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State Energy Data System: Lubricants for 2011

Jan 11, 2013
Annual state-level estimates of lubricant consumption, prices, and expenditures for 2011.

2012 Brief: Retail gasoline prices vary significantly across the country

Jan 11, 2013
Retail prices for regular grade gasoline in 2012 moved over wide ranges in many parts of the country. Many factors contributed to retail gasoline price movements, including crude oil price changes, refinery outages, grade specification changes, and other changes in gasoline supply and demand. As seen in the chart above, both the levels and ranges of retail prices varied significantly across the nation.

2012 Brief: Average 2012 crude oil prices remain near 2011 levels

Jan 10, 2013
Average crude oil prices in 2012 were at historically high levels for the second year in a row. Brent crude oil averaged $111.67 per barrel, slightly above last year's average of $111.26. West Texas Intermediate oil averaged $94.05 per barrel in 2012, down slightly from $94.88 in 2011.

Electricity Wholesale Market Data

Jan 10, 2013
Spreadsheets contain peak prices, volumes, and the number of transactions at ten electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States. Data from ICE (IntercontinentalExchange) through January 4, 2013.

2012 Brief: Average wholesale electricity prices down compared to last year

Jan 9, 2013
Average, on-peak (weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.) day-ahead electricity prices were lower across the entire United States in 2012 compared to 2011. In wholesale electric regions where prices declined in both 2011 and 2012, the drops in 2012 were generally larger.

Indonesia Country Analysis Brief

Jan 9, 2013
Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world. Formerly a net oil exporter and OPEC member, Indonesia struggles to attract sufficient investment to meet growing domestic energy consumption because of inadequate infrastructure and a complex regulatory environment. At the same time, it was the world’s largest exporter of coal by weight and the eighth largest exporter of natural gas in 2011. The government seeks to meet energy demand at home by reorienting domestic energy production away from exports and increasing renewable energy production, particularly geothermal power.

Short-Term Energy Outlook - Market Prices and Uncertainty Report

Jan 8, 2013
In a continuation of the low price-volatility trend from much of fourth quarter 2012, Brent crude oil prices were relatively unchanged over the last month and remained in a narrow trading range. From December 3, 2012, to January 3, 2013, the average front month price of Brent crude oil was $109.48, only $0.02 per barrel lower than its November average. Over the same period, the WTI front month contract averaged $88.68 per barrel, an increase of $1.89 per barrel from its November average.

Short-Term Energy Outlook

Jan 8, 2013
EIA expects that the Brent crude oil spot price, which averaged $112 per barrel in 2012, will fall to an average of $105 per barrel in 2013 and $99 per barrel in 2014. The projected discount of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil to Brent, which averaged $18 per barrel in 2012, falls to an average of $16 per barrel in 2013 and $8 per barrel in 2014, as planned new pipeline capacity lowers the cost of moving Mid-continent crude oil to the Gulf Coast refining centers.

2012 Brief: Average wholesale natural gas prices fell 31% in 2012

Jan 8, 2013
Average wholesale (spot) prices for natural gas fell significantly throughout the United States in 2012 compared to 2011. The average wholesale price for natural gas at Henry Hub in Erath, Louisiana, a key benchmark location for pricing throughout the United States, fell from an average $4.02 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in 2011, to $2.77 per MMBtu in 2012. This was the lowest average annual price at Henry Hub since 1999.

Natural Gas Monthly

Jan 7, 2013
The December Natural Gas Monthly, which features data through October 2012, has been released. This issue contains extensive revisions to 2010 and 2011 data as a result of benchmarking to data published in the Natural Gas Annual 2011. These revisions primarily apply to statistics on production, underground storage, consumption, and prices by sector. Many 2012 monthly data series have been revised as well because of updated estimation parameters using 2011 annual data. Revised breakouts of gross production from shale and coalbed methane by state are available back to 2007 as well. The October 2012 monthly data show dry production of 2,058 billion cubic feet (Bcf), the highest month on record matched by the highest October on record for natural gas consumption of 1,888 Bcf.

Monthly Natural Gas Gross Production Report

Jan 7, 2013
Monthly natural gas gross withdrawals estimated from data collected on Form EIA-914 (Monthly Natural Gas Production Report) for Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming, Other States and Lower 48 States. Alaska data are from the State of Alaska and included to obtain a U.S. Total.

2012 Brief: Coal and mid-continent crude oil prices declined during 2012

Jan 7, 2013
Coal and mid-continent crude oil (WTI) led energy commodity price declines in 2012. Natural gas was the only key energy commodity with a significant price increase when comparing January 1 to December 31. Heating oil, Brent crude oil, and wholesale gasoline (RBOB) ended 2012 close to the level at which they started the year.

