EIA: PADD 2 Gasoline Stocks Rebound; Refinery Inputs Rise


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- Midwest gasoline inventories rebounded from multi-year 
lows during the week ended June 5, driven by a notable increase in regional 
refinery utilization, data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) 
showed Wednesday.

   Stocks of distillate fuel oil also built in the PADD 2 region, while 
inventories for crude oil and jet fuel registered declines during the week 
under review, according to the EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report for the 
week ended June 5.

   Motor gasoline inventories in the PADD 2 region increased by 1.1 million bbl 
on the week to 44.4 million bbl. That recovery follows a sharp draw in the 
prior week that had dragged Midwest gasoline balances to their lowest levels 
since late 2023.

   On the year, PADD 2 gasoline stocks remained down by 3.0 million bbl from 
the 47.4 million bbl level seen during the corresponding week in 2025. Imports 
of gasoline into the region held steady at 1,000 bpd, unchanged from the prior 
week but down from 20,000 bpd a year ago.

   Distillate fuel oil inventories in PADD 2 rose by 300,000 bbl on the week to 
25.3 million bbl, according to the EIA data. That build placed regional 
distillate inventories 200,000 bbl higher than the 25.1 million bbl logged 
during the same week last year.

   Distillate fuel oil imports averaged 5,000 bpd during the week ended June 5, 
down 11,000 bpd from the prior week but 2,000 bpd lower than the prior year. 
Regional jet fuel inventories fell by 200,000 bbl to 7.4 million bbl, though 
they stayed 800,000 bbl above year-ago levels.

   PADD 2 jet fuel imports were flat at zero bpd, matching both the prior week 
and the year-ago marks. Meanwhile, crude oil stocks in the Midwest fell by 
300,000 bbl to 7.8 million bbl, down 1.7 million bbl from the same week in 2025.

   Crude oil imports into the Midwest averaged 368,000 bpd during the reference 
week, down 30,000 bpd from the prior week but up 39,000 bpd from the year-ago 
level of 329,000 bpd. Refinery inputs climbed to 4.205 million bpd from 4.148 
million bpd the week prior.




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