Wednesday, November 25, 2009

EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report


U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 14.0 million barrels per day during the week ending November 20, 177 thousand barrels per day above the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 80.3 percent of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.2 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 4.0 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 9.0 million barrels per day last week, up 371 thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks, crude oil imports have averaged 8.6 million barrels per day, 1.4 million barrels per day below the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 928 thousand barrels per day. Distillate fuel imports averaged 234 thousand barrels per day last week.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 1.0 million barrels from the previous week. At 337.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are above the upper limit of the average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 1.0 million barrels last week, and are slightly above the upper limit of the average range. Both finished gasoline inventories and blending components inventories increased last week.

Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 0.5 million barrels, and are above the
upper boundary of the average range for this time of year.

Propane/propylene inventories decreased by 1.9 million barrels last week and are in the lower half of the average range.

Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 0.9 million barrels last week, and are above the upper limit of the average range for this time of year.

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