Production and Supply for
Nebraska and Region

Production
As of January 13, 2006

Refineries in the nation are operating at 86.5% capacity.

Gasoline:  Midwest production is 2,128 thousand barrels per day--a decrease of 1.4% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest production is 780 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 1% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest production is 213 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 3.4% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest production is 289 thousand barrels per day--an increase of 8.7% from last week.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Supply
As of January 13, 2006

Gasoline:   Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 55.7 million barrels--1.1% more than last week's inventory level and 5.3% 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 January 13, the national stock level is 211.6 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Diesel:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 22.4 million barrels--0.9% (or 200,000 barrels) less than last week's inventory level but 18% more than last month's level with distillate inventory levels just below the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Heating Oil:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 7.1 million barrels--2.7% less than last week's inventory level but 4.4% more than last month's level with distillate inventory levels just below the normal range.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Propane:  Midwest inventory (or PADD II) is 17.6 million barrels--3.3% less than last week's inventory level and 7.4% less than last month's level with inventory levels in the normal range.  As of January 13, the national inventory level is 53 million barrels.
(Source:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report, Energy Information Administration)

Natural Gas:  The East Region's inventory, of which Nebraska is a part, is 1,460 billion cubic feet--2.1% less than last week but 172 billion cubic feet above the 5-year average.  For the week ending January 13, the national inventory level is 2,575 billion cubic feet.
(Source:  Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Energy Information Administration)