NPRA 2007 Annual Meeting
Historical U.S. Gasoline Demand Dominates, But Middle Distillate Growth Stronger
Note: Middle distillates include kerosene, jet, and distillate fuel oil. Source: EIA Petroleum Supply Annual
SLooking at U.S. demand, note that, unlike Europe, gasoline dominates the U.S. transportation fuel market.  But diesel demand has been pushing total distillate demand up at a higher growth rate.  Even the volume increase in distillate from 1995 through 2005 is almost as large as the volume increase in gasoline.

SFast rising distillate demand will put more pressure on the refinery mix as its share of the light product market increases.

SWe need to look behind the growth in these two products in the U.S. more closely to see what the future may bring.