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Energy Security in a Changing Global Marketplace Summary

Core Content

Energy security is a multifaceted concept that varies by stakeholder:

• Producers focus on the consistency and predictability of demand.
• Consumers prioritize available, reliable, affordable, and secure sources of supply.
• Governments aim to ensure secure supplies at stable prices to support economic growth, national security, and consumer needs.

Energy Demand Trends

World Energy Demand (2001–2025)

• 2001: 404 Quad BTU, with oil accounting for 23%.
• 2025: 645 Quad BTU, with oil expected to account for 25%.
• Key energy sources include oil, coal, hydro/renewables, natural gas, and nuclear.

Developing World Energy Demand

• Oil and coal are primary sources.
• Hydro/renewables and natural gas are also significant.
• Data source: EIA.

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (1990–2025)

• Emissions are projected to rise significantly.
• Data source: EIA.

World Energy Resources

• Oil Reserves: Proved reserves in billion barrels.
• Natural Gas: Trillion cubic feet.
• Coal: Billion short tons.
• Data sources: Oil & Gas Journal and EIA.

Emerging Global Energy Trends

• Rapid growth in global energy demand for power generation and transportation, not limited to China.
• Shortage of excess crude production and refining capacity.
• America's increasing reliance on imports, particularly oil and natural gas, with hurricane risks.
• Supply and demand growth centers are not co-located, leading to a changing global energy map.
• National Oil Companies (NOCs) and bilateral alliances are evolving in importance.
• Political instability and climate change are key challenges.

Oil Demand and Supply

2006 Global Oil Supply/Demand (mmb/d)

• Demand (est): 85.1 (1Q), 83.3 (2Q), 84.3 (3Q), 86.3 (4Q).
• Supply:
  • Non-OPEC: 50.6 (1Q), 51.1 (2Q), 51.3 (3Q), 52.2 (4Q).
  • OPEC NGLs: 4.7 (1Q), 4.9 (2Q), 5.1 (3Q), 5.2 (4Q).
  • Call on OPEC Crude: 30.2 (1Q), 27.7 (2Q), 28.5 (3Q), 29.6 (4Q).
• Current OPEC quota: 28 mmb/d; Feb 2006 production: ~29.7 mmb/d (includes Iraq at 1.8 mmb/d and OPEC NGLs at 4.8 mmb/d).

Seasonality of Oil Demand

• OECD Oil Demand: Shows seasonal variations.
• Non-OECD Oil Demand: Also exhibits seasonal patterns.

Global Oil Demand History & Outlook

• Historical growth: Steady increase in demand.
• Outlook: Continued growth, with spare production capacity (million barrels per day) as a critical factor.

Tight Global Markets and High Crude Oil Prices

• High oil prices are a result of tight global markets.
• Supply constraints and demand growth contribute to price volatility.

World Energy Flows

• Illustrates the movement of energy resources globally.
• Highlights importance of trade routes and infrastructure.

Future Energy Consumers and Suppliers

Consumers

• United States, EU, Asia (China, India, Japan).

Suppliers

• Middle East, Russia & Caspian, Africa, and Non-conventional Sources (Canada, Venezuela).

Implications

• Increased supply concentration leads to transport and infrastructure concerns.
• Security and geopolitical threats are heightened due to reliance on specific regions.

Choke Points in Oil and Gas Trade (2002–2030)

Pillars of US Security Policy (Oil Security)

• Encourage new sources of supply: Conventional, non-conventional, domestic, and foreign.
• Demand restraint/efficiency: Through taxes, fuel switching, CAFÉ standards, and environmental regulation.
• Strategic stockpiles: Maintain reserves for emergencies.
• Reliance on Saudi Arabia: As a swing supply for price stability and OPEC moderation.
• Protect sea lanes and infrastructure: Critical for energy security.

New Considerations for Policy Making

• Increased reliance on international trade: May lead to new geopolitical alliances.
• Energy reliability and price predictability are essential.
• Environmental sensitivity: Climate change is a growing concern.
• Post-Cold War instabilities: New nations, ethnic separatism, wealth disparities, etc.
• Power shift to regions with strategic commodities.
• Succession issues in many nations.
• Shift in alliances and power centers.
• Human rights and distributive issues: Including HIV/AIDS, poverty, and cultural concerns.
• Terrorism: Threats to energy facilities and transit choke points.
• Dealing with "Bad Actors" in tight markets.

OPEC Production Capacity (1979–2004)

Source: PIW

Emerging Issues Complicating U.S. Policy Agenda

• Energy security is now broadly defined, including threats to infrastructure and imported oil supply.
• Market developments in alternative fuels and climate change may drive policy more than policy drives markets.
• Less multilateral cooperation in international oil markets as governments pursue narrow interests.
• Increased vulnerability to supply disruptions affecting the power sector (e.g., LNG and natural gas imports).
• Political hostility toward U.S. policy in certain regions as allies and friends prioritize their own political survival.

Imperatives for 2006 Energy Policy

• Address all forms of energy supply (including renewables) and demand (including improved efficiency and conservation).
• Encourage investment in strategic facilities, infrastructure, and research for new technologies.
• Energy policy must be global in scope, integrating security, foreign policy, environmental, and economic considerations.
• Energy independence is misguided; a more integrated and cooperative approach is needed.
• Rebuild alliances with both producers and consumers.
• Promote public education and political leadership.
• Realign policy calculus across foreign, economic, environmental, and energy domains.