ISO-New England’s annual Forward Capacity Market auction to take place on February 8, 2021

(Thu, 28 Jan 2021) On Tuesday, February 8, 2021, the Independent System Operator for New England (ISO-NE) will open its annual Forward Capacity Market (FCM) auction. ISO-NE uses the FCM auctions to ensure that the New England power system will have sufficient resources to meet future demand for electricity. Owners of various electricity-related resources (such as generating capacity, demand-side resources, or interregional electricity imports) compete in these auctions to obtain a market-priced capacity payment in exchange for providing electricity resources.

Malaysia Country Analysis Brief

(Mon, 25 Jan 2021) Malaysia is the second-largest oil and natural gas producer in Southeast Asia and is the world’s fifth-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas. It is strategically located amid important routes for seaborne energy trade. Rising domestic and regional energy demand has prompted Malaysia to invest in upstream oil and natural gas projects and in downstream infrastructure such as oil and natural gas import terminals, storage facilities, and refining capacity to ensure adequate energy supply.

Angola Country Analysis Brief

(Mon, 25 Jan 2021) Angola is the second-largest producer in Africa, following Nigeria, and its economy depends heavily on hydrocarbon production for revenue. As a member of OPEC, Angola has agreed to limit its monthly crude oil production as part of the April 15, 2020 agreement, which was made in response to the acute drop in economic activity and global crude oil demand caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.

OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet

(Thu, 14 Jan 2021) The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will earn about $323 billion in net oil export revenues in 2020. If realized, this forecast revenue would be the lowest in 18 years. Lower crude oil prices and lower export volumes drive this expected decrease in export revenues.

U.S. Energy Atlas

(Mon, 04 Jan 2021) The U.S. Energy Atlas is EIA’s new web-based mapping tool, which features detailed energy infrastructure and enhanced navigation and data accessibility features. The available map layers, based on EIA data, include locations of power plants, coal mines, oil and natural gas wells, pipelines, storage facilities, natural gas processing plants, refineries, and other types of energy facilities. Some of the most notable new features include new energy infrastructure maps and disruptions maps and an open data catalogue. The U.S.

International Energy Portal updates

(Wed, 23 Dec 2020) The International Energy Portal now includes complete annual datasets through 2018, and many annual datasets are available for 2019 as well. In addition, EIA has begun releasing annual data when available, rather than at the end of each year. You can also now access monthly updates for petroleum and other liquids production for all countries and for energy consumption for countries within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. <br><br>

The Year in Review

(Thu, 17 Dec 2020) EIA recently released a retrospective list of our top 10 notable accomplishments for 2020, highlighting our products and programs from this year.

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