US Midwest gasoline stocks rose 434,000 barrels to 48.2 million barrels in the week ending June 27, but were 6.4 million barrels below stocks at the same time last year, Energy Information Agency data showed Wednesday.
A build in blending stocks besides RBOB and CBOB compensated for draws on RBOB and CBOB, EIA data showed.
Regional refinery utilization rose by 2.8 percentage points to 96.1% and held above the 2014 year-to-date average in the Midwest, 92.2%, EIA data showed.
Crude runs rose by 107,000 b/d to 3.659 million b/d. Regional finished gasoline production rose 55,000 b/d to 2.775 million b/d.
