Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of May 17, 2024
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 1.8 million barrels from the previous week. At 9.5 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are 3% below the five-year average for this time of year, according to the EIA crude oil and petroleum weekly storage data, reporting inventories as of May 17, 2024.
Summary of weekly petroleum data for the week ending May 17, 2024
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.5 million barrels per day during the week ending May 17, 2024, which was 227 thousand barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 91.7% of their operable capacity last week.
- Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 10.0 million barrels per day.
- Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging 5.1 million barrels per day.
Imports
U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.7 million barrels per day last week, decreased by 81 thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.8 million barrels per day, 10.1% more than the same four-week period last year.
Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 773 thousand barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 98 thousand barrels per day.
Products inventories
- Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 0.9 million barrels from last week and are about 2% below the five year average for this time of year.
- Finished gasoline inventories increased while blending components inventories decreased last week.
- Distillate fuel inventories increased by 0.4 million barrels last week and are about 7% below the five year average for this time of year.
- Propane/propylene inventories increased by 2.2 million barrels from last week and are 14% above the five year average for this time of year.
- Total commercial petroleum inventories increased by 7.5 million barrels last week.
Products supplied
Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 20.2 million barrels per day, up by 0.7% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks:
- Motor gasoline product supplied averaged 8.9 million barrels per day, down by 1.8% from the same period last year.
- Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 3.7 million barrels per day over the past four weeks, down by 6.1% from the same period last year.
- Jet fuel product supplied was up 3.6% compared with the same four-week period last year.
