EIA: PADD 1 Gasoline Stocks Hit 8-Month Low


   
Miguel E. Andujar
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) -- U.S. East Coast (PADD 1) gasoline inventories fell to 
an eight-month low during the week ended July 31, while distillate fuel and 
crude oil inventories also declined and jet fuel stocks increased, according to 
the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Weekly Petroleum Status Report 
released Wednesday (8/5).

   Motor gasoline inventories in PADD 1 fell by 700,000 bbl to 56.4 million bbl 
during the reference week, the lowest level since the week ended December 12, 
2025, when stocks stood at 51.9 million bbl. Inventories remained 3.8 million 
bbl below the 60.2 million bbl recorded during the same week last year. 
Gasoline imports into the region increased to 306,000 bpd from 285,000 bpd the 
previous week but were below the 413,000 bpd reported during the same week last 
year.

   Distillate inventories on the East Coast, the primary storage region for 
heating oil and diesel, fell by 900,000 bbl to 22.3 million bbl, the lowest 
level since the week ended June 27, when stocks stood at 21.5 million bbl. 
Inventories were 1.6 million bbl below the 23.9 million bbl reported during the 
same week last year. East Coast distillate imports increased to 103,000 bpd 
from 95,000 bpd the previous week but remained below the 109,000 bpd imported 
during the comparable week of 2025.

   Jet fuel inventories increased by 300,000 bbl to 10.8 million bbl but 
remained 400,000 bbl below the 11.2 million bbl reported during the comparable 
week in 2025. East Coast jet fuel imports averaged 19,000 bpd, up from 8,000 
bpd the previous week and above the 5,000 bpd imported a year earlier.

   Crude oil inventories on the East Coast fell by 300,000 bbl to 8.6 million 
bbl during the week profiled and were 1.3 million bbl below year-ago levels. 
Crude imports into the region averaged 368,000 bpd, down from 620,000 bpd the 
previous week and below the 543,000 bpd reported during the same week in 2025.

   Refinery utilization on the East Coast increased to 76.7% of operable 
capacity from 75.3% the previous week, while crude oil inputs rose by 14,000 
bpd to 683,000 bpd, EIA data showed.

    




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