inventories

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But if the strait stays closed, it says each additional month would add roughly $5 a barrel to its third-quarter forecast for oil prices and $15 to its fourth-quarter estimate as inventories decline.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The market has already used many of its easiest workarounds, while China’s eventual return could collide with lower inventories.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Commercial inventories in Cushing are now at 22.4 million barrels, their lowest since December, after hovering around 30 million barrels earlier in the Iran conflict.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Instead, there’s nuance: U.S. commercial inventories may be adequate for now, but if the bulk of Middle Eastern oil supplies remains out of global reach for longer, then they could prove inadequate.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Many guardians would purchase, for their wards, goods from their own stores or inventories at inflated prices.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann