U.S. refinery crude runs saw a notable pullback in the latest weekly data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), with the indicator falling to -0.416 million barrels for the current week from a prior increase of 0.077 million barrels. The update, released on 25 February 2026, highlights a week-over-week contraction in refinery throughput after a modest gain in the previous period.
The figures show a clear reversal in momentum: while the earlier week registered a small uptick in crude runs compared with the week before it, the current data indicate that refiners have scaled back activity. The “Actual” reading reflects the change in crude processed this week versus last week, whereas the “Previous” figure captured the change from the prior week to its predecessor. This swing into negative territory may point to shifting refinery operating conditions or adjustments in response to evolving market dynamics, though the data provided do not specify the underlying drivers.
