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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 residential prices overall in the United States to average $9.51 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) this winter, which is 40&cent lower than the per-unit price last winter. EIA forecast that consumers in all four census regions (West, Northeast, South, and Midwest) will see lower natural gas bills this winter.he average natural gas consuming household can expect a total winter natural gas bill of $578 this winter, $64 less than last winter's average, according to EIA's Short-Term Energy and Winter Fuels Outlook. Markets are currently characterized by relatively low prices and strong supply.