Crude Oil Summary (EIA)
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.2 million barrels per day during the week ending November 15, 2024, which was 281 thousand barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 90.2% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.3 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 4.8 million barrels per day. U.S. crude oil imports averaged 7.7 million barrels per day last week, increased by 1.2 million barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.6 million barrels per day, 2.7% more than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 374 thousand barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 123 thousand barrels per day. U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 0.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 430.3 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 4% below the five year average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 2.1 million barrels from last week and are about 4% below the five year average for this time of year. Both finished gasoline and blending components inventories increased last week. Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 0.1 million barrels last week and are about 4% below the five year average for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories decreased by 0.7 million barrels from last week and are 10% above the five year average for this time of year. Total commercial petroleum inventories increased by 3.0 million barrels last week. Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 20.7 million barrels a day, up by 1.2% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 8.9 million barrels a day, up by 0.5% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 3.8 million barrels a day over the past four weeks, down by 6.4% from the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied was down 1.3% compared with the same four-week period last year. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil was $67.33 per barrel on November 15, 2024, $3.36 lower than a week ago, and $9.14 less than a year ago. The New York Harbor spot price for conventional gasoline decreased to $2.054 per gallon, $0.077 less than a week ago, and $0.291 less than the yearago price. The spot price for No. 2 heating oil at New York Harbor decreased $0.069 to $2.072 per gallon, $0.689 less than the price last year. The national average retail price for regular gasoline declined to $3.046 per gallon on November 18, 2024, $0.006 below last week’s price, and $0.243 less than the year-ago price. The national average retail diesel fuel price declined $0.03 to $3.491 per gallon, $0.718 lower than the price one year ago.