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Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the Week Ending August 22, 2008
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.1 million barrels per day during the
week ending August 22, up 300 thousand barrels per day from the previous week's
average. Refineries operated at 87.3 percent of their operable capacity last
week. Gasoline production rose last week, averaging about 9.2 million barrels
per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging nearly 4.4
million barrels per day.
U.S. crude oil imports averaged nearly 10.0 million barrels per day last week,
down 1.0 million barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four
weeks, crude oil imports have averaged 10.2 million barrels per day, 17
thousand barrels per day below the same four-week period last year. Total motor
gasoline imports including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending
components) last week averaged about 1.4 million barrels per day. Distillate
fuel imports averaged 123 thousand barrels per day last week.
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 0.1 million barrels from the previous week. At
305.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are in the middle of the
average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories decreased
by 1.2 million barrels last week, and are below the lower boundary of the
average range. Both finished gasoline inventories and gasoline blending
components inventories decreased last week. Distillate fuel inventories remained
unchanged, and are in the upper half of the average range for this time of year.
Propane/propylene inventories increased by 1.2 million barrels last week but
remain below the lower limit of the average range. Total commercial petroleum
inventories increased by 2.3 million barrels last week, and are in the lower
half of the average range for this time of year.
Total products supplied over the last four-week period has averaged 20.2 million
barrels per day, down by 3.6 percent compared to the similar period last year.
Over the last four weeks, motor gasoline demand has averaged 9.4 million barrels
per day, down by 1.6 percent from the same period last year. Distillate fuel
demand has averaged 4.2 million barrels per day over the last four weeks, up by
2.2 percent from the same period last year. Jet fuel demand is 6.9 percent lower
over the last four weeks compared to the same four-week period last year.
The tables that follow display the latest U.S. Petroleum Balance Sheet and the
most recent 4 weeks of Weekly Petroleum Status Report data.