Below are links to databases, reports, and other resources that Tec-Com’s staff has found to be useful. Many of these resources are critical sources of data for the in-depth white papers, internal corporate documents, and other projects that Tec-Com produces.
ENERGY
U.S. Energy Information Administration (General)
- U.S. Energy Information Adminstration (EIA)
- http://www.eia.gov/
- EIA: Short-Term Energy Outlook
- http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/steo/
- EIA: Today in Energy
- http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/
- EIA: Monthly Energy Review
- http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/
- EIA: Annual Energy Outlook
- http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/
- EIA: International Energy Outlook
- http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/ieo/
U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oil and Gas)
- EIA: Petroleum and Other Liquids
- http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/
- EIA: This Week in Petroleum
- http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/weekly/
- EIA: Petroleum Marketing Monthly
- http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/marketing/monthly/
- EIA: Natural Gas
- http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/
- EIA: Natural Gas Weekly Update
- http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/weekly/
- EIA: Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
- http://ir.eia.gov/ngs/ngs.html
- EIA: Natural Gas Monthly
- http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/monthly/
- EIA: Effect of LNG Exports on U.S. Energy Markets
- http://www.eia.gov/analysis/requests/fe/
- EIA: Drillling Productivity Report
- http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/drilling/
- EIA: World Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources
- http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/worldshalegas/
Rig Counts and Drilling Data
- Baker Hughes North American Rig Counts
- http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=79687&p=irol-reportsother
- Baker Hughes Interactive Rig Counts
- http://gis.bakerhughesdirect.com/RigCounts/default2.aspx
- Rigdata.com
- http://rigdata.com/Index3.aspx
- RigData.com (Unconventional Drilling Report)
- ttp://rigdata.com/news-and-analysis/unconventional-drilling-report.aspx
- Drillinginfo.com
- http://info.drillinginfo.com/
- Drilliinginfo Blog
- http://info.drillinginfo.com/di-blog/
U.S.Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources
- US Geological Survey (USGS)
- http://www.usgs.gov/
- USGS: National Oil and Gas Assessment
- http://energy.usgs.gov/OilGas/AssessmentsData/NationalOilGasAssessment.aspx
- USGS: World Petroleum Assessment
- http://energy.usgs.gov/OilGas/AssessmentsData/WorldPetroleumAssessment.aspx
- Potential Gas Committee (Colorado School of Mines)
- http://potentialgas.org/
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
- http://www.boem.gov/
- BOEA Assessment of OCS Oil and Gas Resources
- http://www.boem.gov/National-Assessment-of-Oil-and-Gas-Resources-2011/
Oil and Gas Trade Organizations
- American Petroleum Institute
- http://www.api.org/
- API: Energy Tomorrow
- http://energytomorrow.org/
- API: Energy Tomorrow Blog
- http://energytomorrow.org/blog
- American Gas Assoication
- http://www.aga.org/Pages/default.aspx
- AGA: Issues
- http://www.aga.org/our-issues/Pages/default.aspx
- AGA: Energy Industry Analyses and Statistics
- http://www.aga.org/Kc/analyses-and-statistics/Pages/default.aspx
- Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
- http://www.capp.ca/Pages/default.aspx
- CAPP: 2014 Crude Oil Forecast
- http://www.capp.ca/forecast/Pages/default.aspx
- CAPP: Statistical Handbook
- http://www.capp.ca/library/statistics/handbook/Pages/default.aspx
- Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA)
- http://www.ipaa.org/
- IPAA: Economic Reports
- http://www.ipaa.org/economics-analysis-international/economic-reports/
- IPAA: United States Petroleum Statistics
- http://www.ipaa.org/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=172
- IPAA: 2012-2013 Profile of Independent Producers
- http://www.ipaa.org/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=162
International Energy Organizations
- International Energy Agency (IEA)
- http://www.iea.org/
- IEA World Energy Outlook
- http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/
- IEA Oil Market Report
- https://www.iea.org/oilmarketreport/omrpublic/
- BP Statistical Review of World Energy
- http://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/about-bp/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- http://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/index.htm
- OPEC: World Oil Outlook
