In 2015 nearly 77% of the most prolific U.S. oil wells, or those producing more than 400 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day, were horizontally drilled wells.
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Interesting Stats From EIA On The Proliferation Of Horizontal Drilling
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By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Let’s follow up on a post earlier this week on the energy stakes in next week’s election with some recent analysis by Adam Sieminski, who heads the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Speaking at a Natural Gas Roundtable event, Sieminski said that constraints on hydraulic fracturing, reducing its use, could have significant price impacts. E&E… Keep reading →
More than eight months after restrictions on exporting domestic crude oil were lifted, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that U.S. crude exports are on the rise and are heading to a variety of destinations. First, the surge in exports since restrictions were lifted: And the destinations for those exports (other than Canada): EIA:… Keep reading →
5 Back-To-School Resources To Help You Learn About Energy
By Paul Lester | Digital Content Specialist, Office of Public Affairs
It’s hard to believe but summer is already drawing to a close, which means millions of students across the United States are going back to school to boost their brainpower in subjects like science, technology, engineering and math — or STEM. Of course, our favorite STEM topic is energy, which plays a vital role in… Keep reading →
The sound approach to energy regulation in the U.S. – one that provides appropriate oversight to oil and natural gas development without unnecessarily impeding progress – continues to be a major theme at the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) annual conference in Washington. Tesoro President and CEO Gregory J. Goff raised the point with his… Keep reading →
Energy And America’s Best Interest – #EIAConf
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) annual energy conference is under way in Washington, D.C. Here are a few highlights from the first slate of speakers, which included John Holdren, assistant to the president for science and technology, and Gregory Goff, Tesoro Corporation president and CEO. Holdren went first, saying that the driver of technology… Keep reading →
EIA: Renewables Will Grow And Fossil Fuels Will Remain
By Wayne D'Angelo | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
In an energy policy debate that is far too often dominated by ideological purists, here is a statistic for those who support renewable energy growth and continued reliance on fossil fuels.
Direct Current’s Energy Unit Calculator
By Daniel Wood | Data Visualization and Cartographic Specialist, Office of Public Affairs
We recently released the second episode of Direct Current, our new Energy.gov podcast. In this episode, Paul Lester and I propose some new energy units — burritos, Mt. Rushmore, a New York Minute and the Moon Landing — our way of making energy consumption easier to understand. We thought you might want to explore these… Keep reading →
Statement Of Support For IEA Housing CEM Secretariat From Energy Secretary Moniz
By U.S. Department Of Energy
Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz released the following statement regarding the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) moving their secretariat to the International Energy Agency (IEA) from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): “Early this month, energy ministers and other high-level delegates from 23 countries and the European Union met at CEM7 in San Francisco.… Keep reading →
When it comes to making actual progress on climate through the reduction of carbon emissions, basically there are two groups: talkers and doers. Talkers spend much of their time filibustering on the need to reduce emissions through central government planning – bureaucratic programs, new layers of regulation, onerous pricing mechanisms and more – while criticizing… Keep reading →
