Wang Zhen of China University of petroleum, industrial and commercial administration
4 27th United States President Bush made a speech, presented his new energy policy. Bush calls for reducing United States reliance on external energy supplies, and proposed including the encouragement of new nuclear power plants and military bases in the abandoned building oil refinery and a series of recommendations on energy policy, and it’s become important incentive of international crude oil prices fell sharply on the day.
earlier on March 16, the United States Senate by 51 votes to 49, with formal adoption in Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) drilling and oil bills, analysts believe that the Bill passed, symbolizes the great breakthroughs in President Bush’s energy policy, however, some environmentalists are deeply disappointed about passage.
the Arctic wildlife refuge covers 19 million acres of Alaska, is the polar bear and 160 species of migratory bird habitat. According to rough estimates, this part of 10 billion to 16 billion barrels of crude reserves. President Bush has said that development storage of oil in this region is the United States an important element of energy security, as well as reduce United States dependence on imported oil a way. He has urged Congress to allow oil companies to develop oil resources in the area, to eliminate the United States oil shortage phenomenon. Bush said: “we in the ANWR reserve aside a small area, it can produce more than 10 million barrels of oil, which is equivalent to the current United States 48 other State oil production combined. ”
core
President Bush recently proposed” energy policy “is in fact established in 2001 to the continuation of the national energy policy. Bush said: “the United States must be able to plan for the future and can meet the needs of today’s energy policy. I believe that we are able to exploit natural resources and protect the environment. “The core content of which is to strengthen the domestic energy supply, and to strengthen global energy strategic alliances.
United States energy the challenge stems from economic growth, population growth and the improvement of living standards. United States energy policy report, devoted to increase United States domestic energy supply problems that “United States powerful energy supply, rely on the wealth and diversity of energy resources and exploitation and efficient use of their advanced technology. United States rich in coal, oil and gas, despite the decline in domestic production for 30 years, but the United States remains the world’s oil producing country. United States has long been developing hydropower and nuclear power, but economic development is still relying on fossil fuels. United States is looking at the future of energy, such as solar, geothermal and wind energy. “The report also noted that a large number of advanced technologies for oil and gas exploration and development, can increase efficiency and protect the environment. Existing legislation does not take into account the exceptional technology, restricted the country’s oil and gas exploration and development.
United States foreign energy dependence in the past 30 years from 35% increased to more than cent of consumption. In the same period, imports of natural gas consumption ratio rose from fewer than 5% is greater than the cent, and continues to grow. Imports of energy products throughout the United States imported 11%. 2000 United States energy trade deficit reached $ 120 billion, most of which are oil imports.
President Bush said, the Government will continue to support United States energy companies competing in foreign markets, reduce United States companies in overseas investment, trade barriers. The world energy market, United States energy and economic security is not only with the United States, the world’s energy supply, and with its trading partners are closely related. United States relying on foreign oil and to what extent, the world’s oil supply disruptions that will significantly impact the United States economy as well as foreign and economic policy objectives.
United States authorities believe that the United States need to strengthen the Trade Union, enhanced dialogue with major oil-producing countries, promotion of the Western Hemisphere, Africa, and other oil-rich region of the Caspian sea exploration and development. While stressing the need to continue to work with the International Energy Agency, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization and other organizations, oil-importing countries are encouraged to take measures to increase oil reserves.
Bush also stressed the development and utilization of natural gas, energy diversity policies, the strengthening of related infrastructure renovation and construction.
persist in taking the road of energy diversification is the United States experienced a 70 after the energy crisis of the last century, has been adopted. By 2020, United States energy demand will reach 1.27×1017 British thermal units, but domestic production only reached 8.6×1016 British thermal unit, gap between supply and demand of about 50%.
the use of new technologies to maintain and strengthen the diversity of energy supplies, to the United States remains a challenge, once again, the role of nuclear energy, coal and other energy be taken seriously. President Bush Government’s view, should not be reduced in terms of policy resources other than natural gas, and coal will continue to play an important role, this is President Bush’s Government is not one of the main reasons for the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. President Bush’s administration also prepared to reconsider the restrictions on land use of development resources and preferential tax policies, to increase renewable energy such as bio, wind, geothermal and solar energy applications.
impact in the long
as the world’s leading economic and military power, is also a first country of the world’s energy consumption, energy policy will have a long-term impact on global energy policy. Due to new nuclear power stations and the construction of refineries and other measures in a year or two will not be brought to the power supply or refining capacity growth directly, so new energy policy on international oil price trends in the short term will not have a significant impact.
evening dresses area of energy-saving technologies and alternative energy development for a lot of work. But over the last century 90 ’s policy implications of lower oil prices, lower energy and pace of development of alternative energy sources. The most recent year of unexpected high oil prices, will rekindle the focus on energy-saving technologies, strengthening of alternative clean energy, especially renewable sources of energy development and use.
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