(Thu, 20 Jul 2017) As part of a series of ongoing energy reforms, Mexicoâs National Center for Natural Gas Control (CENAGAS) recently conducted the first open season to auction capacity rights on the countryâs natural gas pipeline grid.
(Wed, 19 Jul 2017) Programmable thermostats are designed to help manage energy use, but most of the U.S. households with these controls do not choose to program their thermostats. Based on information collected through EIAâs Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) for 2015, only 12% of the nationâs 118 million households had a central air-conditioning unit that is actually controlled using the programmed thermostat.
The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port received no imports of Saudi Arabian or Iraqi crudes by mid-July, and prices for grades such as LOOP Sour have gone up.
The expected startup of new US methanol capacity during the second half of the year is prompting a bearish outlook for some market participants heading into the third quarter.
(Tue, 18 Jul 2017) Coal exports for the first quarter of 2017 were 58% higher than in the same quarter last year, with steam coal exports increasing by 6 million short tons (MMst) and metallurgical coal exports increasing by 2 MMst. Most of these exports were shipped from Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports.
(Tue, 18 Jul 2017) This report presents the major assumptions of the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) used to generate the projections in the Annual Energy Outlook 2017, including general features of the model structure, assumptions concerning energy markets, and the key input data and parameters that are the most significant in formulating the model results.
Favorable price differentials are leading to growing US crude exports from the Gulf Coast, which in turn is helping to fuel an infrastructure buildout.
There are many contributing factors that are causing US oil prices to remain suppressed.
(Mon, 17 Jul 2017) In the latest <em>Short-Term Energy Outlook</em> (STEO), EIA forecasts that the U.S. retail price for regular gasoline will average $2.38 per gallon (gal) this summer (April through September). If realized, it would be the second-lowest summer average gasoline price since 2005.
(Fri, 14 Jul 2017) Seven electricity providers in the western portion of the United States and Canada have plans to join the California Independent System Operatorâs (CAISO) western energy imbalance market (EIM) over the next several years. The EIM allows for more frequent dispatch of electricity-generating resources in the region.
