Table 20.  U.S. Refiner Residual Fuel Oil Volumes
           (Million Gallons per Day)
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              |                     |                     |                     
              |   Sulfur Less Than  | Sulfur Greater Than |                     
              |or Equal to 1 Percent|      1 Percent      |        Total        
     Year     |_____________________|_____________________|_____________________
    Month     |          |          |          |          |          |          
              | Sales to | Sales for| Sales to | Sales for| Sales to | Sales for
              | End Users|  Resale  | End Users|  Resale  | End Users|  Resale  
______________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
                                                                                
1983 .........    13.4        7.2       14.9       12.9       28.3       20.2   
1984 .........    15.1        6.7       17.8       14.6       32.9       21.3   
1985 .........    11.4        7.0       13.8       12.9       25.2       19.9   
1986 .........    15.2        7.9       16.4       10.7       31.6       18.6   
1987 .........    15.1        7.8       13.9        9.1       29.0       16.9   
1988 .........    14.2        8.7       15.9       10.3       30.2       18.9   
1989 .........    13.4        7.9       17.0       13.1       30.4       21.0   
1990 .........    11.1        7.4       14.9       10.5       25.9       17.9   
1991 .........     8.6        5.6       15.5       12.2       24.0       17.8   
1992 .........     7.1        5.2       15.3       10.0       22.4       15.2   
1993 .........     6.2        5.7       11.1        6.9       17.2       12.6   
1994 .........     4.2        6.6        9.3        6.2       13.5       12.8   
1995 .........     2.9        7.7        8.7        5.9       11.6       13.6   
                                                                                
1996                                                                            
    January...     4.6       10.0        9.8        6.7       14.4       16.7   
    February..     4.2        8.6       10.9        6.4       15.0       15.0   
    March.....     3.3        9.0        9.4        7.7       12.7       16.7   
    April.....     3.0        6.1        8.8        7.4       11.8       13.5   
    May.......     2.0        6.5        8.7        6.2       10.7       12.7   
    June......     3.0        6.4        8.3        7.8       11.3       14.1   
    July......     2.7        5.5        9.0        8.6       11.7       14.1   
    August....     3.0        6.1        9.3        9.5       12.3       15.6   
    September.     2.3        4.3        8.7        7.5       10.9       11.8   
    October...     2.4        4.5       11.1        6.6       13.5       11.2   
    November..     2.8        4.3       11.6        7.0       14.3       11.3   
    December..     3.5        4.4       12.2        8.0       15.7       12.3   
1996 .........     3.1        6.3        9.8        7.4       12.9       13.8   
                                                                                
1997                                                                            
    January...     3.6        7.3       11.4        6.5       15.0       13.8   
    February..     3.8        6.5       11.3        6.9       15.1       13.5   
    March.....     3.2        3.0       10.7        6.5       13.8        9.5   
    April.....     2.8        3.7        8.5        6.8       11.3       10.5   
    May.......     2.7        2.7        8.2        5.3       10.9        8.0   
    June......     3.0        4.3        9.4        6.6       12.4       10.9   
    July......     3.2        4.1       10.4        6.9       13.7       11.1   
    August....     2.9        5.1        9.4        7.2       12.3       12.3   
    September.     2.6        5.0       10.3        6.9       12.9       11.8   
    October...     2.9        5.8       12.5        7.0       15.4       12.7   
    November..     3.6        4.6       10.8        7.2       14.4       11.8   
    December..     3.9        6.0       13.6        6.9       17.5       12.9   
1997 .........     3.2        4.8       10.6        6.7       13.7       11.6   
                                                                                
1998                                                                            
    January...     3.6        4.8       11.9        9.2       15.5       14.0   
    February..     3.1        4.1       10.4        6.2       13.5       10.2   
    March.....     4.2        5.5       11.3        7.2       15.5       12.7   
    April.....     3.5        6.5       11.0       10.9       14.4       17.4   
    May.......     3.0        4.7       10.2        9.8       13.2       14.5   
    June......     3.7        6.8       10.2       11.3       13.8       18.2   
    July......     4.5        8.6       11.6       10.8       16.0       19.4   
    August....     4.5        7.2       13.0        9.4       17.5       16.6   
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   Notes:  Values shown for the current month are preliminary.  Values shown for
previous months are revised.  Data are final upon publication in the Petroleum
Marketing Annual.  Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to
rounding.
  Source:  Energy Information Administration Form EIA-782A, "Refiners'/Gas Plant
Operators' Monthly Petroleum Product Sales Report."