Cushing gives back 0.7 million and stays inside its summer range.
Tanks at the WTI delivery point closed the week at 21.8 million barrels, a draw of 0.7 million that leaves the hub 1.8 million above the level the trade treats as tank bottoms.
EIA print published 10 September 2026 · Read written 14 September 2026. Figures as published that week.
Crude in tank
21.8 M bbl
Week ending 4 Sep 2026
Change on the week
−0.7 M bbl
First draw in three weeks
Tanks filled
22.3%
Of 98 million bbl capacity
Against tank bottoms
+1.8 M bbl
Floor taken at 20 million
Our satellite read, as published that week
We measure 22.7 million barrels in tank on 6 September: 23.2% of capacity, and 0.9 million above the 4 September print. That pass falls inside the week ending 11 September, which the EIA publishes on 16 September.
22.7 M bbl
80% band 21.5 to 23.8
Satellite estimate · 6 Sep 2026
The read
Six weeks in a band, and our last read ran high
Cushing has printed between 21.0 and 22.6 million barrels for six straight weeks, since climbing out of the 18.6 million low of the week to 24 July. This week's draw takes it to 21.8 million, the first draw in three weeks, and leaves the hub 1.8 million above the 20 million floor.
Our 6 September read, taken two days after the 4 September close, put the hub at 22.7 million. The print came in 0.9 million under it, inside the read's 80% band. The same pass is the only reading we carry on the week ending 11 September, which the EIA publishes on 16 September.