Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of November 5, 2004

Refineries in the nation are operating at 92.6% capacity.

Gasoline:  Midwest production is 2,030 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 0.4% (or 9 thousand barrels per day) from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest production is 537 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 12.7% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 248 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 1.2% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest production is 194 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 7.2% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of November 5, 2004

Gasoline:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 51.8 million barrels--7% more than last week's inventory and 7.5% more than last month's level with inventory levels jumping above the normal range.  The Energy Information Administration maintains a benchmark for national stocks at 200 million barrels.  As of November 5, the national stock level is 201.3 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 18.6 million barrels--5.6% less than last week's inventory and 10.6% less than last month's level with distillate inventory levels at the bottom of the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 7.1 million barrels--4.4% more than last week's inventory level and 6% more than last month's level with distillate inventory levels at the bottom of the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 21.8 million barrels--3.1% less than last week's inventory level and 7.2% less than last month's level with inventory levels below the normal range.  As of November 5, the national inventory level is 67.1 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:  The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 1,939 billion cubic feet--1% more than last week and 89 billion cubic feet above the 5-year average.  As of November 5, the national inventory level is 3,327 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)