July 1999 |
Release Date |
| New EIA Web Site Shows that Customer Choice Programs for Natural Gas
Consumers Are Becoming More Widely Available but the Programs and
Participation Levels Vary Considerably |
July 12, 1999 |
| Annual Energy Review Now Chronicles 50 Years of Changes
in U.S. Energy |
July 7, 1999 |
| As Fourth of July Weekend Approaches, Consumers See Only Moderately Higher
Gasoline Prices, Despite Rebound in Crude Oil Markets |
July 1, 1999 |
June 1999 |
Release Date |
| Total Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuels in 1998 Up Only Slightly
Despite Strong Economic Growth: Weather Played an Important Role |
June 30, 1999 |
| Broader Participation Seen in Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program |
June 1, 1999 |
May 1999 |
Release Date |
| EIA Reports Reclassification of Natural Gas in Underground Storage |
May 26, 1999 |
| A Dynamic Natural Gas Market is Poised To Exceed Previous Record
Consumption Levels And Could Grow Another 50% By 2020 |
May 7, 1999 |
| Electric Utilities Pay Lowest Price for Petroleum Since 1976 |
May 4, 1999 |
| Natural Gas Shippers Could Turn Back About 20 Percent of Firm
Transportation Capacity as Contracts Expire |
May 3, 1999 |
April 1999 |
Release Date |
| Comprehensive Worldwide Energy Data Confirm Slower Growth Rates for World Energy Consumption, Production, and Carbon Emissions in 1997 |
April 20, 1999 |
| REPORT SUMMARY: Analysis of the Climate Change Technology Initiative |
April 14, 1999 |
| Cheap Gasoline Fades with Rising Crude Oil Prices, Refinery Problems |
April 8, 1999 |
Refinery Problems Push California Gasoline and Diesel
Fuel Prices Up Sharply, But Relief May Be In Sight |
April 8, 1999 |
March 1999 |
Release Date |
Forecast of Worldwide Carbon Emissions is Lowered,
But Continued Increase in Emissions Is Still Expected
|
March 31, 1999 |
| U.S. Average Gasoline Prices Back Over $1 per Gallon |
March 23, 1999 |
Deeper Wells and Faster Project Development Marks
Offshore Natural Gas Production |
March 8, 1999 |
February 1999 |
|
There were no EIA
press releases in February |
|
January 1999 |
Release Date |
Major U.S. Energy Companies Make Record Profits
on Eve of 1998 Oil Price Collapse |
January 22, 1999 |
| Merger Activity Quadruples in the Natural Gas Industry |
January 12, 1999 |
| World Oil Prices Expected to Rise From Low December Levels |
January 8, 1999 |
December
1998 |
Release Date |
Investments in New Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity May
Grow to More Than $6 billion in 2000 |
December 23, 1998 |
Electricity Prices and Carbon Emissions
Affected by Proposed Policy Changes |
December 9, 1998 |
November
1998 |
Release Date |
| Asian Economic Downturn Slows Growth in Oil Prices through 2007 |
November 17, 1998 |
Gasoline Price Falls Below $1 per Gallon
Lowest Price in Nearly 5 Years |
November 16, 1998 |
| U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth Slows |
November 3, 1998 |
| Industrial Electricity Prices Lowest Since 1981 |
November 3, 1998 |
October
1998 |
Release Date |
Higher Energy Prices, Cuts in Fuel Use May Be Needed
to Comply with the Kyoto Protocol |
October 9, 1998 |
Good Chance for Lower Fuel Prices This Winter,
But Total Heating Costs Should Rise |
October 8, 1998 |
September
1998 |
Release Date |
| Oil Reserves Up for the First Time in a Decade |
September 10, 1998 |
| 25th Anniversary of the 1973 Oil Embargo: Where Are We Now? |
September 3, 1998 |
Electric Power Industry Restructuring:
Fuel Suppliers Face New Challenges in Competitive Electricity Markets |
September 2, 1998 |
August
1998 |
Release Date |
U.S. Photovoltaic Shipments Up Twelve Years In A Row
Record Levels For Shipments and Revenues In 1997 |
August 6, 1998 |
July
1998 |
Release Date |
| Consumers See Lowest Summer Gasoline Prices On Record |
July 29, 1998 |
| Electric Power Data and Confidentiality |
July 17, 1998 |
| Electricity Restructuring: Industrial Customers Secure Rate Concessions; Premiums on
Wholesale Prices for Firm Power May Continue to Exist |
July 17, 1998 |
| Hydroelectric Power Sets All-Time Record for Generation of Electricity |
July 15, 1998 |
| Reign of Lower Gasoline Prices Continues |
July 10, 1998 |
| Growth of U.S. Energy Consumption Slows as Economy Expands |
July 1, 1998 |
June 1998 |
Release Date |
| Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuels Up Slightly Between 1996 and 1997 |
June 1, 1998 |
May 1998 |
Release Date |
Surplus Defense Inventories: A Growing Source of Nuclear Fuel
for Generating Electricity |
May 27, 1998 |
Capacity, Utilization of the Nation's Natural Gas Pipeline Network
Reached All-Time Highs in 1996-97 |
May 15, 1998 |
April 1998 |
Release Date |
| EIA Projects Strong Long-Term Growth in Asian Energy Demand Despite Recent
Economic Downturn. The Kyoto Protocol Could Alter Expected Growth in Emissions in the
Industrialized World, but Worldwide Emission Levels Continue to Rise. |
April 22, 1998 |
| High Gasoline Demand, Record Low Prices Likely This Summer |
April 8, 1998 |
| Geothermal Heat Pumps Penetrating Market |
