 OIL,
GAS, ENERGY, PETROLEUM, ELECTRICITY, UTILITIES, RENEWABLES,
SOLAR, WIND, FUEL CELLS, HYDROGEN POWER, BUSINESS ANALYSIS,
MARKET RESEARCH, TRENDS & STATISTICS.
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Plunkett's
Energy Industry Almanac
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- The Continuing Deregulation of the American
Utilities Industry
- A Lengthy History of Electric Power Failures
Spurs Long-Term Projects to Ease the Problem
- The Electric Grid Needs Retooling
- Proposals for Electricity Grid Enhancements
Include a “Smart Grid,” Regional Transmission
Organizations (RTOs) and Technologies such as Flow Cell
Batteries
- Superconductivity Comes of Age
- Natural Gas Shortage—and High Prices—Could
Last for Years/Meanwhile, LNG Is Booming
- Russia and West Africa Play Increasingly
Important Roles in the Oil and Gas Arena
- Exploration and Production Investment Is
on the Rise/Companies Struggle to Extract Oil from Existing
Fields
- Advances in Technology Lead to New Gains
in Exploration and Production/Electromagnetic Technology
Looks Promising
- Extension of Offshore Drilling into Extreme
Water Depths Continues
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- OPEC Regains Control of Pricing
- China Drives Demand for World Oil
- Canada’s Tar Sands Are in High Gear
- Oil Shale Sparks New Interest at Today’s
High Oil Prices
- Coal Is the World’s Fastest-Growing
Fuel by Usage/ Clean Coal Technologies Forge Ahead
- Conservation and Alternative Energy Sources Are Back
- The Industry Takes a Second Look at Nuclear Power
- Power Plant Construction Booms in India
- Technology Will Enhance Electric and Gas Meters, Allow
Variable Pricing and Encourage Conservationr
- The World is Desperate for New Refineries
- Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Damage Infrastructure/Oil Field Services Sector Booms
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