Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the week ending September 27, 2019 U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.0 million barrels per day during the week ending September 27, 2019, which was 496,000 barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 86.4% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 10.1 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 4.8 million barrels per day. U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.3 million barrels per day last week, down by 87,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.6 million barrels per day, 15.7% less than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 843,000 barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 50,000 barrels per day. […]