EIA: PADD 2 Gasoline Down on Week; Distillates, Crude Up


   
   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- Midwest gasoline inventories decreased during the week 
ended August 7, while distillate and crude oil stockpiles built, the Energy 
Information Administration (EIA) reported Wednesday (8/12). Regional jet fuel 
inventories remained unchanged on the week.

   Motor gasoline inventories in the PADD 2 region drew by 400,000 bbl during 
the referenced week to stand at 43 million bbl, according to the EIA. 
Year-on-year, Midwest gasoline stocks fell by 4 million bbl from the 47 million 
bbl recorded during the corresponding week of 2025.

   Weekly imports of gasoline into the Midwest rose by 11,000 bpd on the week 
to average 24,000 bpd during the current reporting period. This inbound volume 
was up by 8,000 bpd from the year-ago level of 16,000 bpd recorded during the 
same week last year.

   PADD 2 distillate fuel oil inventories rose by 600,000 bbl on the week to 
28.6 million bbl. That weekly build placed regional distillate inventories 1.4 
million bbl higher than the 27.2 million bbl logged during the corresponding 
week last year.

   Distillate imports into the Midwest averaged 4,000 bpd, up 1,000 bpd on the 
week but down by 16,000 bpd from the year-ago volume of 20,000 bpd.

   Jet fuel stocks were unchanged from the prior week at 7.7 million bbl, 
standing 200,000 bbl above the previous year's level of 7.5 million bbl.

   Crude oil inventories increased by 2.3 million bbl on the week to 101.9 
million bbl, which is 500,000 bbl lower than last year's level of 102.4 million 
bbl.

   Crude imports into the PADD 2 region increased by 90,000 bpd on the week to 
average 3,136,000 bpd, according to latest EIA data. This inbound crude oil 
volume was 125,000 bpd higher than the 3,011,000 bpd reported by the agency 
during the corresponding week last year.

   Refiner use of crude in the Midwest stood at 4.210 million bpd last week, 
versus 4.192 million the week prior and 4.292 million a year ago. The regional 
utilization rate rose to 98.6% versus the prior week's 98.2% and remained below 
the year-ago level of 101.2%.




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