Refiners'/Gas Plant Operators' Monthly Petroleum Product Sales Report

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Washington, DC 20585

OMB No. 1905-0174
Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX
Burden: 5 hours

EIA-782A
REFINERS’/GAS PLANT OPERATORS’
MONTHLY PETROLEUM PRODUCT SALES REPORT
INSTRUCTIONS
1. QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about Form EIA-782A after
reading the instructions, please call our toll-free number
1-855-342-4872.

2. PURPOSE
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form
EIA-782A, Refiners’/Gas Plant Operators’ Monthly
Petroleum Product Sales Report is used to collect data
on the sales of selected petroleum products (volumes
and prices) to various categories of end-users and
resellers at the State level. The data are used by the
Department of Energy to analyze and report on
petroleum product supply, demand, and price changes.
In addition, the data are used by State and Federal
agencies (such as the Bureau of Economic Analysis
and the Defense Fuel Supply Center), Congress,
industry analysts, trade publications, academia, and the
public to analyze, model and forecast petroleum
product prices and sales by State and end-use
category.

3. WHO MUST SUBMIT
Form EIA-782A is mandatory pursuant to Section 13(b)
of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
(Public Law 93-275) and must be completed by any firm
that directly or indirectly controls a refinery or gas plant.
Section 9 explains the possible sanctions for failing to
report.

4. WHEN TO SUBMIT
Form EIA-782A must be submitted to EIA no later than
30 calendar days after the close of each reference
month (e.g., if the reference month is March 2021, the
report must be submitted to EIA by April 30, 2021).

5. WHERE TO SUBMIT
Completed forms may be submitted by electronic
transmission or facsimile.
Secure File Transfer forms to:
https://signon.eia.doe.gov/upload/noticeoog.jsp
Fax forms to:

(202) 586-9772

6. COPIES OF SURVEY FORMS,
INSTRUCTIONS, DEFINITIONS,
EXCLUSIONARY LIST, AND REFERENCE
GUIDE
Copies in portable document format (PDF) and
spreadsheet format (XLS) are available on EIA's
website:
http://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-782a
You may also access the materials by following the
steps below:
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Go to EIA’s website at www.eia.gov
Click on Tools in the upper right hand corner
Click on EIA Survey Forms
Click on Petroleum
Under Monthly select EIA-782A
Select the materials you want.

Files must be saved to your personal computer. Data
cannot be entered interactively on the website.

7. HOW TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY FORM
General Instructions
To avoid double counting, respondents are to exclude
sales to other companies (and their subsidiaries) who
also report on the EIA-782A. An exclusionary list of
these companies is available on our website following
the steps in Section 6.
Report all volumes in thousands of gallons (e.g.,
report 6,500 gallons as 7, and 6,400 gallons as 6).
Leave both volume and price blank if no volumes were
sold. Enter 1 for volumes between 0 and 1,499. Note:
One barrel is equal to 42 gallons.
Report only the data for the products listed. EIA is not
seeking full coverage of all petroleum products sold.
Definitions of petroleum products and other terms are
provided for your use in Section 11. Please refer to
these definitions before completing the survey form.
Enter data reflecting sales made during the reference
month only. Exclude from all calculations any material
prior period adjustments for volumes and/or prices, and
revise the report(s) for the appropriate prior period(s).
If your firm does not maintain information sufficient to
provide actual sales volumes and unit prices by the
customer categories specified on the form, then

