US DATA: API reports December saw a 1.2% increase in total U.S.
domestic petroleum deliveries vs. the same month last year. At 19.5
million barrels per day, total domestic deliveries +2.3% for 2010 vs.
2009. Gasoline deliveries jumped 0.6% vs. 2009 to hit 8.9 million
barrels per day, but are down 0.8% vs Dec’09. Distillate fuel
deliveries, at 4.1 million barrels per day, were up by 6.9% vs. Dec’09
and +4.8% for all of 2010 vs 2009.