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Annual Energy Outlook 2013
Release Dates: April 15 - May 2, 2013 | Next Early Release Date: December 2013 (See release cycle changes) | correction | full report
Prices
Market Trends
- Range of oil price cases represents uncertainty in world oil markets...Read full section
- Trends in petroleum and other liquids markets are defined largely by the developing nations...Read full section
- Production of liquid fuels from biomas, coal, and natural gas increases...Read full section
- Costs and regulatory uncertainties vary across options for new capacity...Read full section
- Natural gas prices rise with an expected increase in production costs after 2015...Read full section
- Energy from natural gas remains far less expensive than energy from oil through 2040...Read full section
- U.S. natural gas production is affected by oil prices through consumption and exports...Read full section
- Increasing U.S. supply results in decreasing net imports of petroleum and other liquids...Read full section
- Expected declines in mining productivity lead to further increases in average minemouth prices...Read full section
Issues in Focus
- No Sunset and Extended Policies cases...Read full section
- Oil price and production trends in AEO2013...Read full section
- Competition between coal and natural gas...Read full section
Comparison with other projections
- Oil prices... Read full section
- Natural gas... Read full section
- Liquid fuels... Read full section
- Coal... Read full section