Steel slowdown curbs scrap enthusiasm in US
An American scrap trader was cleaning out his garage earlier this summer. Nicholas Tolomeo explains.
Recent energy intensity decline in government buildings exceeds commercial sector average
(Fri, 16 Sep 2016) About 14% of commercial buildings in the United States are owned by a government agency at federal, state, and local levels. The latest data from EIA's Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) show these buildings have significantly reduced their energy intensity in recent years.
Electricity customers' service restored in Tallahassee after Hurricane Hermine
(Thu, 15 Sep 2016) Many electric customers lost service as Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida and moved over portions of several southern states in early September. Electricity use in the city of Tallahassee, Florida dropped rapidly in the hours after the hurricane's landfall around midnight on September 2, falling to less than 20% of forecast normal hourly demand. Service was not back to near normal levels until at least three days later.
Annual Energy Outlook 2016
(Thu, 15 Sep 2016) The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today released the full Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (AEO2016), which focus on the factors expected to shape U.S. energy markets through 2040. The projections provide a basis for examination and discussion of energy market trends and serve as a starting point for analysis of potential changes in U.S. energy policies, rules, and regulations, as well as the potential role of advanced technologies.
EIA now provides estimates of drilled but uncompleted wells in major production regions
(Wed, 14 Sep 2016) Starting this month, EIA's <em>Drilling Productivity Report</em> (DPR) includes monthly estimates of the number of drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) in the seven DPR regions. Estimates will go through the prior month; the September DPR includes estimates through August.
Five and a half years after Fukushima, 3 of Japan's 54 nuclear reactors are operating
(Tue, 13 Sep 2016) Since the accident at Fukushima Daiichi in March 2011 and the subsequent shutdown of nuclear reactors in Japan, five reactors have received approval to restart operations under the new safety standards imposed by Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). Only three of those reactors are currently operating.
EIA data show average frequency and duration of electric power outages
(Mon, 12 Sep 2016) Interruptions in electricity service vary by frequency and duration throughout the country across the many electric distribution systems that serve roughly 145 million customers throughout the United States. While some distribution customers have backup generators to provide auxiliary power, most customers are simply without electricity when outages occur.
Japan's electricity prices rising or stable despite recent fuel cost changes
(Fri, 09 Sep 2016) As Japan's electricity generation mix shifted away from nuclear energy toward the increased use of coal and natural gas after the Fukushima accident, Japan became increasingly reliant on generating electricity using imported coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Narrowing crude oil price differences contribute to global convergence of refining profits
(Thu, 08 Sep 2016) Earnings per barrel of crude oil and other inputs processed by refiners that operate mainly in North America were lower in the second quarter of 2016 compared with the same time last year and are now close to per-barrel earnings by refiners operating elsewhere. North American refiners, which for years were consistently more profitable than other refiners, were less profitable than European refiners and the global average, based on the four-quarter moving average of profits.
BHP Billiton and others turn to speak directly to the public
Hongmei Li on her attendance at BHP Billiton's formal launch of its Prospects blog on September 1.