Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of December 17, 2004

Refineries in the nation are operating at 93.4% capacity.

Gasoline:  Midwest production is 2,094 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 1.3% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest production is 706 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 9.4% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 224 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 11% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest production is 235 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 4.4% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of December 17, 2004

Gasoline:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 51.4 million barrels--2.8% more than last week's inventory level and 2.8% more than last month's level with inventory levels in the upper boundary of the normal range.  The Energy Information Administration maintains a benchmark for national stocks at 200 million barrels.  As of December 17, the national stock level is 211.4 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 20.3 million barrels--1% more than last week's inventory level and 5.2% 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 6.6 million barrels--3.1% more than last week's inventory level but 2.9% 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 20.2 million barrels--2.4% less than last week's inventory level and 4.3% less than last month's level with inventory levels in the normal range.  As of December 17, the national inventory level is 58.8 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:  The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 1,748 billion cubic feet--4.4% less than last week but 178 billion cubic feet above the 5-year average.  As of December 17, the national inventory level is 3,027 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)