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Shale gas provides largest share of U.S. natural gas production in 2013

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EIA's U.S. Crude Oil Import Tracking Tool: Selected Sample Applications

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Refinery outages in fall 2014

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Crude oil and lease condensate production at highest volume since 1986

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2015 global oil balance loosens considerably in latest Short-Term Energy Outlook

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Rail shipments of oil and petroleum products through October up 13% over year-ago period

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EIA tracks oil and natural gas production by both surface location and geologic formation

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U.S. gasoline prices move with Brent prices rather than WTI prices

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Texas leads nation in growth in oil and natural gas production jobs during 2013

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U.S. gasoline prices move with Brent rather than WTI crude oil

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Crude exports and re-exports continue to rise; some volumes sent to Europe and Asia

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

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What Drives U.S. Gasoline Prices?

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U.S. average retail regular gasoline price near $3 per gallon

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Benchmarks play an important role in pricing crude oil

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Increasing ethanol use has reduced the average energy content of retail motor gasoline

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Crude exports and re-exports continue to rise; some volumes sent to Europe and Asia

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Energy for growing and harvesting crops is a large component of farm operating costs

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EIA launches expanded winter heating fuels data program for winter 2014-15

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Role of benchmarks in the global crude oil market

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Net energy imports as share of consumption at lowest level in 29 years

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Lower petrochemical use of propane driven by wider price spread between propane and ethane

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Heating oil and propane expenditures projected to be lower than last winter

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Lower demand, higher supply drive oil prices to lowest level since 2012

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Less severe weather means lower expected household heating bills this winter

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Crude delivered by rail continues to supply West Coast refineries

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Propane use for crop drying depends on weather and corn markets as well as crop size

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EIA's forecast of 2014 gasoline use has risen 2 billion gallons (1.6%) in past 10 months

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Wyoming, Gulf of Mexico dominate fossil fuels production on federal and Indian lands

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Global upstream oil and gas spending continues to favor exploration and development

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Net energy imports in 2013 lowest in more than 20 years

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Brent crude oil trading range in 2013 was narrowest since 2006

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Energy trade is a key part of overall U.S. trade flows

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Recent Data

Gasoline and diesel fuel prices
dollars per gallon
  Gasoline Diesel
  11/24/14 wk ago yr ago 11/24/14 wk ago yr ago
U.S. 2.821 -0.073 -0.472 3.628 -0.033 -0.216
East Coast 2.854 -0.054 -0.532 3.520 -0.022 -0.350
Midwest 2.762 -0.094 -0.429 3.743 -0.043 -0.086
Gulf Coast 2.593 -0.080 -0.547 3.511 -0.031 -0.242
Rocky Mtn 2.933 -0.078 -0.212 3.740 -0.027 -0.097
West Coast 3.048 -0.066 -0.409 3.721 -0.041 -0.233
Source: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update

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Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update: 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday
Weekly Petroleum Status Report: 10:30 a.m. ET, Wednesday
Heating Oil and Propane Update: After 1:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday
(Oct - March only)
This Week in Petroleum : After 1:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday

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