EIA: PADD 3 Jet Fuel Stocks Rebound 1.3M bbl


   
Miguel E. Andujar
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) -- U.S. Gulf Coast (PADD 3) jet fuel inventories 
rebounded from a three-month low during the week ended September 4, while 
gasoline and crude oil stocks increased and distillate fuel inventories edged 
down as refinery utilization remained high, according to the U.S. Energy 
Information Administration's Weekly Petroleum Status Report released Thursday 
(9/10).

   Jet fuel inventories increased by 1.3 million bbl to 15.6 million bbl during 
the reference week, rebounding from the previous week's three-month low of 14.3 
million bbl. Inventories were 2.4 million bbl above the 13.2 million bbl 
reported during the same week last year. The Gulf Coast reported no jet fuel 
imports during the reporting week.

   Motor gasoline inventories in the PADD 3 region increased by 1.1 million bbl 
to 77.3 million bbl during the reference week, reversing the previous week's 1 
million bbl decline. Inventories remained 4.6 million bbl below the 81.9 
million bbl reported during the same week last year. Gasoline imports into the 
Gulf Coast averaged 8,000 bpd, down from 36,000 bpd the previous week and 
67,000 bpd during the comparable week of 2025.

   Distillate fuel oil inventories, the feedstock for diesel, fell by 200,000 
bbl to 42.5 million bbl during the profiled week after increasing by 3.1 
million bbl the previous week. Inventories remained 1.7 million bbl below the 
44.2 million bbl reported during the same week last year. As a net exporter of 
distillate fuel, PADD 3 reported no distillate imports during the reporting 
week.

   Crude oil inventories in PADD 3 increased by 2.4 million bbl to 247.5 
million bbl during the reference week, reversing the previous week's 6.3 
million bbl decline. Inventories were 2.6 million bbl above the 244.9 million 
bbl reported during the same week last year. Crude oil imports into the Gulf 
Coast averaged 1.993 million bpd, up from 1.721 million bpd the previous week 
and 779,000 bpd during the comparable week of 2025.

   Refinery utilization on the Gulf Coast increased to 98.3% of operable 
capacity from 97.7% the previous week, while crude oil inputs into refineries 
averaged 9.730 million bpd, up from 9.600 million bpd the week before, EIA data 
showed.

    




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