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Exxon Mobil / Pioneer and Chevron / Hess Mergers in the Context of Global Liquid Fuels Production
The combined 2022 liquids output of Exxon Mobil, Pioneer, Chevron, and Hess totals 4.2 million barrels per day, or 4.2%…
U.S. CO2 Emissions from Hydrocarbon Fuel Consumption
U.S. CO2 emissions from hydrocarbon fuel consumption have fallen more than 20% from their mid-2000s peak, with EIA projecting 4.75…
Natural Gas Trade Lowers U.S. Trade Deficit – Revised
U.S. natural gas trade shifted from a deficit to a growing surplus over the past decade, with monthly net exports…
Net Additional Coal Generation Capacity Since the Paris Agreement
Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, coal-fired generation capacity has fallen by 164.4 GW in developed countries while rising by a…
European Natural Gas Imports and Storage Ahead of Winter 2023-2024
As of October 31, 2023, EU natural gas storage stood near 4 trillion cubic feet, roughly 12% above the five-year…
European Receipts of U.S. LNG Exports by Destination – Revisited
As Russia curtailed pipeline gas to Europe—cutting flows from a 2019 peak of 15 BCF/d to under 1 BCF/d by…
The Italian Duck Curve: Evolution of Italy’s August Electricity Generation Resource Mix — 2017-2023
As utility-scale solar has grown in Italy, its August electricity generation mix now displays the "Duck Curve" first observed in…
U.S. Crude Oil Import Dependence and Potential Vulnerability
U.S. crude oil imports have swung widely over seven decades, from near self-sufficiency in the late 1940s to a 2008…
Running on Empty Revisited: U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Continues to Decline to Historic Lows
Following the Biden Administration's 220 million barrel drawdown—the largest in the reserve's history—the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to…
Seeking Price Relief Through SPR Sales – (Revisited 2)
Between November 2021 and March 2023, the Biden Administration released 220 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve—the largest drawdown…
LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Trade Lowers U.S. Trade Deficit
U.S. LNG exports, which began in 2016, have grown to become a measurable offset to the national trade deficit, with…
Rising U.S. Transportation Fuel Prices
After retreating from their twenty-year (non-inflation-adjusted) peaks in late summer 2022, U.S. transportation fuel prices are rising aggressively again, emerging…
The Spanish Duck Curve: Evolution of Spain’s August Electricity Generation Resource Mix — 2019-2023
As utility-scale solar has expanded in Spain, midday solar output increasingly displaces other generation, producing a "Duck Curve" that requires…
European Industrial Electricity Prices as a Measure of Energy Affordability
European industrial electricity prices held stable from 2007 through 2021 before spiking sharply in 2022 amid Russia's escalation of its…
Americas Net Oil Imports
Fig. 2 of 2 · Chart 2023-33 · Source: EPRINC From the EPRINC Chart of the Week archive.
U.S. Energy Security As Measured by Affordability
Consumer spending on motor vehicle fuel and other energy goods has fallen as a share of total disposable personal expenditures…
U.S. Energy Security As Measured by Import Dependency/Vulnerability
U.S. energy security, measured by petroleum import dependency, has improved substantially since imports peaked at 12 MB/d in 2006, with…