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State Energy Data System: Nuclear Energy for 2011

Apr 19, 2013
Annual state-level estimates of consumption, prices, and expenditures for nuclear energy.

Concentration of U.S. crude oil imports among top five suppliers highest since 1997

Apr 19, 2013
Crude oil imports from the top five foreign suppliers to the United States—which in 2012 were Canada, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Venezuela, and Iraq, in that order—accounted for almost 72% of total U.S. net crude oil imports, the highest proportion since 1997. The import share of the top five suppliers increased by 8 percentage points over the past three years despite a decline in their combined import volumes as the United States reduced its total crude oil imports in response to higher domestic oil production.

Lower residential energy use reduces home energy expenditures as share of household income

Apr 18, 2013
Consumers spent 2.7% of their household income on home energy bills last year, the lowest percentage in 10 years. Aggregate home energy expenditures by U.S. households fell $12 billion in 2012 from the 2011 level. In 2012, prices for residential natural gas decreased 3% from the previous year, while household electricity prices stayed about the same. Warmer weather contributed to lower energy consumption in 2012, and because household energy expenditures reflect both prices and consumption, these changes resulted in lower household energy expenditures.

Electricity Wholesale Market Data

Apr 18, 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 April 12, 2013.

Oil and Gas Field Code Master List

Apr 17, 2013
Comprehensive listing of U.S. oil and gas field names.

Abundant U.S. supply, low demand could cut dependence on liquid fuel imports

Apr 17, 2013
U.S. net imports of petroleum and other liquid fuels as a share of product supplied (used as a proxy for consumption) have been one of the most watched indicators in national and global energy analyses.

January 2013 crude oil export to China was a rare event

Apr 16, 2013
The United States exported 9,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of foreign-origin crude oil to China in January 2013, according to data EIA released on March 28. Many media outlets picked up this information, noting that the United States had not exported crude oil to China since 2005. However, the United States does export small amounts of crude oil on a regular basis. From 2003 to 2012, the United States exported an average of 35,000 bbl/d of crude oil, most of which was delivered to Canada.

Annual Energy Outlook 2013

Apr 15, 2013
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today released additional content of Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013), updating and expanding on the early release version of AEO2013 Reference case released in December 2012. Today's release includes a Legislation and Regulations section that discusses evolving issues, a Market Trends section that highlights projections for energy markets, and a comparison of AEO2013 with projections from other organizations. Additional components of AEO2013 will be issued over the coming weeks.

EIA releases additional Annual Energy Outlook 2013 content

Apr 15, 2013
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today released additional content of the Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013), updating and expanding the early release version of the AEO2013 Reference case released in December 2012. Today's release includes a Legislation and Regulations section that discusses evolving issues, a Market Trends section that highlights projections for energy markets, and a comparison of AEO2013 with projections from other organizations. Additional components of the AEO2013 will be issued over the coming weeks.

Updated Capital Cost Estimates for Utility Scale Electricity Generating Plants

Apr 12, 2013
The current and future projected cost and performance characteristics of new electric generating capacity are a critical input into the development of energy projections and analyses.

State Energy Data System: Retail Electricity for 2011

Apr 12, 2013
Annual state-level estimates of retail electricity consumption, prices, and expenditures.

Winter natural gas price spikes in New England spur generation from other fuels

Apr 12, 2013
A cold snap at the end of January 2013 caused an increase in natural gas demand for heating homes and businesses in New England, an area of the country with limited natural gas supply infrastructure. This demand surge taxed the region's natural gas pipeline capacity, causing a run-up in regional natural gas prices. The power market response to higher natural gas prices and tight supply was to reduce natural gas use for power generation and to increase generation from other fuels.

Year-to-date natural gas use for electric power generation is down from 2012

Apr 11, 2013
Natural gas used to generate electricity so far this year is below the high level during the comparable 2012 period, when low natural gas prices led to significant displacement of coal by natural gas for power generation. In early 2013, coal recovered some market share as natural gas prices rose. By late March, wholesale natural gas prices at the Henry Hub trading center were back to $4 per million British thermal units. In response, electricity generators used 16% less natural gas this March compared with March 2012.

Average summer gasoline prices expected to be slightly lower than in 2012

Apr 10, 2013
The retail price for regular gasoline is expected to average $3.63 per gallon during this summer driving season, slightly below average prices over the last two summers, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Short-Term Energy Outlook. The forecast reflects a small decline in crude oil prices and expected gasoline consumption, as well as higher gasoline inventory levels.

