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Release date: October 18, 2017  |  Next release date: October 25, 2017 U.S. heating oil expenditures are expected to increase this winter but remain below recent average A combination of forecast colder temperatures and higher heating oil prices in the United States is contributing to higher expected household heating oil expenditures during the winter heating season of 2017–18 from […]Read More

Release date: November 1, 2017  |  Next release date: November 8, 2017 An increasingly large share of U.S. distillate production is exported U.S. distillate exports have continued to increase significantly over the first part of 2017, setting record highs for three consecutive months from May through July (Figure 1) before declining in August (at least partially as the result […]Read More

Release date: October 25, 2017  |  Next release date: November 1, 2017 Widening Brent-WTI price spread unlikely to change current trends in East Coast crude oil supply The difference between lower U.S. domestic crude oil prices and foreign crude oil prices in the past two months is at its largest since 2015. Despite the recently widening spread, flows of […]Read More

Release date: November 8, 2017  |  Next release date: November 15, 2017 Transportation constraints and export costs widen the Brent-WTI price spread In its November Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts the price difference between West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil priced at Cushing, Oklahoma and Brent, the global crude oil price benchmark, to […]Read More

Release date: September 13, 2017  |  Next release date: September 20, 2017 Hurricane Irma prompts high gasoline demand as it disrupts Florida’s supply chain Hurricane Irma has created several issues with gasoline markets in Florida, both by prompting increased demand and disrupting the supply chain needed to deliver gasoline. Hurricane Irma made landfall in South Florida on September 10 […]Read More

Release date: September 8, 2017  |  Next release date: September 13, 2017 Hurricane Harvey disrupts U.S. Gulf Coast refineries, infrastructure, and supply chains With its landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas as a Category 4 storm two weeks ago on August 25, 2017 and subsequent path along the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Harvey caused substantial disruptions to crude oil and petroleum […]Read More

Release date: August 30, 2017  |  Next release date: September 7, 2017 Hurricane Harvey adds considerable uncertainty surrounding gasoline prices for the upcoming Labor Day weekend EIA has traditionally published a gasoline supply and price TWIP prior to the Labor Day weekend, but the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey casts a great deal of uncertainty regarding what may happen […]Read More

Release date: August 23, 2017  |  Next release date: August 30, 2017 Changing crude quality mix is affecting crude price differentials and refining decisions Growth in liquid fuels supply since March has been driven by increases in the production of light crude oils, which have more than offset recent declines in the production of medium and heavy crudes. The […]Read More

Release date: August 16, 2017  |  Next release date: August 23, 2017 EIA’s Drilling Productivity Report initiates coverage of the Anadarko Basin To provide more complete coverage of U.S. crude oil and natural gas production, the EIA has expanded its Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) to cover the Anadarko Region, which encompasses most of the production from the Anadarko Basin […]Read More

Release date: August 9, 2017  |  Next release date: August 16, 2017 Strong domestic and export demand is outpacing U.S. gasoline production, resulting in stock draws Gasoline production by U.S. refiners and blenders is running near record levels over the first seven months of 2017, with four-week rolling average production well above its five-year average and close to the […]Read More

Release date: August 3, 2017  |  Next release date: August 9, 2017 Seasonality of U.S. distillate consumption and stock levels is declining Changes in demand trends, trade patterns, and fuel specifications have significantly reduced the role of traditional seasonal factors in driving U.S. distillate markets. Historically, distillate use in the United States was highly seasonal because of its use […]Read More

Release date: August 2, 2017  |  Next release date: August 9, 2017 The This Week in Petroleum feature article will be published Thursday, August 3, 2017. All data has been updated as of August 2, 2017. U.S. average regular gasoline retail and diesel fuel prices increase The U.S. average regular gasoline retail price increased 4 cents from a week […]Read More