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


Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the Week Ending August 1, 2008

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.0 million barrels per day during the week ending August 1, down 123 thousand barrels per day from the previous week''s average. Refineries operated at 87.0 percent of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production rose last week, averaging nearly 9.1 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 4.6 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 10.2 million barrels per day last week, up 188 thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks, crude oil imports have averaged about 10.2 million barrels per day, 288 thousand barrels per day above the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 864 thousand barrels per day. Distillate fuel imports averaged 292 thousand barrels per day last week.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 1.7 million barrels from the previous week. At 296.9 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are in the lower half of the average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 4.4 million barrels last week, and are in the middle of the average range. Both finished gasoline inventories and gasoline blending components inventories decreased last week. Distillate fuel inventories increased by 2.8 million barrels, and are near the upper boundary of the average range for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories increased by 1.4 million barrels last week but remain below the lower limit of the average range. Total commercial petroleum inventories increased by 2.6 million barrels last week, and are in the lower half of the average range for this time of year.

Total products supplied over the last four-week period has averaged 20.1 million barrels per day, down by 2.6 percent compared to the similar period last year. Over the last four weeks, motor gasoline demand has averaged 9.4 million barrels per day, down by 2.3 percent from the same period last year. Distillate fuel demand has averaged 4.1 million barrels per day over the last four weeks, up by 3.5 percent from the same period last year. Jet fuel demand is 7.1 percent lower over the last four weeks compared to the same four-week period last year.


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