Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Customer Support Information | 4 | 3 |
| Copyright | 7 | 2 |
| CONTENTS | 9 | 3 |
| A Short Energy Industry Glossary | 12 | 26 |
| INTRODUCTION | 38 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 40 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE ENERGY INDUSTRY | 44 | 36 |
| 1) Energy Industry Introduction | 45 | 3 |
| 2) The U.S. Electric Grid Needs Significant New Investment | 48 | 1 |
| 3) Proposals for U.S. Electricity Grid Enhancements include a Smart Grid, Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Technologies such as Flow Cell Batteries | 49 | 3 |
| 4) Superconductivity Comes of Age | 52 | 1 |
| 5) Global Shale Gas Resources Revolutionize the Energy Industry | 53 | 3 |
| 6) Crude Oil from Shale Booms in North Dakota s Bakken and Texas Eagle Ford, Thanks to Fracking and Horizontal Drilling | 56 | 1 |
| 7) Coalbed Methane Production Soars, Hits 16% of all U.S. Gas Production | 56 | 1 |
| 8) New Pipeline Projects are Needed to Handle Growing Production, But They Create Controversy | 56 | 2 |
| 9) LNG Imports and New Projects Offer Increased Supply/Floating LNG Plants May Change the Industry | 58 | 1 |
| 10) Russia and West Africa Play Increasingly Important Roles in Oil and Gas/Israel Develops Major Gas Fields | 59 | 1 |
| 11) Companies Use New Technologies for Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery | 60 | 1 |
| 12) Advances in Technology Lead to New Gains in Exploration and Production/Electromagnetic Technology Looks Promising | 61 | 1 |
| 13) Extension of Offshore Drilling into Extreme Water Depths Continues/Brazil Is a Leading Producer Offshore | 61 | 4 |
| 14) Energy Demand Climbs in India and China/Nuclear, Hydro and Gas Projects Grow | 65 | 2 |
| 15) Canada s Oil Sands Production Reaches 1.5 Million Barrels per Day, But Operating Costs Are High | 67 | 1 |
| 16) Production of Synthetic Crude from Kerogen Trapped in Shale Advances Through New Technologies | 68 | 1 |
| 17) Clean Coal and Coal Gasification Technologies Advance/Carbon Capture (CCS) Proves Costly | 68 | 2 |
| 18) The Industry Takes a New Look at Nuclear Power | 70 | 5 |
| 19) Ethanol Production Soared, But a Market Glut May Slow Expansion | 75 | 3 |
| 20) New Refineries May Create Surplus Capacity | 78 | 2 |
| Chapter 2 ENERGY INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 80 | 47 |
| I. Overview of the Energy Industry | 81 | 1 |
| Global Energy Overview: 2009-2010 | 82 | 1 |
| U.S. Energy Industry Overview | 83 | 1 |
| U.S. Energy Overview: Selected Years, 1970-2010 | 84 | 1 |
| U.S. Energy Intensity 1980-2035 | 85 | 1 |
| Primary Energy Flow by Source &Sector, U.S.: 2010 | 86 | 1 |
| Energy Consumption by Source &Sector, U.S.: 2010 | 87 | 1 |
| Total U.S. Energy Consumption 2008-2035 | 88 | 1 |
| Energy Consumption &Expenditures Indicators, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2010 | 89 | 1 |
| Energy Imports, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2010 | 90 | 1 |
| Energy Exports, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2010 | 91 | 1 |
| Total Energy Imports, Net Energy Imports &Petroleum Imports,U.S.: 1970-2010 | 92 | 1 |
| Federal Research &Development (R&D) &R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 93 | 1 |
| U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Scientific Research: 2010-2012 | 94 | 1 |
| Approximate Energy Unit Conversion Factors | 95 | 1 |
| II. Electricity | 96 | 1 |
| Electricity Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2010 | 97 | 1 |
| Total Electrical Power Generation by Fuel Type, U.S.:1981-1st 7 Months of 2011 | 98 | 1 |
| Average Retail Prices of Electricity Sold by U.S. Electric Utilities:Selected Years 1960-2010 | 99 | 1 |
| III. Fossil Fuels &Nuclear Energy | 100 | 1 |
| Energy Production by Fossil Fuels &Nuclear Power, U.S.: Selected Years,1950-2010 | 101 | 1 |
| Petroleum Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2010 | 102 | 1 |
| Crude Oil Production &Oil Well Productivity, U.S.:Selected Years, 1955-2010 | 103 | 1 |
| Crude Oil Domestic First Purchase Prices, U.S.:Selected Years, 1960-2010 | 104 | 1 |
| Landed Costs of U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Selected Countries: Selected Years, 1975-2010 | 105 | 1 |
| Value of U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Selected Countries:1980-2010 | 106 | 1 |
| Petroleum Imports by Country of Origin, U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2010 | 107 | 1 |
| Refinery Capacity &Utilization in the U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2010 | 108 | 1 |
| Refinery Sales Prices &Refinery Profit Margins for Selected Petroleum Products, U.S.: Selected Years, 1990-2010 | 109 | 1 |
| Petroleum Consumption by the Transportation Sector, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2010 | 110 | 1 |
| Retail Motor Gasoline &On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2010 | 111 | 1 |
| Top World Oil Reserves by Country: 2010 | 112 | 1 |
| Top World Oil Producers: 2010 | 113 | 1 |
| Top World Oil Net Importers: 2010 | 114 | 1 |
| Top World Oil Net Exporters: 2010 | 115 | 1 |
| Top World Oil Consumers: 2010 | 116 | 1 |
| Coal Overview, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2010 | 117 | 1 |
| Natural Gas Production, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2010 | 118 | 1 |
| Natural Gas Prices Paid, by Sector, U.S.: Selected Years, 1970-2010 | 119 | 1 |
| U.S. Shale Gas Production, 1990-2035 | 120 | 1 |
| The 15 Largest Nuclear Power Plants in the U.S.: 2009 | 121 | 1 |
| IV. Renewable Energy | 122 | 1 |
| Energy Production by Renewable Energy, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2010 | 123 | 1 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption by Source, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2010 | 124 | 1 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption in the Residential, Commercial &Industrial Sectors, U.S.: 2004-2010 | 125 | 1 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption in the Transportation &Electric Power Sectors, U.S.: 2004-2010 | 126 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 IMPORTANT ENERGY INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 127 | 43 |
| Chapter 4 THE ENERGY 500: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 170 | 549 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 171 | 2 |
| INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 173 | 12 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 185 | 3 |
| INDEX OF U.S.HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 188 | 3 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S.HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 191 | 2 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OFTHE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 193 | 7 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 200 | 3 |
| Individual Profiles On Each Of THE ENERGY 500 | 203 | 516 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 719 | 31 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 720 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 722 | 28 |
