EIA Using Near-Real-Time Export Data to Improve Weekly Report

摘要

Starting with the Aug. 31 release of its Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), the Energy Information Administration (EIA) began publishing weekly petroleum export and consumption estimates. The estimates are based on near-real-time export data provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. EIA previously relied on weekly export estimates based on monthly official export data published by the U.S. Census Bureau roughly six weeks following the end of each reporting month. The new methodology is expected to improve weekly estimates of petroleum consumption—measured by product supplied—by improving estimates of weekly exports of crude oil, petroleum products, and biofuels, which increased from 1 MMbbld in 2004 to nearly 5 MMbbld in 2015.