EIA: PADD 5 Crude Stocks Climb 900,000 Bbl to 47.4M Bbl

MIAMI, FL (DTN) — West Coast gasoline stocks slightly increased in the week ending October 31, putting an end to the prior four-week decline, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released Wednesday (11/5).
Gasoline inventories were little changed at 28.3M bbl, up 2.5M bbl from last year’s 25.8M bbl. Gasoline imports climbed sharply to 268,000 bpd from 135,000 bpd the prior week and were significantly higher than the 8,000 bpd recorded in the same reference week last year.
Distillate inventories fell by 300,000 bbl to 12.2M bbl from 12.5M bbl, standing 1.6M bbl above last year’s 10.6M bbl. Distillate imports fell to 7,000 bpd from 15,000 bpd, down from 12,000 bpd in 2024.
Crude oil inventories in the West Coast climbed by 900,000 bbl to 47.4M bbl from 46.5M bbl, up 700,000 bbl from last year’s 46.7M bbl. Crude stocks saw the largest weekly build among all PADD 5 products, supported by steady regional production and lower refinery runs.
Jet fuel inventories fell by 500,000 bbl to 11.1M bbl from 11.6M bbl, standing 600,000 bbl higher than last year’s 10.5M bbl. Jet fuel imports declined to 76,000 bpd from 93,000 bpd, also lower than 114,000 bpd the year previous.