EIA, U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2013.

 

The International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) presents an assessment by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the outlook for international energy markets through 2040. U.S. projections appearing in IEO2013 are consistent with those published in EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) in April 2013. IEO2013 is provided as a service to energy managers and analysts, both in government and in the private sector. The projections are used by international agencies, federal and state governments, trade associations, and other planners and decisionmakers. They are published pursuant to the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-91), Section 205(c).

 

The IEO2013 energy consumption projections are divided according to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development members (OECD)1 and non-members (non-OECD). OECD members are divided into three basic country groupings: OECD Americas (United States, Canada, and Mexico/Chile), OECD Europe, and OECD Asia (Japan, South Korea, and Australia/New Zealand). Non- OECD countries are divided into five separate regional subgroups: non-OECD Europe and Eurasia (which includes Russia); non- OECD Asia (which includes China and India); Middle East; Africa; and Central and South America (which includes Brazil). In some instances, the IEO2013 energy production models have different regional aggregations to reflect important production sources (for example, Middle East OPEC is a key region in the projections for liquids production). Complete regional definitions are listed in Appendix M.

 

IEO2013 focuses exclusively on marketed energy. Non-marketed energy sources, which continue to play an important role in some developing countries, are not included in the estimates. The IEO2013 projections are based on U.S. and foreign government laws in effect on September 1, 2012. The potential impacts of pending or proposed legislation, regulations, and standards are not reflected in the projections, nor are the impacts of legislation for which the implementing mechanisms have not yet been announced. The report begins with a review of world trends in energy demand and the major macroeconomic assumptions used in deriving the IEO2013 projections, along with the major sources of uncertainty in the projections. For the first time, projections extend through 2040. In addition to the Reference case projections, High Economic Growth and Low Economic Growth cases were developed to consider the effects of higher and lower growth paths for economic activity than are assumed in the Reference case. IEO2013 also includes a High Oil Price case and, alternatively, a Low Oil Price case. The resulting projections—and the uncertainty associated with international energy projections in general—are discussed in Chapter 1, “World energy demand and economic outlook.” Projections for energy consumption and production by fuel—petroleum and other liquid fuels, natural gas, and coal—are presented in Chapters 2, 3, and 4, along with reviews of the current status of each fuel on a worldwide basis. Chapter 5 discusses the projections for world electricity markets—including nuclear power, hydropower, and other marketed renewable energy resources—and presents projections of world installed generating capacity. New to this year’s outlook, Chapter 6 presents a discussion of energy used in the

buildings sector (residential and commercial). Chapter 7 provides a discussion of industrial sector energy use. Chapter 8 includes a detailed look at the world’s transportation energy use. Finally, Chapter 9 discusses the outlook for global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions.

 

See attached tables.