The Auto Industry’s VHS-or-Betamax Moment
After nearly 20 years, the language that cars will speak when they talk to one another is still undecided. Critics say the delay is endangering lives.
East Coast refiners receiving more domestic crude oil from Gulf Coast by tanker and barge
(Thu, 20 Sep 2018) Since mid-2017, the East Coast has been receiving as much crude oil by tanker and barge from the Gulf Coast as it has by rail from the Midwest. In April, the volume of crude oil transported by tanker and barge from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast reached the highest level since mid-2014. At the same time, crude oil shipped to the East Coast by rail from the Midwest has fallen 77% from its peak in late 2014.
One in three U.S. households faces a challenge in meeting energy needs
(Wed, 19 Sep 2018) Nearly one-third of U.S. households (31%) reported facing a challenge in paying energy bills or sustaining adequate heating and cooling in their homes in 2015. According to the most recent results from EIAâs <em>Residential Energy Consumption Survey</em> (RECS), about one in five households reported reducing or forgoing necessities such as food and medicine to pay an energy bill, and 14% reported receiving a disconnection notice for energy service.
OPEC net oil export revenues increased in 2017, will likely continue to increase in 2018
(Tue, 18 Sep 2018) Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) received about $567 billion in net oil export revenues in 2017, up 29% from revenues in 2016. Increases in both crude oil prices and in net OPEC oil exports drove revenues higher in 2017, and EIA expects that revenues will continue to increase in 2018, based on EIAâs August Short-Term Energy Outlook.
EIA introduces interactive dashboard detailing natural gas storage activity
(Mon, 17 Sep 2018) EIA has developed an interactive dashboard that provides daily and weekly contextual information to the <em>Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report</em> (WNGSR). The new dashboard shows Lower 48 and regional storage activity and key market fundamentals that affect underground natural gas storage activity.
Hurricane Florence likely to affect Southeast U.S. electric power, transportation fuels
(Thu, 13 Sep 2018) Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as a Category 3 storm on Saturday. The stormâs high winds and heavy rainfall are likely to affect energy infrastructure throughout the region, particularly for electricity transmission and distribution, while widespread evacuations and disruptions to normal business operations could alter electricity demand and supply and demand patterns for transportation fuels.
Natural Gas Storage Dashboard
(Thu, 13 Sep 2018) Today the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a new interactive <em>Natural Gas Storage Dashboard</em> with daily and weekly information that provides a broader context to the data released in EIAâs Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNGSR). The new dashboard gives users a comprehensive way to identify Lower 48 and regional storage activity and the key market fundamentals that affect underground natural gas storage activity.
USDA Offers Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Hurricane Florence
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those who may be impacted by Hurricane Florence.
Southern California Daily Energy Report
(Wed, 12 Sep 2018) Underground natural gas storage inventories in Southern California are up more than 30% since this time last year
The United States is now the largest global crude oil producer
(Wed, 12 Sep 2018) The United States likely surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the worldâs largest crude oil producer earlier this year, based on preliminary estimates in EIAâs Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). In February, U.S. crude oil production exceeded that of Saudi Arabia for the first time in more than two decades. In June and August, the United States surpassed Russia in crude oil production for the first time since February 1999.