Crude Oil Summary (EIA):
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.4 million barrels per day during the week ending November 15, 2019, which was 519,000 barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 89.5% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 10.1 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging 5.1 million barrels per day. U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.0 million barrels per day last week, up by 222,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.1 million barrels per day, 18.0% less than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 515,000 barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 315,000 barrels per day. U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 1.4 million barrels from the previous week. At 450.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 3% above the five year average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 1.8 million barrels last week and are about 2% above the five year average for this time of year. Finished gasoline inventories decreased while blending components inventories increased last week. Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 1.0 million barrels last week and are about 11% below the five year average for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories decreased by 3.4 million barrels last week and are about 6% above the five year average for this time of year. Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased last week by 5.0 million barrels last week. Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 21.4 million barrels per day, up by 0.5% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 9.4 million barrels per day, up by 1.9% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 4.4 million barrels per day over the past four weeks, down by 1.3% from the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied was virtually unchanged compared with the same four-week period last year. The West Texas Intermediate crude oil price was $57.54 per barrel on November 15, 2019, $0.52 above last week’s price and $1.05 more than a year ago. The spot price for conventional gasoline in the New York Harbor was $1.715 per gallon, $0.015 less than last week’s price but $0.067 above than a year ago. The spot price for No. 2 heating oil in the New York Harbor was $1.935 per gallon, $0.023 above last week’s price but $0.129 under a year ago. The national average retail regular gasoline price was $2.592 per gallon on November 18, 2019, $0.023 less than last week’s price and $0.019 under a year ago. The national average retail diesel fuel price was $3.074 per gallon, $0.001 above last week’s price but $0.208 under a year ago.
