Energy Information Administration or EIA stated yesterday that the US crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.5 million barrels per day during the week ending September 19, 2025, which was 52 thousand barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 93% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.7 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased by 29 thousand barrels per day last week, averaging 5 million barrels per day.
US crude oil imports averaged 6.5 million barrels per day last week, increased by 803 thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.3 million barrels per day, 0.9% less than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 506 thousand barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 69 thousand barrels per day.
US commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 0.6 million barrels from the previous week. At 414.8 million barrels, US crude oil inventories are about 4% below the five-year average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 1.1 barrels from last week and are 2% below the five-year average for this time of year. Both finished gasoline inventories and blending components inventories decreased last week.