U.S. DOE Weekly Petroleum Status Report for Dec. 21 (Text)

Following is the text of the weekly Petroleum Status Report from the U.S. Department of Energy:

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged over 15.3 million barrels per day during the week ending December 21, 266 thousand barrels per day below the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 90.3 percent of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging over 9.5 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production increased last week, averaging slightly over 4.9 million barrels per day.