Demand for U.S. petroleum spiked last week as consumption of gasoline and jet fuel jumped alongside a fading pandemic and increased travel.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday that demand during the week ended June 11 increased 16% week/week, with gasoline demand up 10%, jet fuel consumption ahead 22%, and demand for distillate fuel oil up 27%. Demand had declined the two previous weeks, though this followed gains over the course of the spring.

Over the past four weeks, total consumption averaged 19.3 million b/d, up 17% from the same period last year, EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report showed. In that same span, demand for gasoline averaged 9.1 million b/d, up 19%, distillate fuel averaged 4.0 million b/d, up 25%, and jet fuel averaged 1.3...