U.S. OIL INVENTORIES UP BY 4.3 MB TO 492.4 MB

U.S. EIA -  Oct. 28, 2020 - Data for week ending Oct. 23, 2020

Summary of Weekly Petroleum Status Report     

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 13.4 million barrels per day during the week ending October 23, 2020 which was 363,000 barrels per day more than the previous week's average. Refineries operated at 74.6% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.1 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 4.1 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 5.7 million barrels per day last week, increased by 0.5 million barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 5.5 million barrels per day, 13.1% less than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 460,000 barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 344,000 barrels per day. 

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 4.3 million barrels from the previous week. At 492.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 9% above the five year average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 0.9 million barrels last week and are about 3% above the five year average for this time of year. Finished gasoline inventories increased while blending components inventories decreased last week. Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 4.5 million barrels last week and are about 17% above the five year average for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories increased by 100,000 barrels last week and are about 11% above the five year average for this time of  year. Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 3.9 million barrels last week. 

Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 18.9 million barrels a day, down by 11.3% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 8.6 million barrels a day, down by 10.2% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 4.0 million barrels a day over the past four weeks, down by 5.2% from the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied was down 44.3% compared with the same fourweek period last year.

The West Texas Intermediate crude oil price was $39.73 per barrel on October 23, 2020, $0.97 below last week’s price and $16.79 less than a year ago. The spot price for conventional gasoline in the New York Harbor was $1.168 per gallon, $0.047 less than last week’s price and $0.609 below a year ago. The spot price for No. 2 heating oil in the New York Harbor was $1.089 per gallon, $0.044 below last week’s price and $0.886 under a year ago.

The national average retail regular gasoline price was $2.143 per gallon on October 26, 2020, $0.007 per gallon lower than last week’s price and  $0.453 under a year ago. The national average retail diesel fuel price was $2.385 per gallon, $0.003 per gallon below last week’s level and  $0.679 under a year ago.

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