Gulf Coast jet fuel inventory ·EIA week ending September 4, 2026
Gulf Coast jet fuel storage holds 15.6 M bbl as of September 4, 2026, up 9.0% week over week.
The Desk's read
Gulf Coast aviation fuel sits amply stocked, higher than most of its 37-year record, with 15.6 MM bbl of kerosene-type jet fuel warranted in the region's tanks as of September 4. The 30-day change of -0.3% barely moves that pile; the trailing eight reports rank toward the drain side but well inside the ordinary range for such stretches. A modest draw against a deep store leaves the store deep. We watch next Wednesday's EIA weekly report for whether the flat run holds.
On the September 4, 2026 figures.
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) jet fuel inventory
September 17, 2021 to September 4, 2026
Shaded band: the same calendar week's range across the five prior years; dashed line: their average. The record low and high are on the range strip above, not in the band.
Weekly PADD 3 kerosene-type jet fuel stocks, in millions of barrels. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
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About this series
Kerosene-type jet fuel, the aviation grade, 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 jet fuel series. The Gulf Coast refines more jet fuel than any district and pipelines it north and east. PADD 3 stocks are the source pool the East Coast and Midwest draw on, so a draw here can foreshadow tightness elsewhere.
Since 2015, today's reading ranks in the 89th percentile. Gulf Coast jet fuel stocks are running above the modern era's typical level. It is 2.0M bbl above its same-week five-year average. Across the full EIA record back to 1990 it ranks in the 90th percentile; storage capacity, pipelines, and production have shifted enough since then that the modern cohort is the better yardstick for today's operating conditions.
Weekly PADD 3 kerosene-type jet fuel 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 jet fuel 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 kerosene-type jet fuel held in tanks and terminals across PADD 3 (Gulf Coast). It is the EIA's regional cut of the same weekly ending-stocks series the national jet fuel page tracks, and the five districts sum to the US total.
More questions
- Why do Gulf Coast jet fuel inventories matter?
- The Gulf Coast refines more jet fuel than any district and pipelines it north and east. PADD 3 stocks are the source pool the East Coast and Midwest draw on, so a draw here can foreshadow tightness elsewhere.
- 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.