Rainy days and airlines — there's probably a song here
Jet fuel may be half the price it was a year ago, but airlines used to so many sad-song years aren’t taking anything for granted.
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A reader suggests that priorities at home should trump foreign adventures.
Before recent transfer, Highway Trust Fund had reached its lowest level in years
(Tue, 10 Nov 2015) Earlier this year, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) reached its lowest level in decades, ending July at $6.1 billion dollars. A congressionally approved transfer of more than $8 billion boosted the fund's balance to end the fiscal year (September 30) at $12 billion, but that is still the second-lowest year-end level since 1984.
Canada Country Analysis Brief
(Tue, 10 Nov 2015) Canada is one of the world's five largest energy producers and is the principal source of U.S. energy imports. The country is a net exporter of most energy commodities and a significant producer of crude oil and other liquids from oil sands, natural gas, and hydroelectricity. Energy exports to the United States account for the vast majority of Canada's total energy exports.
Short-Term Energy Outlook
(Tue, 10 Nov 2015) EIA forecasts that Brent crude oil prices will average $54/b in 2015 and $56/b in 2016. The 2015 forecast price is unchanged from last month's STEO, and the 2016 forecast price is $2/b lower. Forecast West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices average $4/b lower than the Brent price in 2015 and $5/b lower in 2016. The current values of futures and options contracts for February 2016 delivery (Market Prices and Uncertainty Report) suggest the market expects WTI prices to range from $35/b to $66/b (at the 95% confidence interval) in February 2016.
Short-Term Energy Outlook - Market Prices and Uncertainty Report
(Tue, 10 Nov 2015) Crude oil prices remained within the range established over the previous three months. The North Sea Brent front month futures price settled at $47.98 per barrel (b) on November 5, an increase of 29 cents/b since October 1. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) front month futures price settled at $45.20/b on November 5, rising by 46 cents/b over the same time.
Indonesia energy reforms look like a lost cause: Fuel for Thought
Indonesia’s continuing attempts to sort out fuel subsidies and how to best reform various parts of the energy industry is now having an effect on upstream business.
New biofuels eliminate need for blending with petroleum fuels
(Mon, 09 Nov 2015) A new type of renewable diesel fuel is meeting the growing demand for renewable biofuels, which is driven by biofuel mandates and customer demands for higher quality. Unlike other biofuels, hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) fuels are nearly indistinguishable from their petroleum counterparts. Worldwide, more than a billion gallons of HEFA fuels were produced in 2014.
Drilling Productivity Report
(Mon, 09 Nov 2015) EIA?s monthly Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) has been released. The DPR takes a fresh look at oil and natural gas production, starting with an assessment of how and where drilling for hydrocarbons is taking place. It uses recent data on the total number of drilling rigs in operation along with estimates of drilling productivity and estimated changes in production from existing oil and natural gas wells to provide estimated changes in oil and natural gas production for seven key fields.