Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the week ending December 7, 2018 U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 17.4 million barrels per day during the week ending December 7, 2018, which was 51,000 barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 95.1% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 10.5 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 5.5 million barrels per day. U.S. crude oil imports averaged 7.4 million barrels per day last week, up by 174,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the ... (full story)