05:55 AM EDT, 04/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- U.S. crude oil inventories are forecast to have fallen 2.0 million barrels in the week ended April 24, following an increase of 1.9 million barrels in the prior week, Macquarie said in a Monday note.

From refineries, crude runs are expected to have increased 0.1 million barrels per day. Net imports are projected to have sharply declined, with exports up 1.3 million barrels per day and imports up 0.1 million barrels per day, Macquarie said.

Implied domestic supply is expected to have risen 0.3 million barrels per day. Strategic petroleum reserves are forecast to have dropped 7.1 million barrels, according to Macquarie.

Gasoline stocks are forecast to have decreased 4.0 million barrels, while distillate stockpiles are expected to have fallen 2.4 million barrels. Jet stocks, meanwhile, are projected to have gained 0.8 million barrels. Implied domestic demand for these three products are projected at 14.4 million barrels per day, Macquarie said.