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API Shows US Crude Stocks Fall for Fifth Straight Week, Fuel Inventories Also Drop, Sources Say

Business & Policy
May 20, 2026

Houston, May 19 (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil inventories fell for a ‌fifth straight week last week, according to market sources citing American Petroleum Institute ⁠data released on Tuesday, while fuel stocks also fell.

Crude stocks fell by 9.1 million barrels in the week ended May 15, ‌the ⁠sources said on condition of anonymity. Gasoline inventories fell by 5.8 ⁠million barrels, while distillate inventories fell by 1 ⁠million barrels compared with a week ⁠earlier, the sources said.

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Reporting Georgina McCartney in Houston,Editing by Franklin Paul