A look at US crude and the crude products balance

April 29, 2019 By Mark Rachal

To evaluate the U.S.’s energy independence, we evaluate U.S. crude and the crude products balance, and which countries import our light crude.

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, crude oil, Mark Rachal, Trader's Corner, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Photo courtesy of Chesapeake Utilities Corp./Sharp Energy

Making our point about propane ‘Supply Points’

April 8, 2019 By Brian Richesson

In our monthly print and digital editions of LP Gas magazine, we feature a section that highlights the…

This article is tagged with butane, Chesapeake Utilities, propane distributors, propane pricing, propane supply, Sharp Energy, Supply Points, Trader's Corner, Tri Gas & Oil, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

EIA: US natural gas plant liquids production continues to hit record highs

April 1, 2019 By Brian Richesson

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show how natural gas plant liquids production continues to grow from domestic sources.

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U.S. propane supply, export imbalance weighs on prices

March 26, 2019 By Mark Rachal

In this week’s Trader’s Corner, we revisit a topic that we have discussed numerous times this year: the…

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, natural gas processing, propane exports, propane prices, Trader's Corner, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

If a refinery produces renewable diesel, it has the ability to produce renewable propane. Photo: iStock.com/halbergman

US natural gas processing plant capacity, throughput increase

March 20, 2019 By Brian Richesson

The United States saw a 5 percent increase in natural gas processing capacity and processing throughput between 2014 and 2017 in the lower 48 states.

This article is tagged with natural gas, natural gas liquids, NGL, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in News

US propylene inventory sets 5-year high

March 11, 2019 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay

The propane inventory number reported each week by the Energy Information Administration also includes propylene. Propylene is a…

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EIA: East, Southwest to drive US natural gas plant liquids growth

February 14, 2019 By Brian Richesson

Natural gas plant liquids production is forecast to grow by 32 percent between 2018 and 2050 to 5.8 million barrels per day.

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Natural gas production on the rise over the last decade

December 14, 2018 By Brian Richesson

This growth in natural gas production has been driven by production in the Appalachian Basin in the Northeast, the Permian Basin in western Texas and New Mexico, and the Haynesville Shale in Texas and Louisiana.

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The EIA says propane expenditures will have little change this winter heating season. Photo: iStock.com/studioimagen

Propane heating expenditures on a steady course

November 30, 2018 By Brian Richesson

Don’t expect much change in propane heating expenditures this winter, Energy Information Administration says.

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Space and water heating top two energy consumers

November 9, 2018 By Clara Richter

Space and water heating made up two-thirds of total energy consumption in the U.S. in 2015, according to the Energy Information Administration.