Petroleum supply monthly, August 1988

Technical Report · Tue Oct 25 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6756274

Total US demand for petroleum products (measured as products supplied) averaged 17.4 million barrels per day in August 1988. This is over 0.8 million barrels per day above the level for July and over 1.0 million barrels above the level for August 1987. Total product supplied for the first 8 months of 1988 was 2.5 percent higher than during the same period in 1987. Demand for all major products increased in August, with distillate, asphalt and road oil, and residual fuel oil showing the largest gains. Other highlights for August 1988 include: stocks of crude oil, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), dropped 16.2 million barrels in August to 333.2 million barrels; total product stocks increased for the second month in a row, rising 9.4 million barrels to 735.4 million barrels; and the US refinery utilization rate increased from 86.5 percent in July to 87.4 percent in August. 12 figs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Oil and Gas
• OSTI ID: 6756274
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0109(88/08); ON: DE89002157
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DATA
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
EXPORTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL SUPPLIES
FUELS
GASOLINE
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PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
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RESIDUAL PETROLEUM
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