U.S. oil demand as measured byproducts supplied rose 2.3 pct in the four weeks ended March 13
to 16.49 mln barrels per day (bpd) from 16.11 mln in the same
period a year ago, the Energy Information Administration (EIA)
said.
    In its weekly petroleum status report, the Energy
Department agency said distillate demand was up 2.9 pct in the
period to 3.43 mln bpd from 3.33 mln a year earlier.
    Gasoline demand averaged 6.93 mln bpd, up 4.0 pct from 6.67
mln last year, while residual fuel demand was 1.31 mln bpd, off
7.9 pct from 1.42 mln, the EIA said.
    Domestic crude oil production was estimated at 8.36 mln
bpd, down 8.1 pct from 9.10 mln a year ago, and gross daily
crude imports (excluding those for the SPR) averaged 3.70 mln
bpd, up 24.8 pct from 2.96 mln, the EIA said.
    Refinery crude runs in the four weeks were 11.92 mln bpd,
up 1.0 pct from 11.80 mln a year earlier, it said.
    Year-to-date figures will not become available until March
26 when EIA's Petroleum Supply Monthly data for January 1987
becomes available, the agency said.
 Reuter
