U.S. EIA refinery crude runs registered a smaller week‑over‑week decline in the latest data, suggesting a stabilizing trend in refinery activity. For the week ending prior to 22 April 2026, refinery crude runs fell by 0.055 million barrels, compared with a larger drop of 0.208 million barrels in the previous week.
The data, reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on 22 April 2026, indicate that while refinery throughput is still edging lower, the pace of decline has eased. The “Actual” figure reflects the change in refinery runs from the current week to the prior week, whereas the “Previous” figure tracked the change from that earlier week to the one before it, underscoring an incremental moderation in the weekly contraction of crude processing volumes.
