EIA: PADD 5 Gasoline Hit 19-Wk High Last Week


   
Kristina Davis
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   MIAMI, FL (DTN) -- U.S. West Coast (PADD 5) gasoline inventories hit a 
19-week high last week, while distillate inventories also increased, crude oil 
stocks declined and jet fuel inventories edged lower in the week ending January 
2, according to Energy Information Administration data released Wednesday (1/7).
Motor gasoline inventories in the West Coast region amounted to 31.3 million 
bbl in the reference week, 1.7 million bbl higher than the prior week and the 
highest volume reported since August 22, 2025 when stocks stood at 31.5 million 
bbl, EIA data showed. Inventories were also up by 1.2 million bbl compared to 
the same week last year. Gasoline imports in the region amounted to 16,000 bpd 
in the reference week versus 144,000 bpd last week but were lower by 5,000 bpd 
when compared with the same week of the prior year.
Distillate fuel oil stocks in PADD 5 grew by 800,000 bbl to 12.4 million bbl 
week-over-week. Inventories of the same product were 100,000 bbl below year-ago 
levels. Distillate imports were zero, compared to 3,000 bpd last week and 7,000 
bpd in the same week last year.
In contrast, crude oil inventories on the West Coast fell by 600,000 bbl to 
46.9 million bbl on a weekly basis and were higher than year-ago levels by 
100,000 bbl. Crude oil imports into PADD 5 averaged 1.047 million bpd in the 
reference week, up from 909,000 bpd the prior week but below the 1.199 million 
reported during the same week last year.
Jet fuel inventories in PADD 5 slipped by 100,000 bbl to 11.2 million bbl last 
week and were 700,000 bbl lower than the same week last year. Jet fuel imports 
averaged 34,000 bpd in the reference week compared to the prior week's zero 
level and 131,000 bpd from a year ago.
Oversupplied fuel storages nationwide continued to weigh on retail pricing. 
West Coast regular gasoline prices declined by 2.3cts to average $3.708 gallon 
in the week ended January 5, standing 8.5cts below the same week last year, 
according to EIA data released Tuesday (1/6).




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