US Crude Inventories Shrank More than Expected to -2.17M

Crude Inventory -2.17M Barrels vs -772K Expected

Cushing +276K vs +399K
Gasoline -2.97M vs -1.27M
Distillate -2.15M vs -888K

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.7 million barrels per day during the week ending April 7, 2017, 268,000 barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 91.0% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging over 9.9 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging about 5.1 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 7.9 million barrels per day last week, up by 28,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 8.1 million barrels per day, 3.0% above the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 488,000 barrels per day. Distillate fuel imports averaged 118,000 barrels per day last week.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 2.2 million barrels from the previous week. At 533.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are near the upper limit of the average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 3.0 million barrels last week, but are in the upper half of the average range. Both finished gasoline inventories and blending components inventories decreased last week. Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 2.2 million barrels last week but are in the upper half of the average range for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories fell 1.2 million barrels last week and are in the lower half of the average range. Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 4.7 million barrels last week.

via Street Insider

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