Chron.com | Oil inventories fall as refineries gear back up Chron.com U.S. refineries were running at 89 percent of their operating capacity last week, up from a low 77 percent in early September after Hurricane Harvey's flood waters damaged Gulf Coast energy facilities. The nation imported an average 7.6 million barrels ... Draw In Crude Inventories Lifts Oil Prices Crude Oil Selloff Takes Down Energy Stocks |