NPC Reports

NPC Reports (2009-2000)

Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

December 19, 2022

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Facing the Hard Truths about Energy (2007 & 2008)

September 17, 2008 Slide Presentation (Slides Only)(677.48 KB)
September 17, 2008 Slide Presentation (Slides with Presenter's Text)(549.02 KB)
Full Report(15.13 MB)
Executive Summary(1.38 MB)
Chapter 1: Energy Demand(1.37 MB)
Chapter 2: Energy Supply(2.15 MB)
Chapter 3: Technology(1 MB)
Chapter 4: Geopolitics(451.69 KB)
Chapter 5: Carbon Management(448.04 KB)
Chapter 6: Recommendations(73.06 KB)
Chapter 7: Methodology(342.21 KB)
Appendix A: Request Letter and Description of the NPC(357.48 KB)
Appendix B: Study Group Rosters(136.92 KB)
Appendix C: Study Outreach Process and Sessions(44.79 KB)
Appendix D: Parallel Studies - Process and Summaries(7.78 MB)
Appendix E: Additional Materials on the CD(120.87 KB)
Conversion Factors, Abbreviations and Acronyms(85.54 KB)
Report Glossary(671.2 KB)
2008 Update Supplemental Topic Paper: Energy Supply(638.26 KB)
Paper #1: Coal Impact(1.98 MB)
Paper #2: Cultural/Social/Economic Trends(2.76 MB)
Paper #3: Demand Data Evaluation(1.09 MB)
Paper #4: Electric Generation Efficiency(874.1 KB)
Paper #6: Residential Commercial Efficiency(609.93 KB)
Paper #7: Global Access to Oil and Gas(758.15 KB)
Paper #8: Biomass(2.59 MB)
Paper #10: Geologic Endowment(1.24 MB)
Paper #11: Hydrogen(1.06 MB)
Paper #12: Infrastructure(4.59 MB)
Paper #13: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)(677.82 KB)
Paper #14: Non-Bio Renewables(1.48 MB)
Paper #15: Summary Discussions on Peak Oil(284.74 KB)
Paper #16: Refining and Manufacturing(888.6 KB)
Paper #17: Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS)(1.83 MB)
Paper #18: Coal to Liquids and Gas(1.35 MB)
Paper #19: Conventional Oil and Gas (including Arctic and Enhanced Oil Recovery)(1.15 MB)
Paper #21: Deepwater(565.07 KB)
Paper #21: Exploration Technology(981.14 KB)
Paper #22: Heavy Oil(521.92 KB)
Paper #23: Human Resources(3.86 MB)
Paper #24: Hydrates(444.02 KB)
Paper #25: Nuclear Power(368.26 KB)
Paper #26: Oil and Gas Technology Development(951.37 KB)
Paper #27: Oil Shales(362.38 KB)
Paper #28: Transportation Efficiency(561.88 KB)
Paper #29: Unconventional Gas(1.09 MB)
Paper #30: Historical Perspective on Energy Crises and U.S. Policy Responses(3.51 MB)
Paper #31: Energy Markets Grow Up: How the Changing Balance of Participation Influences Oil Price, Katherine Spector, 6/15/05(224.21 KB)
Paper #32: Energy Markets Grow Up Part II: Who Trades Energy Now and How Much Does It Matter? Katherine Spector, 1/8/07(453.63 KB)
Paper #33: Oil Shocks and the Global Business Cycle, David Hensley, 5/12/06(202.57 KB)
Paper #34: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly about the Oil Shock Impact on Emerging Markets, Luis Oganes & Katherine Spector, 10/21(499.01 KB)
Paper #35: Three Propositions on the Economics of Greenhouse-Gas Regulation, Marc Levinson, 2/14/07(209.53 KB)
Paper #36: Capturing the Gains from Carbon Capture, Marc Levinson, 4/11/07(588.88 KB)
Paper #37: Carbon Dioxide: A Commodity Market Perspective, Scott Speaker, 3/27/07(192.73 KB)
Paper #38: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Carbon Trading, January 2007(627.43 KB)
Report Slide Presentation (Slides Only)(570.59 KB)
Report Slide Presentation (Slides with Presenter's Text)(549.02 KB)
NPC Data Warehouse Files

Observations on Petroleum Product Supply (2004)

Observations on Petroleum Product Supply Report(1.44 MB)

Balancing Natural Gas Policy - Fueling the Demands of a Growing Economy (2003)

Volume I, Summary of Findings and Recommendations(3.87 MB)
Volume II, Integrated Report(8.89 MB)
Volume III, Demand Task Group Report(3.31 MB)
Volume IV, Supply Task Group Report(11.36 MB)
Volume V, Transmission and Distribution Task Group Report and LNG Subgroup Report(13.67 MB)
Natural Gas CD-ROM Principal Modeling Activities

Securing Oil and Natural Gas Infrastructures In the New Economy (2001)

Securing Oil and Natural Gas Infrastructures In the New Economy Report(1.55 MB)

U.S. Petroleum Refining - Assuring the Adequacy and Affordability of Cleaner Fuels (2000)

Executive Summary(187.25 KB)
U.S. Petroleum Refining Report(46.1 MB)