Short-Term Energy Outlook

Apr 9, 2013
During the April-through-September summer driving season this year, regular gasoline retail prices are forecast to average $3.63 per gallon. The projected monthly average regular retail gasoline price falls from $3.69 per gallon in May to $3.57 per gallon in September. EIA expects regular gasoline retail prices to average $3.56 per gallon in 2013 and $3.39 per gallon in 2014, compared with $3.63 per gallon in 2012. (see EIA Summer Fuels Outlook slideshow)

Short-Term Energy Outlook - Market Prices and Uncertainty Report

Apr 9, 2013
Brent crude oil prices moved lower from the beginning of March to the first week in April. The Brent front month crude oil futures price settled at $106.34 per barrel on April 4, $4.06 per barrel lower than on March 1 (Figure 1). The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil benchmark, on the other hand, rose over the last month, nearly reaching its 2013 high in March. The WTI front month futures price settled at $93.26 on April 4, an increase of $2.58 per barrel since March 1.

Catalytic reforming boosts octane for gasoline blending

Apr 9, 2013
Reforming is an oil refining operation that produces reformate, a high-octane gasoline blending component. Reformate is one of several blending components in finished gasoline. EIA expects gasoline production to increase during the summer driving season.

Alternative Fueled Vehicle Data

Apr 8, 2013
New data available for 2011 through the interactive data viewer, providing time-series data back to 1994 for supplier data and 2003 for user data.

Foreign investors play large role in U.S. shale industry

Apr 8, 2013
In early 2013, Sinochem, a Chinese company, entered into a $1.7 billion joint venture with Pioneer Natural Resources to acquire a stake in the Wolfcamp Shale play in West Texas. This investment highlights a renewed trend toward foreign joint ventures. Since 2008, foreign companies have entered into 21 joint ventures with U.S. acreage holders and operators, investing more than $26 billion in tight oil and shale gas plays.

Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions declined in 2012

Apr 5, 2013
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in 2012 were the lowest in the United States since 1994, at 5.3 billion metric tons of CO₂. With the exception of 2010, emissions have declined every year since 2007.

The South China Sea is an important world energy trade route

Apr 4, 2013
Stretching from Singapore and the Strait of Malacca chokepoint in the southwest to the Strait of Taiwan in the northeast, the South China Sea is one of the most important energy trade routes in the world. Almost a third of global crude oil and over half of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) passes through the South China Sea each year.

Contested areas of South China Sea likely have few conventional oil and gas resources

Apr 3, 2013
Several countries have overlapping territorial claims to portions of the South China Sea, which stretches from Singapore in the southwest to Taiwan in the northeast. However, unlike other parts of the South China Sea, the most contested areas have not been assessed to hold large (conventional) resources of oil and natural gas.

Iraq Country Analysis Brief

Apr 2, 2013
Iraq has the fifth largest proven crude oil reserves in the world, and it passed Iran as the second largest producer of crude oil in OPEC at the end of 2012. However, increases in oil production still lag behind ambitious targets because of infrastructure constraints and political disputes. Development of other fuels lags the oil sector. Most Iraqi natural gas production is flared, with the result that Iraq was the fourth largest natural gas flaring country in the world in 2010. Iraq is taking steps to reduce flaring in order to utilize its natural gas resources for re-injection to increase oil recovery, as well as for power generation. After years of power shortages, Iraqi efforts to increase generating capacity are moving forward. Iraq plans to triple generating capacity to 27 gigawatts by the end of 2015.

Quarterly Coal Distribution Report - Fourth Quarter 2012

Apr 2, 2013
Provides detailed U.S. domestic coal distribution data for October – December 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.”

Sales of specialty incandescent bulbs decline despite exemption from efficiency standards

Apr 2, 2013
Most specialty light bulb types, like three-way bulbs and appliance bulbs, are exempted from congressionally-legislated energy efficiency standards. But recent shipment data show that sales of these exempt incandescent lamps have declined.

Petroleum Marketing Monthly

Apr 1, 2013
All data covering sales of finished petroleum products through December 2012 are now final and 2012 annual averages are presented in Tables 2 through 17. Additionally, state motor fuel tax rates for gasoline and diesel fuel in effect as of January 1, 2013 are available in Table EN1. Preliminary January 2013 data show crude oil prices were generally on the rise in the United States, as were prices for most finished products. Prime Supplier data show differing month-on-month trends in U.S. consumption of gasoline and diesel fuel.

India's economic growth is driving its energy consumption

Apr 1, 2013
India is the fourth-largest energy consumer in the world, trailing only the United States, China, and Russia. In 2012 India had the tenth-largest economy in the world as measured in 2012 U.S. dollars (converted at official exchange rates), and the 3rd largest economy in the world when GDP is adjusted for inflation and purchasing power.

State Energy Data System: Coal for 2011

Mar 29, 2013
Annual state-level estimates of coal consumption, prices, and expenditures.

