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American households can expect significant increases in home heating costs this winter, including a 30% increase in natural gas expenditures versus last winter, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. The agency said as part of its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) that it expects a 3% increase in average U.S. heating degree days…

Domestic petroleum demand rose last week, but strong crude production and imports ended up driving U.S. inventory gains for a second straight week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report, released Wednesday, showed production climbed to 11.3 million b/d for the week ended Oct. 1, up from 11.1 million b/d the…

Under current policies, oil and natural gas production will continue growing through 2050 amid rising global energy consumption driven by developing Asian economies, according to the latest long-term projections from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its International Energy Outlook 2021(IEO2021) report published Wednesday, the agency predicted a nearly 50% increase in global energy…

Global oil and natural gas explorers made some wrong-way bets on the direction of commodity prices during 2Q2021, with hedging losses for 90 of the biggest U.S. and overseas producers totaling $11 billion, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. The net hedging losses among the world’s largest exploration and production (E&P) companies were the…

Domestic petroleum demand declined last week, dragged lower by a drop in distillate fuel consumption, while production recovered in the wake of Hurricane Ida, according to the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) inventory report. EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report, released Wednesday, showed output climbed to 11.1 million b/d for the week ended Sept. 24.…

Natural gas futures sailed higher on Monday, rallying for a third straight session ahead of prompt month expiration and amid a potential global energy supply crunch. The October Nymex contract spiked 56.6 cents day/day and settled at $5.706/MMBtu. October rolls off the board as the prompt month at the close of trading Tuesday. November jumped…

Domestic petroleum demand and production increased notably last week, as the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) energy complex recuperated from the havoc imposed by Hurricane Ida, the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) inventory report showed. EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report, released Wednesday, showed production climbed to 10.6 million b/d for the week ended Sept. 17,…

Natural gas futures faltered on Monday, extending to three days a losing streak that materialized alongside forecasts for cooler temperatures and moderating demand.     The October Nymex contract dropped 12.0 cents day/day and settled at $4.985/MMBtu. November fell 12.4 cents to $5.022. At A Glance: Futures fall amid autumn weather Forecasts call for mild conditions Global…

The aftershocks of Hurricane Ida kept a lid on petroleum output and demand last week, long after the storm hammered Louisiana and production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) on Aug. 29, the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) inventory report showed. For the week ended Sept. 10, production inched ahead to 10.1 million…