US Energy Information Administration news
EIA: Dangote refinery drives increase in petroleum shipments from Nigeria
Seaborne petroleum product exports from Nigeria have grown seven-fold since 2023, playing an increasing role in the international market for petroleum products at a time when supplies from other areas have been constrained, the EIA has reported.
EIA: waterborne shipments from the US Gulf Coast increased in April and May
Waterborne shipments of crude oil and petroleum products from the US Gulf Coast to the West Coast more than quadrupled year-on-year in April and May following a waiver that permitted a broader group of ships to travel between US ports, the US EIA has reported.
EIA expects highest natural gas inventories in a decade heading into winter
The US Energy Information Administration expects natural gas inventories will increase to 3985 billion ft3 in October, the most gas in inventories ahead of the winter heating season since 2016.
EIA: China’s crude oil imports fell in 2Q26
China, the world’s largest importer of crude oil, imported less crude oil in 2Q26 following higher crude oil prices that resulted from disrupted flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the US EIA has reported.
EIA: lower crude oil prices reduced US-Canada energy trade value in 2025
The value of energy trade between the US and Canada fell by 11% in 2025 to an estimated US$137 billion, according to data from the US Census Bureau, the US EIA has reported.
EIA: commercial crude oil inventories increased by 2 million barrels
For the week ending 17 July 2026, commercial crude oil inventories (excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased 2.0 million barrels to 411.7 million barrels, 6% below the previous five-year (2021 - 2025) average, the US EIA has reported.
EIA: petroleum markets responded to disruptions in the Middle East in 2Q26
Petroleum markets in 2Q26 were characterised by continued disruptions to international crude oil and petroleum product flows through the Strait of Hormuz, contributing to higher and more volatile crude oil prices through most of the quarter, the EIA has reported.
EIA: US exports of crude oil and petroleum products reached record in April
US petroleum exports reached a record in April as disruptions to international crude oil and refined product flows through the Strait of Hormuz increased global demand for US exports, the US EIA has reported.
EIA increases global oil production forecast after the opening of the Strait of Hormuz
The US Energy Information Administration published its July Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), increasing its expectations for global oil production.
EIA: US refining capacity decreased during 2025
US operable atmospheric distillation capacity totalled 18.2 million b/cd on 1 January 2026 – down over 250 000 b/cd (about 1%) compared with 1 January 2025 – according to the EIA's latest annual Refinery Capacity Report.