Natural Gas Annual

Jan 7, 2013
The 2011 Natural Gas Annual shows newly revised natural gas gross production data from shale and coalbed methane from 2007 to 2011. Using data from the states and other sources, the data show gross production from shale reaching 30 percent of total gross production in 2011 after comprising only 8 percent of gross production in 2007. Conversely, gross production from coalbed methane, while around 2 trillion cubic feet a year since 2007, has been declining slightly each year, percentage-wise, since peaking at 8 percent of gross production in 2007, down to 6 percent in 2011.

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Monthly coal- and natural gas-fired generation equal for first time in April 2012

Jan 4, 2013
Electric power data published in April 2012 show that, for the first time since EIA began collecting the data, generation from natural gas-fired plants is virtually equal to generation from coal-fired plants.

Angola Country Analysis Brief

Jan 3, 2013
In 2011, Angola produced over 1.8 million barrels of oil per day, ranking third in Africa behind Nigeria and Algeria. In addition, recent exploration success and the promise of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal will help strengthen the country’s energy portfolio.

Electric generator dispatch depends on system demand and the relative cost of operation

Jan 3, 2013
The variable operating cost of electric power generators is a key factor in determining which units a power system operates (or "dispatches") to meet the demand for electricity.

Petroleum Marketing Monthly

Jan 2, 2013
In this edition of the Petroleum Marketing Monthly, data show crude oil prices declined in October. Refiner prices for finished petroleum products also largely decreased, while Prime Supplier sales data show consumption of finished petroleum products in the United States increased month-on-month.

Uprates can increase U.S. nuclear capacity substantially without building new reactors

Jan 2, 2013
Currently (as of July 2012), there are 104 commercial nuclear reactors in the United States. In 2011, these plants provided 786 billion kilowatthours of electricity, or nearly one-fifth of total generation.

Horizontal drilling boosts Pennsylvania’s natural gas production

Dec 31, 2012
Between 2009 and 2011, Pennsylvania's natural gas production more than quadrupled due to expanded horizontal drilling combined with hydraulic fracturing.

Petroleum Supply Monthly

Dec 28, 2012
Supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products on a national and regional level. The data series describe production, imports and exports, movements and inventories.

Monthly Biodiesel Production Report

Dec 28, 2012
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released new data today showing national and regional monthly biodiesel production for October 2012. In addition to biodiesel production, data included producer sales, producer stocks, and feedstock inputs.

Company Level Imports

Dec 28, 2012
Imports data at the company level collected from the EIA-814 Monthly Imports Report.

Arctic oil and natural gas resources

Dec 28, 2012
The Arctic holds an estimated 13% (90 billion barrels) of the world's undiscovered conventional oil resources and 30% of its undiscovered conventional natural gas resources, according to an assessment conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Quarterly Coal Distribution Report - Third Quarter 2012

Dec 27, 2012
Provides detailed U.S. domestic coal distribution data for July – September 2012, excluding waste coal and imports, by coal origin, coal destination, mode of transportation, and consuming sector. Quarterly coal distribution data for all years are preliminary and will be superseded by the release of the corresponding “Annual Coal Distribution Report.”

Electricity Wholesale Market Data

Dec 27, 2012
Spreadsheets contain peak prices, volumes, and the number of transactions at ten electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States. Data from ICE (IntercontinentalExchange) through December 21, 2012.

Access to alternative transportation fuel stations varies across the lower 48 states

Dec 27, 2012
Although gasoline remains by far the dominant transportation fuel, a variety of alternative fuels are currently in use, primarily by government and private fleets.

Key New England natural gas pipeline reflects seasonal flow changes

Dec 26, 2012
The Algonquin Gas Transmission (AGT) Company has traditionally operated near capacity only during the high-demand winter season.

California's first greenhouse gas emissions auction sells near minimum price

Dec 21, 2012
At the first California Air Resources Board (CARB) auction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions permits for its cap-and-trade program in mid-November, prices for year-2013 emissions permits were at or near the $10 per ton minimum price.

Monthly Energy Review

Dec 21, 2012
EIA's most comprehensive report on recent integrated energy statistics. Preliminary data indicate that, in September 2012, total carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. consumption of energy (excluding biomass) equaled 416 million metric tons. Of this total, petroleum accounted for 43 percent, coal for 33 percent, and natural gas for 23 percent.

State Energy Data System: Motor Gasoline, Fuel Ethanol, and Aviation Gasoline For 2011

Dec 21, 2012
Annual state-level estimates of motor gasoline and aviation gasoline consumption, prices, and expenditures and fuel ethanol consumption for 2011.

