By Mickey Francis This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 28, 2021. In 2020, renewable energy sources (including wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass, and geothermal energy) generated a record 834 billion kilowatthours (kWh) of [Read more]
By Jonathan DeVilbiss, Mark Morey This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 21, 2021. A heat wave in the Northwest United States in late June led to more regional demand for electricity. [Read more]
By Slade Johnson, Kien Chau, Lindsay Aramayo This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 1, 2021. In February 2021, the government of Vietnam released a draft of the country’s latest [Read more]
By Stephen York This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 24, 2021. In the first four months of 2021, natural gas-fired generation in the Lower 48 states averaged 3,394 gigawatthours [Read more]
By Lori Aniti This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 27, 2021. Annual spending on electricity distribution systems by major U.S. utilities continues to increase. Utilities spent $57.4 billion on [Read more]
This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 5, 2021. By Jozef Lieskovsky, Matt French, Richard Yan Voluntary OPEC production cuts have been contributing to reduced US crude oil imports from OPEC [Read more]
By Lori Aniti This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 26, 2021. Annual spending by major US electric utilities on the US electric transmission system has increased from $9.1 billion [Read more]
By Mickey Francis This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 19, 2020. In 2019, consumption of renewable energy in the United States grew for the fourth year in a row, [Read more]
By Jesse Barnett This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 23, 2020. U.S. consumption of petroleum products has fallen to its lowest level in decades because of measures that limit travel and [Read more]
By Olivia Clark, Perry Lindstrom This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 15, 2019. After a 2.7 per cent increase in U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2018, EIA’s [Read more]
The US Energy Information Administration is forecasting that NGPL production could grow by 32 per cent between 2018 and 2050, reaching 5.8 million b/d. Williams.com photo. NGPL production increases in Appalachian Basin, Southwest and Permian [Read more]
Iraq oil production averaged 4.5 million b/d through Aug. 2018, up from 4.4 million b/d in 2017. Iraq’s oil production has nearly doubled in the past decade. Reuters photo. Iraq oil production, consumption on the [Read more] [Read more]
Energy consumption grew rapidly in the Middle East, Asia and Africa while in North America, energy consumption grew only by 1 per cent between 2010 and 2016, and in Europe, energy use fell 4 per [Read more] [Read more]
According to the US Energy Information Administration, wind, natural gas and solar will make up the bulk of new utility-scale electric generating capacity additions. Repower photo by Jan Oelker. Wind to account for 46% of US [Read more] [Read more]
Energy commodity prices fell sharply in October on market concerns of a blooming crude glut and slowing global economy. Anadarko photo. Energy commodity prices rose by 25 per cent from Jan. to Oct., but ended [Read more] [Read more]
Oil prices fell quickly after peaking in early October due to concerns over slowing global economic growth coupled with a growing crude oil surplus. Anadarko photo. Oil prices peaked on October 3 By Matt French [Read more] [Read more]
Proved reserves of U.S. crude oil increased 19.5 per cent from the end of 2016, reaching 39.2 billion barrels and surpassing the previous peak level of 39.0 billion barrels set in 1970. Getty Images photo [Read more] [Read more]
US crude production has increased significantly during the past ten years, driven mainly by production from tight oil formations using horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Anadarko photo. US crude production tops Russia’s output in August By Emily [Read more]
LNG imports to Europe by pipeline, in particular from Russia and Norway, have increased. In 2017, natural gas imports from Russia provided 35 per cent of the total EU-28 supply and Norway provided 24 per cent. Total [Read more]
Iran oil production and exports have dropped since the Trump administration announced last May that it would quit the nuclear deal and re-impose sanctions on Iranian crude exports. AFP photo by Atta Kenare. Iran oil [Read more]
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