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Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Weekly U.S. SPR Crude Oil Stocks

Week ending Oct 16, 2026
282.7 million bbl
282,683 Mbbl
Change from prior week
−300 Mbbl
prior: Oct 9, 2026
Change from a year earlier
−125,881 Mbbl
Oct 17, 2025
Record high
726.6 million bbl
Jan 1, 2010

Crude oil in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) totaled 282,683 thousand barrels (282.7 million barrels) in the week ending Oct 16, 2026, according to EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report. That was down 300 thousand barrels from the prior week and down 125,881 thousand barrels (30.8%) from Oct 17, 2025.

SPR crude oil stocks since 1982

Chart data table (531 rows)
SPR stocks, last reported week of each month (million barrels = Mbbl ÷ 1,000)
PeriodMillion bbl
October 2026282.7
September 2026283.8
August 2026286.6
July 2026304.8
June 2026325.7
May 2026357.1
April 2026397.9
March 2026415.1
February 2026415.4
January 2026415.2
December 2025413.2
November 2025411.7
October 2025409.6
September 2025406.7
August 2025404.7
July 2025402.7
June 2025402.8
May 2025401.8
April 2025398.5
March 2025396.4
February 2025395.3
January 2025395.1
December 2024393.6
November 2024391.8
October 2024385.8
September 2024382.6
August 2024379.7
July 2024375.1
June 2024372.6
May 2024370.2
April 2024366.3
March 2024363.6
February 2024360.3
January 2024357.4
December 2023354.4
November 2023351.6
October 2023351.3
September 2023351.3
August 2023349.5
July 2023346.8
June 2023347.2
May 2023355.4
April 2023364.9
March 2023371.2
February 2023371.6
January 2023371.6
December 2022372.4
November 2022389.1
October 2022399.8
September 2022416.4
August 2022450.0
July 2022469.9
June 2022497.9
May 2022526.6
April 2022550.0
March 2022568.3
February 2022580.0
January 2022588.9
December 2021593.7
November 2021602.6
October 2021612.5
September 2021618.7
August 2021621.3
July 2021621.3
June 2021622.5
May 2021627.8
April 2021633.4
March 2021637.8
February 2021637.8
January 2021638.1
December 2020638.1
November 2020638.2
October 2020639.3
September 2020643.2
August 2020648.2
July 2020656.1
June 2020655.4
May 2020647.8
April 2020636.1
March 2020635.0
February 2020635.0
January 2020635.0
December 2019635.0
November 2019635.2
October 2019641.7
September 2019644.8
August 2019644.8
July 2019644.8
June 2019644.8
May 2019644.8
April 2019648.6
March 2019649.1
February 2019649.1
January 2019649.1
December 2018649.1
November 2018649.6
October 2018654.9
September 2018660.0
August 2018660.0
July 2018660.0
June 2018660.0
May 2018660.8
April 2018664.3
March 2018665.5
February 2018665.3
January 2018664.7
December 2017663.7
November 2017665.1
October 2017670.6
September 2017673.6
August 2017678.9
July 2017678.9
June 2017682.0
May 2017686.7
April 2017689.3
March 2017692.1
February 2017695.1
January 2017695.1
December 2016695.1
November 2016695.1
October 2016695.1
September 2016695.1
August 2016695.1
July 2016695.1
June 2016695.1
May 2016695.1
April 2016695.1
March 2016695.1
February 2016695.1
January 2016695.1
December 2015695.1
November 2015695.1
October 2015695.1
September 2015695.1
August 2015695.1
July 2015695.1
June 2015693.7
May 2015692.3
April 2015690.9
March 2015691.0
February 2015691.0
January 2015691.0
December 2014691.0
November 2014691.0
October 2014691.0
September 2014691.0
August 2014691.0
July 2014691.0
June 2014691.0
May 2014691.0
April 2014693.6
March 2014696.0
February 2014696.0
January 2014696.0
December 2013696.0
November 2013696.0
October 2013696.0
September 2013696.0
August 2013696.0
July 2013696.0
June 2013696.0
May 2013696.0
April 2013696.0
March 2013696.0
February 2013696.0
January 2013695.5
December 2012695.0
November 2012695.0
October 2012695.0
September 2012695.0
August 2012696.0
July 2012696.0
June 2012696.0
May 2012696.0
April 2012696.0
March 2012696.0
February 2012696.0
January 2012696.0
December 2011696.0
November 2011696.0
October 2011696.0
September 2011696.0
August 2011701.8
July 2011719.8
June 2011726.5
May 2011726.5
April 2011726.5
March 2011726.5
February 2011726.5
January 2011726.5
December 2010726.5
November 2010726.5
October 2010726.6
September 2010726.4
August 2010726.6
July 2010726.6
June 2010726.6
May 2010726.6
April 2010726.6
March 2010726.6
February 2010726.6
January 2010726.6
December 2009726.1
November 2009725.6
October 2009725.1
September 2009725.1
August 2009724.1
July 2009724.1
June 2009723.4
May 2009721.7
April 2009716.7
March 2009711.0
February 2009704.9
January 2009703.5
December 2008701.8
November 2008701.8
October 2008701.8
September 2008704.4
August 2008707.2
July 2008706.3
June 2008705.8
May 2008704.1
April 2008701.3
March 2008699.8
February 2008698.7
January 2008698.1
December 2007696.4
November 2007695.4
October 2007693.9
September 2007692.8
August 2007690.3
July 2007690.3
June 2007690.3
May 2007690.0
April 2007689.3
March 2007688.6
February 2007688.6
January 2007688.6
December 2006688.6
November 2006688.6
October 2006688.4
