Plunkett's Energy Industry Almanac 2009: Energy Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies

The energy industry is boiling over with changes. Deregulation, new opportunities in foreign fields and markets and environmental challenges are rushing together head-on to shape the energy and utilities business of the future. Extremely deep offshore wells in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore of West Africa are being drilled at immense cost. Meanwhile China has become a major energy importer and Russia has become a major exporter. In the U.S., Europe and Japan, renewable and alternative energy sources are developing quickly, including big breakthroughs in wind power and fuel cells. This exciting new reference book covers everything from major oil companies to electric and gas utilities, plus pipelines, refiners, retailers, oil field services and engineering. Petroleum topics include upstream and downstream. Additional topics include coal, natural gas and LNG. More than a dozen statistical tables cover everything from energy consumption, production and reserves to imports, exports and prices. Next, our unique profiles of the Energy 500 Firms are also included, with such vital details as executive contacts by title, revenues, profits, types of business, web sites, competitive advantage, growth plans and more. Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling key word search and export of key information, addresses, phone numbers and executive names with titles for every company profiled. Cover13; CONTENTS Glossary INTRODUCTION HOW TO USE THIS BOOK Chapter 1 Energy Industry Introduction The Continuing Deregulation of the American Utilities Industry A Lengthy History of Electric Power Failures Spurs Long-Term Projects to Ease the Problem The U.S. Electric Grid Needs Retooling as Demand Skyrockets Proposals for U.S. Electricity Grid Enhancements include a 8220;Smart Grid,8221; Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Technologies such as Flow Cell Batteries Superconductivity Comes of Age Drilling Boom Brings New Natural Gas Supplies/Gas from Unconventional Shales Coalbed Methane Looks Promising Intense U.S. Demand for Natural Gas Leads to Massive New Pipeline Projects LNG Imports and New Projects Offer Increased Supply Russia, Brazil and West Africa Play Increasingly Important Roles in the Oil and Gas Arena Exploration and Production Costs Soar/Companies Use New Technologies for Enhanced Recovery Advances in Technology Lead to New Gains in Exploration and Production/Electromagnetic Technology Looks Promising Extension of Offshore Drilling into Extreme Water Depths Continues OPEC Continues to Have Major Influence China Drives Demand for World Energy/Attempts to Curb Use of Coal and Oil Canadas Tar Sands Production Reaches 1.4 Million Barrels per Day, But Operating Costs Are High Oil Shale Sparks Continued Interest Coal Is Abundant/Clean Coal and Coal Gasification Technologies Have Promise Conservation and Alternative Energy Lead to Technology Investment and Innovation The Industry Takes a New Look at Nuclear Power Ethanol Production Soared, But a Market Glut May Slow Expansion Power Plant Construction Booms in India and China New Refineries Will Ease Supply Shortages Chapter 2 Overview of the Energy Industry U.S. Energy Industry Overview Approximate Energy Unit Conversion Factors Global Energy Overview: 2007 U.S. Energy Overview: Selected Years, 1970-2007 Energy Imports & Exports, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2007 Energy Consumption by Source & Sector, U.S.: 2007 Energy Consumption & Expenditures Indicators, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2007 Federal R & D & R & D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Scientific Research: 2007-2009 Electricity Electricity Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2007 Total Electrical Power Generation by Fuel Type, U.S.: 1980-2008 Average Retail Prices of Electricity Sold by U.S. Electric Utilities: Selected Years 1960-2007 Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Energy Energy Production by Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Power, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2007 Petroleum Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2007 Crude Oil Production & Oil Well Productivity, U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2007 Crude Oil Domestic First Purchase Prices, U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2007 Landed Costs of U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Selected Countries: Selected Years, 1980-2007 Value of U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Selected Countries: 1980-2007 Petroleum Imports by Country of Origin, U.S.: Selected Years, 1970-2007 Refinery Capacity & Utilization in the U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2007 Refiner Sales Prices & Refiner Profit Margins for Selected Petroleum Products, U.S.: Selected Years, 1990-2007 Petroleum Consumption by the Transportation Sector, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2007 Retail Motor Gasoline & On-Highway Dies.