At this year’s ASPO conference, I was twice asked about the gasoline supply situation – once at a panel session and once by a reporter. At the time, there were gas shortages throughout the southeast, […]
Tag: EIA
My ASPO Slides are Available
I just learned today that the two presentations I made at this year’s ASPO conference are now available. The slides are pretty self-explanatory, but they only served as background for the talk so people could […]
Rationing by Running Out
This looks ominous: Gasoline Inventories at Lowest Levels Since 1967. Source: This Week in Petroleum Of course we used a lot less gasoline in 1967, so on a ‘days of supply’ basis, this is probably […]
Flirting with Disaster
Update: Governors in several states have now declared states of emergency due to potential gasoline shortages. One example: Governor Riley Declares State of Emergency MONTGOMERY – [Alabama] Governor Bob Riley on Friday afternoon declared a […]
Outline for ASPO Talks
I am scheduled to deliver two presentations at this year’s ASPO conference in Sacramento. You can see the agenda overview here. I will be speaking on the EIA, IEA and CERA on the 21st, and […]
Clarifying the Ethanol Blending Requirement
I have seen the question frequently arise as to whether the ethanol blending mandate is based on rigid numbers (e.g., 9 billion gallons in 2008) or whether it is actually a percentage requirement, and the […]
Doug MacIntyre on CNBC
Friend of R-Squared and frequent commenter, Doug MacIntyre from the Energy Information Administration was on CNBC today explaining that demand destruction in the U.S. will be compensated for by increased growth in China. He also […]
A Mixed Bag of Oil Projections in the MSM
Update: One more noteworthy story from Newsweek: The Coming Energy Wars Oil drives so much of the global economy, it’s almost impossible to fully imagine the world of $200 oil. No question, the shock will […]
Where Our Oil Imports Come From
Following the theme of the previous post on where we get our gasoline imports, below is the list of our Top 10 sources of oil imports for 2007. For 2007, our Top 10 importers of […]
Where Our Gasoline Imports Come From
I started this post almost a year ago, but forgot about it. But someone at The Oil Drum just said they wished they had more information on where our gasoline imports come from. No need […]