September 2006687.8
August 2006687.8
July 2006687.8
June 2006688.6
May 2006688.6
April 2006687.6
March 2006686.3
February 2006684.6
January 2006683.7
December 2005684.6
November 2005685.1
October 2005685.2
September 2005693.3
August 2005700.5
July 2005698.2
June 2005695.8
May 2005693.3
April 2005691.2
March 2005686.9
February 2005681.5
January 2005678.6
December 2004674.0
November 2004671.2
October 2004669.7
September 2004670.4
August 2004668.5
July 2004664.5
June 2004662.4
May 2004660.3
April 2004657.6
March 2004650.9
February 2004646.6
January 2004641.1
December 2003636.4
November 2003633.4
October 2003630.0
September 2003622.0
August 2003617.0
July 2003610.7
June 2003607.3
May 2003602.5
April 2003599.4
March 2003599.2
February 2003599.2
January 2003599.2
December 2002598.9
November 2002594.6
October 2002588.6
September 2002585.3
August 2002580.9
July 2002578.0
June 2002575.4
May 2002570.7
April 2002565.5
March 2002560.9
February 2002559.2
January 2002553.5
December 2001549.0
November 2001547.3
October 2001544.8
September 2001544.8
August 2001543.7
July 2001543.7
June 2001543.3
May 2001543.3
April 2001542.4
March 2001542.3
February 2001541.7
January 2001540.7
December 2000541.2
November 2000554.3
October 2000567.9
September 2000570.7
August 2000571.1
July 2000569.5
June 2000568.4
May 2000569.4
April 2000569.4
March 2000569.4
February 2000569.1
January 2000568.4
December 1999567.7
November 1999569.8
October 1999575.5
September 1999574.9
August 1999575.7
July 1999574.8
June 1999573.6
May 1999572.5
April 1999572.0
March 1999572.0
February 1999572.0
January 1999571.4
December 1998568.5
November 1998564.0
October 1998563.4
September 1998563.4
August 1998563.4
July 1998563.4
June 1998563.4
May 1998563.4
April 1998563.4
March 1998563.4
February 1998563.4
January 1998563.5
December 1997563.4
November 1997563.4
October 1997563.4
September 1997563.4
August 1997563.5
July 1997563.5
June 1997563.5
May 1997563.5
April 1997563.5
March 1997563.5
February 1997563.5
January 1997563.8
December 1996567.5
November 1996571.1
October 1996573.7
September 1996573.7
August 1996578.6
July 1996583.1
June 1996584.5
May 1996585.8
April 1996586.5
March 1996589.1
February 1996591.6
January 1996591.6
December 1995591.6
November 1995591.7
October 1995591.7
September 1995591.7
August 1995591.7
July 1995591.7
June 1995591.7
May 1995591.7
April 1995591.7
March 1995591.7
February 1995591.7
January 1995591.7
December 1994591.7
November 1994591.7
October 1994591.7
September 1994591.7
August 1994591.7
July 1994591.7
June 1994591.2
May 1994591.2
April 1994591.2
March 1994589.2
February 1994587.2
January 1994587.2
December 1993587.0
November 1993586.6
October 1993586.1
September 1993585.5
August 1993583.8
July 1993582.9
June 1993582.4
May 1993582.0
April 1993581.5
March 1993577.4
February 1993575.7
January 1993575.2
December 1992574.6
November 1992573.8
October 1992573.5
September 1992570.3
August 1992570.1
July 1992569.5
June 1992569.5
May 1992568.5
April 1992568.5
March 1992568.5
February 1992568.5
January 1992568.5
December 1991568.5
November 1991568.5
October 1991568.5
September 1991568.5
August 1991568.5
July 1991568.5
June 1991568.5
May 1991568.5
April 1991568.5
March 1991571.4
February 1991583.2
January 1991585.7
December 1990585.7
November 1990586.9
October 1990589.6
September 1990589.6
August 1990589.6
July 1990586.7
June 1990586.7
May 1990586.2
April 1990582.7
March 1990581.4
February 1990580.9
January 1990580.2
December 1989579.9
November 1989579.5
October 1989577.8
September 1989577.1
August 1989574.7
July 1989574.0
June 1989571.7
May 1989569.4
April 1989567.4
March 1989565.6
February 1989563.4
January 1989561.2
December 1988559.5
November 1988558.2
October 1988556.0
September 1988554.1
August 1988552.1
July 1988551.3
June 1988549.4
May 1988547.6
April 1988546.7
March 1988544.9
February 1988543.7
January 1988542.4
December 1987540.2
November 1987537.7
October 1987535.3
September 1987533.4
August 1987532.0
July 1987529.7
June 1987526.8
May 1987524.8
April 1987521.3
March 1987518.9
February 1987516.5
January 1987513.9
December 1986511.0
November 1986509.3
October 1986507.5
September 1986506.4
August 1986505.0
July 1986503.1
June 1986501.4
May 1986499.5
April 1986498.2
March 1986496.6
February 1986495.1
January 1986494.4
December 1985492.7
November 1985491.1
October 1985489.6
September 1985489.2
August 1985486.9
July 1985482.1
June 1985476.1
May 1985471.3
April 1985464.1
March 1985461.3
February 1985458.8
January 1985454.2
December 1984449.2
November 1984443.0
October 1984433.9
September 1984431.1
August 1984429.5
July 1984420.1
June 1984412.6
May 1984400.8
April 1984396.0
March 1984391.8
February 1984386.9
January 1984384.5
December 1983378.3
November 1983370.6
October 1983366.1
September 1983360.5
August 1983349.0
July 1983340.0
June 1983330.1
May 1983324.1
April 1983317.5
March 1983310.3
February 1983305.3
January 1983298.4
December 1982293.2
November 1982288.2
October 1982284.3
September 1982276.8
August 1982272.6

