Petroleum Marketing Program

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

OMB No. 1905-0174
Expiration Date:
Version No.:

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
1-800-638-8812.

2. PURPOSE
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form EIA782A, "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

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) 5869659.
Mail forms to:

Oil & Gas Survey
U.S. Department of Energy
Ben Franklin Station
PO Box 279
Washington, DC 20044-0279

6. COPIES OF SURVEY FORMS,
INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Copies in portable document format (PDF) and
spreadsheet format (XLS) are available on EIA's website:
www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/survey_forms/pet_survey_forms.html

You may also access the materials by following the steps
below:

The 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.

· Go to EIA’s website at www.eia.doe.gov
· Click on Petroleum
· Click on Petroleum Survey Forms located in the
References box on the right side of the page
· Select the materials you want.

Section 9 explains the possible sanctions for failing to
report.

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

4. WHEN TO SUBMIT

7. HOW TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY FORM

The Form EIA-782A must be submitted to the EIA no
later than 30 calendar days after the close of each
reference month (e.g., if the reference month is March
2010, the report must be submitted to the EIA by April
30, 2010).

General Instructions

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

(202) 586-9772

E-mail forms to:

[email protected]

Electronic Transmission: The PC Electronic Data
Reporting Option (PEDRO) is a Windows-based

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. DOE 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.

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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 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.

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.

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).

- 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

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shown in Section 5.
Use the comments section to indicate changes in
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.

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

Enter the month and year of the reference month for
which these data are being submitted.

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 E10
as conventional gasoline in the grade of gasoline in
which it was sold.

Enter the 10-digit number assigned to the reporting firm
for this survey.

PART 5. MONTHLY STATE SALES OF
NO. 2 DISTILLATES AND PROPANE

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 is a
resubmission.

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.

No. 2 Distillates
Report retail sales of No. 2 distillates by the type of
end-use customer. Refer to the definitions of No. 2
distillate in Section 11.
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 and 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.

Reformulated Gasoline

Include under the category "Sales Through
Company-Operated Retail Outlets" those sales of ultralow and low 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.

Report all sales of gasoline that have been certified as
reformulated gasoline per EPA or State regulations as

Include under the category "Sales to Other End-Users"
(e.g., distillate sales to agricultural customers or to

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utilities) sales of No. 2 distillate to end-use customers not
included in any of the above categories.
Report sales of No. 2 diesel fuel according to the parts
per million (ppm) sulfur content.
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"
(e.g., propane sales to agricultural customers or to
utilities) sales of propane to end-use customers not
included in any of the above categories. 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 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 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 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 Section 13(b) of
the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (FEAA)
(Public Law 93-275), as amended. Failure to respond
may result in a civil penalty of not more than $2,750 per
day for each violation, or a fine of not more than $5,000
per day for each criminal 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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10. FILING FORMS WITH FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND ESTIMATED
REPORTING BURDEN

(2) licensed or commissioned agents, and/or (3) personnel
services contracted by the firm.

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 15.0
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: 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.

Dealer Tank Wagon (DTW) Sales - Wholesale sales of
petroleum products priced on a delivered basis to a retail
outlet.

Conventional Gasoline - See Finished Motor Gasoline.

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 onhighway 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).

11. DEFINITIONS
(1)

No. 1 Diesel Fuel - A light distillate fuel oil that has
distillation temperatures 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.

Affiliate - An entity which is directly or indirectly owned,
operated, or controlled by another entity.
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 and all
other government-supported organizations.
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,

b. No. 2 Distillate - A petroleum distillate that can be used
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 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.

(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). It is used primarily
in motor vehicle diesel engines for on-

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highway use.
(c) High Sulfur No. 2 Diesel Fuel - No. 2
diesel fuel that has a sulfur level above 500
ppm.

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.

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. 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.

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 or Federal Specification
VV-F-815C 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 low- and medium-speed diesel
engines and conforms to ASTM Specification D 975.

1. Regular Gasoline - Gasoline having an antiknock
index, i.e., octane rating, greater than or equal to 85 and
less than 88.

(2)

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 or Federal Specification VV-G1690C,
is characterized as having a boiling range of 122 to 158
degrees Fahrenheit at the 10-percent 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

Within each of these three types of gasoline are the
following three grades:

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, or 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
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 10 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

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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 and Federal Specification VV-F-815C. 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
powerplants. 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
reseller/retailer) that carries on the trade or business of
purchasing refined petroleum products and reselling them
to ultimate consumers.
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.
Subsidiary - An entity directly or indirectly controlled by a
parent company which owns 50% or more of its voting
stock.
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.

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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 ... Delaware
DC ... District of Columbia
FL ... Florida
GA ... Georgia
HI ... Hawaii
ID ... Idaho
NH
IL ... Illinois
IN ... Indiana
IA ... Iowa
KS ... Kansas

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

... 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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