Natural gas production in Bakken region increases at a faster rate than oil production

(Tue, 28 Nov 2017) In North Dakota’s Bakken region, the ratio of natural gas production relative to crude oil, known as the gas-oil ratio, has been gradually increasing since 2008 and has increased at a faster rate since 2014. More than 90% of North Dakota’s crude oil and natural gas production comes from the Bakken region, which includes the Bakken and Three Forks formations.

Biomass and waste fuels made up 2% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2016

(Mon, 27 Nov 2017) Biomass and waste fuels generated 71.4 billion kilowatthours of electricity in 2016, or 2% of total generation in the United States, according to EIA’s recently released annual electric power data. Biomass fuels are defined as all non-fossil, carbon-based (biogenic) energy sources. Waste fuels are defined as all other non-biogenic wastes.

Brazil Country Analysis Brief

(Tue, 21 Nov 2017) Brazil is a significant energy producer. In 2016, Brazil produced 3.24 million barrels per day (b/d) of petroleum and other liquids, making it the world's ninth-largest producer and the third-largest in the Americas behind the United States and Canada. Increasing domestic oil production has been a long-term goal of the Brazilian government, and discoveries of large, offshore, pre-salt oil deposits have transformed Brazil into a top-10 liquid fuels producer.

Low and high economic growth cases for China and India

(Tue, 21 Nov 2017) This report, the second of four Issues in Focus articles from the International Energy Outlook 2017 (IEO2017), discusses the economic developments in India and China and compares results from separate runs of EIA’s World Energy Projection System Plus (WEPS+) model to the projections in the IEO2017. These results help quantify some of the uncertainty associated with the effects that differences in long-term economic growth in China and India may have on international energy markets.

More results from the 2014 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey

(Tue, 21 Nov 2017) This release covers 25 new tables, which include data on consumption and electricity use by establishment size; ratios of fuel consumption per dollar value of shipments, per dollar value added, and per employee; energy prices, expenditures and quantities purchased; and reasons that fuels were not switchable. EIA expects the 3rd and final set of MECS tables to be released at the end of December.

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