EIA: PADD 5 Gasoline Stocks Climb to 29.5M Bbl


   
Kristina Davis
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   MIAMI, FL (DTN) -- West Coast PADD 5 gasoline inventories edged higher in 
the week ending October 17, while crude oil stocks fell and distillate levels 
held steady, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released 
Wednesday (10/22).
Gasoline inventories climbed by 200,000 bbl to 29.5 million bbl from 29.3 
million bbl in the week ending October 17 and were 3.7 million bbl above the 
25.8 million bbl reported in the same week of last year. Imports in the region 
rose by 89,000 bpd to 184,000 bpd, more than double the 82,000 bpd reported a 
year earlier.
Distillate inventories held steady at 12.7 million bbl in the reference week, 
up 2 million bbl compared to the 10.7 million bbl recorded last year. Imports 
climbed by 7,000 bpd to 33,000 bpd from 26,000 bpd, significantly higher than 
7,000 bpd imported in the same period of 2024.
Crude oil inventories fell by 200,000 bbl to 45.8 million bbl from 46 million 
bbl in the week ending October 17. Stocks were 1.5 million bbl lower than the 
47.3 million bbl held in the same week of last year.
Jet fuel inventories climbed by 100,000 bbl to 12 million bbl from 11.9 million 
bbl in the reference week and were 1.4 million bbl above the 10.6 million bbl 
reported in the same week last year. Imports dropped sharply by 76,000 bpd to 
67,000 bpd from 143,000 bpd, below the 147,000 bpd reported in 2024.




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