The Energy Information Administration's latest weekly Petroleum Status Report documents a notable build in gasoline supplies, with inventories rising by 685,000 barrels to reach 257.9 million barrels for the week ended January 30. That level represents the highest gasoline stockpile total reported since June 2020.
Alongside the gasoline increase, the report indicates distillate fuel inventories experienced their largest week-over-week decline since February 2021. The EIA did not publish a specific numeric value for that distillate drawdown in the release.
In addition, the agency's data shows U.S. weekly field production of crude oil decreased to its lowest level since November 2024. The report does not provide further breakdowns tying the production change directly to the movements in product inventories.
Context and reporting limits
The EIA release provides these headline inventory and production movements but does not include detailed figures for the distillate decline, nor does it attribute causes for the shifts in stockpiles and crude output within the single-week snapshot. As presented, the dataset covers the week ended January 30 and summarizes three discrete observations: the gasoline build, the notable distillate decline, and the fall in field crude production to a recent low.
What the data show
- Gasoline inventories rose by 685,000 barrels to 257.9 million barrels for the week ended January 30.
- Distillate stockpiles experienced their largest week-over-week decline since February 2021; a specific quantity was not provided.
- U.S. weekly field production of crude oil fell to the lowest level since November 2024.
Readers should note the report presents a limited set of figures for the week in question and does not supply additional explanatory detail within the release. The information is confined to the data points listed for that reporting period.