Petroleum Supply Reporting System

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Washington, D. C. 20585

OMB No. 1905-0165
Expiration Date: 01/31/13
(Revised 2010)

EIA-815
MONTHLY BULK TERMINAL AND BLENDER REPORT
INSTRUCTIONS
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(202) 586-3536.

PURPOSE

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The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form EIA-815,
"Monthly Bulk Terminal and Blender Report," is used to collect
data on the operations of all bulk terminals located in the 50
States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, and other U.S. possessions. A summary of the data
appear on EIA’s website at www.eia.doe.gov and in numerous
government publications.

WHO MUST SUBMIT
Form EIA-815 is mandatory pursuant to Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 9-275)
and must be completed by the operators of all bulk terminals
located in the 50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, Guam, and other U.S. possessions.
A bulk terminal is primarily used for storage, marketing, and
often blending of petroleum products and has a total bulk
storage capacity of 50,000 barrels or more, and/or receives
petroleum products by tanker, barge, or pipeline. Bulk terminals
associated with product pipelines should be reported on Form
EIA-815.

WHEN TO SUBMIT

Electronic Filing Option: The PC Electronic Data
Reporting Option (PEDRO) is a Windows-based application
that will enable you to enter data interactively, import data
from your own database, validate your data online, and
transmit the encrypted data electronically to EIA via the
Internet or a dial-up modem. If you are interested in
receiving this free software, contact the Electronic Data
Collection Support Staff at (202) 586-9659.

COPIES OF SURVEY FORMS, INSTRUCTIONS
AND DEFINITIONS
Copies in portable document format (PDF) and spreadsheet
format (XLS) are available on EIA's website. You may access
the materials by following the steps:
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Go to EIA's website at www.eia.doe.gov
Click on Petroleum
In the References box on the right corner of the page. Click
on Petroleum Survey Forms
Select the materials you want.

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

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Form EIA-815 must be received by the EIA by the 20th calendar
day following the end of the report period (e.g., the Form EIA815 covering the January 2010 report period must be received
by February 20, 2010).

Definitions of petroleum products and other terms are available
on our website. Please refer to these definitions before
completing the survey form.

Form EIA-815 Semi Annual Storage Capacity Supplement
must be received by the EIA by the 20th of April 2010 for the
th
report period March 2010 and by the 20 of October 2010 for
the report period September 2010.

PART 1. RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION
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Enter the year and month. The monthly report period
begins at 12:01 a.m. on the first day of the month and
ends midnight of the last day of the month.

HOW TO SUBMIT

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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.

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If there has been a change since the last report, enter an
“X” in the block provided.

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Enter the name of the reporting company.

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Enter the Doing Business As “DBA” name if appropriate.

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Enter the terminal site name.

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Enter the Terminal Control Number (TCN) used for

Instructions on how to report via fax, secure file transfer, or email are printed on PART 2 of Form EIA-815.
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Secure File Transfer: This form may be submitted to the EIA
by fax, e-mail, or secure file transfer. Should you choose to
submit your data via e-mail or facsimile, we must advise
you that e-mail and facsimile are insecure means of
transmission because the data are not encrypted, and
there is some possibility that your data could be
compromised. You can also send your Excel files to EIA
using a secure method of transmission: HTTPS. This is an
industry standard method to send information over the web
using secure, encrypted processes. (It is the same method
that
commercial

identification of terminals and other facilities in the
IRS ExSTARS system.

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Enter the physical address of the reporting company.

Stocks (Beginning and End of Month)

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Enter the mailing address of the Contact. (Note: If the
physical address and mailing address are the same,
provide the information only for the physical address.)

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Enter the name, telephone number, fax number, and
e-mail address of the person to contact concerning
information shown on the report. The person listed should
be the person most knowledgeable of the specific data
reported.

Report beginning stocks as of midnight of the last day of
the month prior to the current report month. Report
ending stocks as of midnight of the last day of the current
report month. All stocks should be corrected to 60oF less
basic sediment and water (BS&W).

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Report all stocks in the custody of the terminal regardless
of ownership. Reported stock quantities should represent
actual measured inventories.

