Petroleum & Other Liquids

Current Issues & Trends See more ›

Heating oil and propane prices are lower this winter

liquid fuels prices states consumption weather propane heating oil HGL: hydrocarbon gas liquid NGL

New legislation affects U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve

oil/petroleum liquid fuels crude oil international SPR

December Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts non-OPEC production decline in 2016

oil/petroleum crude oil consumption STEO Brent oil prices WTI

Crude oil storage and capacity have increased in Cushing, Oklahoma and U.S. Gulf Coast

oil/petroleum liquid fuels crude oil storage inventories Cushing Gulf of Mexico

Crude oil storage capacity and inventories have increased in Cushing, Oklahoma and PADD 3 since September

oil/petroleum crude oil Brent oil prices WTI Gulf Coast Cushing capacity

U.S. oil and natural gas reserves both increase in 2014

oil/petroleum liquid fuels natural gas shale reserves

Lowest retail gasoline prices since 2008 lead to Thanksgiving trip savings across United States

prices gasoline

As U.S. propane production and export capacity expand, U.S. propane exports reach more distant markets

exports propane Europe NGL

United Arab Emirates plans to increase crude oil and natural gas production

oil/petroleum liquid fuels production OPEC CAB

Fourth-quarter 2015 refinery outage report released

oil/petroleum gasoline refining & processing diesel distillate fuel outages

Norway's oil production increases, but new investment is declining

oil/petroleum liquid fuels production international CAB Norway

Indonesia rejoining OPEC despite being net a importer of petroleum

oil/petroleum liquid fuels international imports OPEC

California's gasoline imports increase 10-fold after major refinery outage

liquid fuels prices states gasoline refining & processing imports California

With increased regulation, continued decline in residual fuel oil demand is expected

crude oil refining & processing

Heating oil expenditures forecast to be lower this winter

crude oil STEO distillate fuel heating oil

Household heating costs are expected to be lower than previous two winters

natural gas electricity prices consumption weather forecast STEO propane heating oil HGL: hydrocarbon gas liquid sales

Hurricane Joaquin may cause problems for East Coast energy infrastructure

weather transmission disruption refinery distribution

July petroleum data show challenges in the reporting of processed condensate exports

crude oil exports Brazil

Natural gas prices in Asia mainly linked to crude oil, but use of spot indexes increases

liquid fuels natural gas prices crude oil international China India Japan South Korea

Debt service uses a rising share of U.S. onshore oil producers’ operating cash flow

oil/petroleum liquid fuels prices production financial markets

U.S. job market and automotive sales trends support growth in gasoline use

consumption gasoline transportation light-duty vehicles

U.S. onshore producers face challenging times

production crude oil United States oil prices financial markets

EIA lowers crude oil price forecast through 2016

oil/petroleum liquid fuels prices crude oil gasoline forecast STEO WTI retail prices

Beyond Shell-BG, oil company merger activity is down

oil/petroleum liquid fuels financial markets

EIA celebrates 20 years on the Internet

energy

Refiner margins unable to fully offset low upstream earnings for integrated oil companies

liquid fuels crude oil gasoline refining & processing distillate fuel financial markets crack spread

Natural gas, renewables projected to provide larger shares of electricity generation

oil/petroleum liquid fuels natural gas electricity consumption coal renewable nuclear

Alaska residents are paid a unique yearly dividend from state’s permanent fund

oil/petroleum liquid fuels natural gas states energy Alaska

Energy resource permanent funds vary by purpose and state

natural gas crude oil states coal North Dakota Wyoming Alaska Louisiana taxes

Assessing 2014 oil and gas company financials

oil/petroleum prices financial markets

Year in Review: Crude Oil Prices 2014

prices crude oil oil prices finance

Price declines can affect companies’ proved reserves

oil/petroleum prices financial markets reserves

Total energy subsidies decline since 2010, with changes in support across fuel types

oil/petroleum liquid fuels natural gas electricity coal nuclear biofuels wind solar energy

Large reduction in distillate fuel sulfur content has only minor effect on energy content

diesel distillate fuel EPA

Recent Data

Wholesale spot petroleum prices, 12/10/2015 close
Product	Area	Price	% change*
Crude Oil ($/barrel)	WTI	36.76	-1.1
	Brent	38.65	-1.0
	Louisiana Light	38.89	-0.6
Gasoline (RBOB) ($/gallon)	NY Harbor	1.27	+3.0
	Gulf Coast	1.24	+3.0
	Los Angeles	1.43	+6.4
Heating Oil ($/gallon)	NY Harbor	1.07	-2.7
	Gulf Coast	1.04	-2.8
3:2:1 Crack Spread ($/barrel)	Gulf Coast (LLS)	11.56	+7.7
Low-Sulfur Diesel ($/gallon)	NY Harbor	1.18	-2.5
	Gulf Coast	1.12	-2.6
	Los Angeles	1.26	-2.3
Propane ($/gallon)	Mont Belvieu, TX	0.40	-0.9
Source: Daily Prices