Book Description

Statement of Adam Sieminski, Administrator, Energy Info. Admin. (EIA), the statistical and analytical agency within the Dept. of Energy (DOE). EIA collects, analyzes, and disseminates impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment. Sieminski discusses how EIA provides data and analysis specifically related to winter fuels markets, including forecasts of average heating fuel expenditures by region and primary heating fuel. EIA reports on the status of fuels markets through many channels, including the Weekly Petroleum Status Report, This Week in Petroleum, the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, the Natural Gas Weekly Update, the monthly Short Term Energy Outlook and Today in Energy. From Oct. through March, in cooperation with participating States, EIA publishes the Heating Oil and Propane Outlook Weekly. During the winter, EIA updates the information regularly. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.