Mumbai, April 23 -- The US Energy Information Administration or EIA has stated that crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.0 million barrels per day during the week ending April 17, 2026, which was 55 thousand barrels per day less than the previous week's average. Refineries operated at 89.1% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 10.1 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased, averaging 5.0 million barrels per day.
US crude oil imports averaged 6.1 million barrels per day last week, increasing by 787 thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.0 million barrels per day, 0.4% less than the same four-week pe...