September 23, 2015 Source: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)Note: Reactivated mines are those mines with production reported in previous years but not in the preceding year. The number of new and reactivated coal mines that began production in 2013 fell to the lowest level in at least the past 10 years. The addition of […]
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July 8, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Monthly Over the past decade, domestic refinery output of petroleum products has grown significantly while consumption has declined, resulting in a major increase in product exports. Petroleum product exports averaged 4.1 million barrels per day (b/d) in the first four months of the year, an […]
May 13, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy ReviewNote: Ethanol volumes do not include gasoline that must be added to denature ethanol, rendering it undrinkable and therefore taxable as fuel rather than as beverage alcohol. In 2014, U.S. fuel ethanol production reached 14.3 billion gallons of ethanol fuel, the highest level ever. The […]
March 3, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Note: Production data have not yet been reported for four of the eight fields (Cardamom Deep, Jack, St. Malo, and Tubular Bells). Because of the long timelines associated with Gulf of Mexico (GOM) projects, the recent downturn in oil prices is expected to have minimal direct impact […]
December 5, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. crude oil and lease condensate proved reserves rose for the fifth consecutive year in 2013, increasing by 9% from the 2012 level to 36.5 billion barrels, according to the report released yesterday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. crude oil and lease condensate proved […]
October 31, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Monthly The United States exported 401,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of crude oil in July 2014, the and the second highest monthly export volume since 1920, when EIA’s published data starts. Recent crude oil exports are also noteworthy for both their origins and destinations. As […]
October 1, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, In natural gas markets, analysts refer to the storage injection season as running from April 1 through October 31 of each year, but these dates are not strict cutoff points. In each of the past 11 years, going back to the first full year of EIA’s weekly […]
September 18, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on September 3 marked the 25th auction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission allowances by the program covering nine states primarily in the northeastern United States. Allowance prices for this auction were $ 4.88, marking the third consecutive auction that prices were at or above $ 4 […]
August 28, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on Association of American RailroadsNote: Values in graph represent monthly averages of weekly rail carloadings. The amount of crude oil and refined petroleum products moved by U.S. railroads increased 9% during the first seven months of this year compared with the same period in 2013. In […]
It is difficult to see any positive interpretation of the changes and conflicts that are increasingly filling the headlines of the press. Fluctuating optimism over the return to credible export production from Libya, to take but one example, is no sooner reported when the news comes of increased fighting in Tripoli, including the international airport. […]