The US is a significant producer, consumer and net importer of energy. However, it lost its place to China as the world's largest consumer of energy in 2009. Worldwide, at end-2013, it ranked in tenth place in terms of its oil reserves, in fifth place for natural gas and in first place for coal, according to BP's Statistical Review of World Energy 2014.
Production of shale gas and shale oil has ramped up, and the International Energy Agency QEA) estimates that the US will be the world's largest oil producer in 2015 (counting crude oil and natural gas liquids).
The fell in the global price of oil has showed no sign of easing, and The Economist Intelligence Unit has reduced its forecast for the average price of dated Brent Blend (the international benchmark) in 2015 to US$54/barrel from US$8o/b. This will reduce investment in the US energy sector and oil production growth will slow.

Energy report 2

Overview 2

Energy policy 2

Oil and gas 3

Electricity 5

Coal 7

Nuclear 8

Alternative energy 8

Industry publishing schedule 10

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