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Release date: February 21, 2019  |  Next release date: February 27, 2019

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Analysis
Crude Oil
Gasoline
Distillate
Propane

Residential heating oil prices (dollars per gallon)

U.S. residential heating oil prices graph
Regional residential heating oil prices graph
Residential heating oil prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  02/19/18 02/18/19 02/11/19 02/04/19 01/28/19 01/21/19 01/14/19 01/07/19
Average 3.102 3.225 3.181 3.182 3.171 3.167 3.139 3.092
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.111 3.229 3.184 3.186 3.175 3.171 3.143 3.096
New England (PADD 1A) 3.071 3.177 3.151 3.153 3.148 3.142 3.120 3.089
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) 3.153 3.283 3.220 3.222 3.205 3.203 3.170 3.107
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) 2.831 2.806 2.799 2.800 2.797 2.798 2.801 2.806
Midwest (PADD 2) 2.644 2.598 2.533 2.525 2.479 2.423 2.378 2.369

On-highway diesel fuel prices (dollars per gallon)

U.S. on-highway diesel fuel prices graph
Regional on-highway diesel fuel prices graph
On-highway diesel fuel prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  02/19/18 02/18/19 02/11/19 02/04/19 01/28/19 01/21/19 01/14/19 01/07/19
U.S. 3.027 3.006 2.966 2.966 2.965 2.965 2.976 3.013
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.082 3.073 3.031 3.038 3.050 3.037 3.049 3.069
New England (PADD 1A) 3.129 3.165 3.161 3.176 3.188 3.191 3.208 3.216
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) 3.274 3.256 3.225 3.227 3.237 3.215 3.217 3.242
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) 2.939 2.927 2.872 2.879 2.893 2.884 2.903 2.921
Midwest (PADD 2) 2.970 2.904 2.849 2.839 2.806 2.807 2.823 2.869
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 2.818 2.809 2.776 2.779 2.789 2.790 2.788 2.821
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 2.953 2.887 2.870 2.883 2.911 2.944 2.987 3.026
West Coast (PADD 5) 3.399 3.458 3.435 3.435 3.448 3.463 3.471 3.528
California 3.658 3.739 3.714 3.711 3.726 3.739 3.742 3.805

Heating oil futures prices (dollars per gallon)

Heating oil futures price contract 1 graph
Heating oil futures price contract 2 graph
Heating oil futures price contract 3 graph
Heating oil futures price contract 4 graph
Heating oil futures prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19 01/25/19 01/18/19 01/11/19 01/04/19
Contract 1 1.910 2.020 1.909 1.913 1.892 1.916 1.880 1.769
Contract 2 1.908 2.017 1.901 1.907 1.887 1.909 1.872 1.761
Contract 3 1.904 2.013 1.897 1.905 1.878 1.894 1.858 1.748
Contract 4 1.899 2.011 1.898 1.908 1.876 1.889 1.854 1.744

Distillate stocks (million barrels) and days of supply

U.S. distillate stocks graph
Regional distillate stocks graph
U.S. distillate fuel oil 15 ppm sulfur and under stocks graph
U.S. distillate fuel oil greater than 15 ppm to 500 ppm sulfur stocks graph
U.S. distillate fuel oil greater than 500 ppm sulfur stocks graph
U.S. distillate days of supply graph
Total distillate stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19 01/25/19 01/18/19 01/11/19 01/04/19
U.S. 138.9 138.7 140.2 139.0 141.3 142.4 143.0 140.0
East Coast (PADD 1) 48.5 44.4 43.9 43.9 46.9 46.1 46.8 43.1
New England (PADD 1A) 8.5 8.1 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.9 8.9 8.0
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) 27.3 23.6 24.6 24.1 25.6 25.6 25.2 22.5
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) 12.7 12.8 10.6 11.2 12.7 11.5 12.8 12.6
Midwest (PADD 2) 31.6 33.6 33.5 35.0 35.2 35.1 34.4 35.0
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 40.1 42.4 44.8 41.9 40.6 42.6 43.6 44.3
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2
West Coast (PADD 5) 14.5 14.0 13.7 14.1 14.4 14.5 13.9 13.4
15 ppm sulfur and under stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19 01/25/19 01/18/19 01/11/19 01/04/19
U.S. 119.7 122.6 123.8 123.5 124.5 126.2 127.0 124.4
East Coast (PADD 1) 38.4 37.1 36.4 37.0 39.6 38.7 39.4 36.2
New England (PADD 1A) 3.6 6.1 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.1 6.9 6.1
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) 22.9 19.1 20.1 20.1 21.2 21.2 20.7 18.6
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) 11.9 11.9 9.6 10.0 11.6 10.4 11.7 11.5
Midwest (PADD 2) 30.7 32.6 32.5 33.9 34.2 34.2 33.6 34.1
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 33.0 35.7 38.0 35.5 33.6 36.1 37.0 37.7
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.9
West Coast (PADD 5) 13.7 13.1 12.8 13.2 13.2 13.3 13.0 12.5
Greater than 15 ppm to 500 ppm sulfur stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19 01/25/19 01/18/19 01/11/19 01/04/19
U.S. 6.6 4.9 5.1 4.4 5.2 4.8 4.9 4.9
East Coast (PADD 1) 4.3 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.3
New England (PADD 1A) 3.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.9
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.8
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Greater than 500 ppm sulfur stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19 01/25/19 01/18/19 01/11/19 01/04/19
U.S. 12.6 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.6 11.3 11.1 10.8
East Coast (PADD 1) 5.9 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.6
New England (PADD 1A) 1.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.0
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.0 5.1 4.9
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7
Days of supply (number of days) more supply data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19 01/25/19 01/18/19 01/11/19 01/04/19
U.S. 33.6 33.1 32.5 31.0 34.9 37.3 38.5 36.7
Note: Days of Supply calculated as: U.S. total distillate stocks / Four-week average U.S. distillate fuel oil demand

