EIA: PADD 5 Gasoline Stocks Fall for 3rd Week


   
Kristina Davis
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   MIAMI, FL (DTN) -- U.S. West Coast gasoline and crude oil inventories 
declined last week while jet fuel stocks climbed in the week ending May 1, 
Energy Information Administration data showed on Wednesday (5/6).
Motor gasoline inventories in the PADD 5 region fell for the third consecutive 
week, declining by 200,000 bbl to 28.2 million bbl during the week ended May 1, 
after falling the prior week, the EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report showed. 
Year-on-year, gasoline stocks in the region were higher by 1.5 million bbl.
PADD 5 gasoline imports spiked by 85,000 bpd to 252,000 bpd last week and were 
116,000 bpd higher compared with the same week last year.
Distillate fuel oil inventories in the same region were unchanged at 10.1 
million bbl during the week profiled but were 1 million bbl lower than the 
volume reported in the same period last year, EIA data showed. Distillate 
imports were 15,000 bpd lower at 10,000 bbl for the week and 3,000 bpd lower 
than year-ago levels.
Jet fuel stocks in the West Coast climbed by 400,000 bbl to 11 million bbl and 
were 1 million bbl higher from a year ago. Its imports in PADD 5 dropped by 
40,000 bpd to 3,000 bpd last week and were 104,000 bpd lower compared with the 
same week last year.
Crude oil inventories in the region climbed by 1.4 million bbl to 46.7 million 
bbl in the week ending May 1 and were 700,000 bbl lower than the same week in 
2025. Crude imports in PADD 5 fell by 472,000 bpd to 559,000 bpd on the week 
and were 574,000 bpd lower year-on-year.
Refining utilization in the West Coast slipped to 79.9% from 80.1% the prior 
week while rising from 76.3% a year ago, according to EIA data.




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