https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/u-s-oil-inventories-jump-as-cushing-stocks-keep-fallingContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/u-s-oil-inventories-jump-as-cushing-stocks-keep-fallinghttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/u-s-oil-inventories-jump-as-cushing-stocks-keep-falling#u72191Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:25:41 +0000Oil prices are falling following a jump in U.S. crude inventories. This increase in supply occurs while stocks at the Cushing hub continue to decline. Market volatility persists as traders balance the rise in domestic inventories against supply concerns involving Saudi Arabia. Simultaneously, the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has dropped to its lowest level since 1982, limiting the government's capacity to intervene in price spikes.Why it mattersCushing, Oklahoma, serves as a primary delivery point for WTI crude, making its stock levels a key indicator of market tightness. The Strategi