energy

Release date: May 3, 2017  |  Next release date: May 10, 2017 Petroleum product exports from the U.S. Central Atlantic states were unusually high in February Exports of finished petroleum products from the Petroleum Administration of Defense District (PADD) 1B, which comprises the U.S. Central Atlantic states (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania), reached […]Read More

Release date: April 26, 2017  |  Next release date: May 3, 2017 Inflows of gasoline and diesel into the Midwest fall as demand flattens and production grows Over the past 10 years, increased refining activity and flat demand in the Midwest (Petroleum Administration for Defense District (PADD) 2) have allowed PADD 2 refiners to meet a larger share of […]Read More

Release date: April 19, 2017  |  Next release date: April 26, 2017 New pipeline capacity and other infrastructure changes can accommodate increasing Permian crude oil production Increasing crude oil production in the Permian basin of western Texas and eastern New Mexico is filling available pipeline capacity, putting modest downward pressure on West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil priced at […]Read More

Release date: April 12, 2017  |  Next release date: April 19, 2017 Retail gasoline prices this summer are expected to be slightly higher than in 2016 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that drivers in the United States will pay an average of $2.46 per gallon (gal) this summer for regular gasoline, according to EIA’s Short-Term Energy and […]Read More

Release date: April 5, 2017  |  Next release date: April 12, 2017 More Chinese crude oil imports coming from non-OPEC countries China, the world’s largest crude oil net importer, increased the share of its crude oil imports from countries outside the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 2016. Of the country’s 7.6 million barrels per day (b/d) […]Read More

Release date: March 29, 2017  |  Next release date: April 5, 2017 U.S. oil producers issued record equity in 2016 and increased investment in the final quarter A group of 44 U.S. onshore-focused oil producers issued a record amount of equity in 2016. In the fourth quarter of 2016, capital expenditure for these companies was $4.9 billion (72%) higher […]Read More

Release date: March 22, 2017  |  Next release date: March 29, 2017 This Week in Petroleum updated on March 23 to correct an error in the text. U.S. crude oil exports went to more destinations in 2016 In 2016, U.S. crude oil exports averaged 520,000 barrels per day (b/d), 55,000 b/d (12%) more than in 2015 despite a year-over-year […]Read More

Release date: March 15, 2017  |  Next release date: March 22, 2017 Despite growth late in the year, U.S. crude oil production decreased in 2016 while both imports and exports increased Even with a rising crude oil price throughout most of 2016, total U.S. oil production in 2016 was below its 2015 level. However, monthly production began growing in […]Read More

Release date: March 8, 2017  |  Next release date: March 15, 2017 Midwest and Rocky Mountain regions are increasingly self-sufficient in production of transportation fuels A new study, commissioned by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), finds that changes in North American energy markets over the past decade have strengthened the supply of transportation fuels including motor gasoline, distillates, […]Read More

Release date: March 1, 2017  |  Next release date: March 8, 2017 Planned refinery outages through first half of the year not expected to constrain availability of transportation fuels The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest analysis of planned refinery outages during the first half of 2017 finds that such outages are not expected to cause a shortfall in […]Read More

Release date: February 2, 2017  |  Next release date: February 8, 2017 U.S. heating oil and propane prices higher than same time last year Despite most of the country experiencing, on average, a relatively warm winter so far, higher crude oil prices have contributed to higher heating oil prices and strong export demand for propane has resulted in higher […]Read More

Release date: February 8, 2017  |  Next release date: February 15, 2017 Hydrocarbon gas liquids by rail data adds transparency to rapidly changing markets EIA recently added information on rail movements of propane, propylene, normal butane, and isobutane to its monthly petroleum data. These four products make up the majority of hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) moved by rail. This […]Read More