Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of April 22, 2005

Refineries in the nation are operating at 91.3% capacity.

Gasoline:  Midwest production is 2,011 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 1.7% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest production is 609 thousand barrels per day--no change from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 272 thousand barrels per day--no change from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest production is 214 thousand barrels per day--no change from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of April 22, 2005

Gasoline:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 51.4 million barrels--0.8% (or 400,000 barrels) less than last week's inventory level and 3.4% less than last month's level with inventory levels near the upper boundary of the normal range.  The Energy Information Administration maintains a benchmark for national stocks at 200 million barrels.  As of April 22, the national stock level is 211.3 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 19.9 million barrels--2.9% less than last week's inventory level and 3.9% 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--1.5% more than last week's inventory level and 7.7% more 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 10.7 million barrels--5.9% more than last week's inventory level and 18.9% more than last month's level with inventory levels continuing at the upper boundary of the normal range.  As of April 22, the national inventory level is 31.5 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:  The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 636 billion cubic feet--7.6% more than last week and 115 billion cubic feet above the 5-year average.  For the week ending April 22, the national inventory level is 1,416 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)