 The U.S. Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry (July 1999)
Overviews crude oil and natural gas production for the years 1987 to 1997, focusing on 1997.
(Update of selected tables and figures) (February 2004)
- The U.S. Petroleum Refining and Gasoline Marketing Industry (July 1999)
Overviews petroleum refining and gasoline marketing for the years 1987 to 1997, focusing on 1997.
(Update of selected tables and figures) (August 2004)
Why do Motor Gasoline Prices Vary Regionally? California Case Study
(June 1998)
Analysis of the difference between the retail gasoline prices in California and the average U.S. retail prices.
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Financial Performance: Low Profitability in U.S. Refining and Marketing (September 1997)
Review of the factors underlying the volatility of U.S. refining and marketing profitability and the sources of depressed rates of return in the 1990s. Includes an examination of refining in the context of the rises in gasoline and distillate prices in the first half of 1996.
Electricity Reform Abroad and U.S. Investment (September 1997)
Details electricity reforms undertaken by the United Kingdom, Australia, and Argentina and resulting foreign investment, particularly by U.S. companies.
Privatization and the Globalization of Energy Markets (October 1996)
Reviews recent global efforts to privatize energy resources, and outlines the opportunities and challenges privatization has presented to U.S. and foreign multinational energy companies.
(Updated Appendix tables) (June 2000)
Oil and Gas Development in the United States in the Early 1990's (October 1995)
An analysis of the growing prominence of smaller energy companies in U.S. oil and natural gas production.
(For an update of this analysis, please see "U.S. Independent Oil & Gas Producers, 1993 - 1998: Survivors and Nonsurvivors," a presentation given at the annual meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.) (April 2000)
State Energy Severance Taxes (September 1995)
A summary and analysis of state energy production severance taxes from 1985 through 1993.
Financial Impacts of Nonutility Power Purchases on Investor-Owned Electric Utilities (June 1994)
This report provides an overview of the issues surrounding the financial impacts of nonutility generation contracts (since the passage of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978) on investor-owned utilities. |