EIA Weekly Petroleum Report - Oct 21

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Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the week ending October 16, 2020

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 13.0 million barrels per day during the week ending October 16, 2020 which was 0.6 million barrels per day less than the previous week’s average.
Refineries operated at 72.9% of their operable capacity last week. < Down because of Hurricane Delta.
Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 8.9 million barrels per day.
Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 4.1 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 5.1 million barrels per day last week, down by 167,000 barrels per day from the previous week. < Down because of Hurricane Delta.
Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 5.3 million barrels per day, 13.8% less than the same four-week period last year.
Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 509,000 barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 152,000 barrels per day.

> U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 1.0 million barrels from the previous week. At 488.1 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 10% above the five year average for this time of year.
> Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 1.9 million barrels last week and are about 2% above the five year average for this time of year. Finished gasoline and blending components inventories both increased last week.
> Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 3.8 million barrels last week and are about 19% above the five year average for this time of year.
> Propane/propylene inventories decreased by 1.6 million barrels last week and are about 11% above the five year average for this time of year.
>> Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 7.2 million barrels last week. < Heading in the right direction, put down primarily because of Hurricane Delta.

Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 18.3 million barrels a day, down by 12.9% from the same period last year.
Over the past four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 8.6 million barrels a day, down by 8.7% from the same period last year.
Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 3.8 million barrels a day over the past four weeks, down by 7.0% from the same period last year.
Jet fuel product supplied was down 45.9% compared with the same four-week period last year.