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Renewables share of North America electricity mix expected to rise

(Tue, 02 Aug 2016) Based on results from EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (AEO2016) Reference case and International Energy Outlook 2016, EIA projects that the North American share of energy generation from renewable and nuclear energy sources will grow from 38% in 2015 to 45% in 2025. This projection assumes the Clean Power Plan (CPP) is upheld and takes effect in the United States. A recent agreement among Canada, Mexico, and the United States established a goal of 50% of electricity generation from clean energy sources by 2025

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New EIA website spotlights key drivers of petroleum product prices

(Mon, 01 Aug 2016) The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released the <em>What Drives Petroleum Product Prices</em> website that identifies and tracks several fundamental and financial market factors that influence spot and futures prices of gasoline and distillate, the two most consumed petroleum products in the United States. This website offers charts that highlight changes in consumption, production, inventories, and trade, mostly related to the U.S. domestic market along with some charts that include global indicators.

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Over the Panama Canal

The expansion of the canal, a lifeline for global trade, is one of the world’s biggest and most important construction projects. Drone footage shows the approach wall to a

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Changes in steel production reduce energy intensity

(Fri, 29 Jul 2016) The manufacture of steel and related products is an energy-intensive process. In 2015, the steel industry accounted for 1.5% of all industrial shipments but 6.1% of industrial delivered energy consumption. In EIA's <em>Annual Energy Outlook 2016</em> (AEO2016) Reference case, energy use in the steel industry increases by 11% over 2015–40. Over the same period, the steel industry's energy intensity falls by 27%, compared with an 18% reduction in total industrial energy intensity.

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Stripper wells accounted for 11% of U.S. natural gas production in 2015

(Thu, 28 Jul 2016) Stripper wells, also known as marginal wells, individually produce small volumes of natural gas or oil but in total have provided 11% to 15% of total U.S. oil and natural gas production over the past decade. Natural gas stripper wells (so called because they are stripping the remaining natural gas out of the ground) are characterized as producing no more than 90,000 cubic feet per day over a 12-month period.

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