The U.S. Energy Information Administration will hold its 2016 Energy Conference on July 11 and 12 in Washington, DC. This two-day event provides the opportunity to meet and network with energy analysts, decision makers, and EIA staff. This year’s conference…
Month: June 2016 (page 2)
Total U.S. electricity sales projected to grow slowly as electricity intensity declines
Electricity sales, as projected in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s most recent Annual Energy Outlook (AEO2016) Reference case, increase in each sector through 2040. In 2015, 3.7 trillion kilowatthours (kWh) of electricity were sold, and total electricity sales are projected…
First new U.S. nuclear reactor in almost two decades set to begin operating
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Watts Bar Unit 2 was connected to the power grid on June 3, becoming the first nuclear power plant to come online since 1996, when Watts Bar Unit 1 started operations. Watts Bar Unit 2…
Natural gas flaring in North Dakota has declined sharply since 2014
The volume of North Dakota’s natural gas production that is flared has fallen sharply in both absolute and percentage terms since 2014. In March 2016, 10% of North Dakota’s total natural gas production was flared, less than one-third of the…
Quarterly coal production lowest since the early 1980s
Coal production in the first three months of 2016 was 173 million short tons (MMst), the lowest quarterly level in the United States since a major coal strike in the second quarter of 1981. Among the supply regions, coal production…
Unplanned global oil supply disruptions reach highest level since at least 2011
Unplanned global oil supply disruptions averaged more than 3.6 million barrels per day (b/d) in May 2016, the highest monthly level recorded since EIA started tracking global disruptions in January 2011. From April to May, disruptions grew by 0.8 million…
Fires near Fort McMurray are reducing Canada’s oil sands production
While evacuees from the ongoing fires in Fort McMurray have begun to return to the city, a state of emergency remains in place throughout Alberta, Canada, and the temporary shutdown of the area’s oil sands production sites continues. EIA estimates…
Most natural gas production growth is expected to come from shale gas and tight oil play
The growth in total U.S. dry natural gas production projected in the Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (AEO2016) Reference case results mostly from increased development of shale gas and tight oil plays. Natural gas resources in tight sandstone and carbonate formations…
EIA publishes construction cost information for electric power generators
Many factors influence the economic competitiveness of electricity generation technologies; however, two fundamental factors are the cost of constructing generators and the cost of operating them. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently began collecting construction costs for new electric…
China’s diesel exports grow, driven by changes in its economy and refining industry
Chinese exports of diesel began to increase rapidly in 2015, driven by a structural shift in China’s economy—which is reducing diesel demand—and by reforms in China’s refining sector, which are contributing to increased refinery utilization and diesel production. These two…
