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This Week in Petroleum

Release Date: December 20, 2023 Next Release Date: December 28, 2023


Beginning January 8, Today in Energy will encompass a broader range of analysis. Pieces previously published as This Week in Petroleum, the Electricity Monthly Update, and the Natural Gas Weekly Update’s In the News will now fall under Today in Energy. We consolidated these products to provide timely analysis on a variety of fuels in one place. We will continue publishing the data and statistics associated with these products in their current formats and on their current pages, and their article archives will remain in place.

Today In Energy Announcement

Today In Energy Announcement


We are excited to announce changes to Today in Energy (TIE).

Beginning on January 8, Today in Energy will encompass a broader range of analysis. Pieces previously published as This Week in Petroleum (TWIP), the Electricity Monthly Update (EMU), and the Natural Gas Weekly Update’s (NGWU) In the News will now fall under Today in Energy.

Consolidating these products will make it easier for you to access our energy analysis. We will continue covering emerging energy topics and remain flexible in analyzing changes to the energy landscape.

Key improvements to TIE articles:

  • One page for all analysis. Analysis articles for TWIP, NGWU, and EMU will be available on the TIE page. We will continue to publish the data and statistics associated with these products in their current formats and on their current pages, and their article archives will remain in place.
  • Timely analysis. With this new approach, we will continue to publish articles most weekday mornings, but we will now also publish additional content in the afternoon, as appropriate.
  • Article types. We will publish three article types that span topics across the energy sector.
    • Announcement: highlights from recently released statistics
    • In-brief analysis: a short analysis describing a trend in energy markets, similar to current TIE articles
    • In-depth analysis: a longer analysis addressing more complex topics in energy markets
  • Advanced filtering by article type and topic. In addition to searching articles by keywords, you will be able to filter articles by type.
  • Access to existing legacy content. All TIE articles will still be available in their archive, and legacy articles on TWIP, NGWU, and EMU will be archived and available on their current pages.
  • Larger images and charts. We are increasing the size of our charts for improved visibility.
  • Email updates. If you subscribed to receive email notifications about TWIP, NGWU, and EMU, you will continue to receive email updates about data releases and related TIE articles. Existing TIE subscribers will also continue to receive email updates
  • Subscribe to TIE email updates to receive articles on all topics.



Retail prices (dollars per gallon)

Conventional Regular Gasoline Prices Graph.
Retail Average Regular Gasoline Prices Graph.
  Retail prices Change from last
Gasoline 12/18/23 Week Year
U.S. 3.053 -0.083down -0.067down
East Coast 3.050 -0.073down-arrow -0.068down-arrow
Midwest 2.798 -0.103down-arrow -0.113down-arrow
Gulf Coast 2.547 -0.075down-arrow -0.094down-arrow
Rocky Mountain 2.808 -0.091down-arrow -0.278down-arrow
West Coast 4.055 -0.086down-arrow 0.072up-arrow
On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
Regional Average All-Types Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
  Retail prices Change from last
Diesel 12/18/23 Week Year
U.S. 3.894 -0.093down-arrow -0.702down-arrow
East Coast 3.969 -0.081down-arrow -0.878down-arrow
Midwest 3.806 -0.094down-arrow -0.671down-arrow
Gulf Coast 3.569 -0.071down-arrow -0.636down-arrow
Rocky Mountain 3.933 -0.116down-arrow -0.927down-arrow
West Coast 4.655 -0.147down-arrow -0.483down-arrow
Residential Heating Oil Prices Graph.
Residential Propane Prices Graph.
  Retail prices Change from last
  12/18/23 Week Year
Heating Oil 3.978 -0.044down -0.619down
Propane 2.457 0.004up -0.222down

Futures prices (dollars per gallon*)

Crude Oil Futures Price Graph
RBOB Regular Gasoline Futures Price Graph
Heating Oil Futures Price Graph
  Futures prices Change from last
  12/15/23 Week Year
Crude oil 71.43 0.20up -2.86down
Gasoline 2.137 0.087up 0.005up
Heating oil 2.621 0.040up -0.499down
*Note: Crude oil price in dollars per barrel.

Stocks (million barrels)

U.S. Crude Oil Stocks Graph
U.S. Distillate Stocks Graph
U.S. Gasoline Stocks Graph
U.S. Propane Stocks Graph
  Stocks Change from last
  12/15/23 Week Year
Crude oil 443.7 2.9up 25.4up
Gasoline 226.7 2.7up 0.6up
Distillate 115.0 1.5up -4.9down
Propane 93.730 -2.195down 6.315up