Refinery closures and rising consumption will reduce U.S. petroleum inventories in 2026
In 2026, we forecast that inventories of the three largest transportation fuels in the United States—motor gasoline, distillate fuel oil, and jet fuel—will fall to their lowest levels since 2000 in our February Short-Term Energy Outlook.
The journal article “Participatory Engagement to Reduce Communication Gaps” was recently published
Many underserved communities in Puerto Rico have been impacted by natural hazards, especially vulnerable coastal communities. This transdisciplinary pilot effort to engage and connect with underserved communities had a participatory engagement framework that focused on providing these communities with resources improved by addressing existing communication gaps. Several listening sessions with open-ended questions were held with interested parties representing various organizations, sectors, and disciplines to gather information on the use and usability of USGS products and tools. Aside from findings on these topics, the need for raw data for researchers; dashboards to facilitate information discovery and navigation on web pages; and