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Performance Profiles of Major Energy Producers 2008

Dec 24, 2009
Performance Profiles of Major Energy Producers 2008 (Performance Profiles 2008), a legislatively mandated annual report to the U.S. Congress, was released on December 18, 2009. Performance Profiles 2008 presents a comprehensive financial review and analysis of the domestic and worldwide operations of the major U.S.-based energy-producing companies. The report examines the majors' operations primarily on a consolidated corporate level, by individual lines of business and business segments, and by various geographic regions. The report is available on the EIA web site, at http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/perfpro/index.html . (A PDF-version of the report also is available at http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/perfpro/0206(08).pdf.) Major findings of Performance Profiles 2008 include: * Net income fell 32 percent (in constant 2008 dollars) to $87 billion in 2008 from $127 billion in 2007. FRS companies earned a 16-percent return on stockholders' equity (ROE) in 2008, considerably below the average of 25 percent from 2004 to 2007. * Oil and natural gas production continued to be the most profitable business segment, contributing $72 billion in net income, but this was a decline of 19 percent from 2007. Return on net investment in place (ROI) fell to 13 percent in 2008 from 17 percent in 2007. * Net income in the refining/marketing segment fell 55 percent from 2007 for FRS companies. ROI for domestic and foreign refining/marketing were nearly identical in 2007, but in 2008, domestic ROI declined to 3 percent and foreign ROI increased to 26 percent, the highest since 1980. * Cash flow from operations increased 13 percent from 2007 to $220 billion in 2008, despite the decline in net income. The largest use of cash was for capital expenditures, which increased 18 percent from 2007 to $199 billion in 2008, second only to 2006 as the highest ever reported in the FRS survey. * Expenditures for exploration, development, property acquisition, and production (E&P) increased 31 percent from 2007 to $216 billion in 2008, the highest ever reported on the FRS survey. * Worldwide production of oil (crude oil and natural gas liquids combined) by the FRS companies declined in 2008 while FRS companies' worldwide oil reserve additions increased 2 percent. Worldwide production of natural gas increased while worldwide natural gas reserve additions fell as the large decline in additions for the U.S. Onshore by itself exceeded increases from five foreign regions. * Average worldwide finding costs for FRS companies jumped 26 percent from the previous period to $23.84 per barrel of oil equivalent (boe) in the 2006-2008 period. Lifting costs (also called production costs) increased 24 percent from 2007 to $12.59 per boe in 2008. * Capital expenditures for the FRS companies' domestic refining/marketing segment increased 24 percent from 2007 to $26 billion in 2008 while foreign refining/marketing capital expenditures increased 11 percent.

Monthly Energy Review

Dec 23, 2009
EIA's primary report of recent energy statistics: total energy production, consumption, and trade; energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and international petroleum; carbon dioxide emissions; and data unit conversions. New this month is Section 12, "Environment," with carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption by source and by sector. MER data show that in the first 9 months of 2009, U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption fell to 4,049 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, down 7 percent from the first 9 months of last year. See What's New in the Monthly Energy Review for a record of changes.

Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales, 2008

Dec 22, 2009
State-level and regional sales volumes for distillate fuel, kerosene, and residual fuel oil.

Wholesale Market Data

Dec 17, 2009
This site contains spreadsheets with wholesale electricity price data from the Intercontinental Exchange through December 11, 2009 (latest web site update: December 17, 2009). The files contain peak prices, volumes, and number of transactions at six electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States.

New 2006 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS)

Dec 17, 2009
EIA has released tables covering energy intensities, electricity demand and onsite generation, and energy consumption by value of shipment and employment size categories. In addition, consumption tables broken out by manufacturing industry type have been revised. For the most part, the revisions are minor and are indicated on the tables by accompanying "R's". Additional tables such as end use, fuel switching, purchases, expenditures, energy-management, and floor space will be released via this site in the coming weeks. Contact: Robert.Adler@eia.doe.gov Survey Manager Phone: 202-586-1134 Fax: 202-586-0018

Electric Power Monthly September 2009 data

Dec 16, 2009
The latest EPM issue (December 2009) is now available on EIA's Electricity page. Data are for September 2009, during which net generation in the United States dropped by 3.0 percent and consumption of coal for power generation was down by 13.8 percent compared to September 2008. The average retail price of electricity for September 2009 was 10.21 cents per kilowatthour (kWh), 1.8 percent lower than August 2009 when the average retail price of electricity was 10.40 cents per kWh, and 1.3 percent lower than September 2008, when the price was 10.34 cents per kWh. Historical copies of the EPM tables in Excel format are located at: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/epm_ex_bkis.html

Field Level Storage Data from Form EIA-191A

Dec 14, 2009
Field Level Storage Data from Form EIA-191A has been updated through 2008 with capacity and deliverability information.

