Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 1

3-January-2005

EIA Predicts Rising US Dependence On Oil Imports To 2025

US energy consumption is expected to increase more rapidly than domestic energy supply through 2025, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the US Department of Energy. In the Annual Energy Outlook 2005, published on 9 December, the EIA says that net imports of energy are projected to meet a growing share of US energy demand, rising from 27% of US energy...