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Posted December 30, 2016Today in Energy
Federal leasing for offshore wind grows as first U.S. offshore wind farm comes online ›
The first commercial U.S. offshore wind farm, Block Island, is scheduled to come online in late 2016. Located three miles off the southeastern coast of Rhode Island, Block Island consists of five wind turbines that will produce 30 megawatts (MW) of electricity. More›
Source: EIA, based on Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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WTI crude oil futures price
12/29/2016: $53.77/barrels
up$0.82 from week earlier
up$17.17 from year earlier
Natural gas futures price
12/29/2016: $3.802/MMBtu
up$0.264 from week earlier
up$1.588 from year earlier
Weekly coal production
12/24/2016: 15.201 million tons
down0.488 million tons from week earlier
up3.295 million tons from year earlier
Natural gas inventories
12/23/2016: 3,360 Bcf
down237 Bcf from week earlier
down413 Bcf from year earlier
Crude oil inventories
12/23/2016: 486.1 million barrels
up0.6 million barrels from week earlier
up31.0 million barrels from year earlier