Commodities Buzz: US Crude oil imports down 5.3% on year in last four weeks says EIA

The US Energy Information Administration or EIA has stated that US crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.2 million barrels per day during the week ending October 24, 2025, which was 0.5 million barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 88.6% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production decreased last week, still averaging 9.6 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased by 134 thousand barrels per day last week, averaging 4.5 million barrels per day.

The US crude oil imports averaged 5.1 million barrels per day last week, decreased by 867 thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 5.7 million barrels per day, 5.3% less than the same four-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components) last week averaged 466 thousand barrels per day, and distillate fuel imports averaged 109 thousand barrels per day.

EIA further noted that US commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 6.9 million barrels from the previous week. At 416.0 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 5.9 million barrels from last week and are about 3% below the five-year average for this time of year. Both finished gasoline and blending components inventories decreased last week.

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