Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of December 10, 2004

Refineries in the nation are operating at 93.7% capacity.

Gasoline:  Midwest production is 2,122 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 2% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest production is 779 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 13% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 202 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 5.2% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest production is 225 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 4.7% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of December 10, 2004

Gasoline:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 50 million barrels--1% less than last week's inventory level and 0.8% 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 December 10, the national stock level is 209.6 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 20.1 million barrels--6.4% more than last week's inventory level and 4.7% 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 6.4 million barrels--7.3% less than last week's inventory level and 9.9% 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 20.7 million barrels--2.4% less than last week's inventory level but 3% more than last month's level with inventory levels remaining at the bottom of the normal range.  As of December 10, the national inventory level is 61.5 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:  The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 1,829 billion cubic feet--2% less than last week but 178 billion cubic feet above the 5-year average.  As of December 10, the national inventory level is 3,150 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)