Stocks of crude oil in the US SPR fell by about 5.1mln bbls to 311.4mln bbls last week

The notable drop of approximately 5.1 million barrels in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) signals a tightening supply environment. This reduction could support higher crude oil prices, particularly for WTI and Brent, as it points to increasing demand pressures or diminished stockpiling, emphasizing the importance of monitoring further inventory trends moving forward.