US Crude Oil Inventories Rise Most in 3 Years in Oil & Companies News 26/02/2026 US crude inventories surged by 15.989 million barrels to 435.8 million barrels in the week ended February 20, the most in three years and well above market expectations of a 1.5 million-barrel rise. Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub rose by 881,000 barrels. Distillate stockpiles , which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 252,000 barrels in the week to 120.4 million barrels, versus expectations for a 1.6 million-barrel drop. On the other hand, gasoline stocks fell by 1 million barrels in the week to 254.8 million barrels, more than forecasts for a 560,000-barrel draw. Source: Trading Economics 2026-02-26 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share