These projections are from the Annual Energy Outlook 1998 . This talk will briefly cover supply, demand, and prices of natural gas through 2020. EIA doesn't represent the complete Canadian gas market in its model, but we include projections of Canadian consumption and exports to the United States in the outlook. The Annual Energy Outlook is a product of the Energy Information Administration. EIA is an independent statistical and analytical agency within the Department of Energy.
Assumptions are critical.
The projections in AEO98 are not statements of what will happen but of what might happen, given certain assumptions. EIA does not propose, advocate, or speculate on changes in laws and regulations. So, one of our key assumptions is that all current laws and regulations remain as enacted. That means, for example, that no new initiatives are assumed for the control of greenhouse gas emissions. And no new legislation is assumed for the deregulation of the electric utility industry.