Crude Inventory Decreased 1.8 Million Barrels Last Week, Says EIA

• Crude Inventory -1.84M Barrels vs -522K Expected
• Cushing -909K
• Gasoline 3.31M vs -390K Expected
• Distillate 416K vs 47K Expected

Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the week ending November 22, 2024

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.3 million barrels per day during the week ending November 22, 2024, which was 67 thousand barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 90.5% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.7 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging 5.1 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.1 million barrels per day last week, decreased by 1.6 million barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.6 million barrels per day, 5.5% more than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 636 thousand barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 144 thousand barrels per day.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 1.8 million barrels from the previous week. At 428.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 5% below the five year average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 3.3 million barrels from last week and are about 3% below the five year average for this time of year. Both finished gasoline and blending components inventories increased last week. Distillate fuel inventories increased by 0.4 million barrels last week and are about 5% below the five year average for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories decreased by 1.0 million barrels from last week and are 9% above the five year average for this time of year. Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 1.8 million barrels last week.

Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 20.4 million barrels a day, up by 1.0% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 8.8 million barrels a day, up slightly from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 3.7 million barrels a day over the past four weeks, down by 3.4% from the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied was up 3.3% compared with the same four-week period last year.

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