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estimate sales volumes and unit prices for these
categories using available information. The basis for the
estimates must be consistent with the standard
accounting records maintained by the firm. The
estimating procedure and data supporting the estimates
should result in a reasonably accurate estimate which
will be subject to review.
Do not report negative volumes or prices.
Price Information
Report unit prices in decimals of U.S. dollars, expressed
to the nearest tenth of a cent (e.g., $1.065). Unit prices
are calculated by dividing the total revenues derived
from the sales of the product during the reference
month by the total number of gallons sold. The unit price
is the same as the weighted average price for all sales
of that particular product to a particular group of
customers or class-of-trade.
The reported unit price should exclude all taxes on the
sale of the petroleum product such as Federal, State,
and local excise or sales taxes. Taxes incurred while
obtaining, importing, or producing petroleum products
(such as crude oil or product importation tariffs,
domestic crude oil taxes, facilities taxes, etc.) should
not be excluded from sales prices for EIA reporting
purposes. For example, even though upstream
expenses such as the Superfund tax may be shown as
a separate line item on invoices of product sales, they
should be included in the reported sales price.
Transportation costs that are paid as part of the sales
price at the point of sale should be included in the
reported unit price. Do not calculate unit prices using
rounded volumes.
Volume Information
Exclude amounts supplied to exchange partners except
where the amount supplied exceeds the amount
received and the imbalance is invoiced as a sale during
the reference month.
Report sales in the State where the transfer of title
occurred. For sales at a refinery/terminal, the State is
the one in which the refinery/terminal is located. For
delivered sales (by any mode of conveyance), the State
is the one in which the buyer received the product (see
Appendix A for a list of State abbreviations). If transfer
of title occurs in the United States, volumes sold for
export should be included under "Wholesale Sales."
Report the entire firm's sales of the selected products.
This includes sales made directly by the parent,
affiliates, subsidiaries, or through commissioned
agents. Exclude sales made among the parent firm,
subsidiaries,
and
affiliates
(i.e.,
intrafirm
transfers/sales).
Resubmissions
Revisions to prior month’s reports are required if

previously reported price or volume data are in error by
more than five percent (+5%). All revisions must be
submitted within 120 days after the end of the reference
month. However, EIA must be notified of significant
changes discovered after this date and will determine if
a late resubmission is required.
PART 1. RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION DATA
Report Period: Enter the month and year for which this
form is being submitted.
Enter the 10-digit EIA ID Number. If you do not have a
number, submit your report leaving this field blank. EIA
will advise you of the number.
Enter the name and addresses of the reporting
company. If they are the same, only report one address.
Enter the name, telephone number, fax number, and
email address of the person to contact concerning
information shown on the report.
Enter the month, day, and year this report is being filed.
Enter the number of States for which data are reported.
Report sales for all States in which your company does
business.
Type of Report: Check the box which indicates whether
this form is: (1) an Original, or (2) a Resubmission. If
this is a resubmission, enter the date of the report for
which this report is a resubmission.
PART 3. TYPE OF OPERATIONS
Mark the appropriate type of entity according to the
definitions provided. The type of entity should not
change from month to month but should reflect the
activity of the firm throughout the year.
• Refiners operating in more than one capacity
should mark "Refiner/Gas Plant Operator."
• Firms which directly or indirectly control a refiner
should mark "Refiner/Gas Plant Operator."
• Firms which directly or indirectly control a gas
plant operator should mark "Refiner/Gas Plant
Operator."
Enter the status of the firm at the end of the reference
month. If the firm has been sold, leased, or permanently
ceased operation, submit a letter to DOE stating the
reason for the change in status. If the firm has been sold
or leased, provide the name and address of the new
company, and the date of the transfer. If the firm has
permanently ceased operation, provide the date the
firm ceased operation. You may either include the letter
with your monthly report or send it separately to the
address shown in Section 5.
Use the comments section to indicate changes in

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identification data, reported data, or firm status such as
disruptions, purchases, or sales.
File separate Parts 4, 5, and 6 forms for each State
in which your company does business.
Check the box to indicate whether this form is: (1) an
Original, or (2) a Resubmission. If it is a resubmission,
enter the reference month for which this report is a
resubmission.
Enter the month and year of the reference month for
which these data are being submitted.
Enter the 10-digit number assigned to the reporting firm
for this survey.
Enter the abbreviation for the State. This should be the
State where the transfer of title occurs. See Appendix A
for a list of State abbreviations.
PART 4. MONTHLY STATE SALES OF
FINISHED MOTOR GASOLINE
Finished Motor Gasoline
Report gasoline sales volumes and prices by category
and grade in accordance with their classification at the
time of sale. The intent of this form is to collect sales
volumes and prices for reformulated, oxygenated, and
conventional gasoline sold as regular, midgrade, and
premium. For the majority of the United States, the
octane ranges “(R+M)/2" identified in the Definitions
(Section 11) are appropriate for distinguishing among
the three grades of gasoline to be reported.
Report all gasoline sales as defined in Section 11
regardless of its Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) rating.
RVP is a common measure of, and generic term for
gasoline volatility.
Report sales of finished gasoline only. Do not report
E85, ethanol (alcohol), or blendstocks (CBOB, RBOB)
sold separately for blending purposes.
Include in the column headed "Sales to Other
End-Users" all direct sales to end-users that were not
made through company-operated retail outlets. Sales
made to retail outlets other than those operated directly
by the reporting company, its affiliates, or subsidiaries,
should be included in the wholesale sales categories
DTW, Rack, or Bulk.
Reformulated Gasoline
Report all sales of gasoline that have been certified as
reformulated gasoline per EPA or State regulations as
reformulated gasoline. Gasoline that meets both the

