EIA: West Coast Distillates Up 500Kb to 12.7M Bbl on Week

MIAMI, FL (DTN) — West Coast PADD 5 product inventories showed mixed movement in the week ending September 19, with distillate and jet fuel supplies climbing while gasoline stocks held steady, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released Wednesday (9/24).

Gasoline inventories held flat at 30.0 million bbl in the reference week, equal to the prior week. Stocks were 3.6 million bbl higher than the 26.4 million bbl reported in the same week of 2024. Gasoline imports fell by 47,000 bpd to 115,000 bpd, compared with 116,000 bpd in 2024.

Distillate inventories climbed by 500,000 bbl to 12.7 million bbl from 12.2 million bbl in the respective week. Stocks were 1.4 million bbl higher than the 11.3 million bbl recorded in 2024. Imports eased to 5,000 bpd from 20,000 bpd and compared with 7,000 bpd last year.

Crude oil inventories climbed by 1.5 million bbl to 46.5 million bbl from 45.0 million bbl in the week ending September 19. That compared with 46.1 million bbl in the same week of 2024.

Jet fuel inventories climbed by 700,000 bbl to 12.4 million bbl from 11.7 million bbl in the respective week. Supplies were 1.0 million bbl above the 11.4 million bbl recorded in 2024. Imports rose sharply to 137,000 bpd from 54,000 bpd and compared with just 3,000 bpd in the same week of 2024.