barrels

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Total inventories of motor gasoline fell by 2.5 million barrels in the latest week and sit 4% below the five-year average for this time of year, EIA data show.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Upstream production is expected between 1.62 million to 1.82 million barrels of oil equivalent a day, from 1.84 million barrels of oil equivalent a day over the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Supply of distillates, which are products refined from crude oil and include diesel, has reached a roughly 20-year low at 102.3 million barrels in Wednesday’s EIA report, Yawger said.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Diamondback Energy, EOG Resources, and Chord Energy announced modest output increases, totaling 20,000 to 30,000 barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Between the dark folds of canvas tents, sacks of grain, and barrels of turpentine, I could see the roving shadows of men.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri