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Natural gas-fired electricity generation during Texas cold snap just shy of record high

March 18, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 18, 2025. By Jordan Young A February 19–22 cold snap increased electricity demand in Texas, and natural gas-fired electricity generation approached record highs for hourly [Read more]

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Recent cold snap results in fourth-largest withdrawal from underground natural gas storage

February 10, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 10, 2025. By Katy Fleury and Grace Wheaton Colder-than-normal temperatures across much of the United States in mid-January increased natural gas consumption, resulting [Read more]

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Sanctioned Russia finds LNG market amid Europe’s winter energy crunch

January 14, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 13, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia Three years after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, its gas exports remain a thorny issue, as European countries continue to [Read more]

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U.S. inventories enter the winter with the most natural gas since 2016

December 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 2, 2024. By Grace Wheaton, Katy Fleury, Jose Villar Working natural gas in storage in the Lower 48 states ended the natural gas [Read more]

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Nov. 2024 propane inventories fall short of five-year average, La Niña forecast suggests milder winter

November 27, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Nov. 27, 2024. As of 1 November 2024, Canadian underground propane inventories were 1,587 thousand cubic metres (10³m³) (9.98 million barrels [MMb]), which is 15 [Read more]

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Natural gas inventories, production high entering the spring season

May 30, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on May 29, 2024. March 2024 ended with 744 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas in storage in Canada; 44 per cent higher than the [Read more]

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Mild winter weather may lead to persistently high natural gas inventories through 2025

April 12, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 11, 2024. By Katy Fleury, Corrina Ricker Data visualization: Corrina Ricker, Owen Comstock U.S. working natural gas inventories ended the winter heating season (November [Read more]

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Smart street design makes winter cycling an easy choice

March 8, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 29, 2024. By Gaye Taylor Winter cycling is on the rise in Whitehorse, Saskatoon, and Montreal, fuelled by robust camaraderie, a shared determination to exchange [Read more]

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EVs endure Canada’s deep freeze despite infrastructure hurdles

January 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 26, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Last week’s cold snap brought North America its lowest temperatures so far this winter, precipitating a flurry of reports about [Read more]

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EV infrastructure falls behind in rural, northern communities

January 19, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 19, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Unequal funding and gaps in Canada’s support for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure are creating challenges for drivers in remote and [Read more]

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Climate change made Canada’s hyper-warm December twice as likely

January 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 16, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Climate change made December’s hyper-warm weather across Canada at least twice as likely, concludes a new rapid analysis released this [Read more]

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The United States begins the winter with the most natural gas in storage since 2020

December 11, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 7, 2023. By Jose Villar Working natural gas in storage in the Lower 48 United States ended the natural gas injection season at [Read more]

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EIA expects most U.S. households will spend more on energy this winter

October 18, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 13, 2022. By Elesia Fasching, Owen Comstock, Ornella Kaze We expect that most U.S. households will spend more money on energy this winter [Read more]

Student Resources

Solar-powered greenhouses in the Yukon? Even in the winter?

January 6, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews researcher Henry Penn, University of Calgary and The Arctic Institute of North America’s Kluane Lake Research Station, about an exciting new greenhouse research project in SW Yukon [Read more]

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Opinion

Opinion: US natural gas prices surge on cold weather forecast

November 6, 2018 Energi Staff

Most of the US, with the exception of California, Florida, Hawaii and Alaska is expected to experience colder than normal temperatures in the middle of November. The forecast has boosted natural gas prices.   ACityMadeByPeople.com photo [Read more]

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News

Some petroleum products shipments impacted by low Rhine River

October 30, 2018 Energi Staff

The Rhine River, which runs northwest from Switzerland through Germany, France, and the Netherlands into the North Sea, is a major petroleum product transportation corridor.  Getty Images photo. Higher prices for petroleum products imports due to [Read more]

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Opinion

Winter is coming in natural gas markets

October 30, 2018 Energi Staff

In natural gas markets, the prospects of a natural gas glut, which was commonly heard within the energy industry not that long ago, has vanished following last winter’s tight market, and is being replaced by [Read more]

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USA

US natural gas storage likely enters winter at lowest since 2005

October 12, 2018 Energi Staff

The US Energy Information Administration reports that heading into winter, US natural gas storage levels will be at their lowest end-of-October level since 2005.  Shutterstock photo. US natural gas storage used to balance seasonal fluctuations [Read more]

USA

US home heating bills likely to be slightly higher this winter

October 10, 2018 Energi Staff

The US Energy Information Administration says it expects US home heating bills to be higher this winter, compared to last winter due to the rising costs of heating fuels. iStock photo by Grzegorz Kieca. Higher heating [Read more]

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Canada

Shortage of rail cars strands Alberta oil shipments

February 15, 2018 Energi Staff

Harsh winter conditions as well as Canadian railways’ recent volume growth have stranded some Alberta oil shipments.  CP Rail photo. Stranded Alberta oil shipments have led to plummeting crude prices Bloomberg reports a shortage of [Read more]

In the Spotlight

Alberta needs a Plan B

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Oil finally has a competitor (electricity) Alberta already has a Plan A. It’s called the Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan. To understand how risky it is, you need to understand OPEC’s “Oil and Gas [Read more]

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