Brent crude rises over 7%! U.S. EIA crude oil inventory unexpectedly increased by 3 million barrels last week.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): U.S. EIA crude oil inventories increased by 3 million barrels last week. Bloomberg users expected a decrease of 1 million barrels, analysts expected a decrease of 1.86775 million barrels. The previous week saw a decrease of 3.775 million barrels.

Oil inventories (including Strategic Petroleum Reserve, SPR) hit their lowest level since 1984. East Coast distillate inventories are at their lowest since May 2022.

Oil exports fell to their lowest since November 2025, while petrochemical product exports hit a record high. Refined oil product exports reached 8.7 million barrels per day, setting a new record.

On Wednesday, Brent crude oil futures rose 7.66%.

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