US crude oil inventories for the week ended Jan. 26, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, increased by 1.2 million bbl from the previous week, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration.
At 421.9 million bbl, US crude oil inventories are about 5% below the 5-year average for this time of year, the EIA report indicated.
EIA said total motor gasoline inventories increased by 1.2 million bbl from last week and are about 1% above the 5-year average for this time of year. Finished gasoline inventories and blending components inventories both increased last week. Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 2.5 million bbl and are about 5% below the 5-year average for this time of year.
Propane-propylene inventories decreased by 5.3 million bbl from last week and are 1% above the 5-year average for this time of year, EIA said.
US crude oil refinery inputs averaged 14.8 million b/d for the week ended Jan. 26, about 428,000 b/d less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 82.9% of capacity.
Gasoline production increased, averaging 9.3 million b/d. Distillate fuel production decreased, averaging 4.4 million b/d.
US crude oil imports averaged 5.6 million b/d, up by 25,000 b/d from the previous week. Over the last 4 weeks, crude oil imports averaged 6.2 million b/d, 5.9% less than the same 4-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports averaged 400,000 b/d. Distillate fuel imports averaged 138,000 b/d.