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Outlook for light-duty vehicles and the fuels used in those vehicles pdf
Subject:EIA, transportation, energy markets
Presented by:John Maples, Senior Transportation Analyst
Presented to: Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Washington, DC—March 7, 2018

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EIA's resources for emergency response pdf ppt
Subject:U.S. Energy Information Administration, emergency response
Presented by:Dr. Linda Capuano, Administrator
Presented to: Committee on National Statistics
Washington, DC—October 19, 2018
EIA 2018-19 Winter Fuels Outlook pdf
Subject:EIA, energy markets, forecasts
Presented by:Tim Hess, Office of Energy Analysis
Presented to: NASEO 2018-2019 Winter Energy Outlook Webinar
Washington, DC—October 10, 2018
International Energy Outlook 2018 (IEO2018) pdf ppt
Subject:U.S. Energy Information Administration
Presented by:Dr. Linda Capuano, Administrator
Presented to: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Washington, DC—July 24, 2018
Current state and future of national energy data - EIA Overview pdf ppt
Subject:U.S. Energy Information Administration
Presented by:John J. Conti, Deputy Administrator
Presented to: Parliament of Canada House of Commons, Standing Committee on Natural Resources (RNNR)
Ottawa, Ontario Canada—May 3, 2018

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Pipeline constraints, refinery maintenance push Western Canadian crude oil prices lower

daily Brent and WCS crude oil prices
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on Bloomberg L.P.

Planned maintenance at several large refineries in the Midwest has decreased the volume of crude oil processed in the region, which has resulted in lower prices of Western Canadian Select (WCS), a crude oil typically processed in the Midwest. WCS crude oil is typically priced lower than other crude oils because of differences in crude oil quality, but increasing production of WCS and pipeline capacity constraints in Western Canada have resulted in even lower prices of WCS compared with crude oil benchmarks such as Brent.

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