Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of December 26, 2003

Refineries in the nation are operating at 91.7% capacity.

Gasoline:   Midwest production is 2,048 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 5.9% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:   Midwest production is 657 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 12.9% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 160 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 17.5% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:   Midwest production is 197 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 2.6% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of December 26, 2003

Gasoline:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 52.1 million barrels--1.4% higher than last week's inventory and 0.4% (or 200,000 barrels) 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 26, the national stock level is 203.6 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 23.6 million barrels--1.7% higher than last week's inventory and 7.3% 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--5.1% lower than last week's inventory level and 2.6% 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 21.8 million barrels--1.8% lower than last week with inventory levels in the normal range.  As of December 26, the national inventory level is 52.4 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:   The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 1,529 billion cubic feet--3.5% less than last week and 16 billion cubic feet or 1.1% above the 5-year average.  As of December 26, the national inventory level is 2,619 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)