(Thu, 12 Oct 2017) Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell in both 2015 and 2016, and they are expected to fall again in 2017, based on forecasts in EIAâs <em>Short-Term Energy Outlook</em>. However, EIA forecasts a 2.2% increase in energy-related CO2 emissions in 2018.
(Wed, 11 Oct 2017) Most U.S. households can expect higher heating expenditures this winter (October through March) than the last two winters according to EIA's Winter Fuels Outlook, which will be released at 11:00 a.m. today. Higher expected winter heating expenditures are the result of more heating demand because of relatively colder weather and, to a lesser extent, higher fuel prices.
(Tue, 10 Oct 2017) EIAâs <em>International Energy Outlook 2017</em> (IEO2017) projects that among all regions of the world, the fastest growth in building energy consumption through 2040 will occur in India. In the IEO2017 Reference case, delivered energy consumption for residential and commercial buildings in India is expected to increase by an average of 2.7% per year between 2015 and 2040, more than twice the global average increase.
Rosneft is sitting on a huge wealth of reserves that it is keen to monetize, a situation which will become more pressing as more production comes on stream in the next few years.
Energy is one of the most vital issues facing ASEAN – a region of 630 million people that is expected to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by the middle of this century. At the moment, 20% of this number live without electricity.
(Fri, 06 Oct 2017) The average U.S. household expenditure on gasoline in 2017 is expected to total $1,977, or approximately 2.4% of mean incomes of households, according to projections in EIAâs most recent <em>Short-Term Energy Outlook</em> (STEO). The most recent peak for household gasoline expenditures was $2,715, or 4.0% of household income, in 2008.
Middle Eastern petrochemical companies are known for their lavish hospitality, but at a cocktail party organized by a major Saudi company in Berlin recently, the atmosphere was quite somber. A conversation with one of the hosts on the impact of shale gas went some way to explaining this.
(Thu, 05 Oct 2017) Renewable natural gas (RNG), which is derived from biogas collected at landfills and other facilities, is increasingly used to meet government targets for renewable fuel production. In 2016, about 189 million gallons of RNG were used to meet about 82% of federal targets set specifically for cellulosic biofuel.
(Thu, 05 Oct 2017) Ecuadorâs energy mix is dominated by oil, although its challenging investment environment and lack of domestic refining capacity limit oil revenues. Ecuadorâs hydrocarbon resources are exclusively owned by the state, and state-owned oil companies account for most of the production.
(Wed, 04 Oct 2017) EIAâs <em>International Energy Outlook 2017</em> (IEO2017) projects that liquids produced at gas-to-liquids (GTL) plants will increase as two large-scale projects are completed in South Africa and Uzbekistan. Most of the new GTL capacity will come from the conversion of Sasolâs coal-to-liquids plant in Secunda, South Africa, to a GTL facility. That conversion is expected to be completed by 2024.
