Jet fuel markets find balance in an unbalanced world
Airlines pay close attention to weight and balance before takeoff. A plane can't be too heavy and it needs a center of gravity. Matt Kohlman elaborates.
US steel scrap export drought, rains on pricing parade
Steel scrap is an incredibly unique commodity.
Clean Power Plan accelerates the growth of renewable generation throughout United States
(Fri, 17 Jun 2016) EIA's <em>Annual Energy Outlook 2016</em> (AEO2016) Reference case projects that natural gas-fired electricity generation will exceed coal-fired electricity generation by 2022, while generation from renewables—driven by wind and solar—will overtake coal-fired generation by 2029. The shift away from coal-fired generation to a combination of higher natural gas-fired and renewables generation and greater energy efficiency is expected to be accelerated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan (CPP).
Early release 2015 annual EIA-860 data
(Fri, 17 Jun 2016) Early release of the final EIA-860 data for calendar year 2015.The early release is provided for the express purpose of providing immediate access to individual plant and generator data for analysts who use this type of information. The data has not been fully edited and is inappropriate for aggregation, such as to state or national totals. Also, in some cases, data for a certain number of plants and generators has been excluded from this early release pending further data validation. Final, complete, and fully-edited data will be released by EIA later in 2016.
The Great Masquerade of Shipping at Posidonia 2016
The shipping industry is a marketplace where massive deals concerning the movement of millions of barrels of oil on behemoth ships can be made over a third pint at the local pub.
How Climate Change Could Make the Ground Collapse
Craters called “slumps” can form as permafrost thaws, endangering plants and animals.
Speculators help fund sugar market revival
David Elward looks behind speculators' decision to target sugar, with it having offered significantly higher returns than other commodities, including crude oil and precious metals.
Is 2016 the endless summer for US HRC steel prices?
The US steel industry is nearing the dog days of summer when many in the market will pack their bags and make the pilgrimage to the coast.
The 2016 EIA Energy Conference and job fair is next month
(Thu, 16 Jun 2016) The U.S. Energy Information Administration will hold its 2016 Energy Conference on July 11 and 12 in Washington, DC. This two-day event provides the opportunity to meet and network with energy analysts, decision makers, and EIA staff. This year's conference also includes an EIA job fair.
A rare tour of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The world’s largest emergency stockpile of crude oil is quickly falling apart.