Big Story: US Exports Refined Petroleum Products; US Exports Exceed 4 Million Bbls/Day First Time Ever In A Single Month

This is really "neat." Some time ago I started tracking the "big stories." One of the big stories I predicted would be about US exports of refined petroleum products.

Today, in The Bismarck Tribune, an update: http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=15951.

The graph and the graphic are much better than the narrative:

Exports of petroleum products from the United States averaged 3.5 million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2013, 10% more than in 2012. The increase in exports was broad-based, affecting multiple products going to multiple regions.

In December 2013, U.S. exports of petroleum products reached 4.3 million barrels per day, the first time exports exceeded 4 million barrels per day in a single month. 

A lot of story lines.

I track "big stories" here.