Annual Energy Outlook 2010 Early Release Overview

Dec 14, 2009
The AEO2010 presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand, and prices through 2035, which are based on results from EIAs National Energy Modeling System (NEMS). The AEO2010 Early Release only includes the reference case. The full publication, including many additional cases examining energy markets, will be released in March 2010.

Coal Distribution 2008

Dec 9, 2009
This preliminary report provides the most recent data on domestic distribution of U.S. coal by state of origin and by state of destination. Details include distribution by consuming sector and method of coal transportation.

OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet

Dec 8, 2009
Based on projections from the EIA December 2009 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) could earn $575 billion of net oil export revenues in 2009 and $759 billion in 2010. Last year, OPEC earned $965 billion in net oil export revenues, a 41 percent increase from 2007. Saudi Arabia earned the largest share of these earnings, $284 billion, representing 29 percent of total OPEC revenues. On a per-capita basis, OPEC net oil export earning reached $2,671 in 2008, a 38 percent increase from 2007.

Short-Term Energy Outlook December 2009

Dec 8, 2009
Short-term energy projections for supply, demand, and price for the major fuels through 2010 for the U.S. International oil forecasts are included.

International Petroleum Monthly - November 2009

Dec 7, 2009
This report contains world petroleum production data through September 2009; and OECD country petroleum demand, imports, and stocks data through August 2009. Also included are international oil balance data for 2005-2009 and annual petroleum data series for 1970-2008.

Wholesale Market Data

Dec 3, 2009
This site contains spreadsheets with wholesale electricity price data from the Intercontinental Exchange through November 27, 2009 (latest web site update: December 3, 2009). The files contain peak prices, volumes, and number of transactions at six electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States.

Downstream Petroleum Mergers and Acquisitions by U.S. Major Oil Companies

Dec 3, 2009
Summary presentation in PDF-format of mergers and acquisitions by U.S. major oil companies (including the U.S. affiliates of foreign major oil companies). The presentation focuses on petroleum refining over the last several years through late 2009.

Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2008

Dec 3, 2009
Annual inventory of anthropogenic (human-caused) greenhouse gases in the United States.

December 2009 Petroleum Marketing Monthly With Data for September 2009

Dec 1, 2009
Monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level.

EIA-176 Query System

Nov 30, 2009
The EIA-176 Query System has been updated with data through 2008.

November 2009 Natural Gas Monthly With Data for September 2009

Nov 30, 2009
Natural and supplemental gas production, supply, consumption, disposition, storage, imports, exports, and prices in the United States.

Petroleum Supply Monthly

Nov 30, 2009
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.

Federal Register notice: Imports and Exports of Natural Gas

Nov 30, 2009
A Federal Register notice has been published for the Form FE-746R, "Imports and Exports of Natural Gas" survey. Comments are due by January 29, 2010.

Monthly Energy Review

Nov 25, 2009
EIA's primary report of recent energy statistics: total energy production, consumption, and trade; energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and international petroleum; carbon dioxide emissions; and data unit conversions. MER data show that in the first 8 months of 2009, U.S. net imports of energy fell to 16 quadrillion Btu, down 10 percent from the first 8 months of last year. By comparison, U.S. primary energy consumption totaled 64 quadrillion Btu in the first 8 months of 2009. See What's New in the Monthly Energy Review for a record of changes in this report.


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October 22, 2026 Today in Energy ›

U.S. refineries have been running at very high rates in 2026  ›

The U.S. refinery fleet has run at higher-than-normal rates this year, with refinery utilization averaging more than 95% of capacity between May and September, the highest for those months since 1998. Tight global product supplies this year have boosted margins for petroleum products, particularly for diesel, incentivizing the increased run rates.

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Average U.S. refinery utilization from May-September, by year (1991-2026)

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report


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