# EIA Weekly Petroleum Status

> How much crude oil the US is sitting on this week, vs the 5-year average.

## OBSERVATION
457.2 Mbbl — observed at 2026-05-01T16:30:00+00:00.

## DELTA VS BASELINE
+0.7% vs 453.9 Mbbl (5-year same-week mean).

## METHODOLOGY
- Source: US Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Cadence: Weekly (Wed 10:30 ET)
- Sensors / APIs: EIA API v2 — petroleum/stoc/wstk
- Baseline method: 5-year same-week mean

## UNCERTAINTY
EIA preliminary; revised in subsequent weeks (EIA preliminary; revised in subsequent weeks)

## PROVENANCE
- Source URL: https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/weekly/
- License: US Government — public domain


## TRANSLATION (Casual EN)
*Crude inventories* — oil sitting in US refineries and terminals — publish every Wednesday. Builds above the 5y average mean oversupply (Brent drops). Draws below mean tightness (Brent rises).

## DISCLAIMER
Vectorial Signals is descriptive market intelligence. Not investment advice. Past correlations don't predict future performance.