U.S. OIL INVENTORIES UP BY 4.3 MB TO 430.8 MB

U.S. EIA -  Oct. 27, 2021  - Data for week ending  Oct. 22, 2021, 2021

Summary of Weekly Petroleum Status Report    

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.0 million barrels per day during the week ending October 22, 2021 which was 58,000 barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 85.1% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 10.1 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging 4.6 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.3 million barrels per day last week, up by 430,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.3 million barrels per day, 15.2% more than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 493,000 barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 325,000 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 430.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 6% below the five year average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 2.0 million barrels last week and are about 3% below the five year average for this time of year. Finished gasoline inventories remained unchanged while blending components inventories decreased last week.

Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 0.4 million barrels last week and are about 8% below the five year average for this time of year. Propane/ propylene inventories increased by 2.0 million barrels last week and are  about 15% below the five year average for this time of year. Total commercial petroleum inventories increased by 4.4 million barrels last week.

Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 20.8 million barrels a day, up by 9.9% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 9.4 million barrels a day, up by 9.5% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 4.1 million barrels a day over the past four weeks, up by 3.6% from the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied was up 44.9% compared with the same four-week period last year.

The West Texas Intermediate crude oil price was $84.53 per barrel on October 22, 2021, $2.14 above last week’s price and $44.80 more than a year ago. The spot price for conventional gasoline in the New York Harbor was $2.571 per gallon, $0.003 less than last week’s price but $1.403 above a year ago. The spot price for No. 2 heating oil in the New York Harbor was $2.414 per gallon, $0.021 below last week’s price but $1.325 over a year ago.

The national average retail regular gasoline price was $3.383 per gallon on October 25, 2021, $0.061 per gallon more than last week’s price and $1.240 over a year ago. The national average retail diesel fuel price was $3.713 per gallon, $0.042 above last week’s price and $1.328 over a year ago.

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