Refineries operated at 89.3 percent of their operable capacity last week, said the Weekly Petroleum Data Report.
During the same period, both gasoline and distillate fuel production fell, averaging 9.8 million b/d and 4.6 million b/d respectively.
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories, excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, rose by 0.6 million barrels from the previous week to 470.5 million barrels, about three percent above the five year average for this time of year.
Total motor gasoline inventories went down by 0.3 million barrels from the previous week, about seven percent below the five year average for this time of year.
Finished gasoline inventories increased while blending components inventories decreased last week.
Distillate fuel inventories dropped by 0.6 million barrels last week, about 11 percent below the five year average for this time of year.
Propane/propylene inventories surged by 0.5 million barrels from last week, about 30 percent above the five year average for this time of year.
Total commercial petroleum inventories increased by 8.4 million barrels last week.
Total products supplied over the last four week period averaged 20.0 million b/d, up by 0.7 percent from the same period last year.
Over the past four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 9.1 million b/d, up by 5.5 percent from the same period last year.
During the same period, distillate fuel product supplied averaged 3.9 million b/d, up by 1.5 percent from the same period last year.
U.S. jet fuel product supplied was up 1.5 percent compared with the same four week period last year, according to the report.
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