EIA: Commercial crude oil inventories increased by 7.2 million barrels from previous week

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

• U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.8 million barrels per day during the week ending March 29, 2019.
• Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.8 million barrels per day.
• Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 4.9 million barrels per day.
• U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 7.2 million barrels from the previous week.
• U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.8 million barrels per day last week, up by 223,000 barrels per day from the previous week.