Quarterly Coal Report, October-December 2012

Mar 29, 2013
Provides detailed quarterly coal data for October–December 2012. U.S. coal production during fourth quarter 2012 totaled 249.6 million short tons. This was 3.6% lower than the previous quarter and 11.8% lower than the fourth quarter 2011. Production in the Western Region, which represented 54.7% of total U.S. production, dropped to 136.7 million short tons from 143.4 million short tons in third quarter 2012. This report now includes summary statistics for coal refining plants. All data for 2011 and prior years are final. All data for 2012 are preliminary.

Monthly Natural Gas Gross Production Report

Mar 29, 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.

Two Wyoming mines accounted for 20% of U.S. coal production by tons in 2012

Mar 29, 2013
Preliminary coal production data for 2012 show that 9 out of the top 10 producing coal mines in the United States are located in Wyoming; the top two producing mines in Wyoming account for 20% of total U.S. coal production by tonnage. Collectively, the top 10 mines accounted for 38% of total U.S. coal production by tonnage in 2012. Shares of production by energy content for the top mines are somewhat lower since the sub-bituminous coal they produce has lower heat content per ton than bituminous coal produced in other regions.

Natural Gas Monthly

Mar 29, 2013
The March 2013 Natural Gas Monthly, featuring data for January 2013, has been released. • January’s total consumption of 2,861 billion cubic feet (Bcf) increased by 4.0 percent over January 2012, with colder temperatures in January 2013 than in January 2012. January net storage withdrawals of 722 Bcf were significantly higher than January 2012, also reflecting colder temperatures. • Two new data elements, Field Count and Total Working Gas Capacity, have been added to Table 13, displaying those data monthly, rather than annually. • Beginning with this issue, Wellhead Price estimates have been discontinued as of January 2013.

Monthly Biodiesel Production Report

Mar 28, 2013
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released new data today showing national and regional monthly biodiesel production for January 2013. In addition to biodiesel production, data included producer sales, producer stocks, and feedstock inputs.

Iran Country Analysis Brief

Mar 28, 2013
Iran ranks among the world’s top four holders of both proven oil and natural gas reserves. In 2012, Iran saw unprecedented drops in its oil exports as sanctions by the United States and European Union were tightened, targeting Iranian oil export revenues. Preliminary data show that Iran ranked fifth in terms of crude oil and condensate exports, which was in contrast to its third position only two years ago.

Company Level Imports

Mar 28, 2013
Imports data at the company level collected from the EIA-814 Monthly Imports Report.

Petroleum Supply Monthly

Mar 28, 2013
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.

Solar activity can affect transmission grid, but 2013 activity less than anticipated

Mar 28, 2013
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists report that 2013 solar activity is more muted so far than anticipated, but that there is potential for higher activity in late 2013 as well as in 2015. Solar activity can have serious effects on electrical and communications systems.

Monthly Energy Review

Mar 27, 2013
The March report includes the first complete set of 2012 preliminary statistics for U.S. total energy consumption, production, trade, and carbon dioxide emissions. Preliminary data indicate that U.S. total primary energy consumption equaled 95 quadrillion Btu in 2012, a 2-percent decrease from 2011. U.S. total primary energy production totaled 79 quadrillion Btu, a 1-percent increase.

Rising North Dakota oil production and demand spurs two new refineries

Mar 27, 2013
One of two new refineries being built in North Dakota broke ground this week. The 20,000-barrel-per-day (bbl/d) Dakota Prairie facility is scheduled to be built in 20 months. The impetus for the state's second and third refineries is the rapid increase in demand for diesel fuel and kerosene for trucking and industrial use within the state.

Extended nuclear plant outages raise Southern California wholesale power prices

Mar 26, 2013
The outages of both units at Southern California Edison's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), starting in January 2012, have created a persistent spread in wholesale power prices between Northern and Southern California.

Over half of U.S. natural gas pipeline projects in 2012 were in the Northeast

Mar 25, 2013
U.S. natural gas pipeline capacity investment slowed in 2012 after several years of robust growth. Limited capacity additions were concentrated in the northeast United States, mainly focused on removing bottlenecks for fast-growing Marcellus shale gas production.

U.S. economy and electricity demand growth are linked, but relationship is changing

Mar 22, 2013
A country's economy and its energy use, particularly electricity use, are linked. Short—term changes in electricity use are often positively correlated with changes in economic output (measured by gross domestic product). However, the underlying long—term trends in the two indicators may differ. All else equal, a growing economy leads to greater energy and electricity use. In developed countries like the United States, the relationship has been changing, as economic growth now outpaces electricity growth.

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