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Natural gas storage likely to enter winter at lowest levels since 2005

(Fri, 12 Oct 2018) EIA forecasts that natural gas inventories will reach 3,263 billion cubic feet (Bcf) at the end of October in its recently released October <em>Short-Term Energy Outlook</em> (STEO), the lowest end-of-October level for U.S. natural gas inventories since 2005. Lingering cold temperatures in April 2018, the coldest April in the past 21 years, delayed the start of the natural gas storage refill season by about four weeks.

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2017 Annual State historical spreadsheets

(Fri, 12 Oct 2018) This site contains spreadsheets with retail electricity sales, revenue, customers and price data from the 2017 Form EIA-861 (latest website update: October 12, 2018). The files contain State - level and US Total-level data for electricity sales, revenue, customer and price, by sector. The data geographic coverage is the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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U.S. home heating bills likely to be slightly higher this winter

(Wed, 10 Oct 2018) Most U.S. households can expect higher heating expenditures this winter (October through March) compared with last winter according to EIA's <em>Winter Fuels Outlook</em>. Higher expected winter heating expenditures are mainly the result of higher prices for heating fuels, as temperatures are expected to be similar to last winter in much of the country. More information about EIA’s expectations for winter fuels prices and expenditures is available in the <em>Short-Term Energy Outlook</em> supplement on winter fuels, released at noon today.

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The United States continues to increase production of lighter crude oil

(Tue, 09 Oct 2018) As domestic production continues to increase, the average density of crude oil produced in the United States continues to become lighter. The average API gravity—a measure of a crude oil’s density where higher numbers mean lower density—of U.S. crude oil increased in 2017 and through the first six months of 2018. Crude oil production with an API gravity greater than 40 degrees grew by 310,000 barrels per day (b/d) to more than 4.6 million b/d in 2017.

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Both natural gas supply and demand have increased from year-ago levels

(Thu, 04 Oct 2018) In the first half of 2018, U.S. natural gas supply and demand grew significantly compared to the first half of 2017. According to EIA’s <em>Natural Gas Monthly</>, natural gas consumption and exports averaged 93.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) during the first half of 2018, or 12% greater than during the first half of 2017. Total supply of U.S. natural gas, including domestic production, imports, and storage withdrawals, averaged 92.6 Bcf/d during the first half of 2018, a 12% increase from the first half of 2017.

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