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U.S. gasoline production hits record
American Petroleum Institute reports that U.S. gasoline production was a record 8.23 million b/d in July, a 3.5% increase from July 1997. The previous record was 8.19 million b/d in June 1997. API also said inputs to U.S. refineries last July were 15.73 million b/d, matching a record set in 1978, when total U.S. refined product consumption also was a record, at 18.85 million b/d.