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Dallas Fed Energy Survey

Oil and gas activity essentially unchanged; optimism wanes as uncertainty jumps

Fourth Quarter 2023

Quarterly assessment of energy activity among oil and gas firms in the Eleventh District.

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Indicators

Energy Indicators

A monthly web publication of key economic indicators that offers a snapshot of the energy sector.

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Charts

Energy Slideshow

Charts containing the latest data on the outlook for energy in the region, the U.S. and around the world.

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In Focus: David Rapson on electric vehicles

Appearing on PBS's “Energy Switch," Dallas Fed Economic Policy Advisor and Senior Economist David Rapson discusses the benefits and costs of widespread EV adoption.

Energy in the Eleventh District

Energy Conference

Dallas Fed Events

Energy and the Economy: Reshuffling the Energy Deck

The eighth joint energy conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Kansas City will focus on improving supply chains as well as the outlook for global energy markets and capital allocation in the energy transition.

Oklahoma City and virtual

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Featured Articles and Research

Energy

Automakers’ Bold Plans for Electric Vehicles Spur U.S. Battery Boom

There is a wave of new investment in gigafactories—enormous facilities devoted to the production of lithium-ion batteries.

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Working Papers

The Impact of Rising Oil Prices on U.S. Inflation and Inflation Expectations in 2020-23

Predictions of oil prices reaching $100 per barrel during the winter of 2021/22 have raised fears of persistently high inflation and rising inflation expectations for years to come. This paper shows that these concerns have been overstated.

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More on Energy

Economic Indicators

Index of Global Real Economic Activity

Business-cycle index of global real economic activity that may be viewed as a proxy for the volume of shipping in global industrial commodity markets.

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Economic Indicators

Houston Economic Indicators

A monthly web publication of key economic indicators, including energy, that offers a snapshot of the Houston economy.

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