(Thu, 18 Apr 2019) In 2017, Brazil was the eighth-largest energy consumer in the world and the third-largest energy consumer in the Americas, behind the United States and Canada. Discoveries of large, offshore, pre-salt oil deposits have transformed Brazil into a major world producer of petroleum and other liquids.
(Wed, 17 Apr 2019) In the April 2019 update of its Summer Fuels Outlook, EIA expects the retail price of U.S. regular-grade gasoline will average $2.76 per gallon (gal) during the summer from April through September 2019. EIAâs expected average is down 3% from the 2018 summer average of $2.85/gal, mainly because EIA expects crude oil prices will be lower than last summer. EIA publishes the <em>Summer Fuels Outlook</em> as a supplement to its monthly <em>Short-Term Energy Outlook</em> (STEO).
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that it is proposing to amend labeling regulations to remove duplicative net weight and net content requirements for packages that contain certain amounts of meat or poultry products.
On Friday, Greece joined the thickening ranks of China’s economic allies in Europe. But European officials remain wary of China’s intentions.
(Fri, 12 Apr 2019) Electricity generated from biomass and waste totaled 70.6 million megawatthours (MWh) in 2018, or about 2% of total U.S. electricity generation. Expansion in electricity generation from biomass and waste has ended in recent years, after growing from 2004 through 2014, and in 2018 was 2% below its peak generation of 71.7 million MWh in 2014.
House Democratic leaders criticized the president on immigration and Fed picks but also hoped to cut deals with him and Senate Republicans to deliver campaign promises.
(Thu, 11 Apr 2019) Many U.S. households do not pay energy utilities or other suppliers directly for using electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, or propane but pay indirectly through rent, fees, or to a third party such as a housing authority. Data from the most recent Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) show that, in 2015, 12.4 million of the nationâs 118 million households (11%) paid some or all of their energy costs indirectly.
(Thu, 11 Apr 2019) Working natural gas in storage in the Lower 48 states as of March 31, the traditional end of the heating season (November 1âMarch 31), totaled 1,137 billion cubic feet (Bcf), according to EIAâs Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report released on April 11. As of March 31, estimated working gas stocks were 491 Bcf (30%) lower than the current five-year (2014â18) average for the end of the heating season.
(Thu, 11 Apr 2019) During winter 2018â19, timely natural gas supply provided by imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at major regasification facilities serving New England played an important role in moderating natural gas prices in the region.
There are a number of promising plans to repair the detested Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. But solving the problem will take an act of collective will.
