Oil Boom Profits

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged over 15.4 million barrels per day during
the week ending April 13, up 372,000 barrels per day from the previous week's
average.  Refineries operated at 90.4 percent of their operable capacity last
week.  Gasoline production increased compared to the previous week, averaging
nearly 8.7 million barrels per day, while distillate fuel production declined
slightly, averaging over 4.2 million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged over 9.9 million barrels per day last week, up
115,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks, crude
oil imports have averaged 9.9 million barrels per day, or 84,000 barrels per day
more than averaged over the same four-week period last year.  Total motor
gasoline imports (including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending
components) last week averaged over 1.0 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel
imports averaged 263,000 barrels per day last week.