PADD 2 Gasoline Stocks Remain at 6-Month Low

SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) – Midwest gasoline inventories fell for the fifth consecutive week, sliding to a fresh six-month low, while regional distillate, jet fuel, and crude oil stocks also declined, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Wednesday (5/20).
Motor gasoline inventories in the PADD 2 region decreased by 600,000 bbl to 45.0 million bbl during the week ended May 15, the EIA data showed. This was below the 47.8 million bbl recorded in the same week last year and marked the lowest level since late November 2025.
Total motor gasoline imports into the Midwest averaged zero bpd, unchanged from the prior week but below the 11,000 bpd imported in the comparable week of the prior year.
Distillate fuel oil inventories in PADD 2 fell by 400,000 bbl on the week to 23.8 million bbl, the EIA data showed. This level left the regional inventory matching the 23.8 million bbl reported in the same week of the previous year. Distillate fuel oil imports averaged 17,000 bpd, down from 4,000 bpd the prior week and below the 11,000 bpd imported a year earlier.
Jet fuel inventories in the Midwest dipped by 200,000 bbl to 6.8 million bbl and were below the 7.1 million bbl recorded in the same week last year. During the profiled week, PADD 2 jet fuel imports remained at zero bpd, unchanged week-over-week and year-over-year.
Crude oil inventories in PADD 2 decreased by 2.7 million bbl to 108.5 million bbl during the reference week, the EIA data showed. Year-on-year, regional crude oil inventories rose by 2.0 million bbl. Crude oil imports into the Midwest averaged 2.916 million bpd during the reference week, compared with 2.878 million bpd the prior week and 2.947 million bpd reported in the same week of the prior year.