(Thu, 06 Apr 2017) 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. The range of equipment and fuels, however, varies across and within U.S. climate regions
(Wed, 05 Apr 2017) Primary energy consumption in the United States in 2016 totaled 97.4 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu), a slight increase from the 2015 level. Consumption of coal decreased by 9%, nearly offsetting increases in the consumption of renewables, petroleum, natural gas, and nuclear fuel.
Gone are the days when LNG procurement was relatively straightforward for Japanese utilities and security of supply concerns dominated everything else.
(Tue, 04 Apr 2017) For the past three years, underground natural gas storage capacity in the Lower 48 states has changed by relatively small increments compared to the changes in 2012 and 2013. No new storage facilities have entered service since 2013, so recent annual changes in both storage design capacities and demonstrated maximum working gas volumes reflect the aggregate effect of small changes at existing facilities
(Mon, 03 Apr 2017) Capital expenditure for 44 U.S. onshore-focused oil production companies increased $4.9 billion (72%) between the fourth quarter of 2016 and the fourth quarter of 2015 based on their public quarterly financial statements. This increase in investment spending was the largest year-over-year increase for any quarter by these 44 companies since at least the first quarter of 2012. More âº
(Mon, 03 Apr 2017) The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is proposing changes to its Petroleum Marketing data collection in 2017
Pull over California. The driving capital of the world is … Texas?
(Fri, 31 Mar 2017) U.S. primary energy production totaled 84.1 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in 2016, falling 4% from the 2015 level, the first annual decline in U.S. energy production since 2009. The decline in production coincided with an increase in both total energy imports and exports.
Some 80-plus years ago, most natural gas had no odor. A disaster was instrumental in the decision to add mercaptan to gas.
(Thu, 30 Mar 2017) Total U.S. production of propane and butanesâcommonly referred to as liquefied petroleum gases (LPG)âincreased to 2.1 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2016. Production increased in all regions of the country except for the West Coast (Petroleum Administration for Defense District, or PADD 5).
