Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of March 25, 2005

Refineries in the nation are operating at 91.1% capacity.

Gasoline:  Midwest production is 1,863 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 2.9% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest production is 625 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 1.3% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 180 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 2.9% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest production is 202 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 7.3% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of March 25, 2005

Gasoline:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 53.8 million barrels--0.4% (or 200,000 barrels) less than last week's inventory level and 5.5% less 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 25, the national stock level is 214.4 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 20.9 million barrels--3.2% less than last week's inventory level and 6.7% less than last month's level with distillate inventory levels at the lower boundary of the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 6.5 million barrels--3% less than last week's inventory level and 9.7% less than last month's level with distillate inventory levels at the lower boundary of the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 9.1 million barrels--5.8% more than last week's inventory level but 11.7% less than last month's level with inventory levels in the normal range.  As of March 25, the national inventory level is 27 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:  The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 548 billion cubic feet--7.4% less than last week but 40 billion cubic feet above the 5-year average.  For the week ending March 25, the national inventory level is 1,239 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)