Emissions, agility and autonomous vehicles were the focus of General Motors CEO Mary Barra’s luncheon address to energy industry executives, March 7, at CERAWeek by IHS Markit.
She was not an engineer. But she was instrumental to the construction of the great engineering feat.
(Thu, 08 Mar 2018) EIAâs U.S. Energy Mapping System is an interactive, comprehensive visual reference for energy infrastructure in the United States. Several layers in the system were recently updated, allowing users to see locations of several types of energy infrastructure, including wind turbines, coal mines, oil and natural gas wells, high-voltage electric transmission lines, natural gas pipelines, and U.S. border-crossing points of electric transmission lines and liquids and natural gas pipelines.
Blockchain’s use by the global energy industry in the years ahead is the subject du jour at industry gatherings these days. Annette Hugh elaborates in her latest blog post.
From the legendary Pittsburgh steelworker to the things he may own -- blue jeans, bourbon and Harley-Davidson motorcycles -- President Donald Trump’s trade policy and the reaction to it have been both ironic and iconic.
(Wed, 07 Mar 2018) Coal mining productivity in the United States increased 26% over the past five years, reaching 6.8 tons per miner hour in 2017, up from 5.4 tons per miner hour in 2012, according to EIAâs Annual Coal Report and data from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Getting inside President Donald Trump’s head was an early theme Monday at CERAWeek by IHS Markit.
(Tue, 06 Mar 2018) Estimated ethanol production margins at U.S. corn ethanol plants averaged 22 cents per gallon (gal) in 2017. Last year was the fifth consecutive year that margins have averaged more than 20 cents/gal, which has helped drive consistent ethanol production growth over that period.
(Tue, 06 Mar 2018) North Sea Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $65 per barrel (b) in February, a decrease of $4/b from the January level and the first month-over-month average decrease since June 2017. EIA forecasts Brent spot prices will average about $62/b in both 2018 and 2019 compared with an average of $54/b in 2017.
The president has changed his mind about offering federal support for a critical underwater project between New York and New Jersey.