Prime Supplier Report

Dec 21, 2012
The latest Prime Supplier Report presents data collected through October 2012 on Form EIA—782C, "Monthly Report of Prime Supplier Sales of Petroleum Products Sold for Local Consumption." These data measure primary petroleum product deliveries into the States where they are locally marketed and consumed.

Electricity Monthly Update

Dec 21, 2012
This issue contains a feature article that discusses how smart meter deployments continue to rise. Other highlights include: In October 2012, net generation in the United States increased 1.1 percent compared to October 2011, with all regions of the country experiencing an increase in natural gas-fired generation. October is the normal time of the year when nuclear units go offline for maintenance. During this October, many more nuclear units went offline for maintenance compared to October 2011 and as a result, electricity generation from nuclear units decreased in almost all parts of the U.S. After reaching a low of $2.03 / MMBtu in April 2012, the price of Henry Hub natural gas has increased by over 69 percent to $3.44 / MMBtu in October 2012. This increase significantly closed the gap between the prices for Henry Hub gas and Central Appalachian coal.

Electric Power Monthly

Dec 21, 2012
Data are for October 2012, during which net generation in the United States rose 1.1 percent from the October 2011 level. Consumption of coal for power generation fell 4.1 percent compared to October 2011. The average retail price of electricity for October 2012 was 9.76 cents per kilowatthour, down 0.7 percent from where it had been in October 2011.

OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet

Dec 21, 2012
Based on projections from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) December 2012 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA estimates that members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) could earn about $1,052 billion of net oil export revenues in 2012 and about $955 billion in 2013, in nominal terms (unadjusted for inflation). In 2011, EIA estimates that OPEC earned about $1,027 billion in net oil export revenues, a 33-percent increase from 2010.

U.S. could become the world’s top liquid fuels producer, but how much does it matter?

Dec 20, 2012
Production increases in U.S. crude oil and other liquid fuels and the outlook for further growth have spurred speculation that the United States could surpass Saudi Arabia to become the leading global producer. Such growth could boost the U.S. economy and reduce global oil prices, but U.S. production is only one factor determining whether such a milestone might be reached. Regardless of rankings, Saudi Arabia will continue its unique and vital role in world oil markets.

The Availability and Price of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Produced in Countries Other Than Iran

Dec 20, 2012
The sixth in a series of reports required by section 1245 (d) (4) (A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, which requires that, not later than 60 days from enactment and every 60 days thereafter, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) “submit to Congress a report on the availability and price of petroleum and petroleum products produced in countries other than Iran in the 60-day period preceding the submission of the report.”

Quarterly Coal Report, July - September 2012

Dec 20, 2012
Provides detailed quarterly coal data for July-September 2012. U.S. coal production during the third quarter 2012 totaled 259.0 million short tons (mmst), 7.3 percent higher than the second quarter 2012. The most significant increase was in the State of Wyoming, where production rose by 20.9 percent from the previous quarter. All data for 2011 and prior years are final. All data for 2012 are preliminary.

Planned wind turbine additions rise in advance of scheduled expiration of wind tax credit

Dec 19, 2012
Many wind projects are planning to come on line before the end of 2012, in advance of the possible expiration of a federal incentive, the wind production tax credit (PTC). It appears that wind developers are pushing to complete projects in 2012 to qualify for the PTC. Under current law, projects that begin operating prior to the end of 2012 are eligible to receive a 2.2-cent PTC for each kilowatthour of generation over a 10-year period. Similar behavior in the face of previous PTC expirations was discussed in an earlier Today in Energy article describing the history of the wind PTC.

Energy Perspectives: Industrial and transportation sectors lead energy use by sector

Dec 18, 2012
Since 2008, energy use in the transportation, residential, and commercial sectors has stayed relatively constant or fell slightly. Industrial consumption grew in 2010 and 2011, after a sharp decline in 2008. Historically, the industrial sector is the largest energy consumer, although in the last decade the gap between the industrial and transportation sector energy use has narrowed.

Energy Perspectives: United States energy imports decline while energy exports increase

Dec 17, 2012
In 2011, the United States consumed more than 97 quadrillion Btu (quads) of energy, despite only producing about 78 quads. The difference—about 18 quads—reflects the balance of imports and exports of energy. Petroleum, which includes crude oil as well as petroleum products, accounted for a majority of both energy imports and exports.

Energy Perspectives: Fossil fuels dominate U.S. energy consumption

Dec 14, 2012
While the United States produced a record 78 quadrillion Btu (quads) of energy in 2011, it consumed more than 97 quads of energy in various forms. Nonrenewable fossil fuels made up more than four-fifths of U.S. energy consumption.

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