(+) US Oil Weekly Update: Steepest Decline Since June 2024

Crude oil prices surged over 8 dollars a barrel on Friday after the strategic Israeli attack towards Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure. Fear of escalation, fear of disruption to oil supply from the Middle East and fear of a wider regional war boosted oil prices Friday.

During the last weekend the two nations traded blows tit-for tat without causing harm to key oil infrastructure easing the risk of oil disruption. Escalating rhetoric from President Trump calling Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei an easy target and demanding “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” from Iran in a social media post.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a statement “The Americans should know that the Iranian nation is not one to surrender,” published on Wednesday. “Any military incursion by the United States will undoubtedly result in irreparable damage.” This back-and-forth poisonous rhetoric has put the fear in the market that the US could be dragged in to the conflict and Iran`s only response would be to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz.

The US Energy Information Administration EIA, published its weekly report on Wednesday showing a massive draw in commercial crude inventories. Oil inventories dropped 11.5 million barrels in the week ending June 13 according to EIA data, the steepest decline since June 2024. A drop in net import and higher refinery demand in preparation for the driving season has put pressure on crude inventories, and with crude inputs close to 17 million barrels per day crude inventories will fall.

US domestic production increased by 3000 barrels per day last week a plateauing number, and with still declining activity in the US oil industry the domestic production will suffer even more by the end of this year.

Figure 1. West Texas Intermediate Contracts.

<img width="782" height="468" src="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-Futures-6.png" alt="" srcset="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-Futures-6.png 782w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-Futures-6-400x239.png 400w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-Futures-6-768x460.png 768w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-Futures-6-600x359.png 600w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-Futures-6-750x449.png 750w" sizes="(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px" /> WTI future contracts in backwardation. GEBriefings/Investornytt. Figure 2. West Texas Intermediate the Last Five Days.

<img width="1024" height="439" src="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-25-1024x439.png" alt="" srcset="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-25-1024x439.png 1024w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-25-400x172.png 400w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-25-768x329.png 768w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-25-1536x659.png 1536w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-25-1080x463.png 1080w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-25-600x257.png 600w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-25-750x322.png 750w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-25-1140x489.png 1140w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/WTI-25.png 1767w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> Chart West Texas Intermediate. Investornytt/GE Briefings. US Crude inventories and production.

US commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 11.5 million barrels in the week ending June 13, with market forecasters predicting between 1.5 and 2 million barrel-decrease in crude stocks. U.S. commercial crude oil inventories are about 10 percent below the five-year average for this time of year and 36.2 million barrels lower than a year ago. U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.862 million barrels per day during the week ending June 13, 2025, 365 Kbpd lower compared to the previous week`s average. Refineries operated at 93.2 percent of their operable capacity last week. American production increased by 3 Kbpd last week at 13,431 million barrels per day, still a plateauing number and well below the production peak of December 2024, but 231 Kbpd higher than a year ago.

Figure 3. US Crude Stocks including SPR at 823.2 million Barrels.

<img width="1024" height="461" src="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Incl-SPR-1024x461.png" alt="" srcset="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Incl-SPR-1024x461.png 1024w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Incl-SPR-400x180.png 400w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Incl-SPR-768x346.png 768w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Incl-SPR-1080x486.png 1080w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Incl-SPR-600x270.png 600w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Incl-SPR-750x338.png 750w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Incl-SPR-1140x513.png 1140w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Incl-SPR.png 1392w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> Source: U.S Energy Information Administration Figure 4. US Crude Stocks Excluding SPR at 420.9 million Barrels.

<img width="1024" height="433" src="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Ex-SPR-1-1024x433.png" alt="" srcset="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Ex-SPR-1-1024x433.png 1024w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Ex-SPR-1-400x169.png 400w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Ex-SPR-1-768x325.png 768w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Ex-SPR-1-1080x457.png 1080w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Ex-SPR-1-600x254.png 600w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Ex-SPR-1-750x317.png 750w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Ex-SPR-1-1140x482.png 1140w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Crude-Ex-SPR-1.png 1426w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> Source: U.S Energy Information Administration US Rig Activity.

The total number of active rigs operating in the US according to Baker Hughes rig count decreased by four last week, currently at 555. Oil focused rigs decreased by three last week, at 439 active rigs. Gas focused rigs decreased by one last week now at 113 active rigs. Miscellaneous were flat last week still at three active rigs.

Figure 5. Active Oil Focused Rigs Decreased by Four Last Week now at 439

<img width="1024" height="441" src="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Oil-Rigs-27-1024x441.png" alt="" srcset="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Oil-Rigs-27-1024x441.png 1024w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Oil-Rigs-27-400x172.png 400w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Oil-Rigs-27-768x331.png 768w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Oil-Rigs-27-1080x466.png 1080w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Oil-Rigs-27-600x259.png 600w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Oil-Rigs-27-750x323.png 750w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Oil-Rigs-27-1140x491.png 1140w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Oil-Rigs-27.png 1385w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> Source: Baker Hughes June 13 Figure 6. Active Gas Focused Rigs Increased by One Last Week now at 113

<img width="1024" height="462" src="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Gas-Rigs-24-1024x462.png" alt="" srcset="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Gas-Rigs-24-1024x462.png 1024w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Gas-Rigs-24-400x181.png 400w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Gas-Rigs-24-768x347.png 768w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Gas-Rigs-24-1080x488.png 1080w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Gas-Rigs-24-600x271.png 600w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Gas-Rigs-24-750x339.png 750w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Gas-Rigs-24-1140x515.png 1140w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Gas-Rigs-24.png 1402w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> Source: Baker Hughes June 13 Figure 7. Total Active Rigs in the U.S. Decreased by Four Last Week, now at 555.

<img width="1024" height="474" src="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Total-Rigs-21-1024x474.png" alt="" srcset="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Total-Rigs-21-1024x474.png 1024w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Total-Rigs-21-400x185.png 400w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Total-Rigs-21-768x355.png 768w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Total-Rigs-21-1080x500.png 1080w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Total-Rigs-21-600x278.png 600w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Total-Rigs-21-750x347.png 750w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Total-Rigs-21-1140x527.png 1140w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Total-Rigs-21.png 1362w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> Source: Baker Hughes June 13 Figure 8. Rig Count in Major Basins.

<img width="1024" height="475" src="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Rigs-in-Major-Basins-27-1024x475.png" alt="" srcset="https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Rigs-in-Major-Basins-27-1024x475.png 1024w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Rigs-in-Major-Basins-27-400x185.png 400w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Rigs-in-Major-Basins-27-768x356.png 768w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Rigs-in-Major-Basins-27-1080x501.png 1080w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Rigs-in-Major-Basins-27-600x278.png 600w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Rigs-in-Major-Basins-27-750x348.png 750w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Rigs-in-Major-Basins-27-1140x528.png 1140w, https://investornytt.no/wp-content/uploads/Rigs-in-Major-Basins-27.png 1288w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> Source: Baker Hughes June 13 Baker Hughes has issued the rotary rig counts as a service to the petroleum industry since 1944, when Baker Hughes Tool Company began weekly counts of U.S. and Canadian drilling activity. Baker Hughes initiated the monthly international rig count in 1975. The North American rig count is released weekly at noon Central Time on the last day of the work week.

By the Numbers June 18, 2025.

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