2026.03.2514:30:00UTC+00U.S. Refinery Crude Runs Accelerate Sharply Week-Over-Week

U.S. refinery crude runs posted a strong week-over-week increase in the latest Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, signaling a notable pickup in processing activity. For the week ending prior to 25 March 2026, crude runs rose by 0.366 million barrels compared with the previous week, a substantial jump from the prior week’s 0.063 million-barrel increase.

The data, updated on 25 March 2026, show that refiners are ramping up throughput at a much faster pace than in the earlier comparison period. On a week-over-week basis, the latest “actual” change reflects the current week’s gain over the previous week, while the “previous” figure captures how much refinery runs had risen in the week before that. The widening gap between the two periods underscores a strengthening in refinery activity that could be tied to evolving product demand and seasonal shifts in U.S. fuel consumption.