inventories

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So far, the impact has been softened by stored oil inventories, tankers already at sea, releases from strategic petroleum reserves and large inventories in China.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Global oil inventories continue to move toward historically tight levels, however, so gasoline and diesel prices are likely to remain volatile, said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, in a market update.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

As it curbs imports through the use of inventories and reduced refinery runs, China is also reselling crude it was contracted to buy to other countries, often at a profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

We are going to tank bottoms on inventories if that is the case.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

They wanted to shape things/design things, create things, sell things, buy things, keep track of inventories, do somebody else’s taxes, and read somebody else’s X-rays from half a world away.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman