Guy F. CarusoAdministrator
Energy Information Administration
The Council of State GovernmentsSpring Conference
Lexington, KYMay 29, 2008
Annual Energy Outlook 2008
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World oil prices are higher in all AEO2008 casesnominal dollars per barrel
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Reference
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Liquid fuels continue to dominate primary energy consumption in the United States
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Liquid Fuels
Natural Gas
Coal
Nuclear
Renewables
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The transportation sector dominates liquid fuel consumption
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Average fuel economy of new light-duty vehicles is expected to reach 36.6 miles per gallon
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All Light-Duty Vehicles
Light Trucks
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Motor Gasoline Diesel Biofuels
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Biofuels includes ethanol, liquids from biomass, and biodiesel.Diesel excludes liquids from biomass and biodiesel.Motor gasoline excludes ethanol.
Transportation energy use shifts slightly from petroleum to biofuels
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Unconventional light-duty vehicles constitute 45 percent of sales in 2030
Hybrids
Flex Fuel
Turbo Direct Injection Diesel
GaseousElectric
Fuel Cell
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thousand units
Crude oil production is primarily from the onshore and deep offshore
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Alaska
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Total
Shallow Water Offshore
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Dependence on imports of liquid fuels and other petroleum declines by 2030
Consumption
Domestic Supply
Net Imports
60%
54%
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million barrels per day
Natural gas consumption in the electric power sector declines after the next 10 years
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Industrial*
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Electric Power
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* Includes lease and plant fuel** Includes pipeline fuel
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trillion cubic feet
Dependence on natural gas net imports declines slightly
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16% 14%Net Imports
Consumption
Production
Natural Gas Net Imports, 2006 and 2030(trillion cubic feet)
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Pipeline Liquefied Natural Gas
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Unconventional natural gas production will account for nearly half of domestic supply
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Alaska
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trillion cubic feet
Net pipeline imports fall as supplies from Canada decline and exports to Mexico increase; LNG imports grow rapidly
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Mexico
Canada
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Natural gas wellhead prices will decline before rising again
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2006 dollars per thousand cubic feet
Coal is predominantly consumed for electricity generation with growing use for CTL.
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Coal-to-LiquidsOther
ElectricPower
29.9
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U.S. electricity consumption grows slowly in all sectors
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Coal and renewables gain larger shares of electricity generation, but nuclear generation also increases
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Coal Nuclear Natural Gas Renewable Petroleum
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Nonhydroelectric renewables make significant gains
GeothermalSolar
Biomass
MSW andLandfill Gas
Wind
billion kilowatthours
Price of electricity follows pattern of delivered fuels used at power plants
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2006 cents per kilowatthour
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Residential Commercial Industrial Transportation Electric Power
ElectricityCoalNatural GasPetroleum
2030
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8,000
2006 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Carbon dioxide emissions grow at a slower rate than energy consumption
Delivered, including electricity losses
2006
million metric tons
Total Carbon Dioxide Emissions
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Guy F. Caruso
Periodic ReportsPetroleum Status and Natural Gas Storage Reports, weekly
Short-Term Energy Outlook, monthly
Annual Energy Outlook 2008, March 2008, full report, May 2008
International Energy Outlook 2007, May 2007, next update July 2008
Examples of Special Analyses“Economic Effects of High Oil Prices,” Annual Energy Outlook 2006
Analysis of Crude Oil Production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
May 2008
The Global Liquefied Natural Gas Market: Status and Outlook, December 2003
“Impacts of Increased Access to Oil and Natural Gas Resources in the Lower 48 Federal Outer Continental Shelf,” Annual Energy Outlook 2007
Energy Market and Economic Impacts of S.2191, the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007, April 2008
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