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.
US Natural Gas Production Surges to Record in 2022, up 33% from 2017. LNG Exports Hit Record despite Freeport Terminal Shutdown by Wolf Richter • Mar 3, 2023 • 63 Comments LNG exports to Europe up 150%, exports to Asia and Latin America plunge.
U.S. Electricity Generation by Source in 2022: Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear, Wind, Hydro, Solar, Geothermal, Biomass, Petroleum by Wolf Richter • Feb 28, 2023 • 226 Comments A record year for power generation, after 14 Years of Stagnation.
EV Sales Spiked in California. Share Hit 17%. ICE Vehicle Sales Plunged. First Uptick in Electricity Sales after 13 Years of Decline by Wolf Richter • Feb 10, 2023 • 1 Comment Camry was dethroned as perennial #1 by Tesla Model Y & Model 3. And finally a little growth for electric utilities.
