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U.S. Movements of Crude Oil By Rail

With Data through October 2020 | Release Date: December 31, 2020 | Next Release Date: January 29, 2021

Summary - mbbl/d
Summary - mbbl
Changes by PADD

Crude oil movements by rail, October 2020
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	47	0	0	0	142	188	0
PADD 3	0	0	0	0	4	4	0
PADD 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	47	0	0	0	146	193	0
Canada	0	27	72	0	0	99	NA
Total	47	27	72	0	146	292	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 2020
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	1,447	0	0	0	4,394	5,841	0
PADD 3	0	0	0	0	135	135	0
PADD 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	1,447	0	0	0	4,528	5,976	0
Canada	0	830	2,239	0	0	3,070	NA
Total	1,447	830	2,239	0	4,528	9,045	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 2020
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	October 2020	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	October 2020	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	47	64	131	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	47	64	131	United States	0	0	0
Canada	0	0	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, October 2020
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	October 2020	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	October 2020	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	47	64	131
PADD 2	0	0	0	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	0	0	0	PADD 3	0	0	65
PADD 4	0	0	0	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	142	134	165
United States	0	0	0	United States	188	197	360
Canada	27	12	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.

PADD 3 - Crude oil movements by rail, October 2020
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	October 2020	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	October 2020	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	0	0	65	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	0	2	2	PADD 3	0	2	2
PADD 4	0	0	4	PADD 4	0	0	0
PADD 5	0	0	0	PADD 5	4	2	11
United States	0	2	71	United States	4	3	12
Canada	72	63	173	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 2020
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	October 2020	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	October 2020	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	0	0	4
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	0	0	4
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 2020
thousand barrels/day
Receipts from	October 2020	month ago	year ago	Shipments to	October 2020	month ago	year ago
PADD 1	0	0	0	PADD 1	0	0	0
PADD 2	142	134	165	PADD 2	0	0	0
PADD 3	4	2	11	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	135	176	United States	0	0	0
Canada	0	39	60	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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