U.S. Energy Information Administration - Short-Term Energy Outlook - March 2015
U.S. Energy Information Administration - Short-Term Energy Outlook - March 2015
U.S. Energy Information Administration - Short-Term Energy Outlook - March 2015
Energy Prices
U.S. Energy Information Administration | Short-Term Energy Outlook - March 2015
1st
2014
2nd
3rd
4th
1st
2nd
2015
3rd
4th
1st
2nd
2016
3rd
4th
98.75
108.15
94.10
97.56
103.35
109.67
98.59
101.02
97.78
101.90
93.82
96.43
73.16
76.43
71.59
73.44
47.93
54.62
44.36
46.84
47.00
56.34
43.47
46.01
53.00
59.94
49.50
51.97
60.67
67.00
57.15
59.72
67.00
72.09
63.47
65.99
71.00
76.02
67.48
70.01
71.67
76.67
68.17
70.68
70.33
75.34
66.83
69.34
93.26
99.00
89.65
92.01
52.15
59.50
48.56
51.20
70.00
75.03
66.53
69.05
272
303
303
298
300
289
276
288
276
203
240
228
156
182
182
173
185
173
173
190
178
170
209
205
190
222
215
216
233
218
213
234
219
189
231
226
262
282
274
168
192
188
202
230
219
297
249
295
244
289
243
234
194
179
131
180
118
183
131
203
148
217
161
228
169
227
173
225
171
278
230
186
132
224
168
340
348
396
397
368
375
394
382
350
358
384
369
288
296
358
330
226
234
293
285
244
252
282
265
243
251
281
262
242
250
300
289
258
266
315
302
287
295
329
304
284
293
329
301
261
270
327
310
336
344
383
372
239
247
289
282
273
281
325
305
5.36
5.21
4.75
4.61
4.08
3.96
3.91
3.80
3.01
2.92
3.02
2.93
3.23
3.13
3.41
3.31
3.56
3.45
3.37
3.27
3.63
3.53
3.76
3.65
4.52
4.39
3.17
3.07
3.58
3.48
6.17
8.66
9.82
5.62
9.64
13.11
5.06
9.69
16.92
5.15
8.51
10.52
4.58
8.33
9.06
3.84
8.25
11.64
4.04
8.81
15.80
4.44
8.30
10.28
4.77
8.51
9.38
4.23
8.72
12.12
4.48
9.37
16.32
4.87
8.85
10.61
5.53
8.87
10.94
4.24
8.36
10.24
4.60
8.74
10.64
Coal ...............................................................................
Natural Gas ..................................................................
Residual Fuel Oil (c) ......................................................
Distillate Fuel Oil ...........................................................
End-Use Prices (cents per kilowatthour)
2.33
6.82
19.95
23.40
2.39
4.93
20.44
22.74
2.37
4.25
19.75
21.86
2.37
4.30
15.28
18.77
2.30
4.15
12.10
15.34
2.34
3.69
11.60
15.07
2.32
3.86
11.35
15.39
2.30
4.27
11.58
17.28
2.33
4.38
11.80
18.04
2.36
3.98
12.63
18.52
2.36
4.22
13.13
18.63
2.32
4.57
13.19
19.26
2.36
4.98
19.26
22.33
2.31
3.98
11.67
15.74
2.34
4.28
12.68
18.57
6.99
10.55
11.91
6.92
10.68
12.73
7.36
11.11
13.01
6.76
10.59
12.38
6.53
10.26
12.18
6.73
10.59
12.80
7.30
11.05
13.08
6.69
10.50
12.44
6.59
10.34
12.38
6.82
10.71
12.99
7.40
11.21
13.31
6.81
10.69
12.69
7.01
10.75
12.50
6.82
10.62
12.63
6.91
10.76
12.86
2014
Year
2015
2016
- = no data available
Prices are not adjusted for inflation.
(a) Average for all sulfur contents.
(b) Average self-service cash price.
(c) Includes fuel oils No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, and topped crude.
Notes: The approximate break between historical and forecast values is shown with historical data printed in bold; estimates and forecasts in italics.
Prices exclude taxes unless otherwise noted.
Historical data: Latest data available from Energy Information Administration databases supporting the following reports: Petroleum Marketing Monthly , DOE/EIA-0380;
Weekly Petroleum Status Report , DOE/EIA-0208; Natural Gas Monthly , DOE/EIA-0130; Electric Power Monthly , DOE/EIA-0226; and Monthly Energy Review , DOE/EIA-0035.
WTI and Brent crude oils, and Henry Hub natural gas spot prices from Reuter's News Service (http://www.reuters.com).
Minor discrepancies with published historical data are due to independent rounding.
Projections: EIA Regional Short-Term Energy Model.