Domestic propane stockpiles increased 900,000 bbl or 1.7 percent to 52.5 million bbl for the week-ended July 16, according to the Energy Information Administration.
Supply is down 11.9 million bbl or 18.5 percent from the 64.4 million bbl level reported during the corresponding year-ago period.
Regionally, propane in the PADD 1 East Coast region remained flat at 4.0 million bbl, while stocks in the PADD 2 Midwest region gained 700,000 bbl at 23.4 million bbl. Propane stocks in PADD 3 at the Gulf Coast increased by 100,000 bbl to 23.6 million bbl. For PADDs 4 and 5, which include the Rocky Mountain and West Coast regions, propane stocks shed 100,000 bbl at 1.4 million bbl for the week reviewed.
Propane Stocks (Million Barrels) and Days of Supply
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Most Recent |
Year Ago |
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06/04/10 |
06/11/10 |
06/18/10 |
06/25/10 |
07/02/10 |
07/09/10 |
07/16/10 |
07/17/09 |
|
U.S. |
42.894 |
45.130 |
46.224 |
47.847 |
49.724 |
51.618 |
52.478 |
66.429 |
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East Coast (PADD 1) |
3.346 |
3.434 |
3.422 |
4.060 |
4.048 |
3.992 |
4.007 |
3.515 |
|
New England (PADD 1A) |
0.524 |
0.503 |
0.482 |
0.461 |
0.438 |
0.422 |
0.405 |
0.288 |
|
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) |
1.378 |
1.451 |
1.433 |
1.652 |
1.642 |
1.681 |
1.683 |
2.168 |
|
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) |
1.444 |
1.480 |
1.507 |
1.947 |
1.968 |
1.889 |
1.919 |
1.059 |
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Midwest (PADD 2) |
17.899 |
19.530 |
20.216 |
20.573 |
22.104 |
22.713 |
23.438 |
27.367 |
|
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) |
20.670 |
21.074 |
21.486 |
22.020 |
22.244 |
23.456 |
23.614 |
33.939 |
|
Rocky Mtn & West Coast (PADD 4 & 5) |
0.980 |
1.092 |
1.100 |
1.194 |
1.328 |
1.458 |
1.419 |
1.608 |
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Nonfuel Use |
3.396 |
3.218 |
3.188 |
3.224 |
3.365 |
3.128 |
3.143 |
2.082 |
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Days of Supply (number of days) |
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Most Recent |
Year Ago |
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06/04/10 |
06/11/10 |
06/18/10 |
06/25/10 |
07/02/10 |
07/09/10 |
07/16/10 |
07/17/09 |
|
U.S. |
41.8 |
49.1 |
54.1 |
57.2 |
61.5 |
62.5 |
62.9 |
80.5 |
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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 |
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|
Four-Week Averages |
Year Ago |
Week Ending |
Year Ago |
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|
07/02/10 |
07/09/10 |
07/16/10 |
07/17/09 |
07/02/10 |
07/09/10 |
07/16/10 |
07/17/09 |
|
U.S. |
1.066 |
1.073 |
1.074 |
1.099 |
1.099 |
1.085 |
1.074 |
1.090 |
|
East Coast (PADD 1) |
0.043 |
0.043 |
0.043 |
0.057 |
0.044 |
0.041 |
0.042 |
0.059 |
|
Midwest (PADD 2) |
0.264 |
0.263 |
0.263 |
0.264 |
0.270 |
0.266 |
0.261 |
0.266 |
|
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) |
0.702 |
0.710 |
0.711 |
0.710 |
0.726 |
0.727 |
0.711 |
0.707 |
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|
|
Four-Week Averages |
Year Ago |
Week Ending |
Year Ago |
|
|
07/02/10 |
07/09/10 |
07/16/10 |
07/17/09 |
07/02/10 |
07/09/10 |
07/16/10 |
07/17/09 |
|
U.S. |
0.059 |
0.057 |
0.059 |
0.107 |
0.056 |
0.053 |
0.073 |
0.089 |
|
East Coast (PADD 1) |
0.016 |
0.016 |
0.016 |
0.027 |
0.013 |
0.016 |
0.019 |
0.024 |
|
Midwest (PADD 2) |
0.038 |
0.037 |
0.040 |
0.073 |
0.039 |
0.034 |
0.050 |
0.062 |
|
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.004 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Propane Demand (Million Barrels per Day)
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|
|
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Four-Week Averages |
Year Ago |
Week Ending |
Year Ago |
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07/02/10 |
07/09/10 |
07/16/10 |
07/17/09 |
07/02/10 |
07/09/10 |
07/16/10 |
07/17/09 |
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Propane/Propylene |
0.809 |
0.826 |
0.834 |
0.825 |
0.815 |
0.795 |
0.937 |
0.846 |
