Tampa, FL – AAA says this week’s petroleum status report from the Energy Information Administration revealed that crude stocks fell by 4 million bbl to 466.6 million bbl last week.
While the new level is 32.8 million bbl lower than the level at this time in spring 2018, the step back is a reversal from the previous week that saw crude inventories climb by 10 million bbl.
Contributing to the recent reduction in total domestic crude inventories was a slight reduction in domestic crude production to 12.2 million b/d and a drop in crude imports from 7.4 million b/d to 6.7 million b/d.
The reduction in crude inventories occurred despite crude exports falling last week from 2.6 million b/d to 2.3 million b/d.
If total crude stocks continue to tighten, American motorists will likely see pump prices continue to increase this spring – alongside the global price of crude as tightening supply amid robust global crude demand will increase the price per barrel of oil.
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