EIA Weekly Crude Inventory Data Shows 4.2M Barrel Drop

(Updated - May 25, 2016 10:33 AM EDT)

• Crude Inventory -4.23M Barrels vs -1.66M Expected
• Gasoline Inventory +2.04M Barrels vs -1.34M expected

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.3 million barrels per day during the week ending May 20, 2016, 92,000 barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 89.7% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging about 9.9 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging about 4.7 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged over 7.3 million barrels per day last week, down by 362,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks, crude oil imports averaged 7.6 million barrels per day, 10.9% above the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 933,000 barrels per day. Distillate fuel imports averaged 193,000 barrels per day last week.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 4.2 million barrels from the previous week. At 537.1 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are at historically high levels for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 2.0 million barrels last week, and are well above the upper limit of the average range. Finished gasoline inventories remained unchanged while blending components inventories increased last week. Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 1.3 million barrels last week but are well above the upper limit of the average range for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories fell 0.1 million barrels last week but are above the upper limit of the average range. Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 0.9 million barrels last week.

Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged about 20.4 million barrels per day, up by 3.0% from the same period last year. Over the last four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 9.6 million barrels per day, up by 3.9% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 4.1 million barrels per day over the last four weeks, down by 0.9% from the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied is up 5.5% compared to the same four-week period last year.

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