Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of March 11, 2005

Refineries in the nation are operating at 90.7% capacity.

Gasoline:  Midwest production is 1,797 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 5.5% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest production is 635 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 5.5% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 194 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 9.4% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest production is 218 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 6.9% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of March 11, 2005

Gasoline:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 56 million barrels--1.6% less than last week's inventory level but 1.3% more than last month's level with inventory levels above the normal range.  The Energy Information Administration maintains a benchmark for national stocks at 200 million barrels.  As of March 11, the national stock level is 221.4 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 21.1 million barrels--5.8% less than last week's inventory level and 7.9% less 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 7 million barrels--2.8% less than last week's inventory level and 4.1% 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 9 million barrels--12.6% less than last week's inventory level and 21% less than last month's level with inventory levels in the normal range.  As of March 11, the national inventory level is 29.1 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:  The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 659 billion cubic feet--10.6% less than last week but 84 billion cubic feet above the 5-year average.  For the week ending March 11, the national inventory level is 1,379 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)