The highest level in EIA's weekly series, which begins in August 1982, was 726,617 thousand barrels in the week ending Jan 1, 2010; the latest level is 61.1% below it. The latest level is the lowest since the week ending Oct 15, 1982.

SPR stocks were 40.7% of all U.S. crude oil stocks that week; commercial crude oil stocks, excluding the SPR, were 412,517 thousand barrels.

Level at the end of each year

Last reported week of the year, thousand barrels (Mbbl)
YearWeek endingSPR stocks (Mbbl)Change during year (Mbbl)
2026 (to date)Oct 16, 2026282,683−130,536
2025Dec 26, 2025413,219+19,649
2024Dec 27, 2024393,570+39,182
2023Dec 29, 2023354,388−17,992
2022Dec 30, 2022372,380−221,302
2021Dec 31, 2021593,682−44,403
2020Dec 25, 2020638,085+3,118
2019Dec 27, 2019634,967−14,172
2018Dec 28, 2018649,139−14,609
2017Dec 29, 2017663,748−31,334
2016Dec 30, 2016695,082−38
2015Dec 25, 2015695,120+4,157
2014Dec 26, 2014690,963−5,006
2013Dec 27, 2013695,969+1,017
2012Dec 28, 2012694,952−999
2011Dec 30, 2011695,951−30,595
2010Dec 31, 2010726,546+419
2009Dec 25, 2009726,127+24,303
2008Dec 26, 2008701,824+5,449
2007Dec 28, 2007696,375+7,770
2006Dec 29, 2006688,605+4,005
2005Dec 30, 2005684,600+10,600
2004Dec 31, 2004674,000+37,645
2003Dec 26, 2003636,355+37,460
2002Dec 27, 2002598,895+49,848
2001Dec 28, 2001549,047+7,859
2000Dec 29, 2000541,188−26,496
1999Dec 31, 1999567,684−841
1998Dec 25, 1998568,525+5,095
1997Dec 26, 1997563,430−4,037
1996Dec 27, 1996567,467−24,181
1995Dec 29, 1995591,648−25
1994Dec 30, 1994591,673+4,655
1993Dec 31, 1993587,018+12,456
1992Dec 25, 1992574,562+6,060
1991Dec 27, 1991568,502−17,190
1990Dec 28, 1990585,692+5,838
1989Dec 29, 1989579,854+20,341
1988Dec 30, 1988559,513+19,355
1987Dec 25, 1987540,158+29,157
1986Dec 26, 1986511,001+18,335
1985Dec 27, 1985492,666+43,509
1984Dec 28, 1984449,157+70,848
1983Dec 30, 1983378,309+85,095
1982Dec 31, 1982293,214—

Not proved reserves

The SPR holds crude oil that has already been produced and is stored by the federal government. It is a different measure from proved reserves, which are estimates of oil still in the ground. Weekly stocks data: Weekly Petroleum Status Report (EIA).

Source and methodology

ProviderSeriesUnitsCoverageLatest observation
U.S. Energy Information AdministrationWCSSTUS1 — crude oil ending stocks in the SPR (weekly)Mbbl (thousand barrels)Aug 20, 1982 onwardOct 16, 2026
U.S. Energy Information AdministrationWCESTUS1 — commercial crude oil ending stocks excluding SPR (weekly)Mbbl (thousand barrels)1982 onwardOct 16, 2026

Weeks end on Friday. Million-barrel figures are the EIA thousand-barrel values divided by 1,000.

Last updated: Oct 21, 2026, 3:53 PM CDT. Raw values are shown in source units; any conversion is labeled. See methodology and data sources.

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