U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged over 16.0 million barrels per day during the week ending October 27, 2017, 10,000 barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 88.1% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 10.2 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging over 5.0 million barrels per day. U.S. crude oil imports averaged about 7.6 million barrels per day last week, down by 552,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks, crude oil imports averaged 7.7 million barrels per day, remaining unchanged from the same four- week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 540,000 barrels per day. Distillate fuel imports averaged 137,000 barrels per day last week. U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic […]