Table 1. Projected Lower 48 Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production and Natural
Gas Wellhead
Prices in the Reference and Accelerated Depletion Cases, 2005-2020
|
Analysis Case |
2005 |
2010 |
2015 |
2020 |
|
Lower 48 Natural Gas Production (Trillion Cubic Feet per Year) |
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|
Reference |
18.9 |
22.2 |
24.7 |
26.0 |
|
Accelerated Depletion |
18.7 |
21.8 |
23.4 |
22.5 |
|
Lower 48 Crude Oil Production (Million Barrels per Day) |
||||
|
Reference |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
|
Accelerated Depletion |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
|
Lower 48 Natural Gas Wellhead Price (1998 Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet) |
||||
|
Reference |
2.40 |
2.48 |
2.68 |
2.79 |
|
Accelerated Depletion |
2.48 |
2.62 |
3.13 |
4.12 |
| Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, National Energy Modeling System runs OGBASE.D051200A and OGDEPL.D051200A. | ||||
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