Short Term Energy Short Term Energy Outlook Report

OMB No. 1901-0302

Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX

Burden: 2.0 Minutes

2015 EIA Web Product Survey – Short-Term Energy Outlook Report

Question 1. What section of Short Term Energy Outlook are you most interested in?

(Choose one of the following)

1. Highlights

2. Petroleum and other liquids

3. Natural gas

4. Coal

5. Electricity

6. Renewables and CO2 Emissions

7. All equally important

8. Other

• Please specify:

~~~Answer is open-ended~~~

Question 2. What is the most important feature of the Short Term Energy Outlook to you?

(Choose one of the following)

1. Price forecasts and data

2. Supply/demand forecasts and data

3. Text discussing current market trends

4. Text discussing forecast trends

5. All equally important

Question 3. EIA is considering publishing the Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) forecast every other month. In the months the STEO forecast is not published, EIA is considering adding a publication that discusses recent market trends driving oil and natural gas prices. How would you view this change?

(Choose one of the following)

1. Favorable --  (follow-up question) Why did you choose this answer?
   (Choose all that apply)

   1. While I use the STEO forecast numbers and data tables, a discussion of current market trends would be more valuable to me

   2. I only rely on STEO forecast numbers and data tables on a bimonthly or quarterly basis already, so the new product would add to the slate of products useful to me

   3. I do not currently use the STEO forecast numbers and data tables

   4. Other:

• Please specify:

~~~Answer is open-ended~~~

2. Somewhat favorable --  (follow-up question) Why did you choose this answer?
   (Choose all that apply)

1. While I use the STEO forecast numbers and data tables, a discussion of current market trends would be more valuable to me

2. I only rely on STEO forecast numbers and data tables on a bimonthly or quarterly basis already, so the new product would add to the slate of products useful to me

3. I do not currently use the STEO forecast numbers and data tables

4. Other:

   • Please specify:

~~~Answer is open-ended~~~

3. Neither favorable or unfavorable

4. Somewhat unfavorable --  (follow-up question) Why did you choose this answer?
   (Choose all that apply)

   1. I rely on monthly publication of the STEO forecast numbers and data tables for the work I do

   2. I can find a discussion of current market trends in other EIA products such as Today in Energy, This Week in Petroleum, and Natural Gas Weekly Update

   3. I can find a discussion of market trends in non-EIA sources

   4. A discussion of current market trends would not be valuable to me

5. Other:

• Please specify:

~~~Answer is open-ended~~~

5. Unfavorable --  (follow-up question) Why did you choose this answer?
   (Choose all that apply)

   1. I rely on monthly publication of the STEO forecast numbers and data tables for the work I do

   2. I can find a discussion of current market trends in other EIA products such as Today in Energy, This Week in Petroleum, and Natural Gas Weekly Update

   3. I can find a discussion of current market trends in non-EIA sources

   4. A discussion of current market trends would not be valuable to me

6. Other:

• Please specify:

~~~Answer is open-ended~~~

Question 4. Anything else you want to tell us?

~~~Answer is open-ended~~~

Question 5. Which category best describes you or your organization?

(Choose one of the following)

1. Government (Federal, state, local, Congress)

2. Business/Industry

   • Please specify:
     (Choose one of the following)

     • Energy

     • Non-energy

3. Research/Consulting

4. Media

5. Finance (banking, investment)

6. Teacher/Professor

7. Student

8. Trade Association/Nonprofit

9. Library

10. Private citizen

11. Other

    • Please specify:

~~~Answer is open-ended~~~

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