Annual Energy Outlook 2003 with Projections to 2025

Table 23. Comparison of petroleum forecasts
(million barrels per day, except where noted)

Projection

2001

AEO2003

Other forecasts

Reference

Low
world oil price

High
world oil price

GII

DBAB

   

2015

World oil price (2001 dollars per barrel)

22.01

24.72

19.04

32.95

23.69 a

19.04

Crude oil and NGL production

7.67

7.66

7.48

8.08

7.87

7.80

  Crude oil

5.80

5.25

5.09

5.61

5.51 b

NA

  Natural gas liquids

1.87

2.41

2.39

2.46

2.36

NA

Total net imports

10.90

16.20

16.79

15.15

15.44

15.19

  Crude oil

9.31

12.36

12.79

11.91

11.10

NA

  Petroleum products

1.59

3.84

4.01

3.24

4.34

NA

Petroleum demand

19.69

25.23

25.71

24.59

24.77

24.56

  Motor gasoline

8.67

11.83

11.97

11.50

11.03 c

10.96

  Jet fuel

1.66

2.17

2.18

2.15

2.68

2.14

  Distillate fuel

3.81

5.05

5.18

4.97

4.53

4.56

  Residual fuel

0.97

0.63

0.75

0.56

0.67

0.89

  Kerosene

0.07

0.06

0.06

0.05

0.07

NA

  Liquefied petroleum gas

2.05

2.66

2.69

2.59

2.75

NA

  Other

2.46

2.83

2.88

2.78

3.04 d

NA

Import share of product supplied (percent)

55.4

64.2

65.3

61.6

62.3

61.9

   

2020

World oil price (2001 dollars per barrel)

22.01

25.48

19.04

33.02

25.05 a

19.04

Crude oil and NGL production

7.67

7.99

7.71

8.36

7.72

6.69

  Crude oil

5.80

5.46

5.22

5.79

5.30 b

NA

  Natural gas liquids

1.87

2.53

2.49

2.58

2.42

NA

Total net imports

10.90

17.72

18.57

16.47

17.09

18.25

  Crude oil

9.31

12.66

13.32

12.10

11.47

NA

  Petroleum products

1.59

5.06

5.25

4.37

5.62

NA

Petroleum demand

19.69

27.13

27.77

26.28

26.31

26.58

  Motor gasoline

8.67

12.78

13.00

12.27

11.65 c

11.81

  Jet fuel

1.66

2.46

2.47

2.42

3.12

2.34

  Distillate fuel

3.81

5.40

5.57

5.30

4.77

4.91

  Residual fuel

0.97

0.64

0.76

0.58

0.60

0.95

  Kerosene

0.07

0.05

0.06

0.05

0.07

NA

  Liquefied petroleum gas

2.05

2.85

2.89

2.77

2.94

NA

  Other

2.46

2.95

3.03

2.88

3.16 d

NA

Import share of product supplied (percent)

55.4

65.3

66.9

62.7

65.0

68.7

   

2025

World oil price (2001 dollars per barrel)

22.01

26.57

19.04

33.05

NA

18.94

Crude oil and NGL production

7.67

7.96

7.51

8.39

NA

5.87

  Crude oil

5.80

5.33

4.92

5.71

NA

NA

  Natural gas liquids

1.87

2.63

2.59

2.68

NA

NA

Total net imports

10.90

19.79

21.12

18.19

NA

21.18

  Crude oil

9.31

13.06

14.05

12.53

NA

NA

  Petroleum products

1.59

6.73

7.06

5.66

NA

NA

Petroleum demand

19.69

29.17

30.17

28.19

NA

28.76

  Motor gasoline

8.67

13.77

14.10

13.12

NA

12.72

  Jet fuel

1.66

2.74

2.75

2.70

NA

2.56

  Distillate fuel

3.81

5.87

6.23

5.75

NA

5.29

  Residual fuel

0.97

0.64

0.77

0.59

NA

1.01

  Kerosene

0.07

0.05

0.05

0.05

NA

NA

  Liquefied petroleum gas

2.05

3.03

3.10

2.98

NA

NA

  Other

2.46

3.07

3.17

3.01

NA

NA

Import share of product supplied (percent)

55.4

67.8

70.0

64.5

NA

73.6

    NA = Not available.
    Notes: aGII world oil price is imported refiner acquisition cost in 2000 dollars, converted to 2001 dollars using AEO2003 reference case chain-weighted price indexes. bGII crude oil production includes “other” domestic supply. cGII total for motor gasoline includes methanol. dGII “other” petroleum demand total includes naphthas, which are reported separately in GII’s forecast.
    Sources: AEO2003: AEO2003 National Energy Modeling System, runs AEO2003.D110502C (reference case), LW2003.D110502C (low world oil price case), and HW2003.D110502C (high world oil price case). GII: DRI-WEFA (now Global Insight, Inc.), Winter 2001-2002 U.S. Energy Outlook (May 2002). DBAB: Deutsche Banc Alex.Brown, “World Oil Supply and Demand Estimates,” e-mail from Adam Sieminski, September 20, 2002.

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