Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of January 16, 2004

Refineries in the nation are operating at 89.7% capacity.

Gasoline:   Midwest production is 1,944 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 3.5% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:   Midwest production is 714 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 6.7% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 143 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 13.9% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:   Midwest production is 193 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 7.7% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of January 16, 2004

Gasoline:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 54.6 million barrels--3.2% higher than last week's inventory and 4.8% 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 January 16, the national stock level is 209.5 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 25.8 million barrels--0.4% (or 100,000 barrels) lower than last week's inventory but 9.3% higher than last month's level with distillate inventory levels above the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 8.4 million barrels--3.7% higher than last week's inventory level and 13.5% higher than last month's level with distillate inventory levels above the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 19.1 million barrels--8.2% lower than last week with inventory levels in the normal range.  As of January 16, the national inventory level is 43 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:  The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 1,297 billion cubic feet--8.1% less than last week and 100 billion cubic feet or 8.4% above the 5-year average.  As of January 16, the national inventory level is 2,258 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)