Gulf Coast gasoline inventory ·EIA week ending August 21, 2026
Gulf Coast gasoline storage holds 77.2 M bbl as of August 21, 2026, down 2.9% week over week.
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) gasoline inventory
September 3, 2021 to August 21, 2026
Weekly PADD 3 total motor gasoline stocks, in millions of barrels. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
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About this series
Total motor gasoline, including blending components, held in tanks and terminals across PADD 3, the Gulf Coast district. Reported weekly by the U.S. EIA as one of five regional cuts of the national gasoline series. The Gulf Coast is the refining engine of the United States and holds the largest gasoline inventory of the five districts. Its level moves with refinery runs and export pull as much as local demand, and it is the source pool the Colonial Pipeline drains toward the East Coast.
Today's reading sits in the middle of the EIA record going back to 1990. This is where Gulf Coast gasoline stocks spend most of their time.
Weekly PADD 3 total motor gasoline stocks, in millions of barrels. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. Updated weekly. View this series at eia.gov ↗
Gulf Coast gasoline inventory: common questions
- What is PADD 3?
- PADD 3 is the Gulf Coast district of the Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts, the five regions the EIA uses to report US petroleum statistics. It covers Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas. The district lines were drawn for World War II fuel allocation and remain the standard regional cut of US oil data.
- What does this page track?
- The total volume of motor gasoline held in tanks and terminals across PADD 3 (Gulf Coast), including blending components not yet mixed into finished fuel. It is the EIA's regional cut of the same weekly series the national gasoline page tracks, and the five districts sum to the US total.
More questions
- Why do Gulf Coast gasoline inventories matter?
- The Gulf Coast is the refining engine of the United States and holds the largest gasoline inventory of the five districts. Its level moves with refinery runs and export pull as much as local demand, and it is the source pool the Colonial Pipeline drains toward the East Coast.
- How often is this figure updated?
- The EIA publishes the figure every week, typically Wednesday around 10:30 a.m. Eastern for the prior Friday's week. This page reads that same EIA series and shows the latest reading with its as-of date.