Washington DC - April 14 - The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The increase was attributable to higher prices for both fuel and nonfuel imports and followed a 0.2 percent decline in February.

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Washington DC - April 13 - To ensure that American taxpayers receive a fair return from energy resources developed on public lands and on the Outer Continental Shelf, the Interior Department’s energy agencies will review oil and natural gas fiscal systems for federally-owned offshore and onshore lands.

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Washington DC - April 9 - Total inventories of merchant wholesalers were $393.5 billion at the end of February, up 0.6 percent from the revised January level, but were down 7.4 percent from a year ago.

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Washington DC - April 7 - U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 14.6 million barrels per day during the week ending April 2, 370 thousand barrels per day above the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 84.5 percent of their operable capacity last week.

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Washington DC - April 7 - EIA forecasts that regular-grade motor gasoline retail prices will average $2.92 per gallon during this summer’s driving season (the period between April 1 and September 30), up from $2.44 per gallon last summer.

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Washington DC - March 31 - U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 14.2 million barrels per day during the week ending March 26, 192 thousand barrels per day above the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 82.6 percent of their operable capacity last week.

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Washington DC - March 24 - U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 14.0 million barrels per day during the week ending March 19, 102 thousand barrels per day above the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 81.1 percent of their operable capacity last week.

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Washington DC - March 17 - U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 13.9 million barrels per day during the week ending March 12, 15 thousand barrels per day above the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 80.6 percent of their operable capacity last week.

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Washington DC - March 17 - The U.S. Import Price Index fell 0.3 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The decrease was led by a 1.9 percent downturn in fuel prices, which more than offset a 0.2 percent advance in nonfuel prices. Export prices fell 0.5 percent in February.

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Washington DC - March 12 - The U.S. Census Bureau announced that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February were $355.5 billion, an increase of 0.3 percent from the previous month and 3.9 percent above February 2009.

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Washington DC - March 10 - U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 13.9 million barrels per day during the week ending March 5, 149 thousand barrels per day below the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 80.7 percent of their operable capacity last week.

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Washington DC - March 10 - EIA forecasts that the annual average retail gasoline price will increase from $2.35 per gallon in 2009 to $2.84 in 2010 and to $2.96 in 2011 because of projected rising crude oil prices.  Average U.S. pump prices likely will exceed $3 per gallon at times during the forthcoming spring and summer driving season.

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Washington DC - March 3 - U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 14.1 million barrels per day during the week ending February 26, 33 thousand barrels per day below the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 81.9 percent of their operable capacity last week.

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Washington DC - February 24 - U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 14.1 million barrels per day during the week ending February 19, 335 thousand barrels per day above the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 81.2 percent of their operable capacity last week.

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Washington DC - February 18 - U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 13.8 million barrels per day during the week ending February 12, 182 thousand barrels per day above the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 79.8 percent of their operable capacity last week.

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