The Washington herald., 1922-06-19
PETROLEUM GAINS
In APRIL OUTRIVAL
FORMER OUTPUTS
Domestic Production of
Crude Oil Increases as
Imports Slacken.

According to the American Pc
troleum Institutes analysis of COM
plete official petroleum statistics
for April. 1922. there was an excess
of domestic production and i'm
ports over indicated total consump-
ton including exports amounting
to 1S.4s2.923 barrels for the month,
or at an annual rate of 224,s75,4 ,405
barrels, compared with an excess
production for the previous month
of 17,165,03S barrels. or at an an
nual rate of 202.1o4.516 barrels. and
an excess production for April,
1921. of 10,5S3,135 barrels. at an
annual rate of 12s,761,415 barrels.
Domestic production of crude oil
totaled 44,657.000 barrels, a daily
average of 1,4sS,567 barrels in
April. compared with 4o.040.o0o bar
rels, a daily average of 1,334,667
barrels In April, 1921. There were
1.442 producing oil wells completed
in April. against 1922 in March and
1924 In April, 1921. Producing oil
wells completed east of the Rockies
in April totaled 1893. against 1,264
in March and 1.116 in April. 1921.
Imports of all oil into the United
States in April totaled 12,26O,263
barrels, a daily average of 40S.675
barrels: in March. 14,s15.176 bar
rels. a daily average of 461.7S0 bar
rels, and in April, 1921. 10,206.7so
barrels, daily average of 340,226
barrels.
Crude OIL stocks.
Pipe line and tank farm crude
oil stocks as of April 80. totaled
2l4.366.000 barrels. an increase of
ll.4eO,oo0 barrels over stocks at
the end of March, while March
stocks increased 11,435.OO0 barrels
over the preceding month.
Production of gasoline in April
was 11.260,004 barrels, compared
with 11.244.711 barrels in March
and 10,147.ss1 barrels in April,
1921. Stocks April 30 were 21.244.-
All barrels, March 81, 2O.33S,S49
barrels and April 30. 1921, were IT,.
7Sl.O21 barrels. Exports in April
were 1.426.236 barrels, In March.
l.2s4.152 barrels and in April. 1921.
l,400,0s2 barrels. The indicated
domestic consumption of gasoline
In April was s.s2s.14s barrels. In
March. s.s35.o26 barrels and In
April. 1921, s6,531.55o barrels.
Production of kerosene in April
was 4.4s5,462 barrels, in March. A.
25e.7s6 barrels and in April, 1921.
3,71s.0l3 barrels. Stocks April 30
were, 7.75S,003 barrels, March 81,
7.653,042 barrels and April 30, 1921,
10.s20,64o barrels. Exports in April
were 4,145,031 barrels. in March, L.
s51.45s barrels and in April. 1921.
l,414.43s barrels. The indicated do
mestic consumption of kerosene in
April was 2,245,410 barrels. in
March. 2.543,313 barrels and in
April 1921. 2,o1o.725 barrels.
Gas and Fuel on.
Production of gas and fuel oil In
April was 1S,s48,636 barrels. in
March. 2O.216.s00 barrels and In
April. 1921. 1s.367,7is barrels.
Stocks April 80 were 30.542,S71 bar
rels, March 81, 2s.76s.51S barrels
and April 80. 1921. 25,154,3s4 bar
rels. Exports in April were 1,1s7,-
os4 barrels. in March, 1.64S,526 bar
rels and in April. 1921, 2,I7s.Se3
barrels. The indicated domestic
consumption of gas and fuel oil in
April was 16.sO7,1es barrels, in
March, 20,266.172 barrels and In
April. 1921, 15.s7o,573 barrels.
Production of lubricating oil in
April was 1,736,790 barrels, in
March, 1,747,4I1 barrels and in
April, 1921, 1,s20.404 barrels. Stocks
April 80 were 5.64S,329 barrels,
March 81, 5,640,152 barrels and
April 80. 1921, 5.492.69S barrels.
Exports in April were 741,s41 bar
rels, in March, s14.e53 barrels and
in April. 1921. 543.2S6 barrels. The
indicated domestic consumption of
lubricating oil in April was 9S6.s72
barrels. in March, 1,32s,636 bar
rels and in April. 1921, 653,2o3 bar
rels.
All figures are in barrels OF forty
two gallons.