Annual Energy Outlook

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that electricity is a subject not just for physicists and engineers, but also for political scientists, and this is Brian Min's motivating thesis underlying a substantively engaging and technical discussion.

Abstract: The recovery of the U.S. manufacturing sector following the 2008-2009 economic recession coincided with a sharp drop in natural gas prices. To determine whether a causal connection in fact exists, we use confidential plant-level data for 1972-2012 to estimate the employment effects of changes in natural gas and other energy prices. Previous analyses have used aggregated data and failed to control for multiple drivers of employment dynamics, such as other input costs. We show that controlling for these factors substantially diminishes the effects of natural gas and electricity prices on manufacturing employment. Accounting for the direct effects of natural gas prices as well as the indirect effects via electricity prices, we estimate that the decline in natural gas prices between 2007 and 2012 raised overall manufacturing employment by 0.6 percent, and for gas-intensive industries, by 1.8 percent.

TL;DR: In this paper, a seismic and petrophysical studies were carried out to enhance the characterization of the reservoirs in Hons field in the Lower Niger Delta, using available data include GR log, SP log, resistivity log, neutron and density logs to enable appropriate characterization.

TL;DR: In Europa uberwiegt daher die Skepsis gegenuber dieser Fordermethode, so dass europaweit kaum mit einer ahnlichen Entwicklung wie in den USA gerechnet werden kann as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Improved understanding of the fate and transport of contaminants of concern and increased long-term monitoring and data dissemination will help effectively manage water-quality risks associated with unconventional gas industry today and in the future.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the results of a technical and economic feasibility analysis conducted for four hypothetical, centralized, large-scale hydrogen production plants based on this technology, including a single bed particle suspension system, a dual-bed particle suspension systems, a fixed panel array, and a tracking concentrator array.

TL;DR: The magnitude of this leakage was reassessed and it was found that in 2015, supply chain emissions were ∼60% higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inventory estimate, likely because existing inventory methods miss emissions released during abnormal operating conditions.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present new core and outcrop data from 18 shale plays that reveal common types of shale fractures and their mineralization, orientation, and size patterns, and identify a need for further work in this field and on the role of natural fractures generally.