California’s Snow Is Melting and It’s a Beautiful Thing
After several brutal years of fighting drought, California finally got the water that it has so sorely needed.
Petroleum Marketing Monthly
(Thu, 01 Jun 2023) <p>The June 2023 Petroleum Marketing Monthly (PMM), with data through March 2023 presents monthly and annual price and volume statistics for crude oil sales in the United States. In this addition of the PMM, final monthly data and annual averages for 2022 are published in tables 18-27. </p>
<p>As of May 2023, collection and publication of refiner and prime supplier petroleum products sales data has been officially suspended. </p>
Wholesale Electricity Market Data
(Thu, 01 Jun 2023) This site contains spreadsheets with wholesale electricity and natural gas data from eight major trading hubs that cover most regions of the United States. The data are through May 30, 2023 and are republished, with permission, from the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).
Natural Gas Monthly
(Wed, 31 May 2023) In March 2023, dry natural gas production increased year over year for the month for the 24th consecutive month. The preliminary level for dry natural gas production in March 2023 was 3,171 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 102.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). This level was 7.2% (6.9 Bcf/d) higher than March 2022 (95.4 Bcf/d) and the highest level for any month since 1973, when we began tracking dry natural gas production. Gross withdrawals also increased from March 2022.
The New Climate Law Is Working. Clean Energy Investments Are Soaring.
The investment wave has the potential to drive a more rapid and efficient decarbonization of the economy while increasing the supply of clean energy.
Emilia-Romagna, Italy, May Face More Violent and Frequent Storms
Experts have linked recent deadly rains in the north of the country to climate change, but decades of urbanization and neglect helped lay the groundwork for a calamity.
Highways Have Sliced Through City After City. Can the U.S. Undo the Damage?
The Biden administration is funding projects around the country aimed at reconnecting communities that have been divided by transportation infrastructure.
Energy Implications of Limiting Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines
(Tue, 23 May 2023) EIA presents an alternative case to the <em>Annual Energy Outlook 2023</em> (AEO2023) that assumes no new interstate natural gas pipelines are built between 2024 and 2050. This Issues in Focus article examines how these limitations to natural gas pipeline capacity affect natural gas production, consumption, prices, and trade at the national and regional levels.
Changes to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR)
(Thu, 18 May 2023) EIA's <em>Weekly Petroleum Status Report</em> (WPSR) will begin showing Fuel Ethanol and Total Motor Gasoline (sum of Finished Motor Gasoline and Motor Gasoline Blending Components) estimates separate from Other Oils exports estimates starting on June 1, 2023.
Indonesia Plans on Building Nusantara, a New Capital City
Jakarta, like many places, faces an unsustainable future. Indonesia’s president is responding by building a new capital city from scratch.