Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the Week Ending October 23, 2009
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 14.2 million barrels per day during the
week ending October 23, 133 thousand barrels per day above the previous week's
average. Refineries operated at 81.8 percent of their operable capacity last
week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 8.8 million barrels
per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 3.8 million
barrels per day.
U.S. crude oil imports averaged 8.9 million barrels per day last week, up 191
thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks,
crude oil imports have averaged 8.9 million barrels per day, 880 thousand
barrels per day below the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline
imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components)
last week averaged 756 thousand barrels per day. Distillate fuel imports
averaged 184 thousand barrels per day last week.
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve) increased by 0.8 million barrels from the previous week. At
339.9 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are above the upper boundary
of the average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories
increased by 1.7 million barrels last week, and are above the upper limit of
the average range. Finished gasoline inventories decreased while blending
components increased last week. Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 2.1
million barrels, and are above the upper boundary of the average range for
this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories decreased by 0.6 million
barrels last week and are in the upper half of the average range. Total
commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 1.6 million barrels last week,
and are above the upper limit of the average range for this time of year.
Total products supplied over the last four-week period has averaged 18.7
million barrels per day, down by 3.0 percent compared to the similar period
last year. Over the last four weeks, motor gasoline demand has averaged about
9.1 million barrels per day, up by 1.9 percent from the same period last year.
Distillate fuel demand has averaged 3.6 million barrels per day over the last
four weeks, down by 13.1 percent from the same period last year. Jet fuel
demand is 5.0 percent lower over the last four weeks compared to the same
four-week period last year.
The tables that follow display the latest U.S. Petroleum Balance Sheet and the
most recent 4 weeks of Weekly Petroleum Status Report data.
Table 1. U.S. Petroleum Balance Sheet, 4 Weeks Ending 10/23/2009
Cumulative
Four Week Averages Daily Averages
Petroleum Supply Ending % 295 Days %
(Thousand Barrels per Day) 10/23/09 10/23/08 Change 2009 2008 Chg
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Crude Oil Supply
Domestic Production (1) 5,366 4,511 19.0 5,250 4,940 6.3
Net Imports (Incl SPR) (2) 8,823 9,693 -9.0 9,221 9,746 -5.4
Gross Imports (Excl SPR) 8,855 9,735 -9.0 9,208 9,772 -5.8
SPR Imports 0 0 -- 49 0 --
Exports 32 42 -23.8 36 26 38.5
SPR Stocks W/D or Added 0 49 -- -79 -17 --
Other Stocks W/D or Added -52 -229 -- -38 -81 --
Product Supplied and Losses 0 0 -- 0 0 --
Unaccounted-for Crude Oil (3) 107 145 -- 74 99 --
Crude Oil Input to Refineries 14,244 14,168 0.5 14,428 14,686 -1.8
Other Supply
Natural Gas Liquids Prod. (4) 1,940 1,882 3.1 1,993 2,102 -5.2
Other Liquids New Supply 502 638 -21.3 630 478 31.8
Crude Oil Product Supplied 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Processing Gain 967 984 -1.7 974 994 -2.0
Net Product Imports (5) 732 1,572 -53.4 855 1,364 -37.3
Gross Product Imports (5) 2,593 3,116 -16.8 2,768 3,146 -12.0
Product Exports (5) 1,861 1,544 20.5 1,912 1,782 7.3
Prod Stocks W/D or Added (6)(7) 330 57 -- -164 -49 --
Total Prod Supplied for Domestic Use 18,715 19,300 -3.0 18,718 19,574 -4.4
Products Supplied
Finished Motor Gasoline (4) 9,083 8,911 1.9 9,024 9,003 0.2
Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel 1,359 1,430 -5.0 1,409 1,567 -10.1
Distillate Fuel Oil 3,552 4,087 -13.1 3,598 3,963 -9.2
Residual Fuel Oil 573 581 -1.4 549 620 -11.5
Propane/Propylene 1,209 1,053 14.8 1,072 1,134 -5.5
Other Oils (8) 2,940 3,238 -9.2 3,066 3,287 -6.7
Total Products Supplied 18,715 19,300 -3.0 18,718 19,574 -4.4
Total Net Imports 9,555 11,265 -15.2 10,076 11,110 -9.3
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Petroleum Stocks % Chg fr
(Million Barrels) 10/23/09 10/16/09 10/23/08 Prev Week Yr Ago
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Crude Oil (Excluding SPR) (9) 339.9 339.1 310.1 0.2 9.6
Total Motor Gasoline 208.6 206.9 193.5 0.8 7.8
Reformulated 0.7 0.8 1.4 -12.5 -50.0
Conventional 76.9 76.9 93.5 0.0 -17.8
Blending Components 131.0 129.2 98.6 1.4 32.9
Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel 45.9 45.1 38.2 1.8 20.2
Distillate Fuel Oil (7) 167.8 169.9 127.6 -1.2 31.5
15 ppm sulfur and Under 95.5 98.1 68.2 -2.7 40.0
> 15 ppm to 500 ppm sulfur 20.6 20.2 19.5 2.0 5.6
> 500 ppm sulfur 51.7 51.7 39.9 0.0 29.6
Residual Fuel Oil 34.3 34.2 39.3 0.3 -12.7
Propane/Propylene 71.0 71.6 59.4 -0.8 19.5
Unfinished Oils 82.7 82.7 92.0 0.0 -10.1
Other Oils (10) 147.5 149.6 146.9 -1.4 0.4
Total Stocks (Excl SPR) (7) 1,097.6 1,099.2 1,007.1 -0.1 9.0
Crude Oil in SPR 725.1 725.1 702.0 0.0 3.3
Total Stocks (Incl SPR) (7) 1,822.7 1,824.3 1,709.1 -0.1 6.6
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