Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of March 5, 2004

Refineries in the nation are operating at 89.1% capacity.

Gasoline:  Midwest production is 2,084 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 2.6% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest production is 681 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 10.9% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 142 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 17.9% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest production is 234 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 3.1% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of March 5, 2004

Gasoline:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 55.4 million barrels--0.2% (or 100,000 barrels) lower than last week's inventory but 1.1% 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 March 5, the national stock level is 200.4 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 21.3 million barrels--3.6% lower than last week's inventory and 3.2% lower than last month's level with distillate inventory levels below the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 7 million barrels--1.5% higher than last week's inventory level and 4.5% higher than last month's level with distillate inventory levels below the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 9.7 million barrels--3% lower than last week with inventory levels in the normal range.  As of March 5, the national inventory level is 26.7 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:   The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 619 billion cubic feet--1.8% less than last week and 29 billion cubic feet or 4.5% below the 5-year average.  As of March 5, the national inventory level is 1,143 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)