- http://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/publications/340.htm
Coal
- American Coal Council
- http://www.americancoalcouncil.org/
- Coal Blog
- http://www.coalblog.org/
- World Coal Association
- http://www.worldcoal.org/
- Extract – The World Coal Association Blog
- http://www.worldcoal.org/extract/
- DOE: Clean Coal Research
- http://energy.gov/fe/science-innovation/clean-coal-research
- USGS: Coal Assessments
- http://energy.usgs.gov/Coal/AssessmentsandData/CoalAssessments.aspx
- EIA: Coal
- http://www.eia.gov/coal/
- EIA: Weekly Coal Production
- http://www.eia.gov/coal/production/weekly/
- EIA: Quarterly Coal Report
- http://www.eia.gov/coal/production/quarterly/
Nuclear Power
- DOE: Office of Nuclear Energy
- http://www.energy.gov/ne/office-nuclear-energy
- DOE: Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
- http://www.energy.gov/ne/nuclear-reactor-technologies/small-modular-nuclear-reactors
- World Nuclear Association
- http://www.world-nuclear.org/
- World Nuclear Association: Small Nuclear Power Reactors
- http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Nuclear-Fuel-Cycle/Power-Reactors/Small-Nuclear-Power-Reactors/
- International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation
- http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf117_international_framework_nuclear_energy_cooperation.html
- Nuclear Energy Institute
- http://www.nei.org/
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- http://www.iaea.org/
- American Nuclear Society
- http://www.ans.org/
- EIA: Nuclear and Unranium
- http://www.eia.gov/nuclear/
Renewable Energy
- National Hydropower Association
- http://www.hydro.org/
- International Hydropower Association
- http://www.hydropower.org/
- Renewable Energy World
- http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/home
- USGS: Geothermal Resources
- http://energy.usgs.gov/OtherEnergy/Geothermal.aspx
- EIA: Renewable & Alternative Fuels
- http://www.eia.gov/renewable/
- EIA: Monthly Biodiesel production report
- http://www.eia.gov/biofuels/biodiesel/production/
U.S. Department of Energy
- Energy.gov (U.S. Department of Energy)
- http://www.energy.gov/
- DOE: National Laboratories
- http://www.energy.gov/about-national-labs
- DOE: Science & Innovation
- http://www.energy.gov/science-innovation
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- http://www.ornl.gov/
- Energy Flow Charts (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
- https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/index.html
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE)
- http://www.netl.doe.gov/
The DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy
- Office of Fossil Energy (U.S. Department of Energy)
- http://energy.gov/fe/office-fossil-energy
- Office of Fossil Energy: Enhanced Oil Recovery
- http://energy.gov/fe/science-innovation/oil-gas-research/enhanced-oil-recovery
- Office of Fossil Energy: Oil & Gas Research
- http://energy.gov/fe/science-innovation/oil-gas-research
- Office of Fossil Energy: Shale Gas R&D
- http://energy.gov/fe/science-innovation/oil-gas-research/shale-gas-rd
- Office of Fossil Energy: Natural Gas Import/Export Regulations
- http://energy.gov/fe/services/natural-gas-regulation
- Office of Fossil Energy: Carbon Dioxide Enhanced Oil Recovery
- http://www.netl.doe.gov/File%20Library/Research/Oil-Gas/enhanced%20oil%20recovery/co2%20eor/NETL_CO2-EOR-Primer.pdf
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- http://www.ferc.gov/
- FERC: LNG
- http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/indus-act/lng.asp
- FERC: Existing LNG Import/Export Terminals
- http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/indus-act/lng/exist-term.asp
- FERC: Approved LNG Import/Export Terminals
- http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/indus-act/lng/lng-approved.pdf
- FERC: Proposed LNG Export Terminals
- http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/indus-act/lng/lng-export-proposed.pdf
Electric Power
- Electric Power Research Institute
- http://www.epri.com/Pages/Default.aspx
- North American Electric Reliability Corporation
- http://www.nerc.com/Pages/default.aspx
- EIA: Electricity
- http://www.eia.gov/electricity/
- EIA: Electric Power Monthly
- http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/
- EIA: Electricity Monthly Update
- http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/update/
- EIA: Electricity Data Browser
- http://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/
Climate, Weather, and Environment
- NOAA (Earth System Research Laboratory)
- http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/
- U.S. Climate Maps
- http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/usclimdivs/
- El NiƱo/Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
