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U.S. Crude-Oil Stockpiles Post Unexpected Weekly Build

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Source: WSJ.com: US Business

Published November 12, 2026

Commercial crude-oil inventories rose by 4.7 million barrels to 414.4 million barrels, the EIA said. Inventories were expected to have fallen by 700,000 barrels, according to a Wall Street Journal survey of analysts.

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