Industry Trends & Statistics - on Company profiles and market research

Plunkett's Energy Industry Trends and Statistics (Summary)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Energy Industry		1
	1) Energy Industry Introduction	1
	2) The Continuing Deregulation of the American Utilities Industry	3
	3) A Lengthy History of Electric Power Failures Spurs Long-Term Projects to Ease the Problem	4
	4) The Electric Grid Needs Retooling	5
	5) Proposals for Electricity Grid Enhancements Include a “Smart Grid,” Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Technologies such as Flow Cell Batteries	5
	6) Superconductivity Comes of Age	7
	7) Natural Gas Shortage—and High Prices—Could Last for Years/Meanwhile, LNG Is Booming	8
	8) Russia and West Africa Play Increasingly Important Roles in the Oil and Gas Arena	10
	9) Exploration and Production Investment Is on the Rise/Companies Struggle to Extract Oil from Existing Fields	11
	10) Advances in Technology Lead to New Gains in Exploration and Production/Electromagnetic Technology Looks Promising	12
	11) Extension of Offshore Drilling into Extreme Water Depths Continues	13
	12) OPEC Regains Control of Pricing	13
	13) China Drives Demand for World Oil	14
	14) Canada’s Tar Sands Are in High Gear	15
	15) Oil Shale Sparks New Interest at Today’s High Oil Prices	15
	16) Coal Is the World’s Fastest-Growing Fuel by Usage/ Clean Coal Technologies Forge Ahead	16
	17) Conservation and Alternative Energy Sources Are Back	17
	18) The Industry Takes a Second Look at Nuclear Power	18
	19) Power Plant Construction Booms in India	20
	20) Technology Will Enhance Electric and Gas Meters, Allow Variable Pricing and Encourage Conservation	21
	21) The World is Desperate for New Refineries	21
	22) Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Damage Infrastructure/Oil Field Services Sector Booms	22
Chapter 2: Energy Industry Statistics		24
	U.S. Energy Industry Overview	25
	U.S. Energy Overview: Selected Years 1970-2004	26
	Global Energy Overview	27
	Approximate Energy Unit Conversion Factors	28
	U.S. Energy Consumption and Expenditures Indicators: Selected Years 1950-2004	29
	U.S. Energy Consumption by Source, 2004	30
	U.S. Energy Imports and Exports: Selected Years 1950-2004	31
	U.S. Energy Production, Total and by Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power: Selected Years 1950-2004	32
	U.S. Energy Production, Total and by Renewable Energy Power Sources: Selected Years 1950-2004	33
	U.S. Electricity Overview: Selected Years 1950-July 2005	34
	U.S. Electricity Net Generation, Total and by Fossil Fuels, Nuclear and Hydroelectric Power: Selected Years 1950- July 2005	35
	U.S. Electricity Net Generation, Total and by Renewable Energy Power Sources: Selected Years 1950-July 2005	36
	U.S. Coal Overview: Selected Years 1950-July 2005	37
	Average Retail Prices of Electricity Sold by U.S. Electric Utilities: Selected Years 1960-2004	38
	U.S. Petroleum Overview: Selected Years 1950-2004	39
	Landed Costs of U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Selected Countries: Selected Years 1980- July 2005	40
	U.S. Crude Oil Domestic First Purchase Prices: Selected Years 1960-2004	41
	U.S. Crude Oil Production and Oil Well Productivity: Selected Years 1960-2004	42
	U.S. Natural Gas Prices Paid, by Sector: Selected Years 1970-2004	43
	U.S. Natural Gas Production: Selected Years 1960-2004	44
	Top World Crude Oil Producers, 2004	45
	U.S. Petroleum Imports, by Country of Origin: Selected Years 1970-2004	46
	Top World Oil Reserves by Country 2004	47
	Refinery Capacity and Utilization in the U.S.: Selected Years 1960-2004	48
	U.S. Petroleum Imports, by Country of Origin: Selected Years 1970-2004	49
	Value of U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Selected Countries: 1980-2004	50
	U.S. Refiner Sales Prices and Refiner Profit Margins for Selected Petroleum Products: Selected Years 1990-2004	51
	U.S. Retail Motor Gasoline and On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices: Selected Years 1950-2004	52
	U. S. Petroleum Consumption by the Transportation Sector and End-Use Total: Selected Years 1960-2004	53

Back to Energy Industry Summary