CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF ENERGY MATERIALS: 1979 ARC ESTIMATES

TERA's estimates of capital requirements to transport natural gas, crude oil, petroleum products, and coal in the US by 1990 are presented. It is a continuation of a 1978 study (EAPA 5:3946) to perform a similar analysis on 1979 scenarios. Scenarios B, C, and D from the EIA's Mid-range Energy Forecasting Systems, as used in the 1979 Annual Report to Congress (ARC), were provided as a basis for the analysis and represent three alternative futures. Summaries of transportation investment requirements through 1990 are given for Scenarios B, C, and D. Total investment requirements for the three models (pipelines, railroads, waterways) and the three energy commodities (coal, petroleum, petroleum products, natural gas) are estimated to range between $35.3 and $42.7 billion by 1990 depending on the scenario.

• Corporate Authors:

  TERA, Incorporated

  1901 North Fort Myer Drive
  Arlington, VA  United States  22209
• Publication Date: 1979-9-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 144 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Coal industry; Competition; Energy; Financial capital; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Long range planning; Transportation; Transportation modes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Long term
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy transportation
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00317445
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Energy Research Abstracts
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: EM-77-C-01-8596
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1980 12:00AM