{"id":60779,"date":"2026-09-02T18:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T18:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/uncategorized\/eia-data-show-us-crude-inventories-fall-4-45m-barrels-outpacing-market-forecasts\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T18:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T18:27:21","slug":"eia-data-show-us-crude-inventories-fall-4-45m-barrels-outpacing-market-forecasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/live-updates\/eia-data-show-us-crude-inventories-fall-4-45m-barrels-outpacing-market-forecasts\/","title":{"rendered":"EIA Data Show US Crude Inventories Fall 4.45m Barrels, Outpacing Market Forecasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Energy Information Administration data for the week to 28 August showed crude oil inventories fell by 4.45m barrels. That compares with market expectations for a 1.1m-barrel draw.<\/p>\n

Reported Decline Exceeds Forecasts<\/h3>\n

The reported decline was larger than forecast, pointing to a sharper weekly reduction in stocks than anticipated. <\/p>\n

Comparison of Actual Versus Expected Draw<\/h3>\n

The release contrasts the actual change of -4.45m with an expected -1.1m for the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EIA data showed US crude inventories dropped 4.45 million barrels, far exceeding forecasts for a 1.1 million draw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":55908,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live-updates"],"acf":{"acf_article_selection_author":null},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t