Domestic propane stockpiles dropped 1.2 million bbl to 68.4 million bbl for the week-ended Nov. 6, according to the Energy Information Administration.
This week’s domestic propane supply data showed that the year-on-year surplus narrowed to 8.7 million bbl or 14.6 percent.
Regionally, propane in the PADD 1 East Coast region dropped 100,000 bbl or 2 percent at 4.9 million bbl, while stocks in the PADD 2 Midwest region declined 700,000 bbl to 28.0 million bbl. Propane stocks in PADD 3 at the Gulf Coast dropped 700,000 bbl at 33.1 million bbl. For PADDs 4 and 5, which include the Rocky Mountain and West Coast regions, propane stocks rose 200,000 bbl to 2.4 million bbl for the week under review.
Propane Stocks (Million Barrels) and Days of Supply
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|
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Most Recent |
Year Ago |
|
|
09/25/09 |
10/02/09 |
10/09/09 |
10/16/09 |
10/23/09 |
10/30/09 |
11/06/09 |
11/07/08 |
|
U.S. |
72.816 |
72.859 |
72.969 |
71.634 |
71.047 |
69.632 |
68.424 |
60.276 |
|
East Coast (PADD I) |
4.734 |
4.559 |
5.072 |
4.854 |
5.071 |
4.971 |
4.886 |
4.101 |
|
New England (PADD IA) |
0.794 |
0.715 |
0.622 |
0.534 |
0.818 |
0.716 |
0.584 |
0.366 |
|
Central Atlantic (PADD IB) |
2.690 |
2.678 |
2.701 |
2.693 |
2.750 |
2.698 |
2.661 |
2.115 |
|
Lower Atlantic (PADD IC) |
1.250 |
1.166 |
1.749 |
1.627 |
1.503 |
1.557 |
1.641 |
1.620 |
|
Midwest (PADD II) |
31.024 |
31.318 |
30.811 |
30.306 |
29.523 |
28.657 |
28.017 |
22.603 |
|
Gulf Coast (PADD III) |
34.803 |
34.753 |
34.809 |
34.318 |
34.301 |
33.773 |
33.100 |
30.814 |
|
Rocky Mtn & West Coast (PADD IV & V) |
2.255 |
2.229 |
2.277 |
2.156 |
2.152 |
2.231 |
2.421 |
2.758 |
|
Nonfuel Use |
2.124 |
2.226 |
2.147 |
2.142 |
2.361 |
2.359 |
2.274 |
3.301 |
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Days of Supply (number of days) |
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|
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Most Recent |
Year Ago |
|
|
09/25/09 |
10/02/09 |
10/09/09 |
10/16/09 |
10/23/09 |
10/30/09 |
11/06/09 |
11/07/08 |
|
U.S. |
72.9 |
70.3 |
70.2 |
62.5 |
58.8 |
55.6 |
52.1 |
48.5 |
|
Note: Days of Supply calculated as: U.S. Propane Stocks / Four-Week Average U.S. Propane Demand |
Regional Propane Production and Imports (Million Barrels per Day)
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Regional Propane Production |
| |
|
|
Four-Week Averages |
Year Ago |
Week Ending |
Year Ago |
|
|
10/23/09 |
10/30/09 |
11/06/09 |
11/07/08 |
10/23/09 |
10/30/09 |
11/06/09 |
11/07/08 |
|
U.S. |
1.068 |
1.060 |
1.083 |
1.035 |
1.074 |
1.066 |
1.129 |
1.065 |
|
East Coast (PADD I) |
0.056 |
0.055 |
0.056 |
0.068 |
0.057 |
0.053 |
0.060 |
0.071 |
|
Midwest (PADD II) |
0.266 |
0.266 |
0.254 |
0.212 |
0.265 |
0.279 |
0.214 |
0.204 |
|
Gulf Coast (PADD III) |
0.684 |
0.679 |
0.686 |
0.580 |
0.692 |
0.674 |
0.688 |
0.578 |
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|
|
|
Four-Week Averages |
Year Ago |
Week Ending |
Year Ago |
|
|
10/23/09 |
10/30/09 |
11/06/09 |
11/07/08 |
10/23/09 |
10/30/09 |
11/06/09 |
11/07/08 |
|
U.S. |
0.138 |
0.142 |
0.134 |
0.214 |
0.165 |
0.122 |
0.137 |
0.218 |
|
East Coast (PADD I) |
0.046 |
0.046 |
0.027 |
0.017 |
0.072 |
0.012 |
0.012 |
0.027 |
|
Midwest (PADD II) |
0.083 |
0.085 |
0.095 |
0.111 |
0.085 |
0.098 |
0.113 |
0.155 |
|
Gulf Coast (PADD III) |
0.002 |
0.002 |
0.002 |
0.071 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Propane Demand (Million Barrels per Day)
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|
|
|
Four-Week Averages |
Year Ago |
Week Ending |
Year Ago |
|
|
10/23/09 |
10/30/09 |
11/06/09 |
11/07/08 |
10/23/09 |
10/30/09 |
11/06/09 |
11/07/08 |
|
Propane/Propylene |
1.209 |
1.252 |
1.314 |
1.244 |
1.258 |
1.325 |
1.374 |
1.265 |
