US Oil Demand 21.642M B/D, Highest Ever in Week

U.S. oil demand surged 1.1 million barrels a day to 21.642 million barrels a day in the week ended Dec. 9, the highest weekly level on record, data from the Energy Information Administration show.

The 5.4% gain in the latest week comes amid extremely cold temperatures across much of the U.S.

The latest figure is up 3.4%, or 714,000 b/d above the 20.928 million b/d reported for this week last year by EIA.
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