UPDATE: EIA Data Shows 8.2M Barrel Jump in Weekly Crude Inventory

(Updated - March 8, 2017 10:34 AM EST)

Crude Inventory +8.2M Barrels vs +1.3M Expected

• Cushing +867K vs +227K Expected
• Gasoline -6.56M vs -1.49M
• Distillate -2.68M vs -1.04M

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.5 million barrels per day during the week ending March 3, 2017, 172,000 barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 85.9% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging over 9.8 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging 4.8 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged just about 8.2 million barrels per day last week, up by 561,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks, crude oil imports averaged 7.9 million barrels per day, 1.7% below the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 242,000 barrels per day. Distillate fuel imports averaged 266,000 barrels per day last week.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 8.2 million barrels from the previous week. At 528.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are above the upper limit of the average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 6.6 million barrels last week, but are near the upper limit of the average range. Both finished gasoline inventories and blending components inventories decreased last week. Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 2.7 million barrels last week but are near the upper limit of the average range for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories fell 4.1 million barrels last week but are in the middle of the average range. Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 2.4 million barrels last week.

Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 19.6 million barrels per day, down by 1.3% from the same period last year. Over the last four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged about 8.8 million barrels per day, down by 6.1% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged over 4.0 million barrels per day over the last four weeks, up by 12.6% from the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied is down 7.7% compared to the same four-week period last year.

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