UPDATE: Crude Inventory -1.86M Barrels vs -1.43M Expected

• Crude Inventory -1.86M Barrels vs -1.43M Expected
• Cushing -1.83M
• Gasoline +44K vs +688K Expected
• +269K vs -1.26M Expected

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged over 16.8 million barrels per day during the week ending November 17, 2017, 199,000 barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 91.3% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging over 10.4 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging over 5.3 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged about 7.9 million barrels per day last week, down by 25,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks, crude oil imports averaged 7.7 million barrels per day, 5.3% less than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 514,000 barrels per day. Distillate fuel imports averaged 190,000 barrels per day last week.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 1.9 million barrels from the previous week. At 457.1 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are in the upper half of the average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories remained unchanged last week, and are in the middle of the average range. Finished gasoline inventories increased, while blending components inventories decreased last week. Distillate fuel inventories increased by 0.3 million barrels last week but are in the lower half of the average range for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories decreased by 1.0 million barrels last week, and are in the lower half of the average range. Total commercial petroleum inventories remained unchanged last week.

Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 20.0 million barrels per day, up by 0.1% from the same period last year. Over the last four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged over 9.4 million barrels per day, up by 2.6% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged over 4.0 million barrels per day over the last four weeks, up by 0.8% from the same period last year. Jet fuel product supplied is down 2.3% compared to the same four-week period last year.

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