Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of March 18, 2022
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 2.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 413.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 13% 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 March 18, 2022.
Summary of weekly petroleum data for the week ending March 18, 2022
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.9 million barrels per day during the week ending March 18, 2022, which was 276,00 barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 91.1% of their operable capacity last week.
- Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.8 million barrels per day.
- Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging 5.0 million barrels per day.
Imports
U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.5 million barrels per day last week, increased by 92,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.2 million barrels per day, 9.1% more than the same four-week period last year.
Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 721,000 barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 172,000 barrels per day.
Products inventories
- Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 2.9 million barrels from last week and are at 0% below 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 2.1 million barrels from last week and are about 17% below the five year average for this time of year.
- Propane/propylene inventories increased by 0.3 million barrels last week and are about 23% below the five year average for this time of year.
- Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 6.7 million barrels last week.
Products supplied
Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 21.0 million barrels per day, up by 11.7% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks:
- Motor gasoline product supplied averaged 8.8 million barrels per day, up by 4.0% from the same period last year.
- Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 4.3 million barrels per day over the past four weeks, up by 8.6% from the same period last year.
- Jet fuel product supplied was up 43.7% compared with the same four-week period last year.
