barrels
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Crude oil imports fell by 746,000 barrels a day to 6.6 million barrels a day while exports increased by 1 million barrels a day to 4.1 million barrels a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Gasoline demand was down by 276,000 barrels a day at 8.7 million barrels a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Rosebank is estimated to contain the equivalent of up to 300 million barrels of oil and at its peak will produce approximately 69,000 barrels a day.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, rose by 17.4 million barrels to end the week to Aug. 7 at 424.4 million barrels.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
The few remaining barrels were being rolled to the open hatch to be hefted on deck by a handful of waiting men in their haphazard blanket and coal soot disguises.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
