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


Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the Week Ending April 20, 2007

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged nearly 15.1 million barrels per day during the week ending April 20, down 358,000 barrels per day from the previous week''s average. Refineries operated at 87.8 percent of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production decreased compared to the previous week, averaging over 8.5 million barrels per day, while distillate fuel production also declined, averaging over 4.1 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged over 10.0 million barrels per day last week, up 116,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks, crude oil imports have averaged 10.0 million barrels per day, or 193,000 barrels per day more 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 nearly 1.2 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel imports averaged 310,000 barrels per day last week.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) rose by 2.1 million barrels compared to the previous week. At 334.5 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are in the upper half of the average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories fell by 2.8 million barrels last week, and are well below the lower end of the average range.

Distillate fuel inventories remained the same, and are just below the upper end of the average range for this time of year. Heating oil inventories (high-sulfur) fell last week, but diesel fuel inventories (the sum of ultra-low and low-sulfur) inventories reported a similar gain. Propane/propylene inventories decreased by 0.1 million barrels last week. Total commercial petroleum inventories inched lower by 0.2 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 nearly 20.9 million barrels per day, or 2.6% above the same period last year. Over the last four weeks, motor gasoline demand has averaged over 9.3 million barrels per day, or 2.3 percent above the same period last year. Distillate fuel demand has averaged over 4.3 million barrels per day over the last four weeks, up 2.8 percent compared to the same period last year. Jet fuel demand is down 1.8 percent over the last four weeks compared to the same four-week period last year.


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