Petroleum & Other Liquids

U.S. Movements of Crude Oil By Rail

With Data through March 2018 | Release Date: May 31, 2018 | Next Release Date: June 29, 2018

Summary - mbbl/d
Summary - mbbl
Changes by PADD

Crude oil movements by rail, March 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	101	0	5	0	176	282	0
PADD 3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
PADD 4	0	10	21	0	10	42	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	101	10	26	0	187	324	0
Canada	28	4	38	0	11	81	NA
Total	129	14	65	0	198	405	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, March 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	3,118	0	151	0	5,458	8,727	0
PADD 3	0	0	0	0	27	27	0
PADD 4	0	316	659	0	313	1,287	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	3,118	316	810	0	5,798	10,041	0
Canada	881	122	1,191	0	331	2,525	NA
Total	3,999	438	2,001	0	6,128	12,567	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, March 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	March 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	March 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	101	87	96	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	0	0	0	PADD 3	0	0	0
PADD 4	0	2	0	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	0	0	0
United States	101	88	96	United States	0	0	0
Canada	28	25	38	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, March 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	March 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	March 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	101	87	96
PADD 2	0	0	0	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	0	0	0	PADD 3	5	5	24
PADD 4	10	15	0	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	176	78	136
United States	10	15	0	United States	282	170	255
Canada	4	25	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.

PADD 3 - Crude oil movements by rail, March 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	March 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	March 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	5	5	24	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	0	1	2	PADD 3	0	1	2
PADD 4	21	35	19	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	1	5	2
United States	26	41	44	United States	1	6	3
Canada	38	91	87	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, March 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	March 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	March 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	2	0
PADD 2	0	0	0	PADD 2	10	15	0
PADD 3	0	0	0	PADD 3	21	35	19
PADD 4	0	0	15	PADD 4	0	0	15
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	10	7	7
United States	0	0	15	United States	42	59	41
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, March 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	March 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	March 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	176	78	136	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	1	5	2	PADD 3	0	0	0
PADD 4	10	7	7	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	0	0	0
United States	187	89	144	United States	0	0	0
Canada	11	9	24	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, 2010-2016)

Methodology

U.S. energy-by-rail data methodology 6/22/16

Press Release

March 30, 2015

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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