oxygenated and reformulated definitions as certified by
the EPA should be reported as reformulated gasoline.
Product designated by State regulations as CBG
(cleaner burning gasoline) should be reported as RFG.
Conventional Gasoline
Report sales of oxygenated gasoline as conventional
gasoline if it meets the specifications for oxygenated
gasoline as approved by EPA or State agencies. Blends
of gasoline containing Fuel Ethanol, Methyl Tertiary
Butyl Ether (MTBE) or other oxygenates should be
reported according to the above criteria. Report gasohol
or E15 as conventional gasoline in the grade of gasoline
in which it was sold.
PART 5. MONTHLY STATE SALES OF
NO. 2 DISTILLATES AND PROPANE
No. 2 Distillates
Refer to the definitions of No. 2 distillate in Section 11.
Report retail sales of No. 2 distillates by the type of
end-use customer. Report sales of No. 2 diesel fuel
according to the parts per million (ppm) sulfur content.
Include B2, B5, and B20 biodiesel blends in the
appropriate distillate formulation categories. If you sell
blended distillate products at a different blend ratio,
please contact our staff for further instructions on how
to report those products. Do not report B100.
Include under the category "Residential Sales" those
sales of No. 2 distillate to individual households. Sales
to apartment buildings/complexes or other multi-family
dwellings should be excluded from the "Residential
Sales"
category
but
included
in
the
"Commercial/lnstitutional Sales" category.
Include under the category “Commercial/Institutional
Sales” those sales of No. 2 distillate to firms engaged in
transportation, wholesale or retail trade, finance,
insurance, and real estate. Also include sales to
apartment buildings/complexes or other multi-family
dwellings, hotels, office buildings or complexes, sales
to local, State or Federal Governmental facilities or
organizations, along with military sales including those
directed to post exchanges. Sales to schools, hospitals,
religious
institutions, universities
or
other
government-supported organizations are also to be
included in this category. Include No. 2 distillate sales
for vessel bunkering/fueling under this category.
Include under the category "Industrial Sales" those
sales of No. 2 distillate to public or private firms
engaged in mining, construction, or manufacturing.
Include

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Company-Operated Retail Outlets" those sales of ultralow sulfur No. 2 diesel fuel made through
company-operated retail outlets which are subject to
motor fuel gallonage taxes. Refer to the definition of
company-operated retail outlets.
Include under the category "Sales to Other End-Users"
those sales of No. 2 distillate to end-use customers not
included in any of the above categories (e.g., distillate
sales to agricultural customers or to utilities).
Propane
Report retail sales of propane by the type of end-use
customer. Exclude the propane portion of any natural
gas liquid mixes, e.g., butane-propane mix.
Include under the category "Residential Sales" those
sales of propane for use in private households. Include
both sales of bottled gas delivered to the residence and
truck sales delivered to the customer's tank. Sales to
apartment buildings/complexes or other multi-family
dwellings should be excluded from the "Residential
Sales"
category
but
included
in
the
"Commercial/lnstitutional Sales" category.
Include under the category "Commercial/lnstitutional
Sales" those sales of propane to firms engaged in
wholesale or retail trade, finance, insurance, and real
estate. Include sales to apartment building/complexes,
and other multi-family dwellings, hotels and office
buildings or complexes, sales to hospitals, religious
institutions, universities or other government supported
organizations. However, all propane sales for
transportation use, including fleet vehicle use,
regardless of the customer's classification, should be
excluded from "Commercial/lnstitutional Sales" but
included in the "Sales Through Company-Operated
Retail Outlets" category.
Include under the category "Industrial Sales" those
sales of propane to public or private firms engaged in
mining, construction, or manufacturing. Propane sales
to petrochemical plants should be excluded from the
"Industrial Sales" category but included in the
"Petrochemical Sales" category.
Include under the category "Sales Through
Company-Operated Retail Outlets" those sales of
propane for on-highway vehicle transportation use
including fleet vehicle sales to private firms, local, State,
or Federal Governmental facilities, schools, religious
institutions,
universities,
or
other
government-supported organizations.
Include under the category "Petrochemical Sales" those
sales of propane to a manufacturer of chemicals
derived from petroleum or natural gas, or from raw
materials derived from petroleum or natural gas.

