Jul 15, 2026
59.0 Million Barrels in PADD 3, 25% Above the 5-Year Median
Gulf Coast propane stocks running 25% above the 5-yr median; US total at 93.5 million barrels with 146 days of supply; Mont Belvieu spot up 4.5 cents to $0.721/gal, trimming its discount to 11% below the 5-yr median.
Numbers as of Jul 15, 2026 pull
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PADD 3 (Gulf Coast) propane stocks reached 59.0 million barrels for the week ended July 10, per EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), running 25% above the 5-year median. Total US propane stocks stand at 93.5 million barrels, supporting 146 days of supply at the trailing four-week average demand rate of 643 thousand barrels per day (Mb/d).
- Residential
- Wholesale
- Mont Belvieu propane spot (EIA): $0.721/gal, up 4.5 cents on the week. The 5-year-median discount narrowed from 19% reported last week to 11% below the median.
- PADD 1B (Central Atlantic) propane stocks: 5.5 million barrels per the EIA WPSR, 22% above the 5-year median, down 6% on the week.
- PADD 1A (New England) propane stocks: 0.4 million barrels, 1% below the 5-year median as of July 10, the softest regional position in the country.
- EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook projects US propane/propylene inventories of 98.5 million barrels at the end of December 2026.