EIA: PADD 1 Gasoline Stocks Near 8-Month Low


   
Miguel E. Andujar
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) -- U.S. East Coast (PADD 1) gasoline inventories 
declined during the week ended August 14 to their second-lowest level since 
December 2025, while distillate fuel and jet fuel inventories increased. Crude 
oil stocks edged down, according to the U.S. Energy Information 
Administration's Weekly Petroleum Status Report released Wednesday (8/19).

   Motor gasoline inventories in PADD 1 fell by 200,000 bbl to 52.4 million bbl 
during the reference week, the second-lowest level since the week ended 
December 12, 2025, when stocks stood at 51.9 million bbl. The only lower level 
since then was 52.2 million bbl during the week ended July 31. Inventories 
remained 4.5 million bbl below the 56.9 million bbl recorded during the same 
week last year. Gasoline imports into the region fell to 242,000 bpd from 
458,000 bpd the previous week and were below the 578,000 bpd reported during 
the comparable week of 2025.

   Distillate inventories on the East Coast, the primary storage region for 
heating oil and diesel, increased by 1.3 million bbl to 25.2 million bbl during 
the profiled week but remained 3.4 million bbl below the 28.6 million bbl 
reported during the same week last year. East Coast distillate imports 
increased to 75,000 bpd from 66,000 bpd the previous week but remained below 
the 95,000 bpd imported during the comparable week of 2025.

   Jet fuel inventories increased by 500,000 bbl to 11.5 million bbl during the 
reference week and were 500,000 bbl above the 11 million bbl reported during 
the comparable week in 2025. East Coast jet fuel imports averaged 16,000 bpd, 
up from 13,000 bpd the previous week but below the 25,000 bpd imported during 
the comparable week of 2025.

   Crude oil inventories on the East Coast edged down by 100,000 bbl to 7.8 
million bbl during the week profiled and were 700,000 bbl below the 8.5 million 
bbl reported during the same week last year. Crude imports into the region 
averaged 472,000 bpd, down from 515,000 bpd the previous week and below the 
832,000 bpd reported during the comparable week of 2025.

   Refinery utilization on the East Coast increased to 84.8% of operable 
capacity from 83.7% the previous week, while crude oil inputs increased by 
9,000 bpd to 784,000 bpd, EIA data showed.

    

    




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