Saudi Arabia's newest drivers unlikely to boost gasoline demand
Saudi Arabia's monarch, King Salman al-Saud, issued an unexpected and emotional decree last night that will pave the way for Saudi women to finally start driving. Adal Mirza elaborates.
Solar to power Middle East oil, natural gas exports
A long-standing concern of the energy industry has been growing Middle Eastern demand for its own oil and natural gas, supported by generous subsidies, which make fuel exceptionally cheap in the region.
Chinese coal-fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables
(Wed, 27 Sep 2017) Coal-fired electricity generation in China, the worldâs largest coal consumer, is expected to remain flat through 2040, according to EIAâs International Energy Outlook 2017 (IEO2017). Other fuels, such as renewables, natural gas, and nuclear power, are expected to make up increasing shares of Chinaâs electricity generation.
National Oil and Gas Gateway consolidates well-level data from participating states
(Tue, 26 Sep 2017) 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 (GWPC) and its member states; and the U.S. Department of Energyâs Office of Oil and Natural Gas, part of the Office of Fossil Energy.
Chinese steelmaking cuts hammer market
Chinese domestic market strength and reduced export volumes have been a primary driver of the global steel and iron ore rally this year. But...
Tariffs could come back to haunt US biodiesel industry
Already plagued by poor blending economics, the US biodiesel industry now faces a possible drop in demand thanks to the feds.
Technology underpinning bitcoin gets applied to contracts: Fuel for Thought
As the questions filed by the conference’s app popped up on the screen at the Blockchain in Oil & Gas conference in Houston earlier this month, it was pretty clear there were two types of people in the audience.
Residential electricity prices up 3% in first half of 2017
(Mon, 25 Sep 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 are higher than last year in most areas of the country, with only six states experiencing lower prices
Steel industry looks to jump-start Trump trade engine
Steelworkers from around the US descended on Washington to ask their legislators one thing: What’s happening with the Trump Administration’s Section 232 investigation?
EIA now publishes estimates of monthly rail shipments of petroleum coke and asphalt
(Fri, 22 Sep 2017) To document industry changes and improve data series on petroleum product shipments, EIAâs most recent <em>Petroleum Supply Monthly</em> includes new information on petroleum coke and asphalt movements by rail within the United States and to and from Canada. Similar to EIAâs petroleum and biofuel rail movement data, the new monthly data include rail movements dating back to January 2010.