EIA to Change Web Addresses of Key Information Releases to HTTPS

(Tue, 08 Dec 2020) As of December 28, 2020, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will no longer support HTTP requests for our products. The <em>Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report</em> (WNGSR) and the <em>Weekly Petroleum Status Report</em> (WPSR) will change from HTTP to HTTPS web addresses to ensure the security and timeliness of these releases.

Modeling Distributed Generation in the Buildings Sectors

(Wed, 02 Dec 2020) <em>Modeling Distributed Generation in the Buildings Sectors</em> describes EIA’s approach to modeling distributed electricity generation for the <em>Annual Energy Outlook</em> (AEO) and discusses AEO2020 modeling results. The paper details EIA’s data sources and assumptions for historical capacity, costs, and government incentives and explains how EIA projects future capacity development and generation based on this information. It then provides a scenario analysis of results across different side cases (sets of assumptions) in AEO2020.

Country Analysis Brief: Mexico

(Mon, 30 Nov 2020) Mexico is a major producer of petroleum and other liquids and is one of the largest providers of U.S. oil imports. Mexico’s oil production has declined since 2004, as has the country’s position as a net oil exporter.

Country Analysis Executive Summary: Venezuela

(Mon, 30 Nov 2020) Although one of the original five large oil-producing countries that created the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 1960, Venezuela fell to the fourth-smallest producer among OPEC’s 13 members in 2019, ranked higher than only Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea.

Gabon Country Analysis Brief

(Mon, 30 Nov 2020) Gabon is a mature oil producer in West Africa and among the top five oil producers in sub-Saharan Africa. Gabon enacted the 2019 Hydrocarbon Law to reinvigorate its oil market and support its 12th bidding round for the allocation of offshore blocks.

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Chicken and Beef Samosa Products Containing Pastry Ingredients That Have Been Recalled Due to Misbranding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for chicken and beef samosa products containing spring roll pastries that have been recalled by the manufacturer, Tee Yih Jia (TYJ) Food Manufacturing, due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The products may contain milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product labels. FSIS is issuing this public health alert out of the utmost of caution to ensure that consumers are aware that these products should not be consumed.

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