Gulf Coast Energy Outlook

摘要: Gulf Coast Energy Outlook Page 1 Center for Energy Studies 1 David E. Dismukes Center for Energy Studies Louisiana State University Gulf Coast Energy Outlook Lakeshore Lions Club Meeting February 16, 2009 Center for Energy Studies © LSU Center for Energy Studies Page 2 Center for Energy Studies 2 Take Way Points: Outlook & Issues • Significant growth in storage positions for most all energy commodities and products. Price movements (decreases) reflecting these build-ups. • Production positions getting better including GOM (crude and natural gas). Unconventional resources proving to be significant North American resource (shales, tight sands, CBM, tar sands, EOR). • Additional “frontier areas” likely to become available that will open an exceptional amount of resources for development, 18 Bbbls and 77 Tcf of probable reserves. (ie, moratoria areas) • Conventional wisdom that economy is heading …