Crude Inventory Data Shows 4.49 Million Barrel Increase Last Week

(Updated - June 1, 2023 11:03 AM EDT)

• Crude Inventory 4.49M Barrels vs -1.35M Expected
• Cushing 1.63M
• Gasoline -207K vs -832K Expected
• Distillate 985K vs 705K Expected

Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the week ending May 26, 2023

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.2 million barrels per day during the week ending May 26, 2023, which was 96 thousand barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 93.1% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 10.0 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging 5.0 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 7.2 million barrels per day last week, increased by 1,367 thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.4 million barrels per day, 0.2% less than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 833 thousand barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 199 thousand barrels per day.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 4.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 459.7 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are 2% below the five year average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 0.2 million barrels from last week and are about 8% below the five year average for this time of year. Finished gasoline inventories increased, while blending components inventories decreased last week. Distillate fuel inventories increased by 1.0 million barrels last week and are about 18% below the five year average for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories increased 4.0 million barrels from last week and are 33% above the five year average for this time of year. Total commercial petroleum inventories increased by 11.3 million barrels last week.

Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 20.0 million barrels a day, up by 2.3% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 9.2 million barrels a day, up by 3.5% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 3.9 million barrels a day over the past four weeks, up by 1.2% from the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied was up 3.0% compared with the same fourweek period last year.

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