Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of September 8, 2023
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 4.0 million barrels from the previous week. At 420.6 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 2% 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 September 8, 2023.
Summary of weekly petroleum data for the week ending September 8, 2023
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.8 million barrels per day during the week ending September 8, 2023, which was 177 thousand barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 93.7% of their operable capacity last week.
- Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.2 million barrels per day.
- Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 5.0 million barrels per day.
Imports
U.S. crude oil imports averaged 7.6 million barrels per day last week, increased by 812 thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 7.0 million barrels per day, 13.0% more than the same four-week period last year.
Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 899 thousand barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 185 thousand barrels per day.
Products inventories
- Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 5.6 million barrels from last week and are at 2% below the five year average for this time of year.
- Finished gasoline and blending components inventories both increased last week.
- Distillate fuel inventories increased by 3.9 last week and are about 13% below the five year average for this time of year.
- Propane/propylene inventories increased 3.1 million barrels from last week and are 21% above the five year average for this time of year.
- Total commercial petroleum inventories increased by 10.4 million barrels last week.
Products supplied
Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 21.1 million barrels per day, up by 6.6% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks:
- Motor gasoline product supplied averaged 8.9 million barrels per day, up by 4.0% from the same period last year.
- Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 3.7 million barrels per day over the past four weeks, up by 5.4% from the same period last year.
- Jet fuel product supplied was up 9.0% compared with the same four-week period last year.
