Commodities Buzz: US Crude oil imports fall 5.1% on year in last four weeks says EIA

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) stated yesterday that US crude oil refinery inputs averaged 17.2 million barrels per day during the week ending August 8, 2025, which was 56 thousand barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 96.4% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.8 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased by 32 thousand barrels per day last week, averaging 5.1 million barrels per day.

The US crude oil imports averaged 6.9 million barrels per day last week, increased by 958 thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.2 million barrels per day, 5.1% less than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 632 thousand barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 107 thousand barrels per day.

EIA noted that US commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 3 million barrels from the previous week. At 426.7 million barrels, US crude oil inventories are about 6% below the five-year average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 0.8 million barrels from last week and are at the five-year average for this time of year. Finished gasoline inventories increased and blending components inventories decreased last week.

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