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Report all domestic and foreign stocks held at the terminal
and in transit thereto, except product in transit by pipeline.
Petroleum products in transit by pipeline are reported by
pipeline operators on Form EIA-812, “Monthly Product
Pipeline Report.” Include foreign stocks only after entry
through Customs. Exclude stocks of foreign origin held in
bond.

PART 2. SUBMISSION/RESUBMISSION INFORMATION
Submission
Refer to “How to Submit” section for more details or methods for
submitting data.
Resubmission
A resubmission is required whenever an error greater than
5 percent of a previously reported value is discovered by a
respondent or if requested by the EIA.

For purposes of this report, “after entry through Customs” is
said to occur on:
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the “entry date” specified in block 7 on the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection CBP Form 7501, “Entry Summary;”
(The entry date for a warehouse withdrawal is the date of
withdrawal). or

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the “import date” specified in block 5 on the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection CBP Form 214A (Statistical Copy),
“Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and/or
Status Designation;” or

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the “export date” specified in block 4 on the U.S.
Department of Commerce Form 7525-V, “Shipper’s
Export Declaration,” for shipments from Puerto Rico to the
50 States and the District of Columbia.

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Report stocks in underground storage associated with the
terminal.

Enter "X" in the resubmission box if you are correcting
information previously reported.
Enter only those data cells which are affected by the changes.
You are not required to file a complete form when you resubmit.
Report any unusual aspects of your reporting month’s
operations in the Comments section below Parts 1 and 2.
PART 3. TERMINAL ACTIVITY
The Form EIA-815
collects beginning stocks, receipts,
inputs, production, shipments, fuel use and loss, and ending
stocks of selected products at bulk petroleum products
storage terminals. Input and production data reflect product
blending and reclassification activity. Reported quantities
should reflect a material balance such that beginning stocks
plus receipts minus inputs plus production minus shipments
minus fuel use and loss minus ending stocks equal zero.
Minimal line imbalances due to rounding are acceptable. In
addition, total input must equal total production with any
gains or losses reported as Code 911. Data contributing to
line imbalances and/or gains and losses exceeding 5
thousand barrels should be checked for accuracy and will
very likely prompt a follow-up call from EIA.
Quantities: Report using the following criteria.
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Report all quantities to the nearest whole number in
thousand barrels (42 U.S. gallons/barrel). Quantities
ending in 499 or less are rounded down, and quantities
ending in 500 or more are rounded up (e.g., 106,499
barrels are reported as 106 and 106,500 barrels are
reported as 107).
Report data for only those lines which are applicable to
your operation. If there are no data for a specific line,
leave the entire line blank. Shaded cells on the form are
those in which data are not currently required to be
reported.
Report inputs and production for each applicable product,
except where shaded. All applicable products are to be.

Receipts During the Month
Report all receipts at the terminal including product quantities
in transit by tanker, barge, rail, or truck. Exclude from
receipts any products in transit by pipeline until after the
products are actually received at the terminal.
Input During the Month
Report as input any finished product, blending component,
oxygenate, or other material blended or reclassified to a
different product. Examples of quanities to report as input
include Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending
(RBOB) and Fuel Ethanol blended to produce finished
reformulated motor gasoline, and kerosene blended with
distillate fuel oil.
Report input whether blending or product reclassification
takes place due to transfers of products between tanks,
through in-line blending systems, or by splash blending in
trucks or rail cars.
Report as input any Distillate Fuel Oil to be reclassified to a
different sulfur category as well as any Distillate Fuel Oil,
Kerosene, or Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel being reclassified to a
different product code (see Reclassification of Inventory
discussed later in these instructions).
Report gross input for each item listed on the survey form

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except where shaded.
Reclassification of Inventory
Production During the Month
Report as production any finished product or blending
component blended or reclassified from inputs reported on
Form EIA-815. Examples of production to report on Form
EIA-815 include Finished Reformulated Motor Gasoline
blended from input of RBOB and Fuel Ethanol, and the
increase in distillate fuel oil volume resulting from blending
kerosene.

Report a finished product that is reclassified as a different
finished product or as an unfinished oil as follows: the
quantity of the original product is reported in the “Input”
column and the reclassified product is reported in the
“Production” column.
For example, if you produce 10,000 barrels of kerosene
during January and have it in storage at the end of the
month, this quantity is to be reported as “Production” of
Kerosene (Code 311) on the January report. If during
February the intended use of the 10,000 barrels of kerosene
is changed to Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel, report this
reclassification by reporting the 10,000 barrels as “Input” of
Kerosene (Code 311) and as “Production“ of KeroseneType Jet Fuel (Code 213).

