Petroleum & Other Liquids

U.S. Movements of Crude Oil By Rail

With Data through January 2018 | Release Date: March 30, 2018 | Next Release Date: April 30, 2018

Summary - mbbl/d
Summary - mbbl
Changes by PADD

Crude oil movements by rail, January 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	55	0	14	0	147	217	0
PADD 3	0	0	18	0	1	18	0
PADD 4	0	14	21	0	0	35	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	55	14	52	0	148	270	0
Canada	31	32	58	0	8	129	NA
Total	86	46	110	0	157	399	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, January 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	1,714	0	431	0	4,572	6,717	0
PADD 3	0	0	543	0	26	568	0
PADD 4	0	441	649	0	0	1,090	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	1,714	441	1,623	0	4,598	8,376	0
Canada	956	982	1,794	0	260	3,991	NA
Total	2,670	1,423	3,417	0	4,857	12,367	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, January 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	January 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	January 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	55	48	149	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	55	48	149	United States	0	0	0
Canada	31	63	18	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, January 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	January 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	January 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	55	48	149
PADD 2	0	0	12	PADD 2	0	0	12
PADD 3	0	0	0	PADD 3	14	19	9
PADD 4	14	14	0	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	147	106	142
United States	14	14	12	United States	217	173	312
Canada	32	27	30	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, January 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	January 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	January 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	14	19	9	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	18	12	2	PADD 3	18	12	2
PADD 4	21	39	19	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	1	2	6
United States	52	69	31	United States	18	14	8
Canada	58	80	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 4 - Crude oil movements by rail, January 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	January 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	January 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	0	0	0	PADD 2	14	14	0
PADD 3	0	0	0	PADD 3	21	39	19
PADD 4	0	0	0	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	0	0	0
United States	0	0	0	United States	35	53	19
Canada	0	5	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, January 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	January 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	January 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	147	106	142	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	1	2	6	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	148	109	148	United States	0	0	0
Canada	8	27	16	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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