solar? wind? nuclear? coal? energy resources & policy env 385 biodiesel?
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Key Factors Affecting Markets
Iraq
Russia
Venezuela
OPEC Decisions
Nigerian Civil Strife
Weather
Value of U.S. Dollar
Key Factors Affecting Markets
CBG = Clean Burning Gas
OXY = Oxygenated
RVP = Reid Vapor Pressure
RFG = Reformulated Gasoline
It’s a Small World After All: It’s a Small World After All: Major Flows of Crude OilMajor Flows of Crude Oil
View of Earth from the Moon
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*Note the absence of India (lump in with *Note the absence of India (lump in with Rest of the Rest of the WorldWorld). India’s population is > one billion.). India’s population is > one billion.
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Moratorium
• Passed by Congress every year since its inception in 1981
• OCS covers 85% of U.S. coastal area
• Estimated 19 billion bls recoverable oil and 86 trillion cu. ft. natural gas within OCS (Dept. of Interior), namely between shoreline and 50 miles from shore
• House of Representatives voted 236-189 yesterday to lift the moratorium; Senate debate/vote will be next week
• Drilling allowed 50 to 100 miles from shore if neighboring states agree to the drilling; <50 miles not allowed, >100 miles no state approval
• Royalties from drilling not shared with neighboring states
• $18 billion tax breaks over next 10 years eliminated
• Bill gives tax credits to solar and wind energy industries
• Would require utilities to generate 15% of electricity from solar and wind or other renewables
House Bill ProvisionsHouse Bill Provisions