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May 22, 2024

Forecast strong hurricane season presents risk for U.S. oil and natural gas industry


February 7, 2024

LNG sale and purchase agreements signed in 2023 support U.S. LNG projects


June 27, 2023

LNG-exporting Gulf Coast states drove U.S. natural gas demand growth


May 2, 2023

Beaumont refinery expansion boosts Gulf Coast petroleum refining capacity


October 18, 2022

95% of the fuel ethanol moved in the United States in the first half of 2022 moved by rail


June 28, 2022

Significant volumes of gasoline and distillate move from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast


May 10, 2022

U.S. ammonia prices rise in response to higher international natural gas prices


November 17, 2021

New natural gas pipeline capacity expands access to export and Northeast markets


April 22, 2021

Planned refinery outages unlikely to affect U.S. transportation fuel supplies


March 1, 2021

Cold weather led to refinery shutdowns in U.S. Gulf Coast region


March 18, 2019

The U.S. Gulf Coast became a net exporter of crude oil in late 2018


March 15, 2019

U.S. Gulf Coast refinery demand for hydrogen increasingly met by merchant suppliers


March 5, 2019

In late January, Gulf Coast gasoline crack spreads reached their lowest levels since 2014


February 21, 2019

New methanol plants expected to increase industrial natural gas use through 2020


October 2, 2018

Crude oil entering Gulf Coast refineries has become lighter as imports have declined


September 20, 2018

East Coast refiners receiving more domestic crude oil from Gulf Coast by tanker and barge


August 10, 2018

Natural gas pipeline capacity to South Central region and export markets increases in 2018


May 16, 2018

U.S. Gulf Coast port limitations impose additional costs on rising U.S. crude oil exports


January 29, 2018

U.S. crude oil exports increased following hurricane-related refinery disruptions


October 26, 2017

Gulf Coast refinery runs are approaching levels seen prior to Hurricane Harvey


September 13, 2017

Hurricane Harvey caused electric system outages and affected wind generation in Texas


September 11, 2017

Hurricane Harvey caused U.S. Gulf Coast refinery runs to drop, gasoline prices to rise


August 25, 2017

Hurricane Harvey headed for area with significant oil, natural gas infrastructure


May 26, 2017

Gasoline prices ahead of Memorial Day are higher than 2016, but second lowest since 2009


September 22, 2016

First shipment of ethane from U.S. Gulf Coast arrives in Europe


March 11, 2016

Crude oil shipments by rail from Midwest to coastal regions decline


February 19, 2016

For transportation fuels, the Gulf Coast produces, the East Coast consumes


December 3, 2015

Crude oil storage and capacity have increased in Cushing, Oklahoma and U.S. Gulf Coast


September 22, 2015

U.S. Gulf of Mexico share of global active offshore rigs declines since 2000


August 28, 2015

Reduced offshore share in U.S. oil and natural gas production lowers risk from hurricanes


July 29, 2015

New methanol and fertilizer plants to increase already-growing industrial natural gas use


July 27, 2015

Natural gas salt-facility storage serves special gas market needs


June 22, 2015

U.S. crude oil production growth helps reduce Gulf Coast imports


February 10, 2015

EIA tracking tool shows light-sweet crude oil imports to Gulf Coast virtually eliminated


January 7, 2015

U.S. gasoline prices end 2014 at lowest levels since mid-May 2009


June 12, 2014

Gulf of Mexico 2014 production shut in by storms seen higher than last year


April 17, 2014

Gulf Coast crude oil inventories reach record level


May 31, 2013

Hurricane effects on oil and natural gas production depend on storm trajectory, strength


February 19, 2013

Gulf Coast crude stocks generally fall sharply in December because of inventory taxes


October 25, 2012

Natural gas processing plant data now available


October 17, 2012

Propane inventories end third quarter at record level; supplies rise despite low prices


October 4, 2012

Combined heat and power technology fills an important energy niche


September 26, 2012

Attributes of crude oil at U.S. refineries vary by region


September 13, 2012

EIA survey shows Gulf Coast plants recovering from hurricane outages


August 29, 2012

Hurricane Isaac affects U.S. Gulf Coast energy infrastructure


August 14, 2012

U.S. total motor gasoline exports down slightly from last year but still at high levels


August 7, 2012

EIA has updated Gulf of Mexico energy statistics


July 19, 2012

Much of the country’s refinery capacity is concentrated along the Gulf Coast


June 12, 2012

Delta Air Lines plans to increase jet fuel yield at Trainer refinery


June 4, 2012

NOAA predicts a near-normal 2012 Atlantic hurricane season


March 20, 2012

Refinery utilization rates react to economics in 2011


February 9, 2012

U.S. natural gas inventories at end of winter heating season expected highest since 1983


October 7, 2011

Gulf Coast oil and natural gas production recover after Tropical Storm Lee


September 15, 2011

U.S. natural gas processing capacity expands rapidly


August 24, 2011

Crude oil movements from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast on the rise