US Energy Information Administration news
Eastern US natural gas increasingly meets LNG-fuelled demand growth in AEO2025
In the AEO2025, the US EIA has projected regional differences in natural gas markets that will encourage increased natural gas flows from the mid-Atlantic to the southern Gulf Coast in the coming decades.
EIA reports that natural gas price volatility fell over 1H25
The average historical volatility of the daily Henry Hub front-month futures price trended downward through 1H25, with quarterly volatility falling from a recent high of 81% in the 4Q24 to 69% by mid-2025.
US refinery maintenance leads to increased exports of crude oil
The US exported more crude oil to Nigeria than it received from Nigeria for the first time in February and March 2025, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports.
EIA expects US hydrocarbon production to be supported by export growth
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that US hydrocarbon production is to be supported by export growth in long-term projections through 2030.
Refinery closures present risk for higher gasoline prices on the USA West Coast
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported that California is set to lose 17% of its oil refinery capacity over the next 12 months because of two planned refinery closures.
EIA predicts oil prices to decrease despite market uncertainty
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that Brent crude oil price will average less than US$70/bbl in 2025 and approximately US$58/bbl in 2026.
EIA reports that imports made up lowest share of US energy supply in nearly 40 years
In 2024, the US imported about 17% of its domestic energy supply, half of the record share set in 2006 and the lowest share since 1985, according to the EIA’s Monthly Energy Review.
EIA reports US refining capacity largely unchanged as of January 2025
According to the US EIA’s latest annual Refinery Capacity Report, US operable atmospheric distillation capacity totalled 18.4 million bpcd on 1 January 2025 – essentially flat compared with last year.
EIA forecasts slowed world oil consumption growth
The EIA has forecast that world oil consumption growth will slow amid less economic activity.
SAF production soars high in the US with new capacity
US sustainable aviation fuel production has taken off as new capacity comes online, according to a recent report from the US Energy Information Administration.