EIA: PADD 1 Distillate Stocks Rebound From All-Time Low


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- U.S. East Coast distillate fuel oil stocks rebounded 
from all-time record lows last week, while motor gasoline inventories also 
rose, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Wednesday (9/10).

   Jet fuel balances fell in the PADD 1 region as refinery utilization slipped 
during the week ended September 4, the EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report 
showed. Crude oil stocks, meanwhile, rose.

   Distillate inventories built by 2.4 million bbl to 21.7 million bbl during 
the profiled week, recovering from the prior week's historic bottom of 19.3 
million bbl. Despite the weekly gain, regional distillate balances remained 
down on the year, by 8.6 million bbl compared to the 30.3 million bbl recorded 
in the same week  of 2025. Distillate imports into the East Coast surged to 
149,000 bpd from 49,000 bpd the previous week, surpassing the 134,000 bpd 
brought in during the year-ago period.

   Gasoline stocks in PADD 1 rose by 400,000 bbl to 53.0 million bbl during the 
reference week, though they remained 2.7 million bbl below the 55.7 million bbl 
logged during the same week last year. Gasoline imports into the region 
increased to 320,000 bpd from 278,000 bpd the previous week but were below the 
503,000 bpd reported during the comparable week of 2025.

   Jet fuel inventories decreased by 500,000 bbl during the reference week to 
10.7 million bbl, though they stood 400,000 bbl above the 10.3 million bbl 
reported a year ago. East Coast jet fuel imports averaged 19,000 bpd, up from 
13,000 bpd the previous week and 6,000 bpd imported during the comparable week 
of last year.

   Crude oil inventories on the East Coast edged down by 100,000 bbl to 8.4 
million bbl during the week profiled, while standing 1.2 million bbl above the 
7.2 million bbl reported during the same week last year. Crude imports into the 
region averaged 707,000 bpd, up from 530,000 bpd the previous week and above 
the 555,000 bpd reported during the comparable week of 2025.

   Refinery utilization on the East Coast fell by 1.3 percentage points to 
85.3% of operable capacity from 86.6% the previous week, even as crude oil 
inputs edged up by 1,000 bpd to 789,000 bpd, EIA data showed.




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