The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve holds 290 million barrels as of 2026-08-21 — 60.1% below its 727M-barrel peak. The current 13-week pace is -828 kb/d (an active drawdown), updated every Wednesday by the EIA — the only major strategic reserve published at weekly resolution. This week's change: -3.7M barrels.
| Country | Stocks (M bbl) | As of | YoY | vs 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,583 | 2026-05 | -3.8% | -7.3% |
| Japan | 424 | 2026-05 | -16% | -16.9% |
| Germany | 247 | 2026-05 | -4.8% | -8.1% |
| Canada | 200 | 2026-05 | +5.9% | +3.4% |
| South Korea | 170 | 2026-05 | -12.3% | -9.5% |
| France | 152 | 2026-05 | +0.9% | -1.2% |
| Italy | 126 | 2026-05 | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| United Kingdom | 66 | 2026-05 | -9.4% | -8.8% |
Country figures are total oil stocks (industry and public combined) — most nations do not disclose the strategic share separately, and China, believed to run the world's second-largest strategic reserve, publishes no official figures. Strategic releases are the fastest supply lever a government has: the 2022 US release measurably held down pump prices, and a thin reserve means the next shock passes straight into the CPI energy component. Sources: EIA weekly and international statistics — free and re-checkable.
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