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Release Date: September 9, 2026  |  Forecast Completed: September 3, 2026  |  Next Release Date: October 6, 2026  |  Full Report    |   Text Only   |   All Tables   |   All Figures

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Table 1. U.S. Energy Markets Summary PDF
Table 2. Energy Prices PDF
Table 3a. International Petroleum and Other Liquids Production, Consumption, and Inventories PDF
Table 3b. Non-OPEC Petroleum and Other Liquids Production PDF
Table 3c. Total Liquid Fuels Production PDF
Table 3d. Total Crude Oil Production PDF
Table 3e. World Petroleum and Other Liquid Fuels Consumption PDF
Table 4a. U.S. Petroleum and Other Liquids Supply, Consumption, and Inventories PDF
Table 4b. U.S. Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids (HGL) and Petroleum Refinery Balances PDF
Table 4c. U.S. Regional Motor Gasoline Prices and Inventories PDF
Table 4d. U.S. Biofuel Supply, Consumption, and Inventories PDF
Table 5a. U.S. Natural Gas Supply, Consumption, and Inventories PDF
Table 5b. U.S. Regional Natural Gas Prices PDF
Table 6. U.S. Coal Supply, Consumption, and Inventories PDF
Table 7a. U.S. Electricity Industry Overview PDF
Table 7b. U.S. Regional Electricity Sales to Ultimate Customers PDF
Table 7c. U.S. Regional Electricity Prices to Ultimate Customers PDF
Table 7d. U.S. Regional Electricity Generation, Electric Power Sector PDF
Table 7e. U.S. Electric Generating Capacity PDF
Table 8a. U.S. Renewable Energy Consumption PDF
Table 9a. U.S. Macroeconomic Indicators and CO2 Emissions PDF
Table 9b. U.S. Regional Macroeconomic Data PDF
Table 9c. U.S. Regional Weather Data PDF
Table 10a. Drilling Productivity Metrics PDF
Table 10b. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production from Shale and Tight Formations PDF
Table SF01. U.S. Motor Gasoline Summer Outlook PDF
Table SF02. Average Summer Residential Electricity Usage, Prices and Expenditures PDF

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