Weekly Briefings Archive
Past issues of the AmericasOilWatch weekly briefing. Plain-English analysis of WTI, US petroleum stocks, producer developments, and supply-route risk.
Aug 12, 2026
America Has Crude. Diesel Is the Problem.
12 August 2026
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Aug 5, 2026
Oil Has Fallen Below $75. The Fuel System Still Needs Emergency Rules.
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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