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This Week in Petroleum

Release Date: April 24, 2024 Next Release Date: May 1, 2024

Crude oil futures and estimated contract prices (dollars per barrel)

Crude oil futures and estimated contract prices (dollars per barrel)more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24 03/08/24
Contract 1 77.87 NA NA 86.91 NA 80.63 81.04 78.01
Contract 2 77.71 NA NA 86.10 NA 80.17 80.58 77.50
Contract 3 77.32 NA NA 85.20 NA 79.61 80.14 77.03
Contract 4 76.80 NA NA 84.24 NA 78.95 79.61 76.51
Note: Markets were closed on 3/29/2024. Futures Prices after April 5, 2024, are not available.

Crude oil stocks (million barrels) and days of supply

Crude oil stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24 03/08/24
U.S. 460.9 453.6 460.0 457.3 451.4 448.2 445.0 447.0
East Coast (PADD 1) 7.6 8.3 8.6 7.9 7.4 8.8 8.3 8.1
Midwest (PADD 2) 117.9 119.9 119.0 119.9 119.5 119.2 116.7 117.3
Cushing, Oklahoma 33.1 32.4 33.0 33.0 33.2 33.5 31.4 31.5
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 259.9 254.8 260.9 257.5 250.4 248.3 247.9 248.6
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 25.2 25.1 25.5 25.8 26.0 26.2 26.3 25.8
West Coast (PADD 5) 50.3 45.5 46.0 46.2 48.2 45.7 45.9 47.1
Days of supply (number of days) more supply data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24 03/08/24
U.S. 29.3 28.6 29.0 28.9 28.5 28.6 29.0 29.7
Note: Days of Supply calculated as: U.S. crude oil stocks / Four-week average U.S. crude oil refinery inputs

Crude oil production, imports, and exports (million barrels per day)

Crude oil production (million barrels per day)more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24
U.S. production 12.250 13.100 13.100 13.100 12.200 13.100 13.100 13.100
Crude oil imports (million barrels per day) more import data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24
U.S. Crude oil, excluding SPR 6.502 6.503 6.554 6.508 6.376 6.497 6.461 6.434
Crude oil exports (million barrels per day) more export data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24
U.S. exports 4.339 4.159 3.909 3.948 4.819 5.179 4.726 2.708

Crude oil refinery inputs (million barrels per day)

Crude oil refinery inputs (million barrels per day)more refinery input data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24
U.S. 15.719 15.866 15.881 15.849 15.833 15.871 15.913 15.782
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.747 0.769 0.776 0.766 0.791 0.756 0.803 0.748
Midwest (PADD 2) 3.635 3.610 3.669 3.733 3.577 3.559 3.588 3.516
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 8.706 8.800 8.754 8.694 8.788 8.885 8.828 8.765
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.561 0.555 0.548 0.543 0.545 0.562 0.552 0.580
West Coast (PADD 5) 2.070 2.132 2.134 2.114 2.132 2.109 2.142 2.173

Abbreviations: NA = Not Available  |  W = Data Withheld