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U.S. Movements of Crude Oil By Rail

With Data through October 2018 | Release Date: December 31, 2018 | Next Release Date: January 31, 2019

Summary - mbbl/d
Summary - mbbl
Changes by PADD

Crude oil movements by rail, October 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	67	0	15	0	180	262	0
PADD 3	0	0	109	0	6	115	0
PADD 4	0	0	13	0	2	14	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	67	0	136	0	188	391	0
Canada	52	80	161	0	35	327	NA
Total	119	80	297	0	223	718	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, October 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	2,078	0	452	0	5,592	8,122	0
PADD 3	0	0	3,369	0	181	3,551	0
PADD 4	0	0	392	0	50	443	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	2,078	0	4,213	0	5,824	12,115	0
Canada	1,605	2,468	4,987	0	1,075	10,135	NA
Total	3,683	2,468	9,200	0	6,899	22,250	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, October 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	October 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	October 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	67	81	65	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	67	81	65	United States	0	0	0
Canada	52	51	12	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, October 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	October 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	October 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	67	81	65
PADD 2	0	0	0	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	0	0	0	PADD 3	15	5	0
PADD 4	0	0	0	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	180	170	137
United States	0	0	0	United States	262	256	202
Canada	80	68	37	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, October 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	October 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	October 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	15	5	0	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	109	58	6	PADD 3	109	58	6
PADD 4	13	22	22	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	6	6	0
United States	136	85	27	United States	115	64	6
Canada	161	135	74	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, October 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	October 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	October 2018	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	13	22	22
PADD 4	0	0	0	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	2	2	2
United States	0	0	0	United States	14	23	23
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, October 2018
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	October 2018	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	October 2018	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	180	170	137	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	6	6	0	PADD 3	0	0	0
PADD 4	2	2	2	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	0	0	0
United States	188	177	139	United States	0	0	0
Canada	35	8	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

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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