According to our analysis crude oil moved 29 ticks on DOE Petroleum Status Report data on 9 April 2025.
Light sweet crude oil (29 ticks)
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U.S. Petroleum Market Snapshot – Week Ending April 4, 2025
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Weekly Petroleum Status Report offers a detailed overview of refinery activity, inventory shifts, import levels, and product supply trends. The data highlights a broadly steady refining environment with subtle but important changes in stock levels and product flows.
Refinery Activity
During the week ending April 4, 2025, U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.6 million barrels per day. This represents a slight increase of 69,000 barrels per day compared to the previous week. Refineries operated at 86.7% of operable capacity, nearly unchanged from the prior week's 86.6%, but lower than the 88.3% level recorded during the same period last year.
Production of key refined products showed a week-over-week decline. Motor gasoline production averaged 8.9 million barrels per day, while distillate fuel oil production averaged 4.7 million barrels per day—both lower than the previous week’s figures and also below year-ago levels.
Crude Oil and Product Imports
U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.2 million barrels per day, a decrease of 277,000 barrels per day from the prior week. Over the last four weeks, imports have averaged 6.1 million barrels per day, 6.9% less than during the same period last year.
Motor gasoline imports last week averaged 778,000 barrels per day, while distillate fuel imports came in at 69,000 barrels per day.
Net imports over the past four weeks averaged:
Crude oil: 1.96 million barrels per day
Petroleum products: -4.95 million barrels per day
Total: -2.98 million barrels per day
Inventory Changes
Commercial crude oil inventories, excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), increased by 2.6 million barrels, reaching a total of 442.3 million barrels. This level is approximately 5% below the five-year average for this time of year.
Motor gasoline inventories decreased by 1.6 million barrels to 236.0 million barrels, which is in line with the five-year average. Within that category, finished gasoline stocks increased, while blending component inventories decreased.
Distillate fuel inventories dropped significantly, falling by 3.5 million barrels to 111.1 million barrels. These inventories are now about 9% below the five-year average. Propane/propylene inventories rose by 1.5 million barrels but remain 5% below the seasonal norm.
Total commercial petroleum inventories increased modestly by 1.2 million barrels over the week.
Product Supplied
The four-week average for total products supplied—a proxy for demand—was 19.6 million barrels per day, down 1.9% compared to the same period last year.
Motor gasoline product supplied averaged 8.6 million barrels per day over the past four weeks, down 2.8% from the same period last year. In contrast, distillate fuel oil product supplied rose by 7.3% to 3.8 million barrels per day. Jet fuel product supplied also increased, up 5.2% year-over-year.
This data reflects ongoing structural shifts in supply and demand across key fuel categories and underscores the importance of monitoring both production levels and inventory trends.
Disclaimer: This blog post is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Always conduct thorough research and consider seeking advice from a financial professional before making any investment decisions.
Source: https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/weekly/archive/2025/2025_04_09/pdf/highlights.pdf
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