somebody mentioned gasoline inventories earlier. with the
derecho (sp?) blasting through northern Indiana the two counties to
the west of us have run out of gas. loves and walmart in our
town ran out as well. crazy times!
According to the latest
U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA) Weekly Petroleum Status
Report(for the week ending August 7, 2026):
Key Gasoline Inventory Metrics
Total Gasoline
Inventories:208.7 million
barrels.
Weekly
Change:Decreased by
1.0 million
barrels(or ~968,000 barrels) from the previous week.
Historical
Comparison:Total stocks sit
6% below the
five-year averagefor this time of year, reflecting relatively
tight seasonal product supply.
Component
Breakdown:Both finished gasoline and blending component
inventories posted draws.
Production & Demand Context
Gasoline
Production:Averaged
9.6 million
barrels per day (bpd), down slightly from the prior week.
Refineries operated at a high utilization rate of
96.2%capacity.
Gasoline Demand
(Product Supplied):Averaged
9.0 million
bpdover the past four weeks, down roughly 0.5% compared to the
same four-week period last year.
Gasoline
Imports:Averaged
583,000
bpdlast week.
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somebody mentioned gasoline inventories earlier.
Posted by morton7 on 13th of Aug 2026 at 03:20 pm
somebody mentioned gasoline inventories earlier. with the derecho (sp?) blasting through northern Indiana the two counties to the west of us have run out of gas. loves and walmart in our town ran out as well. crazy times!
According to the latest U.S.
Posted by EdZ on 13th of Aug 2026 at 04:11 pm
According to the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Weekly Petroleum Status Report(for the week ending August 7, 2026):
Key Gasoline Inventory Metrics
Total Gasoline Inventories: 208.7 million barrels.
Weekly Change:Decreased by 1.0 million barrels(or ~968,000 barrels) from the previous week.
Historical Comparison:Total stocks sit 6% below the five-year averagefor this time of year, reflecting relatively tight seasonal product supply.
Component Breakdown:Both finished gasoline and blending component inventories posted draws.
Production & Demand Context
Gasoline Production:Averaged 9.6 million barrels per day (bpd), down slightly from the prior week. Refineries operated at a high utilization rate of 96.2%capacity.
Gasoline Demand (Product Supplied):Averaged 9.0 million bpdover the past four weeks, down roughly 0.5% compared to the same four-week period last year.
Gasoline Imports:Averaged 583,000 bpdlast week.