Open AccessMonthly energy review, March 1998
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/582222
Subject(s) - fell , coal , agricultural economics , petroleum , consumption (sociology) , natural gas , net energy , environmental science , economics , geography , zoology , waste management , engineering , chemistry , cartography , art , organic chemistry , aesthetics , biology
The Monthly Energy Review (MER) presents an overview of the Energy Information Administration`s recent monthly energy statistics. The statistics cover the major activities of U.S. production, consumption, trade, stocks, and prices for petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, and nuclear energy. Also included are international energy and thermal and metric conversion factors. Energy production during December 1997 totaled 5.9 quadrillion Btu, a 2.8 percent increase from the level of production during December 1996. Coal production increased 9.5 percent, natural gas production increased 3.9 percent, and production of crude oil and natural gas plant liquids decreased 1.1 percent. All other forms of energy production combined were down 6.9 percent from the level of production during December 1996