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Posted September 18, 2019 Today in Energy

Fossil fuels continue to account for the largest share of U.S. energy ›

Fossil fuels continue to account for the largest share of energy consumption in the United States. In 2018, about 79% of domestic energy production was from fossil fuels, and 80% of domestic energy consumption originated from fossil fuels. More ›

U.S. energy flow, 2018

Source: EIA, Monthly Energy Review

Data Highlights

WTI crude oil futures price

9/17/2019: $59.34/barrel

up$1.94 from week earlier
down$9.57 from year earlier

Natural gas futures price

9/17/2019: $2.668/MMBtu

up$0.088 from week earlier
down$0.146 from year earlier

Retail gasoline price

9/16/2019: $2.552/gal

up$0.002 from week earlier
down$0.289 from year earlier

Crude oil inventories

9/13/2019: 417.1 million barrels 

up1.1 million barrels from week earlier
up23.0 million barrels from year earlier

Weekly coal production

9/7/2019: 13.292 million tons

down1.556 million tons from week earlier
down0.799 million tons from year earlier

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