OECD Commercial Oil Reserves Below 5-Year Average By 167 Mln Barrels In October - OPEC

OECD Commercial Oil Reserves Below 5-Year Average by 167 Mln Barrels in October - OPEC

The commercial oil stocks in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) increased by 22.5 million barrels in October month-on-month, and were below the 5-year average by 167 million barrels, according to OPEC's December report published on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 13th December, 2022) The commercial oil stocks in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) increased by 22.5 million barrels in October month-on-month, and were below the 5-year average by 167 million barrels, according to OPEC's December report published on Tuesday.

"Preliminary October data sees total OECD commercial oil stocks up m-o-m by 22.5 mb. At 2,748 mb, they were 15 mb less than the same time one year ago, 167 mb lower than the latest five-year average and 197 mb below the 2015-2019 average," the report said.

According to the report, OECD crude stocks stood at 1,335 mb and products stocks at 1,413 in October.