Permian pipeline construction is booming. Right now, oil companies are struggling to ship their crude from the shale-rich Permian Basin to the US Gulf Coast, but by 2019, three major pipelines that could double capacity [Read more]
According to the United States Energy Information Administration, US natural gas output is expected to hit an all-time high of 81.34 billion cubic feet per day this year. Shell photo. US natural gas output, consumption [Read more]
Under mounting pressure from ethics-related scandals, Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, submitted his letter of resignation to US President Donald Trump on Thursday. Gage Skidmore photo. Scott Pruitt instrumental in lobbying President [Read more]
Renewables (hydro, biomass, wind and solar) share of energy consumption in 2017 was 11.3% The fossil fuel share of total U.S. energy consumption in 2017 was the lowest share since 1902, at a little more [Read more]
On Thursday, US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said a nuclear and coal bailout is necessary to keep America free. The DOE is investigating ways to help the coal and nuclear industries, including possibly ordering grid [Read more]
Renewable energy businesses are hoping US cities’, states’ and corporations’ demand for carbon-free electricity will offset President Donald Trump’s tax policies and tariffs. Gregg M. Erickson photo via Wikipedia. Renewable energy prospects impacted by Trump tariff [Read more]
Three major players in the oil industry, Kinder Morgan Texas, EagleClaw Midstream Ventures and Apache Corporation have signed a letter of intent for the development of the $2 billion Permian Highway Pipeline project. Apache photo. [Read more]
HGLs are feedstock in production organic chemicals (e.g. ethylene, propylene) used to make plastics and resins. Consumption of hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) in the United States totaled 928 million barrels in 2016, up about 12% since 2010, according [Read more]
The number of unfractured Permian wells is rising at a record pace as pipeline bottlenecks in the Permian Basin could result in completely full pipelines out of the shale-rich region within three to four months. [Read more]
Since start of US “Shale Gale,” pace of production growth only accelerating, reshaping energy markets A decade since the start of a shale gas revolution that unlocked new supplies and resulted in a “wholesale turnaround” [Read more]
Utility subsidies for LED bulbs across the United States typically ranged from $1 to $15 per bulb in 2016 U.S. electric utilities reported spending $3.6 billion on energy efficiency customer incentives in 2016, or an [Read more]
Ethane prices began declining relative to natural gas prices in late 2011 and remained consistently lower than gas between 2013 and 2015 U.S. natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) production has nearly doubled since 2010, outpacing the rate [Read more]
Electricity consumption is higher in all cases Autonomous vehicles are one of the main sources of uncertainty in the future of U.S. transportation energy consumption, as autonomous vehicle technology has the potential to change travel [Read more]
Almost 80% of oil produced in Alaska in 2017 was refined in Washington and California In Dec. 2017, the passage of Public Law 115-97 required the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to establish and administer a competitive [Read more]
Oil production to reach 5.4 milliion b/d in 2023, more than current production from any OPEC member other than Saudi Arabia Oil production in the Permian Basin, already a major force in global supply growth, [Read more]
Water recycling is another way operators can reduce disposal costs and limit water sourcing constraints – something Canadian producers already do With the recent rise oil prices, operators have been adding rigs and ramping up [Read more]
A number of major US shale companies sold their crude through futures contracts at about $55/barrel, and are now missing out on the $70/barrel crude prices. Apache photo. Wall Street investors disappointed in US shale [Read more]
US refineries operated at record levels during 2017 The United States exported 186,000 barrels per day (b/d) of jet fuel in 2017, the eleventh consecutive year of increasing gross jet fuel exports, according to the [Read more]
United States Energy Information Administration cut its growth forecast for US crude output in 2019 from an earlier projected year-over year daily increase of 1.14 million b/d to 970,000 b/d. Linn Energy photo. US crude [Read more]
Person in a zero-vehicle household uses bus, subway, rail about 8 times more than household with 1 or more vehicles Households in the United States with more vehicles not only travel more, but they often [Read more]
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