Inventory Draw Again; Larger Crude/Gasoline Draws, Distillate Build

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Inventory Draw Again; Larger Crude/Gasoline Draws, Distillate Build

USA | Energy EquityJulyResearch1, 2026

Exhibit 1 - Total Oil and Products ExportsInventories Draw Again; Larger Crude/Gasoline

Draws, Distillate Build

Inventories drew overall this week, with combined crude oil, gasoline and

distillate stocks decreasing ~3.63mn bbl vs the BBG median estimate of a

~2.12mn bbl overall draw.

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Total exports back in 5yr range (Ex 1). Oil+products stocks (incl SPR) keep Source: Bloomberg, EIA, Jefferies.

plunging (Ex 2); Cushing built WoW (Ex 3). Gasoline inventory still low, led by Exhibit 2 - Total Oil and Products Inventory

PADD III (Ex 4). Including SPR

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SLIDES AND GRAPHICS OF THE RELEASED DATA

Crude oil inventories drew ~3.78mn bbl vs the BBG median estimate of a ~2.26mn bbl draw.•

Gasoline inventories drew ~2.33mn bbl vs the BBG median estimate of a ~0.86mn bbl draw.•

Distillate inventories built ~2.48mn bbl vs the BBG median estimate of a ~1.00mn bbl build. .Source: Bloomberg, EIA, Jefferies.•

Cushing crude stocks built ~0.71mn bbl to ~19.67mn bbl, ~5% lower y/y.•

Refinery runs increased ~85kpbd WoW to ~17.20mmbpd, ~1% higher y/y. Exhibit 3 - Cushing Crude Inventory•

Implied crude oil demand decreased ~0.63mmbpd WoW to ~19.63mmbpd, ~3% below year-•

ago 3-wk moving avg.

Implied gasoline demand increased ~610kbpd WoW to ~10.15mmbpd, ~2% above year-ago•

3-wk moving avg.

Implied distillate demand increased ~14kbpd WoW to ~4.94mmbpd, ~7% below year-ago 3-•

wk moving avg.

Crude adjustment factor was 404kbpd, an increase of 567kbpd vs week-ago level of (163) .• Source: Bloomberg, EIA, Jefferies.

kbpd.

Exhibit 4 - Gasoline Inventory - PADD III

Weekly Change in Oil and Products Inventory

3,000 2,483

2,000

1,000

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