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U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves

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U.S. natural gas reserves increase 10% in 2013 to reach a record 354 Tcf

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November cold snap led to larger- than- average withdrawals from natural gas storage

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Number of natural gas customers participating in customer choice programs is increasing

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Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids (HGL): Recent Market Trends and Issues

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Shale gas provides largest share of U.S. natural gas production in 2013

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Boston, New York City winter natural gas prices expected to remain high

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Mid-November cold spell boosts some natural gas prices in the Northeast

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European residential electricity prices increasing faster than prices in United States

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Natural gas is the dominant heating fuel in colder parts of the country

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Demand ramps up with unseasonably cold weather

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Increased natural gas production would meet most demand from added LNG exports

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EIA tracks oil and natural gas production by both surface location and geologic formation

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After record injections, natural gas storage levels now within 7% of 5-year average

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Gas production growth, moderate consumption yield strong storage injections

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Texas leads nation in growth in oil and natural gas production jobs during 2013

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California: More gas, renewables support high demand, compensate for lost hydro

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Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on U.S. Energy Markets

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Record production, potential for continued storage injections precedes winter season

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North Dakota aims to reduce natural gas flaring

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Japan continues to import record volumes of LNG amid delays in nuclear restarts

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Some Appalachian natural gas spot prices are well below the Henry Hub national benchmark

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Newly released heat content data allow for state-to-state natural gas comparisons

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Lower petrochemical use of propane driven by wider price spread between propane and ethane

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Despite higher gas prices, winter heating bills expected to fall

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Less severe weather means lower expected household heating bills this winter

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California drought leads to less hydropower, increased natural gas generation

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New chemical plants expected to boost industrial natural gas demand by 4% in 2015

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Natural gas storage injections typically continue beyond the end of October

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Natural gas, solar, and wind lead power plant capacity additions in first-half 2014

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New England relying more on natural gas along with hydroelectric imports from Canada

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Wyoming, Gulf of Mexico dominate fossil fuels production on federal and Indian lands

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Power sector CO2 emissions sensitive to policy changes and natural gas supply

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Texas and Rockies natural gas mitigates disruption from Wyoming processing plant explosion

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Lower U.S. electricity demand growth would reduce fossil fuels’ projected generation share

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Projected CO2 emissions vary with coal and nuclear power plant retirements

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Net energy imports in 2013 lowest in more than 20 years

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Energy trade is a key part of overall U.S. trade flows

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Recent Data

Working gas in underground storage, lower 48 states
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billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Region 11/28/14 11/21/14 net change
East 1,830     1,864     -34    
West 478     477     1    
Producing 1,102     1,091     11    
   Salt 314     306     8    
   Nonsalt 788     785     3    
Total 3,410     3,432     -22    
Source: Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report

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Releases may change on weeks with Federal holidays.

Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report: 10:30 a.m. EST, Thursday
Natural Gas Weekly Update: 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. EST, Thursday

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