According to the latest monthly statistical report from the American Petroleum Institute (API), the country produced a record 11.0 million barrels of crude oil per day (mb/d) in September, enabling the United States to meet almost all global oil demand growth.
U.S. liquid fuels production grew 2.... Read More »
A natural gas pipeline that erupted near Prince George, British Columbia, in October continues to affect natural gas supply, electricity generation, and petroleum refining in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, the Energy Information Agency says.
The pipeline links natural gas from northeastern British ... Read More »
Census Bureau data has revealed crude oil imports continue to have an impact on the nations changing energy trade balance.
America's energy products trade gap has narrowed during the last 10 years, according to the Bureau's numbers. From 2003 to 2007, the value of energy imports was about 10 tim... Read More »
Though nuclear power outages were kept to a minimum over the summer in the United States, electric generation fell off in September -- an average of 14.5 GW -- due to an earlier-than-normal seasonal maintenance and refueling cycle.
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports these factor... Read More »
According to the Energy Information Agency’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), natural gas inventories will reach 3,263 billion cubic feet (Bcf) by the end of October – the lowest amount for that period since 2005.
Natural gas is taken from storage facilities during high demand periods and i... Read More »
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) will send natural gas pipeline safety experts to Massachusetts to assist with gas restoration following the natural gas explosions that hit the Merrimack Valley in September.
One person died and about 25 were injured as a result of explosions caused ... Read More »
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is anticipating American households will spend more on heating bills this year compared to 2017.
The EIA's Winter Fuel Outlook reflects higher heating expenditures are expected this winter (October through March). The report stated that the predicted ri... Read More »
A new Strategy for Protecting and Preparing the Homeland against Threats from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Geomagnetic Disturbance (GMD) was released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week.
The strategy focuses on DHS efforts to counteract threats to critical infrastructu... Read More »
Mohammed Ahmed is the newest face on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), effective this week, as the transmission planning expert has been named executive transmission advisor to the chairman.
Ahmed comes to the organization from American Electric Power (AEP), where he has worked at s... Read More »
Orsted, a leading developer of offshore wind farms, acquired a 100 percent equity stake in Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind $510 million.
Deepwater Wind is a leading developer of offshore wind farms with a portfolio of projects along the US East Coast with a potential capacity of approximately ... Read More »