Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of March 12, 2004

Refineries in the nation are operating at 87.6% capacity.

Gasoline:  Midwest production is 2,055 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 1.4% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest production is 667 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 2.1% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 96 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 32% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest production is 190 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 18.8% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of March 12, 2004

Gasoline:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 55.1 million barrels--0.5% (or 300,000 barrels) lower than last week's inventory but 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 March 12, the national stock level is 199.6 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 21 million barrels--1.4% lower than last week's inventory and 7.1% lower than last month's level with distillate inventory levels continuing below the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 6.7 million barrels--4.3% lower than last week's inventory level but 1.5% higher than last month's level with distillate inventory levels continuing below the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 9.7 million barrels--the same level as last week with inventory levels in the normal range.  As of March 12, 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 575 billion cubic feet--7.1% less than last week and 12 billion cubic feet or 2% below the 5-year average.  As of March 12, the national inventory level is 1,097 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)