The outage of Colonial Pipeline Line 1 between September 9 and September 21 resulted in record changes in motor gasoline stocks in both the Lower Atlantic and Gulf Coast states during the week ending September 16. Colonial’s Line 1 is…

Month: September 2016
China expected to account for more than half of world growth in nuclear power through 2040
EIA’s “International Energy Outlook 2016” (IEO2016) projects that total global nuclear generation will increase by 73% through 2040, from 2.6 trillion kilowatthours in 2015 to 4.5 trillion kilowatthours in 2040. Countries that are not a part of the Organization for…
Recent increases in global nuclear capacity led by Asia
Global nuclear capacity reached 383 gigawatts (GW) in 2015, driven primarily by nuclear additions in Asia. Currently, 31 countries have nuclear power programs, totaling 441 operating reactors. An additional 60 reactors are under construction in 15 countries, adding 59 GW…
Weekly Energy Snapshots provides a weekly recap of EIA data visualizations
Weekly Energy Snapshots, an album recently launched on the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Flickr page, features EIA data visualizations showing pricing, inventories, trade, and other key energy graphics. The album, updated each Friday before noon, shows data and statistics…
Hydrocarbon production in the Utica play increasingly targets natural gas-rich areas
Production of oil and natural gas in the Appalachian Basin’s Utica play-which includes both the Utica and Point Pleasant formations-has increased significantly since 2012. Monthly natural gas production from Utica wells increased from 0.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d)…
United States exports distillate from the Gulf Coast while importing it on the East Coast
U.S. distillate exports increased 85,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2015, reaching nearly 1.2 million b/d. Distillate exports in the first six months of 2016 have averaged 50,000 b/d more than in the first half of 2015. U.S. distillate imports,…
First shipment of ethane from U.S. Gulf Coast arrives in Europe
Increased production of ethane in the United States has led to increased ethane exports, first by pipeline to Canada and more recently by tanker to overseas destinations. Ethane is used domestically and internationally as a key feedstock for plastics production…
Pipeline shutdown disrupts gasoline supply in the Southeast
A partial shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline system, a major source of transportation fuels to the Southeast, has disrupted gasoline supplies, leading to higher prices and product shortages in parts of the region. …read more Source:: TODAY IN ENERGY
EIA provides daily summary of Southern California energy conditions
The U.S. Energy Information Administration now provides a report with daily information on Southern California energy markets, the Southern California Daily Energy Report, to help give context to the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage situation. …read more Source:: TODAY IN…
The United States is both a major importer and exporter of motor gasoline
The United States simultaneously imports and exports gasoline because of regional differences in gasoline supply and demand balances. The two regions with the largest supply and demand imbalances are the East Coast, which imported 581,000 barrels per day (b/d) of…