Weekly Crude Inventory Data Shows Build of 1.1M Barrels

(Updated - September 18, 2019 10:32 AM EDT)

• Crude Inventory +1.06MM Barrels vs -2.53M Expected
• Cushing -647K
• Gasoline +781K vs -569K Expected
• Distillate +437K vs +370K Expected

Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the week ending September 13, 2019

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.7 million barrels per day during the week ending September 13, 2019, which was 788,000 barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 91.2% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.5 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 5.1 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 7.1 million barrels per day last week, up by 326,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.7 million barrels per day, 13.7% less than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 501,000 barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 142,000 barrels per day.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 1.1 million barrels from the previous week. At 417.1 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 2% below the five year average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 0.8 million barrels last week and are about 4% above the five year average for this time of year. Finished gasoline inventories decreased while blending components inventories increased last week. Distillate fuel inventories increased by 0.4 million barrels last week and are about 6% below the five year average for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories increased by 2.9 million barrels last week and are about 16% above the five year average for this time of year. Total commercial petroleum inventories increased last week by 0.9 million barrels last week.

Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 21.4 million barrels per day, virtually unchanged from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 9.5 million barrels per day, down by 1.8% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 4.0 million barrels per day over the past four weeks, down by 2.0% from the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied was down 1.4% compared with the same four-week period last year.

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