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Record winter withdrawals create summer storage challenges
Jun 12, 2014
On June 6, a net natural gas storage injection of 107 billion cubic feet (Bcf) brought natural gas working inventories in the contiguous United States to 1,606 Bcf. Strong injections over the past five weeks raised storage levels well above where they were on May 2, when a 74-Bcf injection ended seven consecutive weeks of storage levels that were less than 1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf). This was the longest period of time that storage remained below 1 Tcf since 2003. Although strong injections have brought storage up considerably since then, working inventories remain at an 11-year low, presenting a challenge for storage operators during the 2014 injection season (April through October) of building sufficient inventories for the upcoming winter.
Assumptions to the Annual Energy Outlook 2014
Jun 11, 2014
This report presents the major assumptions of the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) used to generate the projections in the Annual Energy Outlook 2014, including general features of the model structure, assumptions concerning energy markets, and the key input data and parameters that are the most significant in formulating the model results.
Short-Term Energy Outlook - Market Prices and Uncertainty Report
Jun 10, 2014
International crude oil futures prices rebounded in April and approached the top of their recent trading range. The North Sea Brent front month futures price settled at $107.76 per barrel (bbl) on May 1, an increase of $2.14/bbl from April 1. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) prices at the start of May were near the same levels as the beginning of April. The front month WTI contract settled at $99.42/bbl on May 1, a slight decrease of $0.32/bbl since April 1.
Short-Term Energy Outlook
Jun 10, 2014
North Sea Brent crude oil spot prices increased from a monthly average of $108/barrel (bbl) in April to $110/bbl in May. This was the 11th consecutive month in which the average Brent crude oil spot price fell within a relatively narrow range of $107/bbl to $112/bbl. The discount of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil to Brent crude oil, which averaged more than $13/bbl from November through January, fell below $4/bbl in early April before increasing to an average of $7/bbl in May. EIA projects Brent crude oil prices to average $108/bbl in 2014 and $102/bbl in 2015 and the WTI discount to Brent to average $9/bbl and $11/bbl in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
Drilling Productivity Report
Jun 9, 2014
EIA’s ninth Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) has been released. The DPR takes a fresh look at oil and natural gas production, starting with an assessment of how and where drilling for hydrocarbons is taking place. It uses recent data on the total number of drilling rigs in operation along with estimates of drilling productivity and estimated changes in production from existing oil and natural gas wells to provide estimated changes in oil and natural gas production for six key fields.
Petroleum Marketing Monthly
Jun 3, 2014
The June 2014 Petroleum Marketing Monthly, with data through March 2014, presents monthly and annual volume and price statistics covering sales of crude oil and refined products in the United States.
In this month’s issue, final monthly and annual average data for 2013 are published in Tables 1, 1A, and 18-27. Preliminary March 2014 data show mixed trends for crude oil prices, while refiner retail and wholesale prices for gasoline show significant increases. In contrast, refiner prices for No. 2 distillates retreated from last month’s levels. Prime Supplier data at the national level show gasoline and ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel sales continued to rise during March.
United Kingdom Country Analysis Brief
Jun 3, 2014
The United Kingdom is the largest producer of oil and the second-largest producer of natural gas in the European Union. Following years of exports of petroleum and natural gas, the UK became a net importer of all fossil fuels for the first time in 2013. The UK government has developed key energy policies to address the domestic production declines. These include: using enhanced recovery from current and maturing oil and gas fields, promoting energy efficiency, decreasing the use of fossil fuels, promoting energy trade cooperation with Norway, and investing heavily in renewable energy.
Monthly Natural Gas Gross Production Report
May 30, 2014
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.
Monthly Biodiesel Production Report
May 30, 2014
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released new data today showing national and regional monthly biodiesel production for March 2014. In addition to biodiesel production, data included producer sales, producer stocks, and feedstock inputs.
