Gulf Coast jet fuel inventory ·EIA week ending August 21, 2026
Gulf Coast jet fuel storage holds 14.8 M bbl as of August 21, 2026, down 3.8% week over week. It is currently drawing faster than usual.
The Desk's read
The drawdown at Gulf Coast tank farms is running near the low end of what the record holds: the trailing 8-report change sits at the 7 percentile of all such stretches in the 37-year record, a comparatively fast draw. Yet the pile itself stays comfortable, at 14.8 MM bbl of kerosene-type jet fuel as of 2026-08-21, the 80th percentile of that record and mid-range read; a quick draw from a well-stocked tank still leaves the tank well-stocked. We track the 30-day change at -7.4%. Watch the pace in next Wednesday's EIA weekly report.
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) jet fuel inventory
September 3, 2021 to August 21, 2026
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.
Today's reading sits in the upper part of the EIA record going back to 1990. Gulf Coast jet fuel stocks are running above their typical level.
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.