Include under the category "Sales to Other End-Users"
those sales of propane to end-use customers not
included in any of the above categories (e.g., propane
sales to agricultural customers or to utilities). Include
sales of propane for gas grills under this category.
PART 6. MONTHLY STATE SALES OF
OTHER PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Include under the category "Retail Sales" all direct sales
to end-users. Include under the category "Wholesale
Sales" all sales to resellers or retailers.
Residual fuel oil sales for vessel bunkering/fueling
should be reported under "Retail Sales."

8. PROVISIONS REGARDING
CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
The information reported on this form will be protected
and not disclosed to the public to the extent that it
satisfies the criteria for exemption under the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. §552, the
Department of Energy (DOE) regulations, 10 C.F.R.
§1004.11, implementing the FOIA, and the Trade
Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. §1905.
The Federal Energy Administration Act requires EIA to
provide company-specific data to other Federal
agencies when requested for official use. The
information reported on this form may also be made
available, upon request, to another component of DOE;
to any Committee of Congress, the Government
Accountability Office, or other Federal agencies
authorized by law to receive such information. A court
of competent jurisdiction may obtain this information in
response to an order. The information may be used for
any nonstatistical purposes such as administrative,
regulatory, law enforcement, or adjudicatory purposes.
Data protection methods are applied to the statistical
data published from EIA-782A survey information to
ensure that the risk of disclosure of identifiable
information is very small. Information from this form are
provided to the Defense Energy Support Center for
analysis of the market value of various refined
petroleum products.

9. SANCTIONS
The timely submission of Form EIA-782A by those
required to report is mandatory under 15 USC 772(b),
as amended. Failure to respond may result in a civil
penalty of not more than $10,949 per day for each
violation. The government may bring a civil action to
prohibit reporting violations which may result in a
temporary restraining order or a preliminary or

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permanent injunction without bond. In such civil action,
the court may also issue mandatory injunctions
commanding any person to comply with these reporting
requirements.

10. FILING FORMS WITH FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND ESTIMATED
REPORTING BURDEN
Respondents are not required to file or reply to any
Federal collection of information unless it has a valid
OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 5.0
hours per response, including the time of reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of
this collection of information including suggestions for
reducing this burden to: U.S. Energy Information
Administration, Office of Statistical Methods &
Research, EI-21, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20585; and to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

11. DEFINITIONS
Affiliate - An entity which is directly or indirectly owned,
operated, or controlled by another entity.

Company-Operated Retail Outlet - Any retail outlet (i.e.,
service station) that sells motor vehicle fuels and is under
the direct control of a firm that sets the retail product price
and directly collects all or part of the retail margin. This
category includes retail outlets operated by: (1) salaried
employees of the firm and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates,
(2) licensed or commissioned agents, and/or (3) personnel
services contracted by the firm.
Conventional Gasoline - See Finished Motor Gasoline.
Dealer Tank Wagon (DTW) Sales - Wholesale sales of
petroleum products priced on a delivered basis to a retail
outlet.
Distillate Fuel Oil - A general classification for one of the
petroleum fractions produced in conventional distillation
operations. It includes diesel fuels and fuel oils. Products
known as No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 diesel fuel are used in
on-highway diesel engines, such as those in trucks and
automobiles, as well as off-highway engines, such as
those in railroad locomotives and agricultural machinery.
Products known as No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 fuel oils are
used primarily for space heating and electric power
generation.
a. No. 1 Distillate - A light petroleum distillate that can be
used as either a diesel fuel (see No. 1 Diesel Fuel) or
a fuel oil (see No. 1 Fuel Oil).
(1)

ASTM - The acronym for the American Society for Testing
and Materials.
Aviation Gasoline (Finished) - A complex mixture of
relatively volatile hydrocarbons with or without small
quantities of additives, blended to form a fuel suitable for
use in aviation reciprocating engines. Fuel specifications
are provided in ASTM Specification D 910 and Military
Specification MIL-G-5572. Note: Data on blending
components are not counted in data on finished aviation
gasoline.
Bulk Sales - Wholesale sales of petroleum products in
individual transactions which exceed the size of a
truckload.

