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U.S. Movements of Crude Oil By Rail

With Data through June 2019 | Release Date: September 12, 2019 | Next Release Date: September 30, 2019

Summary - mbbl/d
Summary - mbbl
Changes by PADD

Crude oil movements by rail, June 2019
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	146	0	51	0	172	369	0
PADD 3	0	0	65	0	6	71	0
PADD 4	0	0	14	0	0	14	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	146	0	129	0	178	454	0
Canada	47	37	198	0	27	308	NA
Total	193	37	327	0	205	762	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, June 2019
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	4,395	0	1,520	0	5,148	11,063	0
PADD 3	0	0	1,947	0	184	2,132	0
PADD 4	0	0	412	0	0	412	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	4,395	0	3,880	0	5,333	13,607	0
Canada	1,397	1,099	5,939	0	817	9,252	NA
Total	5,792	1,099	9,819	0	6,149	22,859	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, June 2019
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	June 2019	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	June 2019	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	146	163	96	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	0	0	0	PADD 3	0	0	0
PADD 4	0	0	0	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	0	0	0
United States	146	163	96	United States	0	0	0
Canada	47	69	53	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, June 2019
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	June 2019	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	June 2019	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	146	163	96
PADD 2	0	0	1	PADD 2	0	0	1
PADD 3	0	0	0	PADD 3	51	13	0
PADD 4	0	0	0	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	172	202	139
United States	0	0	1	United States	369	378	236
Canada	37	26	23	Canada	0	0	5
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, June 2019
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	June 2019	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	June 2019	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	51	13	0	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	65	72	21	PADD 3	65	72	21
PADD 4	14	20	17	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	6	3	6
United States	129	105	38	United States	71	75	27
Canada	198	178	108	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, June 2019
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	June 2019	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	June 2019	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	0	0	0	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	0	0	0	PADD 3	14	20	17
PADD 4	0	0	0	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	0	0	3
United States	0	0	0	United States	14	20	20
Canada	0	0	0	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, June 2019
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	June 2019	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	June 2019	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	172	202	139	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	6	3	6	PADD 3	0	0	0
PADD 4	0	0	3	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	0	0	0
United States	178	205	148	United States	0	0	0
Canada	27	45	32	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

U.S. imports of Canadian crude oil by rail increase - This Week in Petroleum, 4/18/18
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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