Report gross production for each item listed on the survey
form except where shaded.
Report
production
whether
blending
or
product
reclassification took place due to transfers of products
between tanks, through in-line blending systems, or by splash
blending in trucks or rail cars.
Report as production any Distillate Fuel Oil reclassified from
a different sulfur category as well as any Distillate Fuel Oil,
Kerosene, or Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel reclassified from a
different product code (see Reclassification of Inventory
discussed later in these instructions).
Report only production of fuel ethanol at the terminal
resulting from blending of denaturant (finished gasoline,
motor gasoline blending components, or pentanes plus) with
undenatured fuel-grade ethanol.
Total Input and Total Production
When Form EIA-815 is completed correctly, every input
barrel should have a corresponding production barrel.
Therefore, total input should equal total production reported
for Code 999. Small variances may exist due to rounding,
measurement, gains, and losses. These variances are
reported using Code 911, Quantities reported for Code 911
balance total input and total production.
Reports with
variances exceeding 5 thousand barrels should be checked
for accuracy and will very likely prompt a follow-up call from
EIA.

Liquefied Gases
Report inputs of selected natural gas plant liquids and
liquefied refinery gases (i.e. normal butane, butylene,
isobutane, isobutylene, and pentanes plus) on their individual
product lines as well as totals on the line for Natural Gas
Plant Liquids and Liquefied Refinery Gases, TOTAL (Code
242).
Report ending stocks of all liquefied gases on their individual
product lines as well as of totals on the line for Natural Gas
Plant Liquids and Liquefied Refinery Gases, TOTAL (Code
242).
Finished Motor Gasoline
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Report finished motor gasoline blended with fuel ethanol
that contains 55% denatured fuel ethanol or less by
volume as Ed55 and Lower (code 166).

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Report finished motor gasoline blended with fuel ethanol
that contains greater than 55% denatured fuel ethanol by
volume as Greater than Ed55 (code 149). All or most of
the gasoline reported in this product category will be E85.

Shipments During the Month

Gasoline Treated as Blendstock (GTAB)

Report all shipments, including intracompany shipments to
other storage facilities, refineries, chemical plants or
fractionating facilities. Inputs to onsite petrochemical plants
should be reported as shipments from the terminal.

When GTAB is tested at the terminal and is certified as a
finished motor gasoline where no further blending or treatment
such as adding oxygenates is required, report GTAB as follows:

Fuel Use and Losses During the Month
Report all nonprocessing losses (e.g., spills, fire losses,
contamination, etc.) by product. Include petroleum products
used as fuel at the terminal.
Exclude fuel use at petrochemical facilities located at the
same site as the terminal.

Report the quantity of GTAB that is certified as a finished
product as an input of “GTAB”” and report an equal volume of
the appropriate finished motor gasoline as a “Production” of the
finished motor gasoline that it has been certified.
Report input of GTAB and other material such as Fuel Ethanol
and then production of Finished Motor Gasoline or another Motor
Gasoline Blending Component in cases where GTAB is blended
with another material to produce a new product.
Lubricants
Report beginning and ending stocks, receipts and shipments
of lubricant base oils. Shipments include lubricant base oils
blended to produce finished lubricants as well as lubricant
base oils shipped out during the month. Do not report
production of finished lubricants.

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Report storage capacity based on custody. Exclude any
leased tankage at other facilities.

