Tuesday, August 12, 2025

U.S. crude oil inventories decrease by 2.7 million barrels

Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of April 25, 2025

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 2.7 million barrels from the previous week.  At 440.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are 6% below the five-year average for this time of year, according to the EIA crude oil and petroleum weekly storage data, reporting inventories as of April 25, 2025.

Summary of weekly petroleum data for the week ending April 25, 2025

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.1 million barrels per day during the week ending April 25, 2025, which was 189 thousand barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 88.6% of their operable capacity last week.

  • Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.5 million barrels per day.
  • Distillate fuel production was flat last week, averaging 4.6 million barrels per day.

Imports

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 5.5 million barrels per day last week, decreased by 90 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 5.8 million barrels per day, 11% less than the same four-week period last year.

Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 581 thousand barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 99 thousand barrels per day.

Products inventories

  • Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 4.0 million barrels from last week and are about 4% below the five year average for this time of year.
  • Finished gasoline inventories and blending components inventories decreased last week.
  • Distillate fuel inventories increased by 0.9 million barrels last week and are about 13% below the five year average for this time of year.
  • Propane/propylene inventories increased by 0.6 million barrels from last week and are 8% below the five year average for this time of year.
  • Total commercial petroleum inventories increased by 4.2 million barrels last week.

Products supplied

Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 19.7 million barrels per day, up  by 0.3% from the same period last year. Over the past four weeks:

  • Motor gasoline product supplied averaged 8.9 million barrels per day, down by 3.2% from the same period last year.
  • Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 3.8 million barrels per day over the past four weeks, up by 10.3% with the same period last year.
  • Jet fuel product supplied was up 11.9% compared with the same four-week period last year.

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