EnergyReader · 2026-08-06 01:23

Macquarie Forecasts 4.8 Million Barrel U.S. Product Draw Ahead of EIA Weekly Report

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 6, 2026

Macquarie strategists, in a pre-release note sent to Rigzone on 2026-08-05, forecast combined draws of 4.8 million barrels across U.S. gasoline, distillate and jet fuel in the EIA's weekly petroleum status report covering the week ending July 31 (2026-07-31): gasoline down 2.2 million barrels, distillate off 2.0 million barrels and jet fuel falling 0.6 million barrels. The bank simultaneously called a crude inventory build for the same period, creating a divergence between tightening product balances and a rebuilding crude pile.

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