The following is the un-edited press release from the Energy Information Administration.


Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the Week Ending May 14, 2008


U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged nearly 15.1 million barrels per day during the week ending May 9, up 405,000 barrels per day from the previous week''s average. Refineries operated at 86.6 percent of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production moved higher compared to the previous week, averaging 8.9 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging about 4.4 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 9.9 million barrels per day last week, down 695 thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks, crude oil imports have averaged 10.2 million barrels per day, 9 thousand barrels per day below the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 915 thousand barrels per day. Distillate fuel imports averaged 216 thousand barrels per day last week.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 200 thousand barrels from the previous week. At 325.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are in the middle of the average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 1.7 million barrels last week, and are in the middle of the average range. Finished gasoline inventories fell last week while gasoline blending components inventories increased during this same time. Distillate fuel inventories increased by 1.4 million barrels and are in the lower half of the average range for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories increased by 1.5 million barrels last week. Total commercial petroleum inventories increased by 5.0 million barrels last week, and are in the middle of the average range for this time of year.

Total products supplied over the last four-week period has averaged 20.5 million barrels per day, down by 0.3 percent compared to the similar period last year. Over the last four weeks, motor gasoline demand has averaged nearly 9.3 million barrels per day, down by 0.2 percent from the same period last year. Distillate fuel demand has averaged 4.2 million barrels per day over the last four weeks, up 0.8 percent from the same period last year. Jet fuel demand is 5.3 percent lower over the last four weeks compared to the same four-week period last year.


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