Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of February 19, 2021
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 1.3 million barrels from the previous week. At 463.0 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 0% 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 February 19, 2021.
Summary of weekly petroleum data for the week ending February 19, 2021
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 12.2 million barrels per day during the week ending February 19, 2021, which was 2.6 million barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 68.6% of their operable capacity last week.
- Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 7.7 million barrels per day.
- Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 3.6 million barrels per day.
Imports
U.S. crude oil imports averaged 4.6 million barrels per day last week decreased by 1.3 million barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 5.7 million barrels per day, 13.3% less than the same four-week period last year.
Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 531,000 barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 303,000 barrels per day.
Products inventories
- Total motor gasoline inventories were virtually unchanged from last week and are about 1% 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 5.0 million last week and are about 3% above the five year average for this time of year.
- Propane/propylene inventories decreased by 5.2 million barrels last week and are about 17% below the five year average for this time of year.
- Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 13.8 million barrels last week.
Products supplied
Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 19.5 million barrels per day, down by 3.9% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks:
- Motor gasoline product supplied averaged 7.8 million barrels per day, down by 12.3% from the same period last year.
- Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 4.2 million barrels per day over the past four weeks, up by 6.4% from the same period last year.
- Jet fuel product supplied was down 32.3% compared with the same four-week period last year.
