EIA: Ethanol Output Steady
OAKHURST, N.J. (DTN) -- The Energy Information Administration expects ethanol production to average 927,000 barrels per day (bpd) this year, according to this month's Short-term Energy Outlook published Wednesday, Nov. 12, unchanged from month prior estimates.
In 2015, the agency expects domestic ethanol production to average 934,000 bpd, slightly higher than October's 933,000 bpd estimate.
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Ethanol production in June matched the monthly average production record of 959,000 bpd set in December 2011 and then fell back to an estimated average of 911,000 bpd in October.
EIA said biodiesel production averaged 89,000 bpd in 2013 and is forecast to average 80,000 bpd this year and 84,000 bpd in 2015.
The agency estimates that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels increased 2.5% in 2013 from the year prior and projects an increase of 1.0% this year due to cold weather early in the year. In 2015, carbon dioxide emissions are projected to decline by 0.1%.
"The increase in total emissions in 2013 and 2014 reflects increases in emissions from coal of 4.2% and 1.2%, respectively," EIA said.
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