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US gasoline prices increase in wake of Hurricane Harvey
Several Gulf Coast refineries remain shut down or running at reduced rates U.S. retail gasoline prices on Monday, Sept. 4, averaged $2.68 /gal, 28 cents/gal higher than prices a week ago, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Supply disruptions and refinery outages caused by Hurricane Harvey continue to affect gasoline supply and prices, particularly […]
Column: La Nina threatens early return
Hard to predict intensity or duration of La Nina By John Kemp LONDON, Sept 5 – Forecasts for an El Nino this winter have given way to the prospect of more La Nina-like conditions as sea surface temperatures in the central-eastern Pacific cool rapidly. Surface temperatures in the critical area of the Pacific have fallen to […]
Hurricane Harvey adds uncertainty to gasoline prices for Labour Day weekend
Several challenges still remain in quickly restarting refineries, including loss of electricity Hurricane Harvey, which first made landfall on Aug. 25, 2017, has created considerable uncertainty for gasoline supply and prices, as the area affected by the hurricane is home to much of the nation’s petroleum infrastructure, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. […]
Hurricane Harvey headed for Gulf of Mexico region with significant oil/gas infrastructure
Texas Gulf Coast home to nearly one-third of U.S. refining capacity Hurricane Harvey strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane Thursday afternoon and is currently forecast to make landfall over southeast Texas later today or early Saturday, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expects Hurricane Harvey to continue to […]
Tropical Storm Cindy forces closure of some Gulf of Mexico oil output, crew evacuations
Death of child blamed on Tropical Storm Cindy One child is dead in the wake of Tropical Storm Cindy. CBS News reports the 10-year old boy died after being struck by a log in a storm surge in the Gulf Coast community of Fort Morgan, Alabama on Wednesday. According the the National Hurricane Center (NHC), […]
California electricity mix in 2017 has involved more renewables, less natural gas
California averaged 38 inches of snow-water equivalent since first of the year So far in 2017, increased hydroelectric generation and solar power generation in California have contributed to lower natural gas-fired power generation in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) region, the electric system operator for much of the state. In a late April update […]
Natural gas to be largest source of US electricity generation this summer
Electricity generation for summer 2006, 25% came from natural gas, 46% from coal The US Energy Information Administration expects that electricity generation fueled by natural gas this summer (June, July, and August) will be lower than last summer, but it will continue to exceed that of any other fuel, including coal-fired generation, for the third summer […]
Retail gasoline prices this summer expected higher than 2016
Summer-grade gasoline more costly to manufacture, wholesale margins typically increase during summer months Drivers in the United States will pay an average of $2.46 per gallon (gal) this summer for regular gasoline, according to forecasts in EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). Gasoline prices from April through Sept. are expected to be 23 cents/gal higher than […]
US household heating equipment choices diverse, vary by climate
37% of US households supplement main heating equipment with secondary source Data from the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) show that the majority of American households use one of three types of equipment as their main source of heat during the winter: natural gas furnaces, electric furnaces, or electric heat pumps, according to the […]
Natural gas storage capacity up in 2016 as US production soars
Design storage capacity grew 0.7%, even with no new storage facilities For the past three years, underground natural gas storage capacity in the Lower 48 states has changed by relatively small increments compared to the bigger changes in 2012 and 2013, according to the US Energy Information Administration. No new storage facilities have entered service since […]
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