Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of December 16, 2005

Refineries in the nation are operating at 88% capacity.

Gasoline:  Midwest production is 2,197 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 0.4% (or 9,000 barrels per day) from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest production is 720 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 1.2% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 200 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 5.3% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest production is 215 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 2.9% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of December 16, 2005

Gasoline:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 52.8 million barrels--1.3% less than last week's inventory level but 2.3% 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 December 16, the national stock level is 204.1 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 19.2 million barrels--1% less than last week's inventory level but 2.1% 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 6.8 million barrels--1.5% less than last week's inventory level but 1.5% 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 20.4 million barrels--8.5% less than last week's inventory level and 17% less than last month's level with inventory levels at the bottom boundary of the normal range.  As of December 16, the national inventory level is 64.9 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:  The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 1,645 billion cubic feet--5.7% less than last week but 22 billion cubic feet above the 5-year average.  For the week ending December 16, the national inventory level is 2,802 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)