Working natural gas inventory levels in the Lower-48 states since April have been lower than they were in 2016 according to EIA’s Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNGSR), but still higher than the previous five-year average (2012-2016). …read more Source::…
Month: September 2017
Nuclear power plant outages were relatively low this summer
U.S. nuclear power plant outages averaged 4.6 gigawatts (GW) during the summer of 2017 (June through August), 10% lower than outages during the summer of 2016. Nuclear outages were highest in June, averaging 7.4 GW, but then averaged 3.8 GW…
Chinese coal-fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables
Coal-fired electricity generation in China, the world’s largest coal consumer, is expected to remain flat through 2040, according to EIA’s International Energy Outlook 2017 (IEO2017). Other fuels, such as renewables, natural gas, and nuclear power, are expected to make up…
National Oil and Gas Gateway consolidates well-level data from participating states
The National Oil and Gas Gateway is the first publicly available website with oil and natural gas well-level data from multiple states. The website was created as a collaborative initiative among the U.S. Energy Information Administration; the Groundwater Protection Council…
Residential electricity prices up 3% in first half of 2017
Retail electricity rates paid by U.S. residential customers averaged 12.8 cents per kilowatthour (kWh) during the first six months of 2017, an increase of about 3% compared to the same period in 2016. First half of 2017 average electricity prices…
EIA now publishes estimates of monthly rail shipments of petroleum coke and asphalt
To document industry changes and improve data series on petroleum product shipments, EIA’s most recent “Petroleum Supply Monthly” includes new information on petroleum coke and asphalt movements by rail within the United States and to and from Canada. Similar to…
Changing quality mix is affecting crude oil price differentials and refining decisions
Growth in global liquid fuels supply since March 2017 has been driven by increases in the production of historically higher-priced light crude oils. This growth has more than offset recent declines in the production of medium and heavy crude oils.…
Hurricane Irma cut power to nearly two-thirds of Florida’s electricity customers
Hurricane Irma struck Florida on September 10, 2017, and knocked out power to 6.7 million electricity customers—64% of all customer accounts in the state—according to reports compiled by Florida’s Division of Emergency Management. In the week since the storm made…
Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow
Based on projections in EIA’s International Energy Outlook 2017 (IEO2017), much of the future growth in world energy consumption will occur in the nations of Asia outside of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (or non-OECD Asia). …read more…
Coal plants installed mercury controls to meet compliance deadlines
Based on data recently published in EIA’s preliminary annual electric generator survey, several coal-fired electricity generators in the United States installed mercury control equipment using activated carbon injection systems just prior to compliance deadlines. …read more Source:: TODAY IN ENERGY…
