EIA: Commercial crude oil inventories stayed virtually unchanged in week ending Dec. 21

Below are some key highlights from the weekly report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

• U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 17.4 million barrels per day during the week ending December 21, 2018, which was 58,000 barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. 
• Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 10.1 million barrels per day.
• Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging 5.4 million barrels per day
• U.S. crude oil imports averaged 7.7 million barrels per day last week, up by 233,000 barrels per day from the previous week. 
• U.S. commercial crude oil inventories remained virtually unchanged from the previous week. 
• Total products supplied over the last four-week period averaged 21.3 million barrels per day, up by 3.4% from the same period last year.