Side Effect of US Oil & Gas Boom: Record Ethane Production & Exports by Wolf Richter • Apr 3, 2024 • 45 Comments Production, consumption by the US petrochemical industry, and exports all hit records, and the price collapsed.
US Coal Production, Consumption, Exports & Imports in 2023: Consumption Plunges to Lowest since 1963. But Exports Rise by Wolf Richter • Apr 1, 2024 • 61 Comments Use of coal in power generation fades. Cheap US natural gas has been hard to beat for 15 years.
Gasoline Demand Has a Long-Term Structural Problem in the US: Plunging Per-Capita Consumption by Wolf Richter • Mar 7, 2024 • 215 Comments In 2023, gasoline consumption was where it had been 20 years ago, even as miles driven hit a record, on more efficient ICE vehicles and the shift to EVs.
Production & Exports of Crude Oil & Petroleum Products Soar to Record in 2023, SPR Gets Refilled (Slowly) by Wolf Richter • Mar 4, 2024 • 65 Comments US oil production boom has dramatically changed global energy dynamics.
US Natural Gas Production, Exports of Natural Gas via LNG and Pipelines, All Soar to New Records in 2023, Price Collapses by Wolf Richter • Mar 3, 2024 • 86 Comments The US became the largest LNG exporter in the world in 2023. It has long been the largest natural gas producer in the world.
U.S. Electricity Generation by Source in 2023: Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear, Wind, Hydro, Solar, Geothermal, Biomass, Petroleum by Wolf Richter • Feb 27, 2024 • 219 Comments Power generation dips from record: 16 years of stagnation. And the battery arbitrage.
Which Industries Lost Jobs, Which Gained Jobs, including Government Jobs: Longer-Term Employment Trends in Charts by Wolf Richter • Jan 7, 2024 • 70 Comments Some are hot, some are cold. And a special look at employment in oil & gas drilling and in mining.
Gasoline Prices Rise Year-over-Year for First Time since Feb 2022: CPI Inflation to Feel the Heat this Year by Wolf Richter • Sep 5, 2023 • 109 Comments “Disinflation” already ended.
Crude Oil WTI Jumps to Highest since November, as SPR Gets Refilled, Saudi Arabia & Russia Extend Production Cuts by Wolf Richter • Sep 5, 2023 • 113 Comments “Disinflation” honeymoon was nice, thank you, but it’s over.
EVs Made the First Visible Dent into Gasoline Consumption by Wolf Richter • May 11, 2023 • 277 Comments Gasoline sales have already been stagnating for years, interrupted by big drops in demand.
