Plunkett's Energy Industry Almanac 2010 : 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. CONTENTS 10 Glossary 12 INTRODUCTION 33 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 35 Chapter 1 39 Energy Industry Introduction 39 The U.S. Electric Grid Needs Retooling as Demand Skyrockets 43 Proposals for U.S. Electricity Grid Enhancements include a “Smart Grid,” Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Technologies such as Flow Cell Batteries 43 Superconductivity Comes of Age 46 New Drilling Methods Increase Natural Gas Supply/Shale Gas is Abundant 47 Coalbed Methane Looks Promising 49 Demand for Natural Gas Leads to Massive New Pipeline Projects 49 LNG Imports and New Projects Offer Increased Supply/Floating LNG Plants May Change the Industry 50 Russia, Brazil and West Africa Play Increasingly Important Roles in the Oil and Gas Arena 51 Companies Use New Technologies for Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery 53 Advances in Technology Lead to New Gains in Exploration and Production/Electromagnetic Technology Looks Promising 54 Extension of Offshore Drilling into Extreme Water Depths Continues 55 OPEC Continues to Have Major Influence 57 Energy Demand Climbs in India and China/Nuclear, Hydro and Gas Projects Grow 58 Canada’s Oil Sands Production Reaches 1.3 Million Barrels per Day, But Operating Costs Are High 59 Oil Shale Technologies Draw New Investment 61 Coal Is Abundant/Clean Coal and Coal Gasification Technologies Have Promise 61 Conservation and Alternative Energy Lead to Technology Investment and Innovation 63 The Industry Takes a New Look at Nuclear Power 65 Ethanol Production Soared, But a Market Glut May Slow Expansion 69 New Refineries May Create Surplus Capacity 72 Chapter 2 74 I. Overview of the Energy Industry 75 Global Energy Overview: 2007-2008 76 U.S. Energy Industry Overview 77 Approximate Energy Unit Conversion Factors 78 U.S. Energy Overview: Selected Years, 1970-2008 79 Energy Imports & Exports, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 80 Energy Consumption by Source & Sector, U.S.: 2008 81 Energy Consumption & Expenditures Indicators, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 82 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 83 U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Scientific Research: 2008-2010 84 II. Electricity 85 Electricity Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 86 Total Electrical Power Generation by Fuel Type, U.S.: 1980-1st 7 Months of 2009 87 Average Retail Prices of Electricity Sold by U.S. Electric Utilities: Selected Years 1960-2008 88 III. Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Energy 89 Energy Production by Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Power, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 90 Petroleum Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 91 Crude Oil Production & Oil Well Productivity, U.S.: Selected Years, 1955-2008 92 Crude Oil Domestic First Purchase Prices, U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2008 93 Landed Costs of U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Selected Countries: Selected Years, 1975-2008 94 Value of U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Selected Countries: 1980-2008 95 Petroleum Imports by Country of Origin, U.S.: Selected Years, 1970-2008 96 Refinery Capacity & Utilization in the U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2008 97 Refiner Sales Prices & Refiner Profit Margins for Selected Petroleum Products, U.S.: Selected Years, 1990-2008 98 Petroleum Consumption by the Transportation Sector, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 99 Retail Motor Gasoline & On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 100 Top World Oil Reserves by Country: 2008 101 Top World Oil Producers: 2008 102 Top World Oil Net Exporters: 2008 103 Top World Oil Net Importers: 2008 104 Top World Oil Consumers: 2008 105 Coal Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 106 Natural Gas Production, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 107 Natural Gas Prices Paid by Sector, U.S.: Selected Years, 1970-2008 108 The 10 Largest Nuclear Power Plants in the U.S.: 2009 109 IV. Renewable Energy 110 Energy Production by Renewable Energy, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2008 111 Renewable Energy Consumption by Source: Selected Years, 1950-2008 112 Renewable Energy Consumption in the Residential, Commercial & Industrial Sectors: 2002-2008 113 Renewable Energy Consumption in the Transportation & Electric Power Sectors: 2002-2008 114 The Top 40 Ethanol Plants in the U.S.: 2009 115 Chapter 3 116 Chapter 4 144 INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES 145 INDEX OF RANKINGS WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS 147 ALPHABETICAL INDEX 160 INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE 164 INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY 168 INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS 171 INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS 181 Individual Profiles On Each Of THE ENERGY 500 185 ADDITIONAL INDEXES 692 INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN & MINORITIES 693 INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS 695 1593921578,9781593921576,9781593925000 Complete Profiles On The Top Energy Industry Companies With The Latest Statistics And Trends In Major Oil Companies, Electric And Gas Utilities, Deregulation, Alternative Energy, Oil Fields Services, Pipelines, Exploration And Production,refining And Retailing, And Energy Trading--cover. Complete profiles on the top energy industry companies with the latest statistics and trends in major oil companies, electric and gas utilities, deregulation, alternative energy, oil fields services, pipelines, exploration and production, refining and retailing, and energy trading--Cover This in-depth reference tool to the energy industry covers everything from major oil companies to independents, utilities, pipelines, coal, LNG, oil field services, refiners and more. Includes over a dozen statistical tables and our unique profiles of The Energy 500 Firms.