CBOB - “Conventional Blendstock for Oxygenate
Blending” is a motor gasoline blending component
intended for blending with oxygenates to produce
finished conventional motor gasoline.
Commercial/lnstitutional
Firms engaged in
transportation, wholesale or retail trade, finance,
insurance, and real estate. Included are apartment
buildings/complexes and other multi-family dwellings,
hotels, and office buildings or complexes, local, State or
Federal facilities or organizations including the military,
schools, hospitals, religious institutions, universities andall
other government-supported organizations.

No. 1 Diesel Fuel - A light distillate fuel oil that
has a distillation temperature of 550 degrees
Fahrenheit at the 90-percent point and meets the
specifications defined in ASTM Specification D
975. It is used in high-speed diesel engines
generally operated under frequent speed and load
changes, such as those in city buses and similar
vehicles.

(2) No. 1 Fuel Oil - A light distillate fuel oil that has
distillation temperatures of 400 degrees
Fahrenheit at the 10-percent recovery point and
550 degrees Fahrenheit at the 90-percent point
and meets the specifications defined in ASTM
Specification D 396. It is used primarily as fuel for
portable outdoor stoves and portable outdoor
heaters.
b. No. 2 Distillate - A petroleum distillate that can beused
as either a diesel fuel (see No. 2 Diesel Fuel) or a fuel
oil (see No. 2 Fuel Oil).
(1)

No. 2 Diesel Fuel - A distillate fuel oil that has a
distillation temperature of 640 degrees Fahrenheit
at the 90-percent recovery point and meets the
specifications defined in ASTM Specification D
975. It is used in high-speed diesel engines that
are generally operated under uniform speed and
load conditions, such as those in railroad
locomotives, trucks, and automobiles.

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(a) Ultra-low Sulfur No. 2 Diesel Fuel - No. 2
diesel fuel that has a sulfur level no higher
than 15 ppm. It is used primarily in motor
vehicle diesel engines for on-highway use.
(b) Low Sulfur No. 2 Diesel Fuel - No. 2 diesel
fuel that has a sulfur level between 15 ppm
and 500 ppm (inclusive).
(c) High Sulfur No. 2 Diesel Fuel - No. 2
diesel fuel that has a sulfur level above
500 ppm.
(2)

No. 2 Fuel Oil (Heating Oil) - A distillate fuel oil
that has distillation temperatures of 400 degrees
Fahrenheit at the 10-percent recovery point and
640 degrees Fahrenheit at the 90-percent
recovery point and meets the specifications
defined in ASTM Specification D 396. It is used in
atomizing type burners for domestic heating or for
moderate capacity commercial/industrial burner
units.

c. No. 4 Fuel Oil - A distillate fuel oil made by blending
distillate fuel oil and residual fuel oil stocks. It conforms
with ASTM Specification D 396 and is used extensively
in industrial plants and in commercial burner
installations that are not equipped with preheating
facilities. It also includes No. 4 diesel fuel used for lowand medium-speed diesel engines and conforms to
ASTM Specification D 975.
Finished Motor Gasoline - A complex mixture of relatively
volatile hydrocarbons with or without small quantities of
additives, blended to form a fuel suitable for use in
spark-ignition engines. Motor gasoline, as defined in
ASTM Specification D 4814, is characterized as having a
boiling range of 122 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit at the 10percent recovery point to 365 to 374 degrees Fahrenheit
at the 90-percent recovery point. "Motor gasoline" includes
conventional gasoline; all types of oxygenated gasoline,
including gasohol; and reformulated gasoline, but
excludes aviation gasoline. Note: Volumetric data on
blending components, such as oxygenates, are not
counted in data on finished motor gasoline until the
blending components are blended into the gasoline.
a. Reformulated Gasoline - Finished motor gasoline
formulated for use in motor vehicles, the composition
and properties of which meet the requirements of the
reformulated gasoline regulations promulgated by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Section
211(k) of the Clean Air Act. It includes gasoline
produced to meet or exceed emissions performance
and benzene content standards of federal-program
reformulated gasoline even though the gasoline may
not meet all of the composition requirements (e.g.
oxygen content) of federal-program reformulated
gasoline. Note: This category includes oxygenated
fuels program reformulated gasoline (OPRG) but
excludes reformulated gasoline blendstock for
oxygenate blending (RBOB).

