US Refinery Crude Runs
Refiner net input of crude oil, the volume US refineries actually processed, in millions of barrels per day, from the EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report. Weekly since August 1982. Runs divided by operable capacity is the utilization rate published on the refinery utilization page.
Refiner net crude input (million b/d)
- YoY %
- 4.6%
Next release: ≈ Sep 16, 2026
Latest reading
As of September 4, 2026, Crude Runs (Refiner net crude input (million b/d)) stands at 17.59 — up from 17.50 the prior reading, 2.2% below the August 10, 2018 record of 17.98. Runs are the product supply of the country in one number. They cannot exceed capacity, and they fall every spring and autumn for maintenance, so a high-runs reading in September says refineries are deferring nothing. When runs sit within a few percent of the record while product inventories are thin, more supply cannot come from running harder; it has to come from imports, from demand backing off, or from exports slowing. Series history runs from 1982 to present.
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Full history
Million barrels per day
Year-over-year %
Crude runs against the same week a year earlier, which removes the spring and autumn maintenance seasons.
Methodology & data
Crude Runs is sourced from EIA directly from the publisher’s own dataset (EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WCRRIUS2), weekly, million barrels per day; release date estimated as the Wednesday after each survey week). We pull the complete history, chart it on a weekly basis, overlay SPY for context, and generate a dated plain-English reading from the latest release — with no smoothing or adjustment beyond what the chart legend states.
Every reading is stamped with its release date, last updated 2026-09-14. Maintained and reviewed by Yuriy Matso; see our methodology for the standards every series on the site is held to.
Frequently asked questions
What is the US Refinery Crude Runs?
Refiner net input of crude oil, the volume US refineries actually processed, in millions of barrels per day, from the EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report. Weekly since August 1982. Runs divided by operable capacity is the utilization rate published on the refinery utilization page.
How do you read Crude Runs?
Runs are the product supply of the country in one number. They cannot exceed capacity, and they fall every spring and autumn for maintenance, so a high-runs reading in September says refineries are deferring nothing. When runs sit within a few percent of the record while product inventories are thin, more supply cannot come from running harder; it has to come from imports, from demand backing off, or from exports slowing.
Where does the Crude Runs data come from?
EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WCRRIUS2), weekly, million barrels per day; release date estimated as the Wednesday after each survey week. We chart the full history and publish a dated, plain-English reading with every release; the raw series is downloadable as CSV at /data/indicators/crude-runs.csv.
How often is Crude Runs updated?
Crude Runs is a weekly series from EIA, refreshed here as soon as a new release posts from EIA.
Refiner net crude input (million b/d)
- YoY %
- 4.6%
Next release: ≈ Sep 16, 2026