Crude Oil Summary (EIA)
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.7 million barrels per day during the week ending December 6, 2024, which was 251 thousand barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 92.4% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 10.0 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 5.2 million barrels per day. U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.0 million barrels per day last week, decreased by 1.3 million barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.8 million barrels per day, 2.5% more than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 464 thousand barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 154 thousand barrels per day. U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 1.4 million barrels from the previous week. At 422.0 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 6% below the five year average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 5.1 million barrels from last week and are about 4% 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 3.2 million barrels last week and are about 4% below the five year average for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories decreased by 3.0 million barrels from last week and are 7% above the five year average for this time of year. Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 0.9 million barrels last week. Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 20.1 million barrels a day, up by 0.9% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 8.6 million barrels a day, up by 1.4% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 3.6 million barrels a day over the past four weeks, down by 2.1% from, the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied was up 7.4% compared with the same four-week period last year. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil was $68.58 per barrel on December 6, 2024, $0.32 more than a week ago, and $2.29 less than a year ago. The New York Harbor spot price for conventional gasoline decreased to $1.988 per gallon, $0.047 less than a week ago, and $0.242 less than the yearago price. The spot price for No. 2 heating oil at New York Harbor decreased $0.054 to $2.049 per gallon, $0.450 less than the price last year. The national average retail price for regular gasoline declined to $3.008 per gallon on December 9, 2024, $0.026 below last week’s price, and $0.128 less than the year-ago price. The national average retail diesel fuel price decreased $0.082 to $3.458 per gallon, $0.529 lower than the price one year ago.