_Economy and Finance

http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/er/index.cfm Release Date: December 16, 2013 | Full Report Release Date: Early Spring 2014 | CORRECTION | Report Number: DOE/EIA-0383ER(2014) This release is an abridged version of the Annual Energy Outlook that highlights changes in the AEO Reference case projections for key energy topics. The Early Release includes data tables for the Reference case only. The AEO2014 full version will be released early Spring 2014. Download the AEO2014 Early Release Report

DECEMBER 12, 2013 Propane demand hits a record high for November http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=14151 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report Note: Product supplied is a proxy for consumption. Propane is produced from natural gas at processing plants and from crude oil at refineries. Propane produced from natural gas has been the fastest-growing component of overall U.S. propane supply. Propane production in the United States has set record highs on an almost weekly basis in 2013 as a result of increased oil and natural gas drilling. A record corn crop harvest has increased the demand for propane (shown in the graph above as product supplied) in the central United States. Expanded propane production met this agricultural demand, while continuing to supply other markets.

http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/steo/report/global_oil.cfm SHORT-TERM ENERGY OUTLOOK Release Date: December 10, 2013 | Next Release Date: January 7, 2014 | Full Report | Text Only | All Tables | All Figures Global Crude Oil and Liquid Fuels

http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/steo/report/prices.cfm SHORT-TERM ENERGY OUTLOOK Release Date: December 10, 2013 | Next Release Date: January 7, 2014 | Full Report | Text Only | All Tables | All Figures Prices

http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/steo/index.cfm SHORT-TERM ENERGY OUTLOOK Release Date: December 10, 2013 | Next Release Date: January 7, 2014 | Full Report | Text Only | All Tables | All Figures Overview

DECEMBER 4, 2013 Natural gas use for power generation falls as industrial sector's use continues to rise http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=14031 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Monthly and Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) Note: October 2013 and November 2013 consumption volumes represent preliminary STEO estimates. For the first eleven months of 2013, natural gas consumption in the electric power sector was below 2012 levels because of relatively higher natural gas prices compared with coal prices, and cooler summer weather compared with 2012. EIA estimates that electric power sector natural gas consumption was, on average, down by 13% so far in 2013 (through November), relative to the same time period in 2012. By contrast, industrial sector natural gas consumption in 2013 was up 3% compared with 2012.