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| October 09, 2018 | Energy | International Trade
As domestic production continues to increase, the average density of crude oil produced in the United States continues to become lighter.
| October 05, 2018 | Energy | International Trade
| October 03, 2018 | Energy | International Trade
During 2017, owners and operators of U.S. nuclear power plants purchased 40 million pounds of uranium from foreign suppliers. Canada, Australia, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan represented the top five countries of origin and together accounted for 84% of total U.S. uranium purchases in 2017.
| October 03, 2018 | Energy | International Trade
| October 03, 2018 | Energy | International Trade
| October 03, 2018 | Energy | International Trade
| October 02, 2018 | Energy | International Trade
| October 02, 2018 | Energy | Alternative | International Trade
| October 02, 2018 | Energy | Logistics
| October 02, 2018 | Energy
The density of crude oil processed by U.S. Gulf Coast refineries has become lighter since 2008 as refineries moved away from heavier imported crude oil to lighter crude oil produced in Texas.
| October 01, 2018 | Energy | Maritime
| September 28, 2018 | Energy
During the 2018 water year that ends September 30, 2018, The Dalles Dam in the Pacific Northwest experienced above-normal inflow—water volume flowing into the dam—but electricity generation from the dam remained relatively normal.
| September 27, 2018 | Energy | Intermodal | Rail
| September 24, 2018 | Energy | International Trade
Crude oil surpassed hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) to become the largest U.S. petroleum export, with 1.8 million barrels per day (b/d) of exports in the first half of 2018. U.S. crude oil exports increased by 787,000 b/d, or almost 80%, from the first half of 2017 to the first half of 2018 and set a new monthly record of 2.2 million b/d in June.
| September 24, 2018 | Energy | International Trade
| September 21, 2018 | Energy | International Trade
Brazil’s ethanol output is seasonal and typically peaks during the fourth quarter (October–December) of each year. The peak coincides with the harvest of sugarcane, the primary feedstock used in Brazil's ethanol production. This seasonal fuel ethanol production can lead to significant monthly variations in Brazil’s total petroleum and other liquids production.
| September 21, 2018 | Energy
| September 18, 2018 | Energy | International Trade
| September 18, 2018 | Energy | International Trade
| September 18, 2018 | Energy | International Trade
Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) received about $567 billion in net oil export revenues in 2017, up 29% from revenues in 2016. Increases in both crude oil prices and in net OPEC oil exports drove revenues higher in 2017, and EIA expects that revenues will continue to increase in 2018, based on EIA’s August Short-Term Energy Outlook.
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