US Energy Information Administration news
Value of US petroleum products exported to Mexico nearly triples between 2008 – 2018
The EIA has reported that the US energy trade with Mexico involves importing crude oil and exporting petroleum products.
The US exported 2 million bpd of crude oil in 2018
EIA research has found that 2 million bpd of crude oil were exported in 2018 to 42 destinations.
Puerto Rico’s LNG imports returned to pre-Hurricane Maria levels in late 2018
The US Office of Fossil Energy recently released its LNG Annual Report which found that Puerto Rico’s LNG imports returned to pre-Hurricane levels towards the end of 2018.
US refinery runs hit fifth consecutive annual record high in 2018
EIA finds that the average US refinery runs in 2018 were 17.3 million bpd, with further increases expected.
EIA: Energy-related CO2 emissions projected to remain at current levels until 2050
The US Energy Administration is projecting the stabilisation of energy-related CO2 emissions around current levels for over four decades.
US Gulf Coast refinery demand for hydrogen increasingly met by merchant suppliers
As demand for hydrogen increases, US Gulf Coast refiners are consuming more hydrogen from merchant suppliers than from their own production.
EIA: The US imports and exports substantial volumes of petroleum
US net trade of petroleum has fallen in recent years, reaching 2.3 million bpd in 2018.
EIA: natural gas processing capacity increased in Lower 48 states between 2014 and 2017
The US Energy Information Administration has estimated that natural gas processing plant capacity increased by about 5% in the Lower 48 states on a net basis between 2014 and 2017.
EIA: US expands its role as world’s leading ethane exporter
US exports of ethane have increased from nearly nothing in 2013 to an average of 260 000 bpd through the first 10 months of 2018.
EIA: US expected to export more energy than it imports by 2020
The US is projected to export more petroleum and other liquids than it imports within the decade.