Best in Energy – 18 May 2023

U.S. propane use fell in warm winter (EIA)

U.S. electric reliability assessment (NERC)

U.S. electric cold weather planning (NERC)

Russia tax revenues from energy fall (FT)

China’s thrifty travel trend (Reuters)

China’s diplomacy with Central Asia (Reuters)

India to refill strategic oil reserve (Bloomberg)

Vietnam urges power conservation (Bloomberg)

INDIA’s gas-fired power generation fell to 1,862 GWh in March 2023 down from 2,481 GWh in March 2022 and 3,988 GWh in March 2021 as the surge in LNG prices encouraged switching to coal and renewables:

U.S. GASOLINE inventories depleted by more than -1 million barrels over the seven days ending on May 12. Stocks are at the lowest seasonal level for nine years since 2014:

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John Kemp

Energy analyst, public policy specialist, amateur historian