Weekly Briefings Archive

Sep 23, 2026

Washington is considering keeping US diesel at home

For months, the United States has been one of the countries capable of supplying replacement diesel into an increasingly disrupted global market.

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Sep 16, 2026

Saudi Arabia's backup route has failed. The Atlantic is the new buffer.

16 September 2026

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Sep 9, 2026

The oil war has reached Iran's tanker fleet

9 September 2026

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Sep 2, 2026

The mines are cleared. The tankers still aren't moving.

2 September 2026

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Aug 27, 2026

Mines Cleared? Shipping Authorities Still Say Hormuz Is Severe

27 August 2026

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Aug 19, 2026

America Has Crude. The Trade Routes Are Narrowing.

19 August 2026

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Aug 12, 2026

America Has Crude. Diesel Is the Problem.

Correction issued — Regular-gasoline figures superseded — EIA all-grades series was used in error.

12 August 2026

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Aug 5, 2026

Oil Has Fallen Below $75. The Fuel System Still Needs Emergency Rules.

Correction issued — Regular-gasoline figure superseded — EIA all-grades series was used in error.

5 August 2026

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Jul 30, 2026

EIA follow-up — US oil stocks take another heavy hit

Preview: The promised official figures are in, and they are tighter than the API suggested: crude −7.2M, total US crude stocks −11M in a single week, refineries at 97.2%.

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Jul 29, 2026

The safety margin is getting thinner — SPR at a 43-year low as strikes resume

Preview: WTI back above $80, refineries at 96%, stocks below normal — and America's emergency reserve is the smallest since 1983.

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Jul 22, 2026

AmericasOilWatch Weekly | Gasoline tops $4 as WTI climbs above $85

US production is running near 13.9 million barrels a day, but thin inventories, a refining system near its limit and renewed Middle East fighting are pushing fuel prices sharply higher.

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Jul 15, 2026

AmericasOilWatch Weekly | Hormuz crisis deepens — crude jumps, diesel tightens, the Americas become the swing cushion

Brent is back above $85, U.S. gasoline is rising again, Hormuz traffic has slowed to a two-month low, and the Americas are carrying more of the global supply burden.

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Jul 8, 2026

AmericasOilWatch Weekly | Oil jumps as U.S.–Iran strikes return — thin stocks, tanker reversals and grid stress

Brent and WTI rise more than 3%, four tankers turn back from Hormuz, and U.S. gasoline stocks remain 7% below their five-year average.

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Jul 3, 2026

Situation Alert: the calm in crude is the market's most fragile part (2 July)

2 July 2026

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Jul 1, 2026

Americas Oil Briefing: Crude is calmer, fuel security isn't — diesel, grids & a contested Hormuz (2 July)

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Jun 24, 2026

Americas Oil Briefing: US buffers at multi-year lows as Hormuz slowly reopens (24 June)

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Jun 17, 2026

Americas Oil Briefing: Price relief, but fuel cover is still thin (17 June)

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Jun 10, 2026

AmericasOilWatch Weekly — Brent $92, WTI $89; US crude drawn to 433.7M as the Americas carry the shock (10 June)

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Jun 3, 2026

AmericasOilWatch Weekly — WTI $91.47, crude stocks drawn to 365M, the Atlantic barrel carrying the shock (3 June)

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May 27, 2026

AmericasOilWatch Weekly — WTI $96.60, gasoline still above $4.60, America carrying more of the load (27 May)

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May 20, 2026

AmericasOilWatch Weekly — U.S. inventories tightening as oil stays above $100 (20 May)

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May 13, 2026

AmericasOilWatch Weekly — Swing supplier, draining buffers: WTI $101.58, gasoline $4.63 (13 May)

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May 6, 2026

AmericasOilWatch Weekly — Gasoline tops $4.50, SPR at 78m, Iran-deal hopes (6 May)

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Apr 29, 2026

AmericasOilWatch Weekly — WTI $102, Hormuz still shut, 8.47mb gasoline draw (29 Apr)

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Apr 22, 2026

AmericasOilWatch Weekly — WTI $89, Hormuz still halted, California under strain (22 Apr)

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