Massive decline in Gasoline Deliveries

[Carcus]

Gasoline Retail Deliveries by Refiners Remain at Record Low Levels

http://washington-dispatch.com/post/...e-to-Fall.aspx

Anyone care to speculate what this means?

[ILAveo]

Originally Posted by Carcus

Gasoline Retail Deliveries by Refiners Remain at Record Low Levels

http://washington-dispatch.com/post/...e-to-Fall.aspx

Anyone care to speculate what this means?

That they are looking at an odd slice of the data.

Try

http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_prim_dcu_nus_m.htm

or

http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/Lea...s=MGFUPUS1&f=M

I think that what it means is that refiners are getting out of the retail business.

[Carcus]

Ok.

Thanks for explaining.

[waltermlee]

Originally Posted by Carcus

Gasoline Retail Deliveries by Refiners Remain at Record Low Levels

http://washington-dispatch.com/post/...e-to-Fall.aspx

Anyone care to speculate what this means?

The US EIA does not say Gasoline Deliviers rather it says these numbers are Gasoline retail sales.
To get a more up to date chart see...

http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/Lea...A103600001&f=M

The chart shows gasoline retail sales dropping significantly in October 2011. Gasoline was hovering about $3.40 per gallon at this time. At this time, national unemployment was officially 9% and a Republican fillbuster in the Senate had successfully blocked Obama's jobs/stimulus/unemployment benefits extension bill. Occupy Wall Street was in full swing - and the EU was struggling with a debt crisis. If you look at gasoline price chart - you'll notice that gasoline prices were trending downward in the fall of 2011 until the Christmas holiday at which point it climbed back up spiking at about $4 per gallon around the beginning of 2012 April before dropping again.


The drop in retail sales means a signficant number of people are driving less.

[50 mpg by 2012]

Here are a few things I found that might be of interest in this discussion

Energy in Brief - How dependent are we on foreign oil?
http://www.eia.gov/energy_in_brief/f...dependence.cfm

U.S. Total Gasoline Retail sales by Refiners (Thousand gallons per day) from 1983
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/Lea...A103600001&f=M

U.S. Product Supplied of Finished Motor Gasoline (Thousand Barrels/?) from 1945
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/Lea...s=MGFUPUS1&f=M

I do not see (understand) the relationship between the last 2 links. [Set your cursor on the curve(s) to display quantity and date.]

[waltermlee]

Originally Posted by 50 mpg by 2012

Here are a few things I found that might be of interest in this discussion

Energy in Brief - How dependent are we on foreign oil?
http://www.eia.gov/energy_in_brief/f...dependence.cfm

U.S. Total Gasoline Retail sales by Refiners (Thousand gallons per day) from 1983
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/Lea...A103600001&f=M

U.S. Product Supplied of Finished Motor Gasoline (Thousand Barrels/?) from 1945
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/Lea...s=MGFUPUS1&f=M

I do not see (understand) the relationship between the last 2 links. [Set your cursor on the curve(s) to display quantity and date.]

FWIW

The last link is the on-hand supply or inventory - the regular slight drop in inventory is probably due to refineries going "off-line" for annual maintenance. there is 42 U.S. gallons to a Barrel.

The second to the last link is how many gallons of gasoline the refiners sold.

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Originally Posted by waltermlee

FWIW

The last link is the on-hand supply or inventory - the regular slight drop in inventory is probably due to refineries going "off-line" for annual maintenance. there is 42 U.S. gallons to a Barrel.

The second to the last link is how many gallons of gasoline the refiners sold.

45 to 45.5 gallons of refined product are produced from a barrel.

[waltermlee]

Originally Posted by ItsNotAboutTheMoney

45 to 45.5 gallons of refined product are produced from a barrel.

Is the increase from 42 to 45 gallons due to adding ethanol into gasoline?

[50 mpg by 2012]

Originally Posted by waltermlee

Is the increase from 42 to 45 gallons due to adding ethanol into gasoline?

No.

During the refining process long chain molecules are broken down. In that process oxygen atoms are picked up resulting in greater volume ... iirc.

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Originally Posted by waltermlee

Is the increase from 42 to 45 gallons due to adding ethanol into gasoline?

No, it's just the normal refining. Distillation and cracking results in a lower average density.