Table 20. Forecasts of world oil prices, 2000-2020

 

1999 dollars per barrel

Forecast

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

AEO2001 reference

27.59

20.83

21.37

21.89

22.41

AEO2001 high price

27.59

26.04

26.66

28.23

28.42

AEO2001 low price

27.59

15.10

15.10

15.10

15.10

DRI

26.65

19.47

18.65

19.87

21.16

IEA

20.43

20.43

20.43

30.04

30.04

PEL

17.69

15.63

13.77

11.75

NA

PIRA

30.04

22.56

23.58

NA

NA

WEFA

23.76

18.39

18.48

19.42

20.41

GRI

18.17

18.17

18.17

18.17

NA

NRCan

21.24

21.24

21.24

21.24

21.24

DBAB

23.67

17.08

17.36

17.34

17.68

NA = not available.
Source:  AEO2001: Tables A1 and C1. DRI: Standard and Poor’s DRI, U.S. Energy Outlook (Spring/Summer 2000). IEA: International Energy Agency, World Energy Outlook 1998. PEL: Petroleum Economics, Ltd., Oil and Energy Outlook to 2015 (February 2000). PIRA: PIRA Energy Group, “Retainer Client Seminar” (October 2000). WEFA: The WEFA Group, U.S. Energy Outlook (2000). GRI: Gas Research Institute, GRI Baseline Projection of U.S. Energy Supply and Demand, 2000 Edition (January 2000). NRCan: Natural Resources Canada, Canada’s Energy Outlook 1996-2020 (April 1997). DBAB: Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, World Oil Supply and Demand Estimates (June 2000).

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