As of August 11, there are 439.7 million barrels of oil in the country's storages.
The U.S. Department of Energy reported a reduction in commercial oil reserves in the country. During the week, from August 4 to August 11, they decreased by 5.96 million barrels.
The current volume of stocks is 439.7 million barrels of oil, which is 1% below the average of the last five years, characteristic of the summer period.
US gasoline inventories fell by 262,000 barrels to 216.158 million barrels.
Experts predicted that oil stocks will decline by 2,500 thousand barrels, and gasoline stocks - by 1,100 thousand barrels.
Earlier, the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan reported a decrease in oil production in the country due to power outages.