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2010.
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| Summary/Abstract |
THE WRITING OF THIS ARTICLE was preceded by a critical study of the latest outlooks for the development of fuel and energy industries by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the International Energy Agency and Russia's Institute of Energy Strategy. Experts agree that hydrocarbons in the coming 20 years will be the basis of fuel and energy industries in the overwhelming majority of countries around the world. Since oil and gas are going to remain the energy source of choice in the world's energy balance during the above period, it is important to analyze the development prospects of the oil and gas industry around the world, in individual regions and countries. The outlooks had in mind above all the impact on the energy component of such important factors as rates of economic growth, population size, world oil price dynamics, and also the effectiveness of energy saving policies.
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