Tag: EIA
Overview of the Production Capacity of U.S. Renewable Diesel Plants through December 2022 Mar 13, 2023
Renewable diesel production in the U.S. is booming, driven by federal and state policies, including the Low Carbon Fuel Standard in California (farmdoc daily, February 15, 2023). The future trajectory of […]
U.S. Propane Stocks Rise – DTN Jun 13, 2019
The Energy Information Administration on Wednesday reported U.S. inventories of propane/propylene increased about 2.9 million barrels (bbl) in the week ended June 7 to 71.1 million bbl, with stocks up […]
EIA: US Propane Stocks Mar 28, 2019
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Wednesday reported inventories of propane/propylene held in U.S. storage rose 4.3 million barrel (bbl) in the week-ended June 22 to 58.4 million bbl, with domestic […]
U.S. Corn Prices Drive Ethanol Production Growth Mar 7, 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 […]
Biodiesel Outlook: 60-Plus Production Plants Idled – Is Resurrection Possible? Jan 11, 2016
The federal policy roller coaster with the blenders tax credit, along with uncertainty regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard, has led to nearly 70 biodiesel plants idling 600 million gallons of […]
Energy: The Real Price of Crude Oil and Gasoline Aug 20, 2015
The crash in crude oil and gasoline prices that began in the summer of 2014 has, rightfully, been the subject of a great deal of discussion (Figure 1). We have […]
U.S. Energy: Crude Price Lower for Short-Term Outlook Aug 12, 2015
The Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) released on August 11 forecasts that North Sea Brent crude oil prices will average $54 per barrel (b) in 2015 and $59/b in 2016, which […]
U.S. Energy: Monthly Crude by Rail Info Now Available Apr 1, 2015
This week, EIA began to provide monthly data on rail movements of crude oil, which have significantly increased over the past five years. The new data on crude-by-rail (CBR) movements […]
U.S. Energy: Market Balances Seen in Changing Futures Price Spreads Jan 29, 2015
As supply and demand balances loosened in the second half of 2014, global inventories increased and crude oil prices for near-term delivery declined substantially more than prices for delivery further […]
Ethanol Outlook: Industry Positioned to Weather 2015 Storms — DTN Jan 15, 2015
Serious doubts about the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard and falling gasoline prices didn’t deter the U.S. ethanol industry in 2014. Ethanol profits were solid, leading many experts to […]