 mln barrels over week — Department of Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy reported a weekly decrease of 8 million barrels in commercial oil reserves, bringing the total to 433.7 million barrels as of May 29, 2026. Following this report, Brent and WTI oil futures saw price increases of 1.53% and 1.67%, respectively.

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What happened

Commercial oil reserves in the United States fell by 8 mln barrels over the week and amounted to 433.7 mln barrels as of May 29, 2026, the country's Department of Energy reported.

Why it matters

The current stock level is 3% below the five-year average typical for this time of the year, the department added.

Common ground

GMT) the price of August 2026 futures for Brent oil on London’s ICE was up by 1.53% at $97.47 per barrel while the price of futures for WTI oil with July delivery was up by 1.67% at $95.33 per barrel.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Commercial oil reserves in the United States fell by 8 mln barrels over the week”

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The provided evidence mentions various oil reserve changes (SPR fell 5.5 million, crude inventories fell 3.775 million in June 2026), but none of the sources confirm a specific 8 million barrel drop for the week ending May 29, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Bancorp (stylized as us bancorp) is an American multinational banking institution headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and incorporated in Delaware. It is the 7th-largest bank in the United St…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Open or US Open are open championship sporting tournaments that are hosted in the United States and in which anyone, especially amateur and professional, or American and non-American, may compete…
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Claim 2: “amounted to 433.7 mln barrels as of May 29, 2026, the country's Department of Energy reported”

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While the evidence confirms the existence of the U.S. Department of Energy, there is no data in the provided search results confirming the specific reserve figure of 433.7 million barrels for May 29, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees national energy policy and energy production, the research and development of nucl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Energy National Laboratories and Technology Centers is a system of laboratories overseen by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) for scientific and technologica…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the Cabinet of the United States and fifteenth in the presidential line of succession. The posi…
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Claim 3: “the price of futures for WTI oil with July delivery was up by 1.67% at $95.33 per barrel”

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The evidence confirms that WTI futures are tracked by Investing.com and Oilprice.com, but no specific price of $95.33 or a 1.67% increase for July delivery is mentioned in the provided text.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is a grade or mix of crude oil; the term is also used to refer to the spot price, the futures price, or assessed price for that oil. In colloquial usage, WTI usually refe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Texas_Intermediate

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Crude is the trading classification for the types of petroleum—sweet crude oil and light crude oil—first extracted from the Brent oilfield in the North Sea in 1976. The term Brent Crude also ide…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — WTI Transport, Inc. is an American trucking company based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A flatbed company of approximately 370 tractors, WTI hauls freight throughout the Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and E…
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Claim 4: “The current stock level is 3% below the five-year average typical for this time of the year”

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The evidence includes a reference to a Weekly Petroleum Status Report for June 19, 2026, but does not provide the specific percentage (3% below five-year average) for May 29, 2026.

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Claim 5: “the price of August 2026 futures for Brent oil on London’s ICE was up by 1.53% at $97.47 per barrel”

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The claim states Brent oil August 2026 futures were $97.47. However, the provided live evidence from Investing.com and Oilprice.com shows Brent oil futures for August 2026 are significantly lower, around $71.84 to $71.90.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Burns (born March 9, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted as a right wing (20th overall)…
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