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Release Date: May 30, 2024 Next Release Date: June 5, 2024
Residential heating oil prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
Note: Weekly heating oil and propane prices are only collected during the heating season, which extends from October through March and will return on October 9, 2024. From April through September, heating oil and propane prices are collected once a month (the second Monday of the month) and published the following week at Heating Oil and Propane Update.

On-highway diesel fuel prices (dollars per gallon)

On-highway diesel fuel prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  05/29/23 05/27/24 05/20/24 05/13/24 05/06/24 04/29/24 04/22/24 04/15/24
U.S. 3.855 3.758 3.789 3.848 3.894 3.947 3.992 4.015
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.886 3.885 3.895 3.916 3.966 4.025 4.047 4.068
New England (PADD 1A) 4.144 4.148 4.174 4.233 4.277 4.309 4.326 4.311
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) 4.190 4.123 4.114 4.155 4.208 4.234 4.255 4.241
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) 3.747 3.770 3.785 3.794 3.846 3.919 3.941 3.979
Midwest (PADD 2) 3.781 3.633 3.685 3.768 3.814 3.882 3.935 3.965
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 3.555 3.478 3.490 3.559 3.617 3.657 3.707 3.710
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 4.077 3.706 3.746 3.791 3.785 3.787 3.883 3.956
West Coast (PADD 5) 4.540 4.449 4.495 4.551 4.580 4.625 4.661 4.702
California 4.810 4.985 5.049 5.123 5.155 5.216 5.244 5.256
Heating oil futures prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24 05/03/24 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24
Contract 1 2.369 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Contract 2 2.355 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Contract 3 2.356 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Contract 4 2.364 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Note: Futures Prices after April 5, 2024, are not available.
Total distillate stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24 05/03/24 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24
U.S. 106.7 119.3 116.7 116.4 116.4 115.9 116.6 115.0
East Coast (PADD 1) 25.9 28.4 26.4 26.8 26.3 27.2 27.5 27.7
New England (PADD 1A) 3.4 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.9 3.9
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) 11.2 13.3 13.0 12.4 13.6 13.6 13.6 14.2
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) 11.3 11.2 9.9 11.1 9.2 10.1 10.0 9.5
Midwest (PADD 2) 24.8 32.6 31.6 31.1 30.4 30.1 31.4 32.3
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 40.1 44.2 43.7 42.7 44.2 42.8 41.3 38.9
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.7
West Coast (PADD 5) 12.4 10.4 11.1 11.8 11.4 11.4 11.7 11.3
15 ppm sulfur and under stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24 05/03/24 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24
U.S. 96.9 109.9 107.3 107.2 106.3 106.3 107.1 106.3
East Coast (PADD 1) 24.4 27.2 25.2 25.6 25.0 25.7 26.4 26.5
New England (PADD 1A) 3.4 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.9 3.9
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) 10.6 12.8 12.6 11.8 12.9 12.8 13.2 13.7
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) 10.5 10.4 9.1 10.5 8.6 9.4 9.3 8.8
Midwest (PADD 2) 23.8 31.7 30.7 30.2 29.5 29.4 30.7 31.5
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 33.9 37.8 37.4 36.7 37.2 36.5 34.6 33.3
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 3.2 3.5 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.5
West Coast (PADD 5) 11.6 9.7 10.4 11.0 10.7 10.7 10.9 10.5
Greater than 15 ppm to 500 ppm sulfur stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24 05/03/24 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24
U.S. 2.7 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.4
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6
New England (PADD 1A) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3
Greater than 500 ppm sulfur stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24 05/03/24 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24
U.S. 7.1 7.1 7.3 6.8 7.5 7.2 7.4 6.3
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6
New England (PADD 1A) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.4
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 4.9 5.3 5.4 4.9 5.8 5.3 5.8 4.7
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
Days of supply (number of days) more supply data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24 05/03/24 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24
U.S. 27.3 31.8 31.4 32.0 32.4 33.4 34.0 32.4
Note: Days of Supply calculated as: U.S. total distillate stocks / Four-week average U.S. distillate fuel oil demand
Total distillate production (million barrels per day)more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24 05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24
U.S. 4.844 4.920 4.790 4.718 5.040 5.030 5.064 4.804
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.209 0.214 0.208 0.202 0.195 0.215 0.219 0.215
Midwest (PADD 2) 1.074 1.189 1.114 1.076 1.221 1.278 1.255 1.141
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 2.925 2.903 2.857 2.824 2.952 2.939 2.981 2.812
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.163 0.204 0.204 0.201 0.160 0.191 0.197 0.216
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.473 0.410 0.406 0.414 0.513 0.406 0.412 0.420
15 ppm sulfur and under production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24 05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24
U.S. 4.658 4.725 4.597 4.548 4.899 4.824 4.866 4.576
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.221 0.209 0.201 0.196 0.211 0.208 0.214 0.202
Midwest (PADD 2) 1.066 1.185 1.109 1.075 1.227 1.293 1.245 1.137
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 2.750 2.732 2.690 2.679 2.829 2.744 2.788 2.644
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.162 0.204 0.204 0.201 0.159 0.191 0.198 0.214
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.458 0.395 0.393 0.397 0.474 0.390 0.422 0.379
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
  05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24 05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24
U.S. 0.149 0.120 0.122 0.110 0.129 0.117 0.120 0.122
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.000 0.006 0.008 0.009 -0.003 0.006 0.004 0.012
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.004 0.003 0.004 0.001 -0.006 -0.006 0.010 -0.007
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 0.134 0.102 0.099 0.087 0.101 0.111 0.112 0.091
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.011 0.009 0.011 0.013 0.037 0.006 -0.007 0.026
Greater than 500 ppm sulfur production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24 05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24
U.S. 0.037 0.075 0.070 0.060 0.012 0.088 0.078 0.106
East Coast (PADD 1) -0.012 -0.001 -0.001 -0.003 -0.013 0.001 0.001 0.000
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.004 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 -0.009 0.000 0.012
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 0.042 0.069 0.067 0.059 0.022 0.085 0.080 0.078
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 -0.001 0.001
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.003 0.006 0.002 0.004 0.003 0.010 -0.003 0.015
Distillate imports (million barrels per day) more import data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24 05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24
Total distillate 0.149 0.116 0.100 0.110 0.199 0.165 0.098 0.089
15 ppm sulfur and under 0.149 0.114 0.098 0.108 0.199 0.165 0.095 0.087
Greater than 15 ppm to 500 ppm sulfur 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Greater than 500 ppm to 2000 ppm sulfur 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.002
Greater than 2000 ppm sulfur 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Distillate exports (million barrels per day) more export data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24 05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24
U.S. exports 1.220 1.164 1.164 1.142 1.453 1.036 1.224 1.069

Distillate demand (million barrels per day)

Distillate demand (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24 05/26/23 05/24/24 05/17/24 05/10/24
Distillate fuel oil 3.904 3.749 3.720 3.637 3.646 3.795 3.883 3.831

Abbreviations: NA = Not Available  |  W = Data Withheld