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Crude Inventory Data Shows Draw of 3.2 Million Barrels

January 13, 2021 10:30 AM EST

(Updated - January 13, 2021 10:32 AM EST)

  • Crude Inventory -3.25M Barrels vs -1.93M Expected
  • Cushing -1.98M
  • Gasoline +4.4M vs +2.6M Expected
  • Distillate +4.79M vs +2.24M Expected

Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the week ending January 8, 2021

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 14.7 million barrels per day during the week ending January 8, 2021 which was 274,000 barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 82.0% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 7.5 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 4.7 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.2 million barrels per day last week, increased by 0.9 million barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 5.6 million barrels per day, 14.9% less than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 383,000 barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 346,000 barrels per day.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 3.2 million barrels from the previous week. At 482.2 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 8% above the five year average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 4.4 million barrels last week and are about 1% above the five year average for this time of year. Finished gasoline inventories decreased while blending components inventories increased last week. Distillate fuel inventories increased by 4.8 million barrels last week and are about 9% above the five year average for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories decreased by 6.7 million barrels last week and are about 12% below the five year average for this time of year. Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 9.4 million barrels last week.

Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 18.8 million barrels a day, down by 5.8% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 7.8 million barrels a day, down by 11.0% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 3.6 million barrels a day over the past four weeks, up by 3.6% from the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied was down 30.0% compared with the same four-week period last year.



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