FxWirePro: Key charts explaining crude oil inventories and production report of EIA

Here are some key charts based on data from United States’ Energy Information Agency (EIA) that explains the level of inventories, refinery demand, and production.

• Chart 1 shows crude oil production in the United States which has reached an all-time high. It rose last week to 10.369 million barrels per day last week compared to 10.283 million barrels per day in the week before.
   
• Chart 2 shows the level of U.S. distillate inventories. After a steady decline since 2015, the inventories have started rising against since December last year. However, according to the latest report, the inventory is at 137.426 million barrels.
   
• U.S. oil imports have been declining over the past couple of year. However, Chart 3 shows that imports rose last week to 8 million barrels per day.
   
• Chart 4 shows the level of U.S. crude oil exports, which has fallen from a record high of 2.113 million barrels per day. Last week export was 1.498 million barrels per day.
   
• Chart 5 shows U.S. refinery operating at 88 percent capacity.
   
• Chart 6 shows the level of crude oil inventories, which has declined around 108 million barrels since March 2017. Inventories have risen last week to 425.9 million barrels.

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