Seasonal swings in U.S. distillate inventories lower as consumption patterns change

(Thu, 31 Aug 2017) Changes in demand trends have significantly reduced the patterns of seasonality in U.S. distillate markets. Historically, distillate use in the United States was highly seasonal because of its use as a home heating fuel. However, over the past three decades, its use as a heating fuel has decreased, distallate fuel exports have increased, and its non-seasonal use as a transportation fuel has become the major demand component.

Release notes for Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM) and Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA)

(Thu, 31 Aug 2017) The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released the following new and revised data as well as data updated with hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) product categories on August 31, 2017.

PSM tables for June 2017 and PSA tables for 2016 in portable document format (PDF) and comma-separated-value (CSV) files are currently unavailable. Tables in PDF and CSV formats currently posted on the EIA web site contain PSM data for May 2017 and PSA data from 2015. Updated tables in PDF and CVS formats will be released at a later date.

Crude oil and natural gas production in Texas and Oklahoma's Anadarko Region is growing

(Mon, 28 Aug 2017) The Anadarko Region, which was recently added to EIA’s <em>Drilling Productivity Report</em> (DPR), accounted for 437,000 barrels per day (b/d) of oil production and 4.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas production in July 2017. Production in the region has increased in 2017, and the region accounted for 13% of all new wells drilled in the country in July 2017.

Pages