Mumbai, July 30 -- Energy Information Administration or EIA stated in a latest weekly update that the US crude oil refinery inputs averaged 17.3 million barrels per day during the week ending July 24, 2026, which was 271 thousand barrels per day more than the previous week's average. Refineries operated at 97.2% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.9 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased, averaging 5.4 million barrels per day.

The US crude oil imports averaged 5.7 million barrels per day last week, decreased by 124 thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 5.7 million barrels per day, 7% less than ...