barrels

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Here’s a closer look at the relevant numbers: The IEA has forecast a drop in global oil demand this year, to 104 million barrels per day.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Distillate fuel stocks edged up by 190,000 barrels to 102.5 million barrels and were 9% below the five-year average.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

For the full year, that would mean the world would see a supply deficit of 657 million barrels.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Gasoline demand slipped by 59,000 barrels a day to just under 8.8 million barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“The barrels were on skis like a sleigh, to take to the planes.”

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein