盡管美國原油庫存增加，油價下跌，石油輸出國組織(OPEC)仍將如期執行從8月份開始每日增產50萬桶原油的計劃。外電中有這樣的報道：OPEC needs to stick to its pledge to raise daily crude oil output by half a million barrels on Aug. 1, even though U.S. oil prices are lower and inventories are higher. Inventory除了“詳細目錄、財產清單”的意思外，還表示“存貨、庫存量”。例如下面這句關于清倉處理的廣告語：We are liquidating some inventory and offering 10% off our regular prices for the following parts.（我們正在清理一些存貨，對于以下的零件提供低于平常價格10%的折扣。）