b. Oxygenated Gasoline - Finished motor gasoline,
other than reformulated gasoline, having an oxygen
content of 2.7 percent or higher by weight and required
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to
be sold in areas designated by EPA as carbon
monoxide (CO)
nonattainment areas. Note:
Oxygenated gasoline excludes oxygenated fuels
program reformulated gasoline (OPRG) and
reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate
blending (RBOB). Data on gasohol that has at least 2.7
percent oxygen, by weight, and is intended for sale
inside CO attainment areas are included in data on
oxygenated gasoline. Other data on gasohol are
included in data on conventional gasoline. Oxygenated
gasoline is included in conventional gasoline beginning
with January 2007 data.
c. Conventional Gasoline - Finished motor gasoline not
included in the oxygenated or reformulated gasoline
categories. Note: This category excludes reformulated
gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending (RBOB) as
well as other blendstock.
Within each of these three types of gasoline are the
following three grades:
(1) Regular Gasoline - Gasoline having an antiknock
index, i.e., octane rating, greater than or equal to
85 and less than 88.
(2) Midgrade Gasoline - Gasoline having an antiknock
index, i.e., octane rating, greater than or equal to
88 but less than or equal to 90.
(3) Premium Gasoline - Gasoline having an antiknock
index, i.e., octane rating, greater than 90.
Note: In general, automotive octane requirements are
lower at high altitudes. Therefore, in some areas of the
United States, such as the Rocky Mountain States, the
octane ranges for the gasoline grades above may be 2 or
more octane points lower.
Firm - Any association, company, corporation, estate,
individual, joint-venture, partnership, sole proprietorship,
or any other entity, however organized, including: (a)
charitable or educational institutions; (b) the Federal
Government, including corporations, departments, Federal
agencies, and other instrumentalities; and (c) State and
local governments. A firm may consist of (1) a parent
entity, including the consolidated and unconsolidated
entities (if any) that it directly or indirectly controls; (2) a
parent and its consolidated entities only; (3) an
unconsolidated entity; or (4) any part or combination of the
above.
Gas Plant Operator - Any firm, including a gas plant
owner, which operates a gas plant and keeps the gas plant
records. A gas plant is a facility in which natural gas liquids
are separated from natural gas, or in which natural gas

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liquids are fractionated or otherwise separated into natural
gas liquid products or both.
Gasohol - A blend of finished motor gasoline containing
alcohol (generally ethanol but sometimes methanol) at a
concentration of 15 percent or less by volume. Data on
gasohol that has at least 2.7 percent oxygen, by weight,
and is intended for sale inside carbon monoxide
nonattainment areas are included in data on oxygenated
gasoline.
Industrial - Firms engaged in mining, construction, or
manufacturing.
Kerosene - A light petroleum distillate that is used in space
heaters, cook stoves, and water heaters and is suitable for
use as a light source when burned in wick-fed lamps.
Kerosene has a maximum distillation temperature of 400
degrees Fahrenheit at the 10-percent recovery point, a
final boiling point of 572 degrees Fahrenheit, and a
minimum flash point of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Included
are No. 1-K and No. 2-K, and the two grades recognized
by ASTM Specification D 3699 as well as all grades of
kerosene called range or stove oil, which have properties
similar to No. 1 Fuel Oil.
Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel - A kerosene-based product
having a maximum distillation temperature of 400 degrees
Fahrenheit at the 10-percent recovery point and a final
maximum boiling point of 572 degrees Fahrenheit and
meeting ASTM Specification D 1655 and Military
Specifications MIL-T-5624P and MIL-T-83133D (Grades
JP-5 and JP-8). It is used for commercial and military
turbojet and turboprop aircraft engines.
Nonattainment Areas - Any area that does not meet the
national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard
established by the Environmental Protection Agency for
designated pollutants, such as carbon monoxide and
ozone.
OPRG - "Oxygenated Fuels Program Reformulated
Gasoline" is reformulated gasoline which is intended for
use in an oxygenated fuels program control area during an
oxygenated fuels program control period.
Oxygenated Gasoline - See Finished Motor Gasoline.
Oxygenates - Substances which, when added to gasoline,
increase the amount of oxygen in that gasoline blend. Fuel
Ethanol, Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE), Ethyl Tertiary
Butyl Ether (ETBE), and methanol are common
oxygenates.
Parent - A firm that directly or indirectly controls another
entity.
Propane, Consumer Grade - A normally gaseous
paraffinic compound (C3H8), which includes all products
covered by Natural Gas Policy Act specifications for
commercial use and HD-5 propane and ASTM
Specification D 1835. It is a colorless paraffinic gas that

