API: US petroleum demand in September slowed from August

With seasonal slowing after the summer driving season, US petroleum demand was 20.1 million b/d in September, down 3.5% from August but up 2.4% compared with September 2017. This is according the latest monthly statistics report from the US American Petroleum Institute. Year-to-date through September, US petroleum demand remained at its strongest since 2007, averaging 20.4 million b/d. This was an increase of nearly 500,000 b/d over the same period in 2017.