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Renewable fuel standard pdf
Subject:EIA, forecasts, energy markets
Presented by:Howard Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator
Presented to: Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Washington, DC—June 22, 2016

Supporting report(s): Annual Energy Outlooks - 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016
Short-Term Energy Outlook, Today in Energy, This Week in Petroleum
Ethanol movements by rail data
Petroleum Supply Annual
U.S. energy outlook for the Western Hemisphere pdf
Subject:EIA, forecasts, energy markets
Presented by:Adam Sieminski, Administrator
Presented to: Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Washington, DC—June 9, 2016

Supporting report(s): Annual Energy Outlook 2016
Short-Term Energy Outlook June 2016
Drilling Productivity Report
Liquid Fuels and Natural Gas in the Americas 2014
International Energy Outlook 2016
Oversight of the renewable fuel standard pdf
Subject:EIA, renewable, forecasts
Presented by:Howard Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator
Presented to: Committee on Environment and Public Works
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC—February 24, 2016

Supporting report(s): Annual Energy Outlooks - 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016
Short-Term Energy Outlook, Today in Energy, This Week in Petroleum
U.S. energy outlook pdf
Subject:EIA, forecasts, energy markets
Presented by:Adam Sieminski, Administrator
Presented to: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC—January 19, 2016

Supporting report(s): Short-Term Energy Outlook June 2016
Annual Energy Outlook 2016
Electric Power Monthly

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January 14, 2026 Today in Energy ›

We expect Henry Hub natural gas spot prices to fall slightly in 2026 before rising in 2027 ›

We expect the U.S. benchmark natural gas spot price at the Henry Hub to decrease about 2% to just under $3.50 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in 2026 before rising sharply in 2027 to just under $4.60/MMBtu, according to our January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). We expect the annual average Henry Hub price in 2026 to decrease slightly as annual supply growth keeps pace with demand growth over the year. However, in 2027, we forecast demand growth will rise faster than supply growth, driven mainly by more feed gas demand from U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities, reducing the natural gas in storage. We forecast annual average spot prices will decrease by 2% in 2026 and then increase by 33% in 2027. More ›

annual average Henry Hub natural gas spot price

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), January 2026


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