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Posted May 18, 2012Today in Energy
Warm weather and low natural gas prices dampen spot electricity prices this winter ›
The combination of one of the warmest winters in decades (November-March) and low spot natural gas prices contributed to low wholesale electric prices at major market locations during the winter of 2011/12. More›
Source: EIA, based on SNL Energy.
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Data Highlights
Crude oil futures price
5/17/2012: $92.56/bbl
down$$4.52 from week earlier
down$7.54 from year earlier
Natural gas futures price
5/17/2012: $2.594/mmBtu
up$0.107 from week earlier
down$1.604 from year earlier
Weekly coal production
5/12/2012: 17.863 million tons
down0.022 million tons from week earlier
down2.738 million tons from year earlier
Natural gas inventories
5/11/2012: 2,667 Bcf
up61 Bcf from week earlier
up774 Bcf from year earlier
Crude oil inventories
5/11/2012: 381.6 mmbbl
up2.1 mmbbl from week earlier
up11.3 mmbbl from year earlier
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