Plunkett's Energy Industry Almanac 2010

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

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• PLUNKETT'S ENERGY INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2010 CONTENTS A Short Energy Industry Glossary xii Introduction 1 How to Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Energy Industry 7 1) Energy Industry Introduction 7 2) The U.S. Electric Grid Needs Retooling as Demand Skyrockets 11 3) Proposals for U.S. Electricity Grid Enhancements Include a Smart Grid,A" Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Technologies such as Flow Cell Batteries 11 4) Superconductivity Comes of Age 14 5) New Drilling Methods Increase Natural Gas Supply/Shale Gas is Abundant 15 6) Coalbed Methane Looks Promising 17 7) Demand for Natural Gas Leads to Massive New Pipeline Projects 17 8) LNG Imports and New Projects Offer Increased Supply/Floating LNG Plants May Change the Industry 18 9) Russia, Brazil and West Africa Play Increasingly Important Roles in the Oil and Gas Arena 19 10) Companies Use New Technologies for Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery 21 11) Advances in Technology Lead to New Gains in Exploration and Production/Electromagnetic Technology Looks Promising 22 12) Extension of Offshore Drilling into Extreme Water Depths Continues 23 13) OPEC Continues to Have Major Influence 25 14) Energy Demand Climbs in India and China/Nuclear, Hydro and Gas Projects Grow 26 15) Canada's Oil Sands Production Reaches 1.3 Million Barrels per Day, But Operating Costs Are High 27 16) Oil Shale Production Technologies Draw New Investment 29 17) Coal Is Abundant/Clean Coal and Coal Gasification Technologies Have Promise 29 18) Conservation and Alternative Energy Lead to Technology Investment and Innovation 31 19) The Industry Takes a New Look at Nuclear Power 33 20) Ethanol Production Soared, But a Market Glut May Slow Expansion 37 21) New Refineries May Create Surplus Capacity 40 Chapter 2: Energy Industry Statistics 42 I. Overview of the Energy Industry 43 Global Energy Overview: 2007-2008 44 U.S. Energy Industry Overview 45 Approximate Energy Unit Conversion Factors 46 U.S. Energy Overview: Selected Years, 1970-2008 47 Energy Imports & Exports, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 48 Energy Consumption by Source & Sector, U.S.: 2008 49 Energy Consumption & Expenditures Indicators, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 50 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 51 U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Scientific Research: 2008-2010 52 II. Electricity 53 Electricity Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 54 Total Electrical Power Generation by Fuel Type, U.S.: 1980-1st 6 Months of 2009 55 Average Retail Prices of Electricity Sold by U.S. Electric Utilities: Selected Years 1960-2008 56 III. Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Energy 57 Energy Production by Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Power, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 58 Petroleum Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 59 Crude Oil Production & Oil Well Productivity, U.S.: Selected Years, 1955-2008 60 Crude Oil Domestic First Purchase Prices, U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2008 61 Landed Costs of U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Selected Countries: Selected Years, 1975-2008 62 Value of U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Selected Countries: 1980-2008 63 Petroleum Imports by Country of Origin, U.S.: Selected Years, 1970-2008 64 Refinery Capacity & Utilization in the U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2008 65 Refiner Sales Prices & Refiner Profit Margins for Selected Petroleum Products, U.S.: Selected Years, 1990-2008 66 Petroleum Consumption by the Transportation Sector, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 67 Retail Motor Gasoline & On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 68 Top World Oil Reserves by Country: 2008 69 Top World Oil Producers: 2008 70 Top World Oil Net Exporters: 2008 71 Top World Oil Net Importers: 2008 72 Top World Oil Consumers: 2008 73 Coal Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 74 Natural Gas Production, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 75 Natural Gas Prices Paid by Sector, U.S.: Selected Years, 1970-2008 76 The 10 Largest Nuclear Power Plants in the U.S.: 2009 77 IV. Renewable Energy 78 Energy Production by Renewable Energy, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 79 Renewable Energy Consumption by Source: Selected Years, 1950-2008 80 Renewable Energy Consumption in the Residential, Commercial & Industrial Sectors: 2002-2008 81 Renewable Energy Consumption in the Transportation & Electric Power Sectors: 2002-2008 82 The Top 40 Ethanol Plants in the U.S.: 2009 83 Chapter 3: Important Energy Industry Contacts 84 (Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites) Chapter 4: THE ENERGY 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 112 Industry List, With Codes 113 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 115 Alphabetical Index 128 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 132 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 136 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 139 Index of Firms with International Operations 149 Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE ENERGY 500 153 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 661 Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 663