Economic calendar
API crude oil inventory report time
The American Petroleum Institute's weekly crude oil inventory report comes out next on Tuesday 3 November at about 4:30 p.m. in New York. That is 3:00 a.m. in India, 01:30 in Dubai and 21:30 in London. Below it is on your own clock, with every date to the end of 2026.
Next API report
- Your time
- New York
- 4:30 p.m. ET
- London
- 21:30 UK time
- Dubai
- 01:30 (Wed 4 Nov) UAE time
- India
- 3:00 a.m. (Wed 4 Nov) IST
- Singapore
- 05:30 (Wed 4 Nov) SGT
- Lagos
- 22:30 WAT
API report schedule, rest of 2026
| Day | New York | London | Dubai | India |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:30 p.m. ET | 21:30 | 00:30 (Wed 21 Oct) | 2:00 a.m. (Wed 21 Oct) | |
| 4:30 p.m. ET | 20:30 | 00:30 (Wed 28 Oct) | 2:00 a.m. (Wed 28 Oct) | |
| 4:30 p.m. ET | 21:30 | 01:30 (Wed 4 Nov) | 3:00 a.m. (Wed 4 Nov) | |
| 4:30 p.m. ET | 21:30 | 01:30 (Wed 11 Nov) | 3:00 a.m. (Wed 11 Nov) | |
| 4:30 p.m. ET | 21:30 | 01:30 (Wed 18 Nov) | 3:00 a.m. (Wed 18 Nov) | |
| 4:30 p.m. ET | 21:30 | 01:30 (Wed 25 Nov) | 3:00 a.m. (Wed 25 Nov) | |
| 4:30 p.m. ET | 21:30 | 01:30 (Wed 2 Dec) | 3:00 a.m. (Wed 2 Dec) | |
| 4:30 p.m. ET | 21:30 | 01:30 (Wed 9 Dec) | 3:00 a.m. (Wed 9 Dec) | |
| 4:30 p.m. ET | 21:30 | 01:30 (Wed 16 Dec) | 3:00 a.m. (Wed 16 Dec) | |
| 4:30 p.m. ET | 21:30 | 01:30 (Wed 23 Dec) | 3:00 a.m. (Wed 23 Dec) | |
| 4:30 p.m. ET | 21:30 | 01:30 (Wed 30 Dec) | 3:00 a.m. (Wed 30 Dec) |
Source: API's schedule of releases for 2026 (updated 29 October 2025) and API's Weekly Statistical Bulletin page, read 23 October 2026. API gives the time as approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern; the tagged rows are the weeks it moves to Wednesday.
WTI after recent API reports
Across these 12 reports, WTI's move from 4:30 p.m. ET to the 5:00 p.m. daily close ran from -0.14% to +0.56%. Oil trades again from 6:00 p.m., an hour later.
| Report | At 4:30 p.m. | 15 minutes | To the 5:00 p.m. close |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100.22 | +0.04% | -0.05% | |
| $98.01 | +0.20% | +0.13% | |
| $93.83 | +0.06% | +0.15% | |
| $89.72 | +0.18% | +0.04% | |
| $88.98 | -0.13% | -0.07% | |
| $89.81 | -0.02% | -0.01% | |
| $100.47 | -0.03% | -0.04% | |
| $95.16 | -0.11% | -0.09% | |
| $90.62 | -0.24% | -0.08% | |
| $80.65 | – | +0.56% | |
| $84.25 | – | +0.16% | |
| $82.55 | – | -0.14% |
Computed by Pravex from Hyperliquid's xyz:CL 15-minute and 30-minute candles (opens), read 28 October 2026. xyz:CL is a perpetual market on Hyperliquid's xyz exchange that tracks WTI crude. A 30-minute candle has no open 15 minutes in, so those rows leave that column empty.
What the API report is
The American Petroleum Institute's Weekly Statistical Bulletin counts US crude oil, gasoline and distillate stocks for the week to the Friday before. It comes out a day ahead of the EIA's government count, so oil traders use it as a first read on whether stocks rose or fell. The figures belong to API; this page gives the time and what WTI did after.
Why the time matters
At 4:30 p.m. New York time there is only half an hour of trading left before the daily close at 5:00 p.m. A surprise can move WTI quickly in those minutes, and again when trading opens at 6:00 p.m. On Indian clocks the report lands at 3:00 a.m., in Dubai at 01:30.
Watching it on Pravex
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Questions and answers
What time is the API crude oil inventory report?
API schedules it for Tuesday afternoon at about 4:30 p.m. New York time, and on Wednesday when Monday is a federal holiday. The next one is on Tuesday 3 November at 4:30 p.m. ET, which is 3:00 a.m. IST and 21:30 in London.
What is the difference between the API and EIA reports?
API, the American Petroleum Institute, collects US stock figures from the industry and puts them out on Tuesday afternoon. The EIA, a US government agency, publishes its own count on Wednesday morning. Traders watch the API report as a first look at the week.
How much does oil move after the API report?
In the last 12 reports, WTI on Hyperliquid's xyz:CL market moved between -0.14% and +0.56% from 4:30 p.m. to the 5:00 p.m. close, measured by Pravex. That half hour is short, and the bigger reaction can come when trading starts again at 6:00 p.m.
More oil dates: the EIA crude oil inventory time, the API crude oil report time, the Baker Hughes rig count time and OPEC+ meeting dates. The economic calendar has US CPI, jobs, PCE and Fed decision times.
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