- http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/enso/
- Multivariate ENSO Index (MEI)
- http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/enso/mei/
- Historical Heating and Cooling Degree Day Data
- http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/documentlibrary/hcs/hcs.html
- Degree Days Statistics (Climate Prediction Center)
- http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/cdus/degree_days/
- Vostok Ice Core Data (Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center)
- http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/co2/vostok.html
- Vostok Ice Core Data (NOAA)
- http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/icecore/antarctica/vostok/vostok_co2.html
- NOAA Paleoclimatology Data
- http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- http://www.epa.gov/
- EPA: Climate Change
- http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
- EPA: Climate Change Adaption Plans
- http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/impacts-adaptation/fed-programs.html
- EPA: Mecury and other Toxic Air Pollutants
- http://www.epa.gov/mats/powerplants.html
- EPA: Clean Air Act
- http://www.epa.gov/air/caa/
ECONOMY
International Monetary Fund
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm
- IMF: World Economic Outlook
- http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=29
- IMF: World Economic Outlook Databases
- http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28
- IMF: Global Financial Stability Report
- http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/gfsr/index.htm
- IMF: Fiscal Monitor
- http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=262
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- http://www.oecd.org/
- OECD: Composite Leading Indicators
- http://www.oecd.org/std/leading-indicators/
- OECD: Economic Outlook
- http://www.oecd.org/eco/outlook/economicoutlook.htm
World Bank
- World Bank
- http://www.worldbank.org/
- World Bank: Global Economic Prospects
- http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTDECPROSPECTS/0,,contentMDK:23578935~pagePK:64165401~piPK:64165026~theSitePK:476883,00.html
U.S. Federal Reserve Board
- U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors (FRB)
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/
- FRB: News & Events
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/default.htm
- FRB: Economic Research & Data
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/default.htm
- FRB: Monetary Policy Report
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/mpr_default.htm
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- http://www.bea.gov/
- BEA: National Income and Product Accounts Tables
- http://bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?ReqID=9&step=1#reqid=9&step=1&isuri=1
- BEA: National Income and Product Accounts Files
- http://bea.gov//national/nipaweb/DownSS2.asp
- BEA: Balance of Payments (International Transactions)
- http://www.bea.gov/international/bp_web/tb_download_type_modern.cfm?list=1&RowID=2
- BEA: Net International Investment Position
- http://www.bea.gov/international/bp_web/tb_download_type_modern.cfm?list=2&RowID=144
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- http://www.bls.gov/
- BLS: Consumer Price Index
- http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes
- http://www.bls.gov/ppi/
- BLS: Current Population Survey (including unemployment rate)
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/
- BLS: Official Unemployment Rate
- http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
- BLS: Labor Force Participation Rate
- http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300000
Institute for Supply Management
- Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
- http://www.ism.ws/
- ISM: Manufacturing Report on Business
- http://www.ism.ws/ISMReport/MfgROB.cfm?navItemNumber=12942
- ISM: Non-manufacturing Report on Business
- http://www.ism.ws/ISMReport/NonMfgROB.cfm?navItemNumber=12943
U.S. Economic Forecasting Surveys
- Philadelphia Fed Survey of Professional Forecasters
- http://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/real-time-center/survey-of-professional-forecasters/
- Wall Street Journal Economic Forecasting Survey
- http://projects.wsj.com/econforecast/#ind=gdp&r=20
Technical Communications & Grammar
- Society for Technical Communications
- http://www.stc.org/
- Society for Technical Communications (East Tennessee Chapter)
- http://www.stc-etc.org/
- Technical Communication at the University of Tennessee
- http://english.utk.edu/technical-communication/
- Grammar Handbook (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/
- The Elements of Style (William Strunk, Jr., 1918 edition)
- http://www.bartleby.com/141/