EIA: PADD 5 Sees First Distillate Stocks Rise in 4 Weeks


   
Kristina Davis
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   MIAMI, FL (DTN) --West Coast PADD 5 gasoline inventories increased slightly 
in the week ending September 5, snapping a four-week losing streak, while 
distillate stocks saw the largest weekly build among major products, according 
to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Crude oil 
supplies also moved higher, and jet fuel held flat.
Gasoline inventories climbed by 200,000 bbls to 30.4 million bbls in the 
reference week and were 1.5 million bbls above the 28.9 million bbls recorded 
in the same week in 2024. Gasoline imports in the region fell to 95,000 bpd 
from 111,000 bpd week-on-week but were up from 53,000 bpd in the comparable 
week last year.
PADD 5 distillate inventories climbed by 400,000 bbls to 12.1 million bbls in 
the week ending September 5. This was 1.7 million bbls above the 
10.4-million-bbl level reported during the same period last year. Imports rose 
to 50,000 bpd from 7,000 bpd, compared with 61,000 bpd in the same week of 
prior year.
Crude oil inventories in the West Coast climbed by 300,000 bbls to 45.9 million 
bbls in the reference week. Stocks were 2.8 million bbls lower than the 48.7 
million bbls reported in the corresponding week of last year.
Jet fuel inventories were flat at 11.3 million bbls, unchanged from both the 
prior week and year-over-year.  Jet fuel imports climbed to 120,000 bpd from 
45,000 bpd last week and were also up from 55,000 bpd in the same period last 
year.




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