Energy Gasoline Oil Ukraine 
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2022
In an effort to address the rapidly increasing cost of gasoline, President Biden authorized the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months—more than 180 million barrels—from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The newly authorized drawdown will come from all four storage sites. Background.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 20, 2022
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that retail gasoline prices will average $3.84 After adjusting for inflation, this summer’s forecast national average price would mark the highest retail gasoline and diesel prices since 2014. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 2, 2022
This post examines the recent changes in the costs of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles. The expectation was that the cost of electricity had recently increased much less than the costs of gasoline and diesel. The reason is that, in the United States, oil is used to generate less than 1% of electricity.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 10, 2022
introduced the Home Front Energy Independence Act. The bill would put the ban on the importing Russian oil and petroleum products issued under President Biden’s executive order ( earlier post ) into law.). purchases of Russian oil until the president determines Russia recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
In the first half of 2022 (January–June), US exports of petroleum products averaged nearly 6 million barrels per day (b/d), the most first-half-of-year exports in Petroleum Supply Monthly data, going back to 1973, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 11, 2023
The year 2022 was marked by the emergence of longer-term economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic and an unexpected war in Eastern Europe that caused turmoil in energy markets. This reversal in 2022 was largely due to the substitution of coal with natural gas—a less carbon-intensive fuel—and a rise in renewable energy generation.
CleanTechnica EVs
AUGUST 19, 2022
Thanks to Covid-induced supply chain issues and Russia’s war with Ukraine, oil prices have surged to over $100/barrel at times. That and the dearth of refining capacity (converting crude oil to gasoline/diesel) has pushed the price of gasoline and diesel to record highs.
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