Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the Week Ending November 19, 2004
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged over 15.5 million barrels per day during
the week ending November 19, down 68,000 barrels per day from the previous
week's average. Refineries operated at 92.9 percent of their operable capacity
last week. High-sulfur distillate fuel production (heating oil) remained
relatively flat compared to the previous week, while low-sulfur distillate fuel
production (diesel fuel) increased. Gasoline production increased slightly last
week, averaging nearly 8.9 million barrels per day.
U.S. crude oil imports averaged nearly 10.2 million barrels per day last week,
down 40,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks
crude oil imports have averaged 10.4 million barrels per day. Although the
origins of weekly crude oil imports are preliminary and thus not published, it
appears that the amount of imports from Saudi Arabia and Venezuela were
relatively low last week, while imports from Mexico and Kuwait were relatively
high. Distillate fuel imports averaged 301,000 barrels per day last week, while
total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline
blending components) increased, averaging 763,000 barrels per day.
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve) inched up by 0.1 million barrels from the previous week. At
292.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are in the middle of the
average range for this time of year. Following nine consecutive weeks of
decline, distillate fuel inventories rose by 1.0 million barrels, but remain
below the lower end of the average range for this time of year. Total motor
gasoline inventories increased by 1.8 million barrels last week, and are in the
upper half of the average range. Total commercial petroleum inventories rose by
1.8 million barrels last week, but remain in the lower portion of the average
range.
Total product supplied over the last four-week period has averaged over 20.6
million barrels per day, or 3.2 percent more than averaged over the same period
last year. Distillate fuel demand over the last four weeks has averaged nearly
4.2 million barrels per day, or 7.9 percent above the same period last year.
Motor gasoline demand is up 1.1 percent, while kerosene-type jet fuel demand is
up 3.3 percent over the last four weeks compared to the same four-week period
last year.
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