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2006
Edition
ISBN 1-59392-718-5
PDF $99.99
54 Pages
November
2005
An excerpt from our Plunkett's Energy Industry
Almanac 2006. Topics include: 1) Energy Industry Introduction,
2) The Continuing Deregulation of the American Utilities
Industry, 3) A Lengthy History of Electric Power Failures
Spurs Long-Term Projects to Ease the Problem, 4) The Electric
Grid Needs Retooling, 5) Proposals for Electricity Grid
Enhancements Include a “Smart Grid,” Regional
Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Technologies such
as Flow Cell Batteries, 6) Superconductivity Comes of Age,
7) Natural Gas Shortage—and High Prices—Could
Last for Years/Meanwhile, LNG Is Booming, 8) Russia and
West Africa Play Increasingly Important Roles in the Oil
and Gas Arena, 9) Exploration and Production Investment
Is on the Rise/Companies Struggle to Extract Oil from Existing
Fields, 10) Advances in Technology Lead to New Gains in
Exploration and Production/Electromagnetic Technology Looks
Promising, 11) Extension of Offshore Drilling into Extreme
Water Depths Continues, 12) OPEC Regains Control of Pricing,
13) China Drives Demand for World Oil, 14) Canada’s
Tar Sands Are in High Gear, 15) Oil Shale Sparks New Interest
at Today’s High Oil Prices, 16) Coal Is the World’s
Fastest-Growing Fuel by Usage/ Clean Coal Technologies Forge
Ahead, 17) Conservation and Alternative Energy Sources Are
Back, 18) The Industry Takes a Second Look at Nuclear Power,
19) Power Plant Construction Booms in India, 20) Technology
Will Enhance Electric and Gas Meters, Allow Variable Pricing
and Encourage Conservation, 21) The World is Desperate for
New Refineries, 22) Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Damage Infrastructure/Oil
Field Services Sector Booms.
