Entries by Jackie Forrest

Snapchart – Strong Showing for EV Sales in 2021

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This week’s SnapChart shows the monthly sales trajectory of electric vehicles in 2021 compared with previous years.  The chart includes the two types of EVs. The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) that you plug in at night, but can only go a relatively short distance before the backup combustion engine kicks-in. And, the pure Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) that have no auxiliary backup.  The International Energy Agency (IEA) reported that 3 million vehicles or […]

SNAPCHART – The Fiscal Pulse of Canada’s Upstream Oil & Gas Industry in 2020

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ARC’s “Fiscal Pulse” model tracks trends in product volumes, prices, costs, money flows, profitability and capital efficiencies for the Canadian upstream oil and gas industry.  This week’s SnapChart shows our estimates of the fiscal cycle for 2020.  No surprise, the fiscal pulse has slowed because of low oil prices.  The Fiscal Pulse starts when oil and gas is produced and sold for […]

SnapChart – US Gasoline Demand is On the Road to Recovery

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This week’s SnapChart shows the precipitous fall of US gasoline demand as a result of the Coronavirus lockdowns. In just a few weeks gasoline consumption was cut in half, from 9.5 to 5 MMB/d.  But starting in May, the unprecedented situation has started to turn around. Traffic is returning to American freeways and gasoline consumption has already rebounded 30 percent off the bottom.  With more States relaxing their stay-at-home orders this month, American’s should be itching to hit the road.  Commuting traffic is starting to inch back. The Memorial long […]