(Wed, 21 Nov 2018) Heading into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, U.S. retail regular-grade gasoline averaged $2.61 per gallon (gal), up 4 cents/gal from the same time last year. This year marks the highest gasoline price for the Monday before the Thanksgiving holiday weekend since 2013.
(Wed, 21 Nov 2018) The futures market value of natural storage remained low throughout the 2018 injection season, contributing to current low inventory levels.
(Wed, 21 Nov 2018) EIA dashboard shows a strengthening relationship between natural gas storage activity and near-month natural gas futures prices.
(Tue, 20 Nov 2018) Hourly electricity usage on Thanksgiving and the following day (Black Friday) tend to have different demand patterns from other weekdays. On a typical weekday in November, electricity usage tends to have two peaks: a morning peak and a slightly higher evening peak. On Thanksgiving, electricity demand tends to be highest late morning, as families cook meals and gather to celebrate the holiday. And because most businesses are closed, overall electricity demand on Thanksgiving Day tends to be lower.
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(Thu, 15 Nov 2018) Working natural gas in underground storage in the Lower 48 states as of October 31, 2018, totaled 3,208 billion cubic feet (Bcf), according to interpolated data from EIAâs <em>Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report</em> released on November 8. Inventory levels for the Lower 48 states and in each of the U.S. natural gas regions ended the refill season at their lowest levels since October 2005, and these levels were considerably lower than their previous five-year averages.
(Wed, 14 Nov 2018) The total number of wells producing crude oil and natural gas in the United States fell to 991,000 in 2017, down from a peak of 1,039,000 wells in 2014. This recent decline in the number of wells reflects advances in technology and drilling techniques. EIAâs updated <em>U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Wells by Production Rate</em> report shows how daily production rates of individual wells contributed to U.S. total crude oil and natural gas production in 2017.