Distillate production and imports (million barrels per day)

U.S. distillate production graph
U.S. 15 ppm sulfur and under production graph
U.S. greater than 15 ppm to 500 ppm sulfur production graph
U.S. greater than 500 ppm sulfur production graph
U.S. total distillate imports graph
Total distillate production (million barrels per day)more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19 02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19
U.S. 4.761 4.916 5.027 5.189 4.489 4.759 4.764 5.121
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.312 0.281 0.314 0.341 0.276 0.242 0.266 0.304
Midwest (PADD 2) 1.117 1.119 1.155 1.206 1.069 1.106 1.061 1.147
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 2.579 2.722 2.758 2.831 2.423 2.634 2.697 2.832
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.216 0.212 0.213 0.213 0.218 0.210 0.211 0.216
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.537 0.582 0.587 0.598 0.504 0.567 0.529 0.621
15 ppm sulfur and under production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19 02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19
U.S. 4.352 4.572 4.679 4.802 4.120 4.404 4.491 4.720
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.242 0.243 0.270 0.285 0.215 0.201 0.227 0.253
Midwest (PADD 2) 1.106 1.123 1.155 1.200 1.060 1.125 1.075 1.149
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 2.277 2.439 2.490 2.543 2.139 2.323 2.469 2.516
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.216 0.212 0.213 0.213 0.218 0.206 0.209 0.216
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.510 0.555 0.551 0.561 0.489 0.549 0.511 0.585
Greater than 15 ppm to 500 ppm sulfur production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19 02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19
U.S. 0.123 0.138 0.135 0.144 0.109 0.162 0.111 0.149
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.005 0.012 0.011 0.008 0.003 0.009 0.017 0.015
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.005 0.002 0.002 0.005 0.006 0.001 -0.004 0.010
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 0.102 0.117 0.111 0.117 0.096 0.153 0.096 0.113
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -0.001 0.003 0.000
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.010 0.007 0.010 0.012 0.005 -0.001 0.000 0.011
Greater than 500 ppm sulfur production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19 02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19
U.S. 0.286 0.206 0.213 0.243 0.260 0.193 0.162 0.253
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.064 0.026 0.033 0.047 0.058 0.032 0.022 0.036
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.007 -0.006 -0.002 0.001 0.003 -0.020 -0.009 -0.011
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 0.200 0.165 0.157 0.171 0.188 0.158 0.132 0.203
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) -0.001 0.000 -0.001 -0.001 0.000 0.004 -0.001 -0.001
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.016 0.020 0.026 0.025 0.010 0.019 0.019 0.026
Distillate imports (million barrels per day) more import data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19 02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19
Total distillate 0.344 0.366 0.347 0.332 0.243 0.431 0.438 0.459
15 ppm sulfur and under 0.305 0.346 0.326 0.301 0.199 0.430 0.437 0.417
Greater than 15 ppm to 500 ppm sulfur 0.000 0.010 0.010 0.020 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.040
Greater than 500 ppm to 2000 ppm sulfur 0.039 0.010 0.010 0.011 0.044 0.001 0.001 0.003
Greater than 2000 ppm sulfur 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Distillate demand (million barrels per day)

U.S. distillate demand graph
Distillate demand (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19 02/16/18 02/15/19 02/08/19 02/01/19
Distillate fuel oil 4.139 4.195 4.308 4.478 4.224 4.216 3.767 4.673

Abbreviations: NA = Not Available  |  W = Data Withheld