(Mon, 30 Oct 2017) Three new pipeline projects in the northeast received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in October, the first projects to be approved since February.
(Mon, 30 Oct 2017) This report contains newly collected monthly summary data beginning in January 2017, for the photovoltaic industry in the United States. The subset of respondents who now must report monthly represents approximately 90% of photovoltaic (PV) activity in the United States, based on prior yearâs data. Data include manufacturing, imports, and exports of modules in the United States and its territories. Summary data include volumes in peak kilowatts and average prices.
While much of New York City’s battered infrastructure has been repaired and even improved, most long-term resiliency measures are still years away
(Fri, 27 Oct 2017) Recent increases in drilling activity and well production rates are raising natural gas production levels in the Haynesville region, according to EIAâs <em>Short-Term Energy Outlook</em> (STEO). Marketed natural gas production in Haynesville reached 6.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in September after remaining near 6.0 Bcf/d for the previous three years.
The growing band of fossil fuel-averse investors gained a new recruit in October — this time a bank: BNP Paribas Group. Ross McCracken blogs on BNP ceasing to finance shale and tar sands-related projects.
(Thu, 26 Oct 2017) For the week ending October 20, 2017, gross inputs to petroleum refineries in the U.S. Gulf Coast averaged 8.8 million barrels per day (b/d), or about 324,000 b/d higher than the previous five-year range for mid-October, based on data in EIAâs <em>Weekly Petroleum Status Report</em> (WPSR).
(Thu, 26 Oct 2017) South Africa produces small amounts of crude oil and natural gas and must rely on its domestic coal production to fuel its electricity sector and crude oil imports to feed its refineries. Additionally, South Africa has one of the worldâs largest synthetic fuels industries and uses proprietary technology to convert coal and gas to liquid. South Africa has struggled with power shortages in recent years, which spurred development in electricity capacity fueled by coal and renewable energy over the past two years.
It has been a tough couple of weeks for Saudi Aramco. Recent anonymously sourced reports of the company’s planned initial public offering have painted a chaotic picture of delay and indecision behind the scenes.
The Africa Oil Week conference in Cape Town got a taste of Texas or even a little slice of Hollywood this month, as the
presence of US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry as guest of honor, perplexed yet impressed the conference delegates.
(Wed, 25 Oct 2017) Global natural gas consumption is expected to grow from 340 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2015 to 485 Bcf/d by 2040, primarily in countries in Asia and in the Middle East, based on projections in EIAâs latest International Energy Outlook 2017 (IEO2017). China accounts for more than a quarter of all global natural gas consumption growth between 2015 and 2040.
