In efforts to slow down the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, many states across the US issued “Stay at Home” orders and other travel restrictions. As a result, demand for transportation fuels declined significantly in March and April. It is likely that many states will see 50 to 70% reductions in gasoline fuel consumption during this time.
According to the US Energy Information Administration reports released on April 23, 2020, the COVID-19 mitigation efforts resulted in the lowest U.S. petroleum consumption in decades. The most significant declines in the last four weeks (March 13 through April 17) were in motor gasoline and jet fuel.