July STEO Predicts U.S. Natgas Output Declines, Demand Rises 2024
Once a month, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysts issue the agency’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), their best guess about where energy prices and production will go in the next 12 months. Starting last month, the EIA axed its monthly Drilling Productivity Report that focused on shale plays and instead rolled it into the monthly STEO (see Biden EIA Dumps Detailed Monthly U.S. Shale Drilling Report). We're still grumbling about the change. So, what did yesterday's July 2024 STEO show? On a macro level, the EIA predicts U.S. natural gas production will decline in 2024 while demand will rise to a record high.
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