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


Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the Week Ending June 29, 2007

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged over 15.5 million barrels per day during the week ending June 29, up 114,000 barrels per day from the previous week''s average. Refineries operated at 90.0 percent of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased slightly compared to the previous week, averaging 9.4 million barrels per day, while distillate fuel production remained relatively flat, averaging 4.0 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged nearly 10.8 million barrels per day last week, up 277,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks, crude oil imports have averaged nearly 10.6 million barrels per day, or 128,000 barrels per day less than averaged over the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 1.4 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel imports averaged 313,000 barrels per day last week.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) rose 3.1 million barrels compared to the previous week. At 354.0 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are well above the upper end of the average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 1.8 million barrels last week, but remain below the lower end of the average range. Increases were seen in both gasoline blending components and finished gasoline inventories. Distillate fuel inventories rose by 1.2 million barrels per day, and are in the middle of the average range for this time of year.

Propane/propylene inventories increased by 1.9 million barrels last week. Total commercial petroleum inventories climbed by 8.3 million barrels last week,and are in the upper half of the average range for this time of year.

Total products supplied over the last four-week period has averaged over 20.8 million barrels per day, or 0.3 percent below the same period last year. Over the last four weeks, motor gasoline demand has averaged nearly 9.6 million barrels per day, or 1.2 percent above the same period last year. Distillate fuel demand has averaged over 4.1 million barrels per day over the last four weeks, up 3.4 percent compared to the same period last year. Jet fuel demand is down 1.6 percent over the last four weeks compared to the same four-week period last year.


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