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Petroleum Marketing Monthly

Dec 3, 2012
In this issue of the Petroleum Marketing Monthly, survey data show prices for crude oil and finished petroleum products continued to rise during September, while September Prime Supplier sales data show an overall downward trend in consumption of finished petroleum products. Also, please see “Explaining EIA Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Price Data and Comparing with Other U.S. Government Data Sources, 2001 to 2010” for an in-depth examination of EIA petroleum products marketing survey data to other sources of similar information.

Explaining EIA Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Price Data and Comparing with Other U.S. Government Data Sources, 2001 to 2010

Dec 3, 2012
This article describes the sampling frames and basic data collection methods for petroleum price data reported by EIA and other Government agencies. In addition, it compares and contrasts annual average prices reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) with comparable prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) CPI (Consumer Price Indexes) for the retail prices of residential No. 2 distillate, on-highway diesel fuel and motor gasoline (all grades.) Further, it compares refiner wholesale/resale prices for No. 2 fuel oil, No. 2 diesel fuel, motor gasoline (all grades,) kerosene-type jet fuel and residual fuel oil reported by EIA with comparable prices from the BLS PPI (Producer Price Index.) A discussion of the various crude oil prices and spot/futures prices published by EIA and other Government agencies is also included in the article.

Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales

Nov 30, 2012
The Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales 2011 data are available in the Data Tables section. We have updated our methodology for the 2011 data and are in the process of revising some of the data for prior years using the updated methodology. Therefore, the Introduction, Highlights, and Technical Notes will not be available with the November release of the 2011 data. That information along with revisions to prior years will be released in January 2013. Comparison of 2011 data to prior years should not be done until after the revised data are released in January 2013.

Monthly Natural Gas Gross Production Report

Nov 30, 2012
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.

Natural Gas Monthly

Nov 30, 2012
The November Natural Gas Monthly, featuring data for September 2012, has been released. While monthly dry production for September decreased slightly to 1,973 billion cubic feet (Bcf), the daily rate of 65.8 Bcf per day represented a 0.5 Bcf/day increase over August. Continuing a trend over the past several months, total consumption of 1,790 Bcf was at a historic high for September, with demand from electric power plants reaching 807 Bcf, an 18 percent increase over September 2011.

Petroleum Supply Monthly

Nov 29, 2012
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.

Monthly Biodiesel Production Report

Nov 29, 2012
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released new data today showing national and regional monthly biodiesel production for September 2012. In addition to biodiesel production, data included producer sales, producer stocks, and feedstock inputs.

Working and Net Available Shell Storage Capacity

Nov 29, 2012
Working and Net Available Shell Storage Capacity as of September 30, 2012 is the 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 September 30, 2012.

Electricity Wholesale Market Data

Nov 29, 2012
Spreadsheets contain peak prices, volumes, and the number of transactions at ten electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States. Data from ICE (IntercontinentalExchange) through November 23, 2012.

Company Level Imports

Nov 29, 2012
Imports data at the company level collected from the EIA-814 Monthly Imports Report

Historical coal production data

Nov 28, 2012
EIA’s detailed historical coal production file for 2011 is now available. Data for 1983 through 1990 has also been added. Additionally, EIA has used current data, acquired from MSHA, to update labor hours, annual production, and employment data for all the years.

Monthly Energy Review

Nov 28, 2012
EIA's most comprehensive report on recent integrated energy statistics. Preliminary data indicate that, in August 2012, the U.S. transportation sector accounted for 29 percent of total primary energy consumption.

New York/New Jersey Intra Harbor Petroleum Supplies Following Hurricane Sandy: Summary Of Impacts Through November 13, 2012

Nov 21, 2012
With the help of the National Petroleum Council and with the voluntary participation of the industry, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) conducted a survey to evaluate product flows in the New York Harbor (NYH) area both prior to Hurricane Sandy and as of Tuesday, November 13. Terminals representing 98% of storage capacity in the NYH area participated in this effort. EIA and Department of Energy staff have remained abreast of the evolving situation since that time. However, this paper reports on the situation as of November 13, the last date for which data covering virtually all of the NYH petroleum terminal infrastructure are available.

Prime Supplier Report

Nov 21, 2012
The latest Prime Supplier Report presents data collected through September 2012 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.

EIA-176 Data Query System Updated for 2011

Nov 20, 2012
The Natural Gas Annual Respondent Query System has been updated with data for 2011 for the EIA-176, Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition. The release includes company-level data on natural gas deliveries to end-use consumers.

Coal Transportation Rates to the Electric Power Sector

Nov 16, 2012
EIA releases new data on coal transportation rates to the electric power sector to incorporate new EIA survey data from the EIA-923. This expanded coverage enables EIA to publish data over numerous routes that were previously withheld due to confidentiality concerns. It allowed for more in-depth analysis especially for state to state rates. Another feature of this release is the incorporation – for the first time – of coal transport rates by barge and truck.

Notice of Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Changes

Nov 15, 2012
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is changing the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNGSR) for the following: The table will now include subtotals for salt dome and nonsalt facilities for the Producing Region. A new file format JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) will be introduced for easier data exchange. The WNGSR web pages will also be updated to match the look of the rest of EIA's website. The web address, existing filenames, and EIA's Gatekeeper delivery methodology will remain unchanged.

Electricity Wholesale Market Data

Nov 15, 2012
Spreadsheets contain peak prices, volumes, and the number of transactions at ten electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States. Data from ICE (IntercontinentalExchange) through November 9, 2012.

New York City Metropolitan Area Retail Motor Gasoline Supply Report

Nov 9, 2012
The final report of EIA’s emergency survey, which was started on Friday, November 2, 2012, to monitor the vehicle fuel supply conditions in the New York City metropolitan area on a temporary basis after Hurricane Sandy.

Annual Coal Report

Nov 8, 2012
Provides information about U.S. coal production, number of mines, prices, productivity, employment, productive capacity, and recoverable reserves to a wide audience, including Congress, Federal and State agencies, the coal industry, and the general public. U.S. coal production, employment, and productivity are based on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration’s Form 7000-2, “Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.” Prices, recoverable reserves, and productive capacity are based on EIA’s annual survey, Form EIA-7A, “Coal Production and Preparation Report.” Coal production in 2011 increased slightly from 2010, driven by export demand, to roughly 1.1 billion short tons. All data for 2011 and prior years are final.

Annual Coal Distribution Report 2011

Nov 7, 2012
Detailed information on U.S. domestic coal distribution for 2011 excluding waste coal and imports by coal origin State, destination State, mode of transportation, and coal consuming sector. Also, the report provides a summary of foreign coal distribution by coal-exporting State. All data for 2011 are final and this report supersedes the data published in all quarterly reports during 2011.

Short-Term Energy Outlook - Market Prices and Uncertainty Report

Nov 6, 2012
Crude oil prices reached their highest levels since May by the middle of September, but then declined and were lower at the end of the month than at the beginning. The Brent and WTI crude oil futures prices settled at $112.58 and $91.71 per barrel, respectively, on October 4, down $1.60 and $3.59 per barrel, respectively, from September 4.

Short-Term Energy Outlook

Nov 6, 2012
EIA projects average household expenditures for heating oil and natural gas will increase by 19 percent and 15 percent, respectively, this winter (October 1 through March 31) compared with last winter. Projected household expenditures are 5 percent higher for electricity and 13 percent higher for propane this winter. Average expenditures for households that heat with heating oil are forecast to be higher than any previous winter on record.


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