US fuel oil production rose in August, the Energy Information Administration data reported via reports shows, with average daily output 13% higher than in July.
The EIA recorded residual fuel oil production rising by 39,000 barrels per day to 343,000 b/d in August compared with July. Over the same month the data show US supply of residual fuel oil fell by 36,000 b/d to 277,000 b/d.
Imports of residual fuel oil into the United States declined by 29,000 b/d between July and August, according to the same EIA figures cited by reports on 4 September 2026.
Monthly movements in residual fuel oil
The reported figures indicate production increased while both supply and imports moved downwards in the month-to-month comparison. Production at 343,000 b/d exceeded the reported supply of 277,000 b/d, a difference of 66,000 b/d in the EIA summary.
These changes were presented by reports as derived from the EIA monthly statistical release dated 4 September 2026. The source framed the August outcome as a 13% rise in average daily fuel oil production compared with July.
Trade and supply balances
A 29,000 b/d fall in imports accompanied the production increase and the decline in reported supply, leaving the net balance between domestic output and available supply altered in August. The EIA numbers reported provide the discrete monthly movements but do not in themselves explain causes for the shifts.
Taken together, the data points reported show divergent directions for production, supply and imports within the same month. The EIA figures cited give a concise snapshot of residual fuel oil flows for August but do not extend to wider explanatory detail within the supplied report.
The figures were published by reports on 4 September 2026 and are drawn from the Energy Information Administration’s monthly release. The report presents the three principal month-on-month changes for US residual fuel oil: production up 39,000 b/d to 343,000 b/d; supply down 36,000 b/d to 277,000 b/d; and imports down 29,000 b/d.
The presentation of these EIA numbers via the shipping news outlet offers a compact record of movement in US residual fuel oil for August. Further analysis and causation were not provided within the supplied notes, which confined reporting to the quantified monthly changes and the headline 13% production increase compared with July.