Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of November 26, 2004

Refineries in the nation are operating at 94% capacity.

Gasoline:  Midwest production is 2,137 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 0.2% (or 5 thousand barrels per day) from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest production is 813 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 13.6% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 156 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 38% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest production is 230 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 2.1% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of November 26, 2004

Gasoline:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 50 million barrels--0.8% (or 400,000 barrels) less than last week's inventory level and 3.5% less 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 November 26, the national stock level is 205.7 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 19.3 million barrels--0.5% (or 100,000 barrels) more than last week's inventory level and 3.8% more 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 6.8 million barrels--4.2% less than last week's inventory level and 4.2% less 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 21.1 million barrels--5% more than last week's inventory level but 3.2% less than last month's level with inventory levels below the normal range.  As of November 26, the national inventory level is 62.7 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:  The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 1,910 billion cubic feet--0.3% less than last week (last week's number has been revised) but 120 billion cubic feet above the 5-year average.  As of November 26, the national inventory level is 3,299 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)