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The EIA forecasts that Brent crude oil prices will average $61/bbl in 2015 and $67/bbl in 2016, $3 less than the agency forecast for 2016 prices in last monthâs STEO. WTI prices are expected to average $56/bbl in 2015 and $62/bbl in 2016, maintaining a $5 spread with the international crude benchmark for both years.est Texas Intermediate is expected to average $5 less than Brent for 2015-2016. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) for the month of May, showing prices for both Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) are stronger than in the past.
EIA projects regular gasoline retail prices to average $2.12/gal in the fourth quarter of 2015. The U.S. regular gasoline retail price, which averaged $3.36/gal in 2014, is projected to average $2.42/gal in 2015 and $2.38/gal in 2016.onthly average Henry Hub spot prices are forecast to remain lower than $3/MMBtu through January, and lower than $3.50/MMBtu through the rest of the forecast. The projected Henry Hub natural gas price averages $2.81/MMBtu in 2015 and $3.05/MMBtu in 2016.