Annual Energy Outlook 2011 and an update on EIA activities NGA Center for Best Practices State Energy Working Group February 8, 2011 Richard Newell, Administrator
Key results from the AEO2011 Reference case, which assumes current laws remain unchanged Increased estimates for U.S. shale gas resources drive increased U.S. production, lower prices, and lower imports of natural gas Industrial…
What is included (and excluded) in developing EIAs Reference Case projections Generally assumes current laws and regulations excludes potential future laws and regulations (e.g., proposed greenhouse gas legislation and proposed fuel…
Key updates included in the AEO2011 Reference case Natural gas and oil supply More than doubled the technically recoverable U.S. shale gas resources assumed in AEO2010 and added new shale oil resources Updated offshore data and…
U.S. Energy Consumption Richard Newell, February 8, 2011 5
Current U.S. energy supply is 83% fossil fuels; demand is broadly distributed among the major sectors 2009 total U.S. energy use = 94.6 quadrillion Btu Energy supply Energy demand Industrial Nuclear 30% Industrial 9%…
Renewables grow rapidly, but under current policies fossil fuels still provide 78% of U.S. energy use in 2035 U.S. primary energy consumption Shares of total U.S. energy quadrillion Btu per year History 2009 Projections 125 Renewables…
Energy efficiency gains reduce consumption 13% from where it would otherwise be; structural change is even larger quadrillion Btu 200 Constant intensity Structural -33% 150 change Constant efficiency -13% Efficiency change…
Energy and CO2 per dollar of GDP continue to decline; per-capita energy use also declines index, 2005=1 History 2009 Projections 1.75 1.50 1.25 1.00 Energy per capita 0.75 Energy per dollar GDP 0.50 CO2 per dollar GDP 0.25 0.00…
In the AEO2011 Reference case, energy-related CO2 emissions grow almost 6% over 2005 levels by 2035 billion metric tons carbon dioxide History 2005 2009 Projections 7 6 Energy-related CO2 emissions 5 4 3 2005 2020 2035…
Electricity Richard Newell, February 8, 2011 11
In 2009, electricity generation was 70% fossil fuels, 20% nuclear, and 10% renewable 2009 Total net generation: 2009 Non-hydro renewable 3,953 billion kWh net generation: 141 billion kWh Other gases 0.3% Conventional Nuclear…
While projected electricity consumption grows by 30%, the rate of growth has slowed percent growth (3-year rolling average) Period Annual Growth History 2009 1950s 9.8 14 1960s 7.3 1970s 4.7 12 1980s 2.9 1990s 2.4 10 2000-2009 0.5…
The projected electricity mix gradually shifts to lower-carbon options, with generation from natural gas rising 37% and renewables rising 73% electricity net generation trillion kilowatthours per year History 2009 Projections 6 5 4…
Non-hydro renewable sources grow nearly three-fold, meeting 23% of projected electricity generation growth non-hydropower renewable generation billion kilowatthours per year History 2009 Projections 450 400 350 300 Biomass 250 200…
Natural gas, wind and other renewables account for the vast majority of capacity additions from 2009 to 2035 2009 capacity Capacity additions Nuclear 2009 to 2035 101 (10%) Coal 313 (30%) Hydropower* Nuclear Hydropower* 3 (1%) 6…
Natural gas Richard Newell, February 8, 2011 17
Success in the Barnett prompted companies to look at other shale formations in the United States Richard Newell, February 8, 2011 18
U.S. shale gas production increased 14-fold over the last decade; reserves tripled over the last few years annual shale gas production trillion cubic feet per year 5 Eagle Ford (TX) 4 Marcellus (PA and other Eastern states)…
Shale gas has been the primary source of recent growth in U.S. technically recoverable natural gas resources U.S. dry gas resources trillion cubic feet 3,000 2,552 2,500 Unproved shale gas 827 2,000 1,500 Unproved other gas 1,481…
Four-fold increase in shale gas production offsets declines in other U.S. supply, meeting consumption growth and lowering import needs U.S. dry gas trillion cubic feet per year History 2009 Projections 30 1% 25 Net imports 11% 20…
Natural gas consumption is quite dispersed; a number of key economic and market drivers underpin natural gas consumption growth TCF gas Sector consumption Growth Key drivers (2009-2035) 2009 2035 Industrial, 7.3 9.3 26% +187%…
Natural gas price projections are significantly lower than past years due to an expanded shale gas resource base natural gas spot price (Henry Hub) 2009 dollars per million Btu 10 2009 History Projections Updated AEO2009 8 AEO2010…
Oil and other liquid fuels Richard Newell, February 8, 2011 24
U.S. imports of liquid fuels fall due to increased domestic productionincluding biofuelsand greater fuel efficiency U.S. liquid fuels consumption million barrels per day History 2009 Projections 25 4% Biofuels including imports 20…
Biofuels, natural gas liquids, and crude oil production are key sources of increased domestic liquids supply U.S. liquid fuels million barrels per day Total consumption Net crude oil imports Net product imports Crude oil…
Biofuels fall short of the goal in 2022, but exceed the 36 billion gallon RFS target by 2030 billions ethanol-equivalent gallons 45 Legislated RFS in 2022 40 Biodiesel 35 Net imports RFS with Other 30 adjustments under Advanced 25…
Efficiency improvements partially offset underlying drivers of growth in transportation services Growth 2009 2035 (2009-2035) Light duty vehicles Fuel consumption (million barrels per day oil equivalent) 8.9 10.2 15% Number of…
Unconventional vehicles meet over 40% of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales in 2035 U.S. light car and truck sales millions History Projections 20 15 Conventional gasoline Diesel 10 Gaseous and fuel cell Mild hybrid electric Hybrid…
Oil prices in the Reference case rise steadily; the full AEO2011 will include a wide range of oil prices annual average price of low sulfur crude oil real 2009 dollars per barrel History 2009 Projections 225 High oil price 200 175 150…
Other EIA activities Richard Newell, February 8, 2011 31
EIAs Energy and Financial Markets Initiative Collection of critical energy information to improve market transparency improved petroleum storage capacity data other improvements to data quality and coverage Analysis of energy and…
On Dec. 1, 2010, EIA started publishing much-improved data on petroleum products storage capacity Analysis of inventory levels in the context of storage capacity is important for understanding petroleum market activity and price…
Many factors influence the formation of oil prices and other energy prices Supply Physical balancing Demand Affected by current Inventories Affected by current conditions and future conditions and future expectations for: Markets &…
EIA portals provide State energy data in one convenient place State Energy Profiles feature Quick Facts to provide the most important State energy information Overviews and maps to explain each States energy markets Data tables to…
New this year for State Energy Profiles and State Energy Data System State Energy Profiles New maps of selected energy-intensive areas (June 2010) New dynamic graphs on State profile pages (in development) Website redesign…
Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) Only comprehensive source of energy-related characteristics and consumption across U.S. households Only EIA survey that collects household data; conducted every 4 years 1.40 Fuel use…
Expanded 2009 RECS RECS 2005 RECS 2009 4,382 completed interviews 12,083 completed interviews Low sampling precision for all Greater precision assured areas (census regions, divisions, for key geographies and States) statistics…
A new EIA.gov goes live this week New homepage and improved navigation Updated logo and new visual identity A new Today in Energy education product that: Publishes a daily release of timely and topical bites of our…
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Some supply sources and demand sectors are strongly linked, while others are more dispersed 2009 Richard Newell, February 8, 2011 Source: EIA Annual Energy Review 2009 41