China Opens Giant Bridge Linking Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland
The government hopes the 34-mile span will bolster growth, but some say the primary goal is further integrating semiautonomous cities and the mainland.
Iran has produced and exported less crude oil since sanctions announcement
(Tue, 23 Oct 2018) Iran's crude oil exports and production have declined since the May 2018 announcement by the United States that it would withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and reinstate sanctions against Iran.
Sagrada Familia, a Barcelona Masterpiece, and Scofflaw?
The basilica will pay $41 million to settle a dispute over taxes, infrastructure and a building permit the city says the church should have gotten a century ago.
U.S. manufacturersâ short-term capability to switch fuels continues to decline
(Fri, 19 Oct 2018) Some manufacturing plants can take advantage of relative price differences and cope with supply shortages by switching the fuels used in their furnaces, boilers, ovens, and other combustors. In the United States, the capability of the manufacturing sector to switch the fuels it uses has declined in recent decades, as described in a new report from EIAâs 2014 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS).
Natural Gas Storage DashboardâOctober 19 Commentary
(Fri, 19 Oct 2018) Working gas stocks in the Midwest region are likely to end the refill season at their lowest levels since 2014.
USDA Offers Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Flooding
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 flooding in Texas.
Where Chicago Trounces New York: Fixing Mass Transit
Chicago’s subway has also been plagued by crumbling tracks, antiquated signals and unreliable trains. Here is how it turned around.
Natural gas pipeline rupture in Canada affects U.S. energy markets
(Thu, 18 Oct 2018) The October 9, 2018 rupture of Enbridgeâs BC natural gas pipeline near Prince George, British Columbia, continues to affect natural gas supply, electricity generation, and petroleum refining in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The BC Pipeline links natural gas production in northeastern British Columbia with distribution markets in Canada as well as Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Natural gas-fired power plants are being added and used more in PJM Interconnection
(Wed, 17 Oct 2018) The average annual capacity factors for natural gas-fired generators in the PJM Interconnectionâthe largest competitive wholesale electricity market in the United Statesâhave increased in recent years, reflecting greater use of natural gas-fired generators in the region.
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.