Plunkett's Energy Industry Almanac 2011

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 2011 CONTENTS A Short Energy Industry Glossary x 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 Significant New Investment 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 Oil and Gas/Israel Develops Major Gas Fields 20 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 23 12) Extension of Offshore Drilling into Extreme Water Depths Continues/Deepwater Horizon Accident Impacts Gulf Drilling 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 1.49 Million Barrels per Day, But Operating Costs Are High 29 16) Oil Shale Technologies Draw New Investment 30 17) Coal Is Abundant/Clean Coal and Coal Gasification Technologies Have Promise 31 18) Conservation and Alternative Energy Lead to Technology Investment and Innovation 32 19) The Industry Takes a New Look at Nuclear Power 34 20) Ethanol Production Soared, But a Market Glut May Slow Expansion 38 21) New Refineries May Create Surplus Capacity 42 Chapter 2: Energy Industry Statistics 44 I. Overview of the Energy Industry 45 Global Energy Overview: 2008-2009 46 U.S. Energy Industry Overview 47 U.S. Energy Overview: Selected Years, 1970-2009 48 Primary Energy Flow by Source & Sector, U.S.: 2009 49 Energy Consumption by Source & Sector, U.S.: 2009 50 Energy Consumption & Expenditures Indicators, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2009 51 Energy Imports, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2009 52 Energy Exports, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2009 53 Total Energy Imports, Net Energy Imports & Petroleum Imports, U.S.: 1970-2009 54 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 55 U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Scientific Research: 2009-2011 56 Approximate Energy Unit Conversion Factors 57 II. Electricity 58 Electricity Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2009 59 Total Electrical Power Generation by Fuel Type, U.S.: 1980-1st 7 Months of 2010 60 Average Retail Prices of Electricity Sold by U.S. Electric Utilities: Selected Years 1960-2009 61 III. Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Energy 62 Energy Production by Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Power, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2009 63 Petroleum Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2009 64 Crude Oil Production & Oil Well Productivity, U.S.: Selected Years, 1955-2009 65 Crude Oil Domestic First Purchase Prices, U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2009 66 Landed Costs of U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Selected Countries: Selected Years, 1975-2009 67 Value of U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Selected Countries: 1980-2009 68 Petroleum Imports by Country of Origin, U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2009 69 Refinery Capacity & Utilization in the U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2009 70 Refiner Sales Prices & Refiner Profit Margins for Selected Petroleum Products, U.S.: Selected Years, 1990-2009 71 Petroleum Consumption by the Transportation Sector, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2009 72 Retail Motor Gasoline & On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2009 73 Top World Oil Reserves by Country: 2009 74 Top World Oil Producers: 2009 75 Top World Oil Net Exporters: 2008 76 Top World Oil Net Importers: 2008 77 Top World Oil Consumers: 2009 78 Coal Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2009 79 Natural Gas Production, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2009 80 Natural Gas Prices Paid, by Sector, U.S.: Selected Years, 1970-2009 81 The 15 Largest Nuclear Power Plants in the U.S.: 2009 82 IV. Renewable Energy 83 Energy Production by Renewable Energy, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2009 84 Renewable Energy Consumption by Source: Selected Years, 1950-2009 85 Renewable Energy Consumption in the Residential, Commercial & Industrial Sectors: 2003-2009 86 Renewable Energy Consumption in the Transportation & Electric Power Sectors: 2003-2009 87 Chapter 3: Important Energy Industry Contacts 88 (Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites) Chapter 4: THE ENERGY 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 117 Industry List, With Codes 118 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 119 Alphabetical Index 132 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 136 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 139 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 142 Index of Firms with International Operations 147 Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE ENERGY 500 151 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 670 Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 672