Crude Oil Summary (EIA)
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.9 million barrels per day during the week ending December 27, 2024, which was 41 thousand barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 92.7% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.0 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging 5.4 million barrels per day. U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.9 million barrels per day last week, increased by 455 thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.5 million barrels per day, 1.3% less than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 665 thousand barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 197 thousand barrels per day. U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 1.2 million barrels from the previous week. At 415.6 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 5% below the five year average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 7.7 million barrels from last week and are slightly below the five year average for this time of year. Finished gasoline inventories decreased last week while blending components inventories increased last week. Distillate fuel inventories increased by 6.4 million barrels last week and are about 6% below the five year average for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories decreased by 0.6 million barrels from last week and are 10% above the five year average for this time of year. Total commercial petroleum inventories increased by 9.3 million barrels last week. Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 20.3 million barrels a day, down by 1.2% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 8.7 million barrels a day, up by 0.6% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 3.9 million barrels a day over the past four weeks, up by 8.4% from the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied was up 6.1% compared with the same four-week period last year. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil was $71.28 per barrel on December 27, 2024, $1.57 more than a week ago, and $0.61 less than a year ago. The New York Harbor spot price for conventional gasoline increased to $2.020 per gallon, $0.006 more than a week ago, and $0.139 less than the year-ago price. The spot price for No. 2 heating oil at New York Harbor increased $0.004 to $2.150 per gallon, $0.294 less than the price last year. The national average retail price for regular gasoline decreased to $3.006 per gallon on December 30, 2024, $0.018 below last week’s price, and $0.083 less than the year-ago price. The national average retail diesel fuel price increased $0.027 to $3.503 per gallon, $0.373 lower than the price one year ago.