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Posted March 11, 2016Today in Energy
Crude oil shipments by rail from Midwest to coastal regions decline ›
The movement of crude by rail within the United States, including within Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts, reached a high of 928,000 barrels per day (b/d) in October 2014, with most of the shipments originating in the Midwest and going to the East Coast, West Coast, and Gulf Coast regions. Since October 2015, crude-by-rail volumes have declined as production has slowed, as crude oil price spreads have narrowed, and as more pipelines have come online. More›
Source: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly
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Data Highlights
WTI crude oil futures price
3/10/2016: $37.84/bbl
up$3.27 from week earlier
down$10.33 from year earlier
Natural gas futures price
3/10/2016: $1.788/mmBtu
up$0.149 from week earlier
down$1.036 from year earlier
Weekly coal production
3/5/2016: 12.556 million tons
down0.510 million tons from week earlier
down5.273 million tons from year earlier
Natural gas inventories
3/4/2016: 2,479 Bcf
down57 Bcf from week earlier
up911 Bcf from year earlier
Crude oil inventories
3/4/2016: 521.9 mmbbl
up3.9 mmbbl from week earlier
up73.0 mmbbl from year earlier