Cushing inventory 27.25 million barrels… US commercial crude oil 409.76 million barrels

Cushing crude inventories rose by 280,000 barrels to 27.25 million barrels in the week ended October 30, rebounding from a 624,000-barrel draw the prior week and remaining below the 27.594 million barrels recorded two weeks earlier, according to the EIA's weekly petroleum status report. By contrast, total U.S. commercial crude stocks fell, with the report putting them at 409.76 million barrels. Cushing matters because it is the designated delivery point for WTI futures, making its inventory levels a closely watched gauge distinct from national crude stocks. The divergence between rising Cushing stocks and falling overall commercial inventories points to shifting regional flows rather than a uniform build. Next, watch whether the Cushing build persists in the following week's EIA data and whether it pressures WTI spreads.