Oil & Petroleum — End to End
Where it sits underground, how it formed 100 million years ago, which countries pump the most, every product we refine from a single barrel, how it travels the world, and where it's all going next.
~102 Million bbl/day global
1.73T Barrels proved reserves
~700 Refineries worldwide
6,000+ Products from one barrel
Research note: Data from BP Statistical Review, OPEC ASB, EIA, IEA, and industry sources through early 2026. Figures are latest-available estimates and may lag current quarter by 3-12 months.
Latest weekly data (week ending May 8, 2026, released May 13): U.S. commercial crude oil inventories fell another 4.3 million barrels to 452.9 million barrels — now about 0.3% below the five-year average — while refinery utilization jumped from 90.1% to 91.7% as crude inputs averaged 16.4 million bbl/day. Motor gasoline stocks fell 4.1 million bbl to 215.7 million (5% below the 5-year average); distillate inventories rose 0.2 million bbl to 102.5 million (still 9% below 5-year). Crude imports averaged 5.9 million bbl/day, up 424,000 bbl/day on the week (EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report ; EIA Summary, May 13, 2026 ).
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