EIA: PADD 5 Gasoline Stocks Fall for 4th Week


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   
MIAMI, FL (DTN) -- U.S. West Coast gasoline inventories declined for the fourth 
consecutive week while crude oil stocks increased in the week ending May 29, 
Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday (6/3).

Motor gasoline inventories in the PADD 5 region fell by 800,000 bbl to 27.1 
million bbl during the four-week period ended May 29, marking the fourth 
consecutive weekly decline, the EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report showed. 
Compared with the same week last year, gasoline stocks were 500,000 bbl lower. 
PADD 5 gasoline imports climbed by 50,000 bpd to 130,000 bpd last week and were 
37,000 bpd lower compared with the same week last year.

Distillate fuel oil inventories in the region were unchanged at 10.0 million 
bbl during the week profiled and were 200,000 bbl lower than the volume 
reported in the same period last year. Distillate imports fell by 28,000 bpd to 
12,000 bpd on the week and were unchanged from the same week in 2024.

Jet fuel inventories in the West Coast were steady at 10.8 million bbl but were 
1 million bbl lower than the same week last year. Jet fuel imports grew by 
99,000 bpd to 124,000 bpd and were 50,000 bpd lower year-over-year.

Crude oil inventories in PADD 5 climbed by 1 million bbl to 45.7 million bbl 
during the week ended May 29 and were 4.7 million bbl lower than the same week 
last year. Crude oil imports into the region surged by 617,000 bpd to 1.205 
million bpd on the week and were 72,000 bpd lower compared with the same week 
in 2024.

Refinery utilization in the PADD 5 region rose to 82.3% from 80.2% the previous 
week, according to EIA data.




(c) Copyright 2026 DTN, LLC. All rights reserved.