Tag: energy
U.S. Energy: Rail Oil Shipments Continue, Volumes Lower Mar 2, 2016
The movement of crude by rail (CBR) within the United States, including intra-Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADD) movements, reached 928,000 barrels per day (b/d) in October 2014, with most […]
Energy: European Distillate Oversupply, Floating Storage, Shipping Changes Feb 19, 2016
Europe, like the U.S. East Coast, is experiencing a relatively warm winter. In addition to the resulting weak winter heating demand, high refinery runs in Europe and increased imports have […]
Energy: Iran’s Petroleum Production to Rise with Lifted Sanctions Jan 22, 2016
Over last weekend, Iran took a step toward increased oil and other liquid fuels production and exports as the international community lifted many of the nuclear-related sanctions that severely constrained […]
Residential Heating: Propane Stocks Decrease, Heating Oil Prices Drop Dec 23, 2015
Propane inventories fall U.S. propane stocks decreased by 1.3 million barrels last week to 97.6 million barrels as of December 18, 2015, 19.8 million barrels (25.4%) higher than a year […]
Diesel: Average Prices Drop, Especially In Midwest Dec 23, 2015
The U.S. average price of diesel fuel decreased five cents from last week to $2.28 per gallon, $1.00 per gallon lower than a year ago. Prices declined in all regions […]
Gasoline Prices Mostly Down Dec 23, 2015
The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline decreased one cent from the previous week to $2.03 per gallon as of December 21, 2015, 38 cents per gallon less than […]
U.S. Energy: Comparing Net Oil Import Trends by Region Dec 17, 2015
Net imports accounted for 26.5% of total petroleum and other liquid fuels consumed in the United States in 2014, the lowest percentage since 1971. Data through the first nine months […]
U.S. Energy: Crude Oil Inventories Increase in Oklahoma Dec 2, 2015
Commercial crude oil inventories in Cushing, Oklahoma (located in Petroleum Administration for Defense District, or PADD, 2) and the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) totaled a record high 309.4 million barrels […]
U.S. Energy: The Real Price of Natural Gas Nov 16, 2015
A recent farmdoc daily article documented that real (inflation-adjusted) prices of crude of oil and gasoline have recently fallen all the way back to levels prevailing more than a decade […]
Wind Energy – Ready To Put Up That Turbine You’ve Always Wanted? Nov 12, 2015
New York-based United Wind, a provider of distributed wind energy leasing solutions, has set its sights on the wind-rich Midwest market, according to its co-founder and CEO, Russell Tencer. Tencer […]