Oil Inventories are Headed Toward Multi-Decade Lows, US EIA Warns

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NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) – Oil stockpiles ​in the world’s largest economies ‌were headed toward the lowest levels since at least 2003 ​as top consuming nations tapped ​inventories at a record pace to ⁠plug the loss of ​over 11 million barrels a ​day of Middle Eastern output due to the Iran war, the U.S. Energy ​Information Administration said on ​Tuesday.

Total oil inventories in the members ‌of ⁠the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development will fall to just under 2.3 billion ​barrels by ​December, ⁠the EIA said, based on its current assumption ​that marine traffic through ​the Strait ⁠of Hormuz is unlikely to return to pre-conflict levels ⁠until ​early 2027.


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Reporting by ​Shariq Khan and Scott DiSavino in New ​York; Editing by Mark Porter

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