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EIA derives new estimate of New England nuclear plant utilization

(Mon, 24 Jun 2019) EIA adjusted its New England nuclear regional utilization rate on June 13, 2019, to account for the permanent closure of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim) on May 31, 2019. New England has two remaining operating nuclear power plants—the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant in New Hampshire (summer-rated plant capacity of 1,251.4 megawatts) and the Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Connecticut (summer-rated plant capacity of 2,073.1 megawatts).

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Entergy Corporation closes the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts

(Thu, 13 Jun 2019) On May 31, 2019, Entergy Nuclear Generation Company (Entergy), a business unit of Entergy Corporation, permanently closed its 679 (summer-weighted) megawatt (MW) Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim) located along the shores of Cape Cod Bay. In October 2015, Entergy announced that Pilgrim was retiring because of the relative cost of operating the plant compared with the level of wholesale power prices in New England. Pilgrim started commercial operations in 1972, and it was the tenth-oldest nuclear plant in the United States at the time of its closing.

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Angola Country Analysis Brief

(Fri, 07 Jun 2019) Angola is the second-largest oil producer in Africa, following Nigeria. Angola's economy depends heavily on hydrocarbon production, making its economy vulnerable to crude oil price swings.

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U.S. working natural gas stocks deficit to the five-year average fall to lowest level since March 2018

(Mon, 03 Jun 2019) In the United States, working natural gas in storage in the Lower 48 states totaled 1,867 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 257 Bcf less than the five-year average for the week ending May 24, 2019. This level is the smallest deficit to the preceding five-year average since December 29, 2017, when it totaled 192 Bcf. In 2019, the working natural gas deficit to the five-year average was largest when it was 565 Bcf for the week ending March 8.

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Liquids pipeline projects

(Wed, 29 May 2019) This spreadsheet contains detailed information on liquids (crude oil, petroleum products, and hydrocarbon gas liquids) pipeline projects that have been completed since 2010, are currently under construction, or announced future projects. The data are not collected on an EIA survey, but rather the data are compiled from various sources including trade press, pipeline company websites, and government agencies. These data are not a forecast and represent last-known public information on projects. This spreadsheet will be updated twice a year.

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This week’s net injections into working natural gas in the Lower 48 states totaled 123 Bcf, the earliest point ever in the refill season for triple-digits

(Thu, 02 May 2019) Net injections into working natural gas storage totaled 123 billion cubic feet (Bcf) for the week ending April 26, 2019. This week posted the second-largest net injection ever reported in the history of the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report. Net injections have reached triple-digits only 32 times since 2010, typically occurring in May or September. The net injection for the week ending April 26, 2019, was the earliest that EIA has reported a triple-digit increase during the injection season.

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Increased natural gas production, interregional flows mitigate withdrawals from storage during winter 2018-19

(Mon, 29 Apr 2019) Working U.S. natural gas stocks entered the 2018–19 winter heating season below the five-year (2013-17) range in each of the storage regions in the Lower 48 states. However, increased U.S. natural gas production and interregional flows supplemented smaller-than-normal withdrawals from storage in most regions to supply winter heating demand for natural gas. Most of the U.S. working natural gas storage capacity is located in the three regions east of the Mountain region, and in that area, natural gas withdrawals followed this pattern.

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U.S. natural gas inventories end withdrawal season at lowest level since spring 2014

(Fri, 19 Apr 2019) Working natural gas in storage in the Lower 48 states at the end of March totaled 1,137 billion cubic feet (Bcf) according to EIA’s <em>Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report</em>. As of March 31, the usual end of the natural gas withdrawal season, working natural gas inventories were 30% lower than the previous five-year average for that time of year. This end-of-season level was the lowest since 2014, when working natural gas inventories at the end of March 2014 totaled 837 Bcf.

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EIA expects 2019 summer average residential electricity use to be lowest in five years

(Thu, 18 Apr 2019) EIA’s <em>Short-Term Energy Outlook</em> forecasts that the typical U.S. residential household will consume about 3,080 kilowatthours of electricity this summer (June through August), down 5% from the average summer consumption in 2018. If this forecast is realized, it would be the lowest level of electricity consumption per customer since 2014 and the second-lowest level since 2001. EIA expects summer electricity consumption will be lower than in 2017 because of milder projected temperatures.

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Brazil Country Analysis Brief - April 2019

(Thu, 18 Apr 2019) In 2017, Brazil was the eighth-largest energy consumer in the world and the third-largest energy consumer in the Americas, behind the United States and Canada. Discoveries of large, offshore, pre-salt oil deposits have transformed Brazil into a major world producer of petroleum and other liquids.

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