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IEA: global energy efficiency progress drops to slowest rate since start of decade

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in 2018, driven in large part by the People’s Republic of China, India and the United States, which were responsible for 70% of demand growth. in 2018—the slowest rate since 2010—according to Energy Efficiency 2019 , the IEA’s annual report on energy efficiency. Global primary energy demand rose by 2.3%

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EIA STEO projects higher US crude production, increases in travel and gasoline demand

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In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that US crude oil production, which averaged an estimated 8.9 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2016, will average 9.2 million b/d in 2018. Higher coal production leads to increased rail shipments, which consumes diesel fuel.

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EIA: light duty vehicle energy consumption to drop 25% by 2040; increased oil production, vehicle efficiency reduce US oil and liquid imports

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This resulted in the significantly lower level of VMT growth after 2018 compared with AEO2013. Domestic crude oil production increases sharply in the AEO2014 Reference case, with annual growth averaging 0.8 million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) through 2016, when domestic production comes close to the historical high of 9.6

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