Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of December 12, 2003

Refineries in the nation are operating at 92% capacity.

Gasoline:   Midwest production is 2,009 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 10% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:   Midwest production is 704 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 1.1% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 132 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 32.3% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:   Midwest production is 190 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 19.2% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of December 12, 2003

Gasoline:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 52.3 million barrels--unchanged from last week's inventory and 5.2% higher than last month's level with inventory levels in the normal range.  The Energy Information Administration maintains a benchmark for national stocks at 200 million barrels.  As of December 12, the national stock level is 202.4 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 23.3 million barrels--5.9% higher than last week's inventory and 9.9% higher than last month's level with distillate inventory levels in the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 7.4 million barrels--2.6% lower than last week's inventory level and 10.8% lower than last month's level with distillate inventory levels in the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 23.5 million barrels--2.1% lower than last week with inventory levels in the normal range.  As of December 12, the national inventory level is 59.4 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:   The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 1,678 billion cubic feet--4.4% less than last week and 11 billion cubic feet or 0.7% below the 5-year average.  As of December 12, the national inventory level is 2,850 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)