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U.S. Movements of Crude Oil By Rail

With Data through December 2018 | Release Date: March 8, 2019 | Next Release Date: March 29, 2019

Summary - mbbl/d
Summary - mbbl
Changes by PADD

Crude oil movements by rail, December 2018
thousand barrels/day
	Receipts
Shipments	PADD 1	PADD 2	PADD 3	PADD 4	PADD 5	United States	Canada
PADD 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PADD 2	84	0	28	0	182	294	0
PADD 3	1	0	85	0	1	87	0
PADD 4	15	0	34	0	3	52	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	100	0	147	0	186	433	0
Canada	58	88	189	0	11	346	NA
Total	158	88	336	0	197	780	NA
NA = data not available PADD = Petroleum Administration for Defense District Notes: Includes movements to and from Canada. A zero may indicate volume of less than 0.5 thousand barrels per day. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates based on analysis of data from the Surface Transportation Board and others.

Crude oil movements by rail, December 2018
thousand barrels
	Receipts
Shipments	PADD 1	PADD 2	PADD 3	PADD 4	PADD 5	United States	Canada
PADD 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PADD 2	2,592	0	872	0	5,654	9,118	0
PADD 3	40	0	2,641	0	23	2,704	0
PADD 4	467	0	1,055	0	91	1,612	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	3,099	0	4,568	0	5,767	13,434	0
Canada	1,799	2,728	5,853	0	353	10,733	NA
Total	4,897	2,728	10,421	0	6,120	24,166	NA
NA = data not available PADD = Petroleum Administration for Defense District Notes: Includes movements to and from Canada. A zero may indicate volume of less than 0.5 thousand barrels. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates based on analysis of data from the Surface Transportation Board and others.

PADD region:

PADD 1 - Crude oil movements by rail, December 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	December 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	December 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	84	65	55	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	1	0	0	PADD 3	0	0	0
PADD 4	15	0	0	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	0	0	0
United States	100	65	55	United States	0	0	0
Canada	58	40	64	Canada	0	0	0
PADD = Petroleum Administration for Defense District Note: A zero may indicate volume of less than 0.5 thousand barrels per day. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates based on analysis of data from the Surface Transportation Board and others.

PADD 2 - Crude oil movements by rail, December 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	December 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	December 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	84	65	55
PADD 2	0	0	0	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	0	0	0	PADD 3	28	29	20
PADD 4	0	0	13	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	182	168	111
United States	0	0	13	United States	294	262	186
Canada	88	66	27	Canada	0	0	0
PADD = Petroleum Administration for Defense District Note: A zero may indicate volume of less than 0.5 thousand barrels per day. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates based on analysis of data from the Surface Transportation Board and others.

PADD 3 - Crude oil movements by rail, December 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	December 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	December 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	1	0	0
PADD 2	28	29	20	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	85	117	12	PADD 3	85	117	12
PADD 4	34	54	37	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	1	2	3
United States	147	200	68	United States	87	119	15
Canada	189	183	81	Canada	0	0	0
PADD = Petroleum Administration for Defense District Note: A zero may indicate volume of less than 0.5 thousand barrels per day. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates based on analysis of data from the Surface Transportation Board and others.

PADD 4 - Crude oil movements by rail, December 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	December 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	December 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	15	0	0
PADD 2	0	0	0	PADD 2	0	0	13
PADD 3	0	0	0	PADD 3	34	54	37
PADD 4	0	0	0	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	3	2	0
United States	0	0	0	United States	52	55	50
Canada	0	0	5	Canada	0	0	0
PADD = Petroleum Administration for Defense District Note: A zero may indicate volume of less than 0.5 thousand barrels per day. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates based on analysis of data from the Surface Transportation Board and others.

PADD 5 - Crude oil movements by rail, December 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	December 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	December 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	182	168	111	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	1	2	3	PADD 3	0	0	0
PADD 4	3	2	0	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	0	0	0
United States	186	171	114	United States	0	0	0
Canada	11	43	28	Canada	0	0	0
PADD = Petroleum Administration for Defense District Note: A zero may indicate volume of less than 0.5 thousand barrels per day. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates based on analysis of data from the Surface Transportation Board and others.

Data Tables (monthly)

Methodology

U.S. energy-by-rail data methodology 12/28/18

Press Release

March 30, 2015

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U.S. imports of Canadian crude oil by rail increase - Today in Energy, 5/2/18
Crude oil imports from Canada by rail now exceed rail movements from Bakken - This Week in Petroleum, 12/6/18
Crude-by-rail volumes to the East Coast are declining - Today in Energy, 8/3/16
Crude-by-rail volumes to the East Coast drop as imports rise - This Week in Petroleum, 7/7/16
Recent data show divergent trends for rail shipments of crude oil, ethanol, and biodiesel - Today in Energy, 6/3/16
Crude oil shipments by rail from Midwest to coastal regions decline - Today in Energy, 3/11/16
Rail still moves crude from the Midwest to coastal regions, but in smaller volumes - This Week in Petroleum, 3/2/16
As total U.S. crude oil imports fall, Canada's import supply share rises - Today in Energy, 11/12/15
Rail helps make Midwest a net shipper of crude oil - Today in Energy, 8/10/15
In Rocky Mountain region, increased crude production is being shipped by pipeline, rail - Today in Energy, 7/15/15
Crude by rail provides the West Coast with supply as regional crude oil production falls - Today in Energy, 6/9/15
Crude by rail receipts continue to be an important source of supply for West Coast refiners - This Week in Petroleum, 5/28/15
Crude by rail accounts for more than half of East Coast refinery supply in February - Today in Energy, 5/5/15
New monthly data on crude by rail improves EIA regional petroleum balances - This Week in Petroleum, 4/1/15
New EIA monthly data tracks crude oil movements by rail - Today in Energy, 3/31/15
Rail shipments of oil and petroleum products through October up 13% over year-ago period - Today in Energy, 11/13/14
Crude delivered by rail continues to supply West Coast refineries - This Week in Petroleum, 10/1/14
Rail deliveries of U.S. oil continue to increase in 2014 - Today in Energy, 8/28/14
Crude-by-rail transportation provides Bakken Shale production access to major markets - Today in Energy, 6/10/14
Crude Oil Imports Continue to Decline - This Week in Petroleum, 1/23/14
Rail is Likely Supplying an Increasing Share of East Coast Crude Oil - This Week in Petroleum, 9/18/13
Rail delivery of U.S. oil and petroleum products continues to increase, but pace slows - Today in Energy, 7/10/13
Rail traffic reflects more oil production, less coal-fired electricity generation - Today in Energy, 2/5/13

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