Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of December 19, 2003

Refineries in the nation are operating at 91.6% capacity.

Gasoline:   Midwest production is 1,934 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 3.7% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:   Midwest production is 582 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 17% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 194 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 47% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:   Midwest production is 192 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 1.1% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of December 19, 2003

Gasoline:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 51.4 million barrels--1.7% lower than last week's inventory and 1.2% lower 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 19, the national stock level is 203 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 23.2 million barrels--0.4% (or 100,000 barrels) lower than last week's inventory and 5.5% 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 7.8 million barrels--5.4% higher than last week's inventory level and 6% 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 22.2 million barrels--5.5% lower than last week with inventory levels in the normal range.  As of December 19, the national inventory level is 55 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:   The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 1,584 billion cubic feet--5.6% less than last week and 32 billion cubic feet or 2% below the 5-year average.  As of December 19, the national inventory level is 2,699 billion cubic feet which is comparable to the 5-year average.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)