Asphalt
Report beginning and ending stocks, receipts and shipments
of base asphalt. Shipments include any base asphalt blended
to produce finished asphalt and any base asphalt that is sold or
shipped out during the month. Do not report production of
finished asphalt. Do not report water or emulsifiers that are
added to base asphalt to produce finished asphalt.
Transmix
Transmix is created when two different petroleum products (e.g.
motor gasoline and distillate fuel oil) become commingled during
pipeline transport. Exclude transmix from all quantities
reported on Form EIA-815. Transmix should not be reported
as miscellaneous products (EIA product code 888) or
unfinished oils (EIA product codes 812, 820, 830, 840, and
850).
Some terminals have the capability to process transmix and
recover finished products or blending components. In this
case, exclude the transmix but report finished products or
blending components from transmix processing as receipts at
the terminal. The receipts may be blended to produce finished
products, shipped from the terminal, or added to inventory.
For example, 50 thousand barrels of transmix are received at a
terminal. Processing of the transmix yields 18 thousand
barrels of finished conventional motor gasoline (EIA product
code 130) and 32 thousand barrels of ultra-low-sulfur distillate
fuel oil (EIA product code 465). The finished conventional
motor gasoline is then blended with 2 thousand barrels of fuel
ethanol (EIA product code 141) taken from stocks before
shipping. Assume for this example that the distillate fuel oil
was added to stocks at the end of the report month. Form EIA815 will show 18 thousand barrels of finished conventional
gasoline received from transmix processing and input for
blending with fuel ethanol. There will be 2 thousand barrels of
fuel ethanol input and a corresponding decrease of 2 thousand
barrels in fuel ethanol stocks. Gasoline blending results in
production of 20 thousand barrels of finished conventional
motor gasoline blended with fuel ethanol: Ed 55 and Lower
(EIA product code 166). Activity reported on Form EIA-815 for
distillate fuel oil will include 32 thousand barrels of ultra-lowsulfur distillate fuel oil received from transmix processing and
added to stocks at the end of the month.

SEMI ANNUAL STORAGE CAPACITY
SUPPLEMENT
Report in thousand barrels both working and shell storage
capacity located at the terminal for the products listed on the
survey form.
Report storage capacity twice each year with monthly
reports for March and September.
Check Yes if any tanks at the terminal are used for transshipment of products by pipeline or any other transportation
mode.
Report working and shell underground and aboveground
storage capacity.

Report shell capacity for tanks in operation and idle tanks.
Working and Shell Storage Capacity are defined as:
Shell Storage Capacity - the design capacity of a petroleum
storage tank which is always greater than or equal to working
storage capacity.
Working Storage Capacity - shell storage capacity reduced
to account for the following: tank bottoms, safe fill capacity,
amount of brine storage available (for underground cavern
storage), and changes in working inventory due to preparation
for events such as hurricanes.
Shell capacity of idle tankage is the design capacity of tankage
that was idle on March 31, for reasons other than programmed
maintenance with plans for immediate return to service.
Tankage would be available for service within 90 days.
Capacity should be reported under the same product as at the
time of idling unless plans call for dedication to another
product.
Report storage capacity of tanks that your company leases
to third parties as third party access.
For floating roof tanks, bottoms are the volume required to
keep the legs of the roof from touching the tank bottom.
Inventories reported in part 3 of EIA-815 can not exceed shell
storage capacity.
Motor gasoline includes gasoline blending components.

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 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 the 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 the Department of Energy (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.
Disclosure limitation procedures are not applied to the statistical
data published from this survey's information. Thus, there may
be some statistics that are based on data from fewer than three
respondents, or that are dominated by data from one or two
large respondents. In these cases, it may be possible for a
knowledgeable person to estimate the information reported by a
specific respondent.

Report swing tankage. Ensure that swing tankage is included
in only one product or crude oil category.
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Company specific data are also provided to other DOE offices
for the purpose of examining specific petroleum operations in the
context of emergency response planning and actual
emergencies.

FILING FORMS WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND ESTIMATED REPORTING
BURDEN

The data collected on Form EIA-815, “Monthly Bulk Terminal
and Blender Report,” is used to report aggregate statistics on
and conduct analyses of the motor gasoline blending activity at
terminals.

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 4 hours per response. This includes the
time for 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: Energy Information Administration, Statistics and
Methods Group, EI-70, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20585; and to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, D.C. 20503.

SANCTIONS
The timely submission of Form EIA-815 by those required to
report is mandatory under Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-275), as amended.
Failure to respond may result in a civil penalty of not more than
$2,750 each day for each violation, or a fine of not more than
$5,000 for each willful violation. The government may bring a
civil action to prohibit reporting violations which may result in a
temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent
injunction without bond. In such civil action, the court may also
issue mandatory injunctions commanding any person to comply
with these reporting requirements.

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