Crude Inventory Fell 0.9M Barrels Last Week, Says EIA
- Crude Inventory -913K Barrels vs 1M Expected
- Cushing -1.73M
- Gasoline -6.33M vs -2.05M Expected
- Distillate -3.12M vs -2.04M Expected
Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the week ending April 10, 2026
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.0 million barrels per day during the week ending April 10, 2026, which was 208 thousand barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 89.6% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.8 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased, averaging 4.9 million barrels per day.
U.S. crude oil imports averaged 5.3 million barrels per day last week, decreased by 1.0 million barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.1 million barrels per day, 1.3% less than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 316 thousand barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 118 thousand barrels per day.
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 0.9 million barrels from the previous week. At 463.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 1% above the five-year average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 6.3 million barrels from last week and are 1% above the five-year average for this time of year. Both finished gasoline and blending component inventories decreased last week. Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 3.1 million barrels last week and are about 6% below the five-year average for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories increased by 0.3 million barrels from last week and are 68% above the five-year average for this time of year. Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 9.0 million barrels last week.
Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 20.6 million barrels per day, up by 5.6% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 8.8 million barrels per day, up by 3.6% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 3.9 million barrels per day over the past four weeks, up by 2.2% from the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied was down 0.2% compared with the same four-week period last year.