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IHS CERA Energy Scenarios: Executive Summary
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August 4, 2010
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We are pleased to announce that the Executive Summary for the IHS CERA Energy Scenarios is now available. The Executive Summary includes an overview and cross-comparison of the three energy scenarios, as well as a summary of key conclusions and results. It also provides Strategic Implications under each scenario for a broad range of different company types from across the energy value chain.
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Fiscal Fitness--How Taxes at Home Help Determine Competitiveness Abroad
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July 23, 2010
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Dramatic changes in the structure and geography of the global upstream oil and gas industry have radically altered the competitive environment. But what does competition mean in the oil and gas business? In the upstream, it is focused primarily at one point—on securing mineral rights and acreage.
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Russia's Gas Exports: Weathering the Perfect Storm
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July 22, 2010
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Since 2008 Russian gas exports have been hit by a "perfect storm" of events—the shale gas revolution in North America, a surge of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports into Europe and Asia, and the recession and slow recovery in Europe.
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IHS Global Scenarios to 2030
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June 30, 2010
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We are pleased to announce that the Global Framework Report of the IHS Global Scenarios is completed. The IHS Global Scenarios to 2030 is a major, wide-ranging project designed to help companies and organizations to plan for the future, evaluate strategy, test investment decisions, and understand the forces of change in the world.
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Meeting Latin America's Hydrocarbon Challenge: Is State-led Investment Here to Stay?
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June 30, 2010
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Despite its large hydrocarbon potential, Latin America continues to face numerous challenges in developing its oil and gas resources. The region’s departure from market-oriented regulations—following an unprecedented global economic crisis—calls into question its overall ability to attract investment funds, technology, and know-how.
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The Gas Exporting Countries Forum: Focus on the Suppliers
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May 28, 2010
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The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) is gradually increasing its presence. However, the tenth GECF meeting in Algeria in April 2010 demonstrated that unaligned incentives and interests among countries remain a key obstacle in coordinating efforts to sustain gas prices and preserve the oil-price linkage.
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China Remains the Bulwark of Global Oil Demand
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May 20, 2010
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IHS CERA projects West Texas Intermediate to average $78 and $84 per barrel in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Given China’s expanding economic role globally, the direction and pace of Chinese oil demand and economic growth are critical. China’s economy could grow by 10.4 percent this year and its oil demand by 0.5 percent.
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North American Power, North American Gas and Global Oil Integrated Roundtable
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May 17, 2010
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Past Events:
IHS CERA held a North American Power, North American Gas, and Global Oil Roundtable in San Francisco on May 17. Topics included "Power Industry Outlook: New Challenges for a New Decade," "Will Intermittent Power: Attention Create and Ancillary Services Windfall?,"
"Natural Gas Supply: The Shale Gale Continues," "Natural Gas Demand—Long-term Gas Demand Growth Depends on Power," "Iraq: A Potential 'Game Changer,'" and "Outlook for Upstream and Downstream Capital Costs."
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OPEC: Continuing the Juggling Act
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March 17, 2010
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OPEC decided to leave unchanged its output ceiling first agreed in December 2008. It noted an uneven global economic recovery, the prospect of a decline in demand for its crude oil this year, and an inventory overhang in OECD countries, together with such downside risks as “mounting and unsustainable public debt in most advanced economies.”
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