boils at a temperature of -43.67°F. It does not include the
propane portion of any natural gas liquid mixes, e.g.,
butane-propane mix.
Rack Sales – Wholesale truckload sales or smaller of
petroleum products where title transfers at a terminal.
RBOB - “Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for
Oxygenate Blending” is a motor gasoline blending
component which, when blended with a specified type and
percentage of oxygenate, meets the definition of
reformulated gasoline.
Reference Month - The calendar month and year to which
the reported cost, price, and volume information relates.
Refiner - A firm or the part of a firm that refines products
or blends and substantially changes products, or refines
liquid hydrocarbons from oil and gas field gases, or
recovers liquefied petroleum gases incident to petroleum
refining and sells those products to resellers, retailers,
reseller/retailers or ultimate consumers. "Refiner" includes
any owner of products which contracts to have those
products refined and then sells the refined products to
resellers, retailers, or ultimate consumers.
Reformulated Gasoline - See Finished Motor Gasoline.
Reseller - A firm (other than a refiner) that is engaged in a
trade or business that buys refined petroleum products and
then sells them to a purchaser who is not the ultimate
consumer of those refined products.
Reseller/Retailer - A firm (other than a refiner) that carries
on the trade or business activities of both a reseller and a
retailer (i.e., purchasing refined petroleum products and
reselling them to purchasers who may be either ultimate or
other than ultimate consumers).
Residential - Sales of No. 2 distillate and propane to
individual customers or households (as opposed to
businesses or institutions) who ostensibly use the fuel in a
residence for space heating, cooking, etc. Sales to
apartment buildings/complexes or to other multi-family
dwellings are excluded from the "Residential Sales"
category and are included in the "Commercial/ institutional
Sales" category.
Residual Fuel Oils - The heavier oils, known as No. 5 and
No. 6 fuel oils, that remain after the distillate fuel oils and
lighter hydrocarbons are distilled away in refinery
operations. They conform to ASTM Specifications D 396
and D 975. No. 5, a residual fuel oil of medium viscosity, is
also known as Navy Special and is defined in Military
Specification MIL-F-859E, including Amendment 2 (NATO
Symbol F-770). It is used in steam-powered vessels in
government service and inshore power plants. No. 6 fuel
oil includes Bunker C fuel oil and is used for the production
of electric power, space heating, vessel bunkering, and
various industrial purposes.
Retailer - A firm (other than a refiner, reseller, or

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reseller/retailer) that carries on the trade or business of
purchasing refined petroleum products and reselling them
to ultimate consumers.

Subsidiary - An entity directly or indirectly controlled by a
parent company which owns 50% or more of its voting
stock.

Sale - The transfer of title of an energy commodity from
the seller to a buyer for a price or quantity transferred
during a specified period. EXCLUDES: Intrafirm transfers,
product consumed directly by the reporting firm, sales of
bonded fuel, and products delivered/loaned to exchange
partners except where the amount supplied exceeds the
amount received and the differential is invoiced as a sale
during the reference month.

Unit Price - Total revenue derived from the sale of product
during the reference month divided by the total volume
sold; also known as the weighted average price. Total
revenue excludes all taxes but includes transportation
costs that were paid as part of the purchase price.
United States - The 50 States and the District of
Columbia.

APPENDIX A
LIST OF STANDARD STATE ABBREVIATIONS
AL ... Alabama
AK ... Alaska
AZ ... Arizona
AR ... Arkansas
CA ... California
CO ... Colorado
CT ... Connecticut
DE ... Delaw are
DC ... District of Columbia
FL ... Florida
GA ... Georgia
HI ... Haw aii
ID ... Idaho
IL ... Illinois
IN ... Indiana
IA ... Iow a
KS ... Kansas

KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC

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Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina

ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

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North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

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