Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of January 23, 2004

Refineries in the nation are operating at 88.8% capacity.

Gasoline:   Midwest production is 2,042 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 5% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:   Midwest production is 700 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 2% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 138 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 3.5% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:   Midwest production is 221 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 14.5% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of January 23, 2004

Gasoline:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 55 million barrels--0.7% (or 400,000 barrels) higher than last week's inventory and 0.7% 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 23, the national stock level is 206 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 24.8 million barrels--3.9% lower than last week's inventory but 1.2% 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 7.3 million barrels--13.1% lower than last week's inventory level and 8.8% 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 17.2 million barrels--10% lower than last week with inventory levels in the normal range.  As of January 23, the national inventory level is 36.9 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:  The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 1,163 billion cubic feet--10.3% less than last week and 80 billion cubic feet or 7.4% above the 5-year average.  As of January 23, the national inventory level is 2,063 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)