Energy projections: oil, natural gas, and coal in the USSR and Eastern Europe. [Projections for 1985 to 2000]

Technical Report · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6436287

Hoffman, G W

The large spread tabulated for Soviet oil, gas, and coal production is indicative of the problem of preparing reliable energy-balance forecasts. Predictions of growth rates for total energy production and consumption of a short-term nature are notoriously unreliable. It is clear that energy projections for 1985 and later years offer greater flexibility to cover envisioned shortages through conservation and the use of various energy resource which at the present time are in the use of various energy resources which at the present time are in the experimental stage or initial research, such as nuclear power, geothermal power, solar energy, nuclear fusion, and various substitutes. The need for an ever-increasing supply of oil, gas, and coal produced in the Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe has focused on the problem of geography and geology and its broader impact on locational and environmental problems of energy resources. More than 97% of the energy resources of the CMEA countries are located in the Soviet Union: 77% of the bituminous reserves, 98% of natural gas, and 97% of crude oil. An appendix includes: selected bibliography on Soviet and East European energy resources and Soviet Trade in oil ad gas on the world market. Also, there are 76 references to the main text.

• Research Organization: Texas Univ., Austin (USA). Center for Energy Studies
• OSTI ID: 6436287
• Report Number(s): UT/CES-PS-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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