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Annual Energy Outlook 2012

Release Date: June 25, 2012   |  Next Early Release Date: January 23, 2013  |   Report Number: DOE/EIA-0383(2012)

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Mkt trends Market Trends

  • Oil price cases depict uncertainty in world oil markets...Read full section
  • Costs and regulatory uncertainties vary across options for new capacity...Read full section
  • Natural gas prices are expected to rise with the marginal cost of production...Read full section
  • Natural gas prices vary with economic growth and shale gas well recovery rates...Read full section
  • U.S. crude oil production varies with price and resource assumptions...Read full section
  • U.S. net imports of petroleum and other liquids fall in the Reference case...Read full section
  • Average minemouth price continues to rise, but at a slower pace than in recent years...Read full section

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Reference Case Tables
Table 1. Total Energy Supply, Disposition, and Price Summary XLS
Table 3. Energy Prices by Sector and Source - United States XLS
Table 3.1. Energy Prices by Sector and Source - New England XLS
Table 3.2. Energy Prices by Sector and Source - Middle Atlantic XLS
Table 3.3. Energy Prices by Sector and Source - East North Central XLS
Table 3.4. Energy Prices by Sector and Source - West North Central XLS
Table 3.5. Energy Prices by Sector and Source - South Atlantic XLS
Table 3.6. Energy Prices by Sector and Source - East South Central XLS
Table 3.7. Energy Prices by Sector and Source - West South Central XLS
Table 3.8. Energy Prices by Sector and Source - Mountain XLS
Table 3.9. Energy Prices by Sector and Source - Pacific XLS
Table 6. Industrial Sector Key Indicators and Consumption XLS
Table 8. Electricity Supply, Disposition, Prices, and Emissions XLS
Table 12. Petroleum Product Prices XLS
Table 13. Natural Gas Supply, Disposition, and Prices XLS
Table 14. Oil and Gas Supply XLS
Table 15. Coal Supply, Disposition, and Prices XLS
Table 55. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - United States XLS
Table 55.1. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Texas Regional Entity XLS
Table 55.1. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Reliability First Corporation / Michigan XLS
Table 55.11. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Reliability First Corporation / West XLS
Table 55.12. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - SERC Reliability Corporation / Delta XLS
Table 55.13. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - SERC Reliability Corporation / Gateway XLS
Table 55.14. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - SERC Reliability Corporation / Southeastern XLS
Table 55.15. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - SERC Reliability Corporation / Central XLS
Table 55.16. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - SERC Reliability Corporation / Virginia-Carolina XLS
Table 55.17. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Southwest Power Pool / North XLS
Table 55.18. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Southwest Power Pool / South XLS
Table 55.19. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Western Electricity Coordinating Council / Southwest XLS
Table 55.2. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Western Electricity Coordinating Council / California XLS
Table 55.2. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Florida Reliability Coordinating Council XLS
Table 55.21. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Western Electricity Coordinating Council / Northwest Power Pool Area XLS
Table 55.22. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Western Electricity Coordinating Council / Rockies XLS
Table 55.3. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Midwest Reliability Council / East XLS
Table 55.4. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Midwest Reliability Council / West XLS
Table 55.5. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Northeast Power Coordinating Council / Northeast XLS
Table 55.6. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Northeast Power Coordinating Council / NYC-Westchester XLS
Table 55.7. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Northeast Power Coordinating Council / Long Island XLS
Table 55.8. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Northeast Power Coordinating Council / Upstate New York XLS
Table 55.9. Electric Power Projections for EMM Region - Reliability First Corporation / East XLS
Table 60. Components of Selected Petroleum Product Prices - United States XLS
Table 60.1. Components of Selected Petroleum Product Prices - New England XLS
Table 60.2. Components of Selected Petroleum Product Prices - Middle Atlantic XLS
Table 60.3. Components of Selected Petroleum Product Prices - East North Central XLS
Table 60.4. Components of Selected Petroleum Product Prices - West North Central XLS
Table 60.5. Components of Selected Petroleum Product Prices - South Atlantic XLS
Table 60.6. Components of Selected Petroleum Product Prices - East South Central XLS
Table 60.7. Components of Selected Petroleum Product Prices - West South Central XLS
Table 60.8. Components of Selected Petroleum Product Prices - Mountain XLS
Table 60.9. Components of Selected Petroleum Product Prices - Pacific XLS
Table 61. Lower 48 Crude Oil Production and Wellhead Prices by Supply Region XLS
Table 62. Lower 48 Natural Gas Production and Wellhead Prices by Supply Region XLS
Table 66. Natural Gas Delivered Prices by End-Use Sector and Census Division XLS
Table 68. Coal Production and Minemouth Prices by Region XLS
Table 70. Coal Minemouth Prices by Region and Type XLS

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