Annual U.S. coal-fired electricity generation will increase for the first time since 2014

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook We expect 22% more U.S. coal-fired generation in 2021 than in 2020, according to our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). The U.S. electric power sector has…

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U.S. natural gas prices likely to remain elevated through the winter

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) In our October Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that natural gas spot prices at the U.S. benchmark Henry Hub will average $5.67 per million British…

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook: Winter Fuels Outlook

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

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook: Winter Fuels Outlook In our Winter Fuels Outlook, to be released later today, we forecast that U.S. households will spend more money on energy this…

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Hurricane Ida disrupted crude oil production and refining activity

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) On Sunday, August 29, Hurricane Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane. As a result of the hurricane, 96% of crude oil…

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Brent crude oil price forecast to average $72 per barrel in the second half of 2021

July Short Term Energy Outlook: EIA Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), July 2021 Note: WTI = West Texas Intermediate crude oil. In the July Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), The EIA forecasts…

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