US crude oil inventories for the week ended Aug. 4, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, increased by 5.9 million bbl from the previous week, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration.
At 445.6 million bbl, US crude oil inventories are slightly below the 5-year average for this time of year, the EIA report indicated.
EIA said total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 2.7 million bbl from last week and are about 7% below the 5-year range for this time of year. Finished gasoline inventories and blending component inventories both decreased last week. Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 1.7 million bbl and are about 17% below the 5-year average for this time of year.
Propane-propylene inventories increased by 1.3 million bbl and are 24% above the 5-year average for this time of year, EIA said.
US refinery inputs averaged 16.6 million b/d for the week ended Aug. 4, about 62,000 b/d more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 93.8% of capacity.
Gasoline production increased, averaging 9.9 million b/d. Distillate fuel production increased, averaging 4.9 million b/d.
US crude oil imports averaged 6.7 million b/d, up 14,000 b/d from the previous week. Over the last 4 weeks, crude oil imports averaged 6.7 million b/d, 2.7% more than the same period last year. Total motor gasoline imports averaged 684,000 b/d. Distillate fuel imports averaged 65,000 b/d.