April 1, 1998 |
March 1998 |
|
There were no EIA
press releases in March |
|
February 1998 |
|
There were no EIA
press releases in February |
|
January 1998 |
Release Date |
Profitability of Major U.S. Energy Companies
Highest Since 1979-1981 Oil Price Escalations |
January 30, 1998 |
Energy
Use and Carbon Emissions
Continue Worldwide Rise in 1996 |
January 29, 1998 |
| Electricity
Prices Down Third Year in a Row |
January 23, 1998 |
| Lower
Heating Bills for Customers This Winter |
January 12, 1998 |
| EIA
Says Natural Gas Capacity More Than Adequate Through 1998 |
January 8, 1998 |
| Demand-Side
Management Programs: Utilities Shift Focus, Reduce Spending |
January 7, 1998 |
December 1997 |
Release Date |
| Gasoline
Price Decline Gives Consumers a Holiday Gift |
December 23, 1997 |
Natural
Gas Key Factor in Future Electricity Price Reductions;
Rapid Technological Advances Able to Slow Carbon Emissions
|
December 18, 1997 |
Oil,
Gas Potential in Russia's West Siberian Basin
Exceeds Estimated Remaining U.S. Resource Base |
December 10, 1997 |
November 1997 |
Release Date |
| Coal
Production Sets New Record in 1996 As Number of Mines Continues To Decline |
November 18, 1997 |
Energy
Use, Carbon Emissions Continue to Rise In New EIA Forecast;
Industry Restructuring, Competition Help Lower Electricity Prices |
November 12, 1997 |
| Electricity
Production Boosts Renewable Energy Use |
November 10, 1997 |
EIA
Study Shows Environmental Costs Play Minor Role
In Declining Profitability of Major U.S. Refining Operations |
November 5, 1997 |
October 1997 |
Release Date |
| Participation
Up in Voluntary Program To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
October 24, 1997 |
| Colder
Than Average Weather Fuels Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise in 1996 |
October 20, 1997 |
Argentina,
Australia, UK Pioneer Electricity Industry Reform,
Open Electricity Sectors to Foreign Investment |
October 20, 1997 |
| EIA
Expects Lower Prices for Heating Fuels This Winter |
October 8, 1997 |
| EIA
Says Use of Alternative Fueled Vehicles, Alternative Transportation Fuels on Rise |
October 8, 1997 |
| Nuclear
Energy Provides Growing Share of Electric Power |
October 6, 1997 |
September 1997 |
Release Date |
| Natural
Gas Use Reaches Record Levels In Residential, Industrial Sectors |
September 26, 1997 |
| EIA
Analyzes Oil Market for Clues to Changing Conditions |
September 19, 1997 |
| U.S.
Natural Gas Reserves Up Again: 1996 Increase Marks 3-Year Trend |
September 18, 1997 |
| Hydroelectric
Generation Up at Electric Utilities, As Natural Gas Plant Output Drops in 1996 |
September 8, 1997 |
| NOTE
TO EDITORS |
September 2, 1997 |
August 1997 |
Release Date |
| Energy
Conservation Measures Widespread, EIA Study Finds |
August 21, 1997 |
| Minivans
and Sport-Utility Vehicles Take Off |
August 15, 1997 |
| EIA
Says Competition Likely to Lower Electricity Prices in Most Areas |
August 13, 1997 |
| EIA
Sees Lower Gasoline Prices Continuing Despite Rise in Summer Gasoline Demand |
August 6, 1997 |
| EIA
Analyzes Spring Motor Gasoline Price Behavior; Forecasts Lower Prices to Continue through
Labor Day |
August 5, 1997 |
July 1997 |
Release Date |
| EIA
Anticipates Rise in Demand for Natural Gas |
July 7, 1997 |
June 1997 |
Release Date |
There were no EIA
press releases in June |
|
May 1997 |
Release Date |
| EIA
Begins Publication of Weekly Retail Diesel Prices For California, New England, Central
Atlantic, and Lower Atlantic Regions |
May 28, 1997 |
| Administration
Introduces One-Stop Federal Statistics Web Site (Press release from the Office of
Management and Budget) |
May 22, 1997 |
| Renewable
Energy Expands Market Share in 1995 |
May 15, 1997 |
| EIA
Projects Developing Asia to Outstrip U.S. Energy Demand by 2005 |
May 6, 1997 |
| U.S.
Uranium Industry Continues Turnaround; EIA Reports Production, Employment Up in 1996
|
May 1, 1997 |
April 1997 |
Release Date |
| EIA
Forecasts 1997 Summer Gasoline Prices Slightly Below Last Summer's Levels |
April 3, 1997 |
March 1997 |
Release Date |
| Compliance
Costs Low as Utilities Meet Clean Air Requirements: Lower Sulfer Coal, Emission Allowances
Play Key Roles |
March 25, 1997 |
February 1997 |
Release Date |
| EIA
Resumes Semimonthly Dissemination of Residential Winter Fuels Prices |
February 12, 1997 |
| EIA
Says Fuel Supplies Adequate With Assist from Warmer-than-Normal Weather |
February 5 , 1997 |
| Profits
High for Major Energy Companies in 1995 Despite Near-Zero Return from Refining |
February 3 , 1997 |
January 1997 |
Release Date |
| U.S.
Uranium Production up 5 Percent in 1996 |
January 31, 1997 |
| Move
to Competition Raises Critical Issues For Electric Power Industry, Regulators |
January 27, 1997 |
| States
Test Giving Residential Natural Gas Customers Freedom to Choose Among Competing Sellers
|
January 7, 1997 |
| Projected
Natural Gas Supplies Adequate Through 1997 |
January 3, 1997 |
| EIA
Short-Term Outlook Projects Downtrend in Crude Oil Prices; Heating Fuel Prices Likely to
Remain Above Last Year's Levels |
January 3, 1997 |
