Annual Energy Outlook 2004 with Projections to 2025

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The Annual Energy Outlook 2004 (AEO2004)was prepared by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), under the direction of Mary J.Hutzler (mhutzler@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-6351), Director, Integrated Analysis and Forecasting; Paul D.Holtberg (paul.holtberg@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-4838), Director, Demand and Integration Division; John J.Conti (john.conti@eia.doe.gov, 202-586-4430), Director, International, Economic and Greenhouse Gases Division, and Acting Director, Coal and Electric Power Division; James M. Kendell (jkendell@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-9646), Director, Oil and Gas Division; and Andy S.Kydes (akydes@ eia.doe.gov, 202/586-2222), Senior Technical Advisor.

For ordering information and questions on other energy statistics available from EIA, please contact EIA’s National Energy Information Center.Addresses, telephone numbers, and hours are as follows:

National Energy Information Center, EI-30
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Specific questions about the information in this report may be directed to:

Overview ...............Paul D.Holtberg (paul.holtberg@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-1284)
Economic Activity ..........Ronald F.Earley (rearley@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-1398)
International Oil Markets ......G.Daniel Butler (gbutler@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-9503)
Residential Demand .........John H.Cymbalsky (jcymbals@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-4815)
Commercial Demand.........Erin E.Boedecker (eboedeck@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-4791)
Industrial Demand ..........T.Crawford Honeycutt (choneycu@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-1420)
Transportation Demand .......John D.Maples (jmaples@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-1757)
Electricity Generation, Capacity ..Thomas J.Leckey (tleckey@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-9413)
Electricity Prices ...........Lori B. Aniti (laniti@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-2867)
Nuclear Energy............Laura K. Martin (laura.martin@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-1494)
Renewable Energy ..........Thomas W. Petersik (tpetersi@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-6582)
Oil and Gas Production .......Ted E. McCallister (tmccalli@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-4820)
Natural Gas Markets.........Philip M.Budzik (pbudzik@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-2847)
Oil Refining and Markets ......Anthony F.Radich (anthony.radich@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-0504)
Coal Supply and Prices........Michael L.Mellish (mmellish@eia.doe.gov,202/586-2136) Emissions...............Daniel H.Skelly (dskelly@eia.doe.gov, 202/586-1722)

AEO2004 will be available on the EIA web site at www.eia.gov/oiaf/aeo/ in early January 2004.Assumptions underlying the projections and tables of regional and other detailed results will also be available in early January 2004, at web sites www.eia.gov/oiaf/assumption/and /supplement/. Model documentation reports for the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) and the report NEMS: An Overview are available at web site www.eia.gov/bookshelf/docs.html and will be updated for AEO2004 in the first few months of 2004.

Other contributors to the report include Alan Beamon, Joseph Benneche, Bill Brown, Linda Doman, Robert Eynon, Zia Haq, James Hewlett, Jeff Jones, Diane Kearney, Nasir Khilji, Paul Kondis, Matthew Lackey, Han Lin Lee, Amar Mann, Phyllis Martin, Chris Namovicz, Chetha Phang, Eugene Reiser, Esmeralda Sanchez, Laurence Sanders, Dan Skelly, Yvonne Taylor, Brian Unruh, Dana Van Wagener, Steven Wade, and Peggy Wells.

Released: January 2004