Natural Gas Monthly
May 30, 2014
The May Natural Gas Monthly, with data through March 2014.
Preliminary dry gas production for March 2014 of 2,130 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 68.7 Bcf/day, is the highest on record for any month.
Preliminary total consumption for March 2014 dropped to 2,557 Bcf, or 82.5 Bcf per day, from February’s revised 98.3 Bcf/day. However, it is still the highest on record for March, an increase of just under 2% from March 2013.
Deliveries of 682 Bcf, or 22.0 Bcf/day, to industrial consumers for March 2014 are slightly lower than last month’s record, on a per-day basis, of 23.7 Bcf/day but are the highest on record for the month of March. Commercial deliveries (418 Bcf, or 13.5 Bcf/day) are the highest ever for March. Residential deliveries of 700 Bcf, or 22.6 Bcf/day, are the highest for March since 1996.
Beginning with this edition of the Natural Gas Monthly, Heating Value data are shown in Table 2. Heating value is the average number of British thermal units per cubic foot of natural gas as reported on Forms EIA-857 and EIA-176.
State Energy Data System: Total Energy for 2012
May 30, 2014
Annual state-level estimates for total energy consumption, prices, and expenditures.
U.S. Crude Oil Production Forecast-Analysis of Crude Types
May 29, 2014
This paper provides a short-term forecast of domestic production by crude type, supplementing the overall production forecast provided in STEO. Forecasts of production by crude type matter for several reasons. First, U.S. crude streams vary widely in quality. Second, the economics surrounding various options for the domestic use of additional domestic oil production are directly dependent on crude quality characteristics. Third, actual or potential export values also vary significantly with quality characteristics.
Petroleum Supply Monthly
May 29, 2014
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.
Company Level Imports
May 29, 2014
Imports data at the company level collected from the EIA-814 Monthly Imports Report.
Working and Net Available Shell Storage Capacity
May 29, 2014
Working and Net Available Shell Storage Capacity as of March 31, 2014 is the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) report containing semi-annual storage capacity data. It includes three tables detailing working and net available shell storage capacity by facility type, product, and PAD District as of March 31, 2014.
U.S. Natural Gas Imports & Exports 2013
May 28, 2014
U.S. net imports of natural gas into the United States fell 14% in 2013, continuing a decline that began in 2007. Robust natural gas production in the United States likely displaced imports, which decreased by 8% in 2013 to 2,883 Bcf. Based on preliminary data for 2013, domestic dry natural gas production increased by 1% to 24,282 billion cubic feet (Bcf), a new record. Abundant production of natural gas helped reduce U.S. reliance on foreign natural gas and helped maintain a high price differential between domestic and foreign markets outside of North America, increasing interest in the potential export of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG).
2013 Energy Flows
May 28, 2014
Energy flow diagrams with data for 2013 for total energy, petroleum, natural gas, coal, and electricity. The total energy flow shows that domestic production of fossil fuels was 64.1 quadrillion Btu, accounting for 59 percent of total U.S. energy supply.
Monthly Energy Review
May 28, 2014
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's most comprehensive report on recent integrated energy statistics. EIA is also updating its Primary Energy Consumption by Source and Sector chart and energy flow diagrams for total energy, petroleum, natural gas, coal, and electricity with data for 2013. Among other things, the flows show that domestic production of fossil fuels was 64.1 quadrillion Btu, accounting for 60 percent of total U.S. energy supply.
Monthly Biodiesel Production Report
May 27, 2014
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released new data today showing national and regional monthly biodiesel production for February 2014. In addition to biodiesel production, data included producer sales, producer stocks, and feedstock inputs.
Prime Supplier Report
May 21, 2014
The latest Prime Supplier Report presents data collected through March 2014 on Form EIA-782C, "Monthly Report of Prime Supplier Sales of Petroleum Products Sold for Local Consumption." These data measure primary petroleum product deliveries into the states where they are locally marketed and consumed.
