EIA: PADD 1 Gasoline Stocks Hit 3-Week Lows


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- U.S. East Coast gasoline stocks hit three-week lows 
last week as distillate fuel oil and crude oil inventories also fell, while jet 
fuel balances rose, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported 
Wednesday (9/16).

   The broad slide in PADD 1 energy inventories came as refinery runs and crude 
inputs in the PADD 1 region increased during the week ended September 11, the 
EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report showed.

   Gasoline stocks dropped by 700,000 bbl to 52.31 million bbl during the 
reference week and stood 2.3 million bbl below the 54.6 million bbl logged 
during the corresponding week last year. That was the lowest for East Coast 
gasoline stocks since the week ended August 21, when they stood at 52.25 
million bbl.

   Gasoline imports into the region rose to 419,000 bpd from 320,000 bpd the 
previous week and were above the 346,000 bpd reported during the comparable 
week of 2025.

   Distillate inventories edged down by 100,000 bbl to 21.6 million bbl, 
remaining well below the 31.3 million bbl recorded during the same week of 
2025. Distillate imports into the region fell to 76,000 bpd from 149,000 bpd 
the previous week, though remaining above the 60,000 bpd brought in a year ago.

   Jet fuel inventories increased by 500,000 bbl during the reference week to 
11.2 million bbl, standing 600,000 bbl above the 10.6 million bbl reported a 
year ago. East Coast jet fuel imports dropped to zero bpd from 19,000 bpd the 
previous week, matching the zero bpd imported during the comparable week of 
last year.

   Crude oil inventories fell by 200,000 bbl to 8.2 million bbl during the week 
profiled, while standing 800,000 bbl above the 7.4 million bbl reported during 
the same week last year. Crude imports into the region averaged 649,000 bpd, 
down from 707,000 bpd the previous week and slightly below the 651,000 bpd 
reported during the comparable week of 2025.

   Refinery crude oil inputs grew by 14,000 bpd to 803,000 bpd from 789,000 bpd 
the previous week, surpassing the 726,000 bpd recorded a year ago. Refinery 
utilization rose to 87.7%
from 85.3% in the prior week and 84.7% in the year-ago period.




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