Oil product inventories held in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, fell by 10% in the week ended 9 November, according to data from the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone published on 11 November. The decline was driven by a 25% fall in stocks of heavy distillates, the category used for ship fuel and power generation, sources indicated on 11 November 2026.
Total recorded inventory at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone fell to 10.222 million barrels in the latest weekly tally. The drop marks the first weekly decline after three consecutive weeks without a decrease, giving market observers their first downward shift in four weeks.
Inventories and headline numbers
The 10% contraction in overall product stocks reflects the movement recorded in the zone's weekly report for the period ending 9 November. Total volumes are now reported at 10.222 million barrels, a simple numerical reduction from the previous week’s level as recorded by the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone data published on 11 November.
The decline in total stocks is notable principally because it interrupts a continuous run in which inventories had not fallen for three weeks prior, making this the first drop in four weeks. The weekly cadence of the zone’s reporting means such swings are closely watched by traders and operators who follow bunker and product availability in the Gulf of Oman.
Heavy distillates: ship fuel and power generation
Heavy distillates were the principal contributor to the overall fall, with reported volumes down 25% in the most recent week. The Fujairah Oil Industry Zone data, as summarised by reports, specifies that heavy distillates, a product group that supplies maritime bunker needs and some power-generation applications, experienced the steepest decline among the categories tracked.
The sharp drop in heavy distillates accounted for a disproportionate share of the aggregate inventory fall because the product group represents a significant component of Fujairah’s stored volumes. The published figures do not, however, attribute the reduction to a specific operational cause in the zone’s weekly statement.
The data for the week ending 9 November, released on 11 November, provides the latest point-in-time snapshot of stock levels at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone. Sources carried the item under the headline "FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stockpiles drop for first time in four weeks" on 11 November 2026, citing the zone’s published numbers.
Market participants and analysts typically use the weekly Fujairah tallies as one of several indicators of regional product availability because the zone records physical stocks held within its terminals. The published report states the percentage moves and the absolute total but does not expand on flows, movements to or from the terminals, or the operational context behind the weekly change.
The most recent figures therefore stand as a concise update: total inventories of oil products at Fujairah have fallen to 10.222 million barrels for the week ended 9 November, a 10% decline from the prior week, and heavy distillates within that total have fallen by 25%. These figures were reported on 11 November 2026, based on data published by the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone.