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Moderate economic growth is seen to drive United States energy demand. Demand for oil, natural gas and renewable energy is seen to increase. Statistics on worldwide energy supply and demand are also included.

Chris Kearney, chief executive at SPX, says that globalization trends offer potential for helping the U.S. economy recover from the financial crisis. One such trend is the rising global demand for energy. The opportunities presented by the energy industry are analyzed.

Asia, which is home to traditional major energy markets and emerging markets, has been the engine of growth of the global economy. The Institute of Energy Economics in Japan predicts that energy demand in Asia will double, and 90% of regional energy demand will be supplied by fossil fuels. Information about energy efficiency targets is also presented.

It is believed that South Korea has achieved a certain level of ability to respond to energy demand and supply crises due to its numerous oil crises. The country implemented an institutional base such as an oil stockpile and diversification of energy supply sources in order to respond to short-term energy demand and supply instability.

The geographic nature of managing materials delivery and construction activities for pipelines and facilities provides a unique opportunity to use GIS technology to reduce project risks and improve overall project [...]

The Energy Information Administration projected slower growth in demand for natural gas and lower consumption levels by 2030. The report identified market changes such as higher energy prices, slower demand growth for energy, and faster demand growth for renewable energy among others.

The energy diversification strategies of China, and the efforts to seek investments in order to meet energy needs, are presented.

HOME TO A billion people, give or take a few, India is a country on the move. One of the giants of Asia, it has posted steady and impressive economic [...]

In a recent study conducted by the World Energy Council it was noted that energy development is affected by GDP, energy demand and energy supply and these factors contribute to sustainable energy development.

Using a computable equilibrium model, the short-run effects of a radical liberalization of the West European natural gas and electricity markets are examined. In each model country, oil, gas, coal [...]

The editor of Oil and Gas Journal, Bob Tippee illustrates a case history on the license to operate. He believes that the industry will have to address life's harsher realities like corruption, consistent political pressure against the interests of oil and gas consumers, human welfare in a growing world with an inevitably growing demand for affordable energy.

The year 2003 has brought a transition in the methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) industry as several states announced decision to ban MTBE from gasoline. Thus the MTBE producers are under pressure due to no natural allies, lawsuits, lack of margins, shrinking markets and increased competition.

One percent of the worlds 2004 gross domestic product will need to be invested in energy enterprises in 2030 in order to maintain 2004 energy availability levels.

Alaska is rich in mineral and energy resources, but poor in energy infrastructure--a combination that stands as a barrier to economic growth in general and, more specifically, to development of […]

The year 2003 has posed tough challenges for all the energy consuming industries, especially the basic chemicals industry, which requires oil and natural gas as raw materials. A review on the quarter results of a few chemical companies manifest that the increasing demand for energy keeps their prices at a high level.

The prophets of doom have again been disappointed by worldwide estimates of proved reserves of oil and gas. We are definitely not running out of oil and gas. In fact, [...]

Author's note: This article was first published in French in the magazing La Revue de l'Energie (No. 509, September 1999). The original publication did not include the figures and graphs [...]

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) publishes monthly data for the supply and disposition of natural gas in the United States in the Natural Gas Monthly (NGM). The information in this [...]

A combination of generators is used by an electric utility for accommodating different levels of demand. The steps involved in transmitting electricity to the final consumers are discussed.

The economic decline in the US and growth in China were main factors impacting supply and demand changes in energy consumption in 2001. Water shortages, hydroelectric power, coal, growth in the former Soviet Union and other trends are examined.

From the campaign trail to national news reports to industry expert commentary, we've all heard plenty of hype surrounding renewable energy technologies lately. The onslaught of attention given to generating [...]

Staff Wonder how long China will continue to buy so much energy and raw materials that supply is tight and prices are high? Read this: New research from the McKinsey [...]

Energy-hungry China looks to Latin America China's fast-paced economic growth--averaging 9.1% per year in the last decade--can only be sustained by high energy consumption, an increasing amount of which will [...]

Wind energy is big business globally, especially in Europe and Asia, and 2006 was a boom year for markets worldwide. Nearly 15,200 megawatts of capacity was installed in 2006, taking [...]

THE UK prime minister's warning was stark as he stood in the unseasonably warm autumnal Yorkshire sunshine. Energy security in the UK is, said Tony Blair, fast becoming as serious [...]

U.S. wind energy installations now exceed 10,000 MW in generating capacity and produce enough electricity on a typical day to power the equivalent of over 2.5 million homes, the American [...]