Sentences with phrase «recoverable coal reserves»

ENERGY OVERVIEW Energy Minister: Ernesto Martens Rebolledo Head of PEMEX: Raul Munoz Leos Proven Oil Reserves (1 / 1 / 03E): 12.6 billion barrels (see Reserves and Production) Oil Production (2002E): 3.6 million barrels per day (bbl / d), of which 3.18 million bbl / d was crude Oil Consumption (2002E): 1.93 million bbl / d Net Oil Exports (2002E): 1.68 million bbl / d Crude Oil Refining Capacity (1 / 1 / 03E): 1.7 million bbl / d Natural Gas Reserves (1 / 1 / 03E): 8.8 trillion cubic feet (Tcf)(see Reserves and Production) Natural Gas Production (2000E): 1.33 Tcf Natural Gas Consumption (2000E): 1.38 Tcf Recoverable Coal Reserves (2000E): 1.3 billion short tons Coal Production (2000E): 10.86 million short tons Coal Consumption (2000E): 13.41 million short tons Net Coal Imports (2000E): 2.55 million short tons Electric Generation Capacity (2000E): 38.9 million kilowatts Net Electricity Generation (2000E): 194.37 billion kilowatthours (bkwh); 74 % thermal, 18 % hydro, 5 % nuclear, 3 % other Net Electricity Consumption (2000E): 182.8 bkwh Net Electricity Imports (2000E): 2.07 bkwh

EIA annually estimates recoverable coal reserves by adjusting the DRB to reflect accessibility and recovery rates in mining.

Recoverable Coal Reserves and Average Recovery Percentage at Producing U.S. Mines by Mine Production Range and Mine Type

Recoverable coal reserves at producing mines represent the quantity of coal that can be recovered (i.e. mined) from existing coal reserves at producing mines.

As of January 1, 2017, EIA estimated that the remaining U.S. recoverable coal reserves totaled over 254 billion short tons, from a DRB of 476 billion short tons.

Recoverable Coal Reserves and Average Recovery Percentage at Producing Underground Coal Mines by State and Mining Method

EIA conducts an annual survey, form EIA - 7A, «Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,» to gather and report the quantity of recoverable coal reserves at producing mines.

It is important to note that with or without the credits, the decline in Virginia coal production was predicted by numerous analysts because over two - thirds of recoverable coal reserves in Virginia have already been mined.»

Not exact matches

«Total recoverable reserves of coal around the world are estimated at 1,001 billion tons — enough to last approximately 180 years at current consumption levels»

«9 Based on the IEO2006 reference case forecast for coal consumption, and assuming that world coal consumption would continue to increase at a rate of 2.0 percent per year after 2030, current estimated recoverable world coal reserves would last for about 70 years.»

There is a raging battle today about the size of fossil fuel reserves and resources, with «peakists» claiming that we are already at or near peak production of both oil and coal because the amounts of economically recoverable fuels in the ground are more limited than the fossil fuel industry has admitted.

Estimated Recoverable Reserves (coal): An estimate of coal reserves, based on a demonstrated reserve base, adjusted for assumed accessibility and recovery factors, and does not include any specific economic feasibility cReserves (coal): An estimate of coal reserves, based on a demonstrated reserve base, adjusted for assumed accessibility and recovery factors, and does not include any specific economic feasibility creserves, based on a demonstrated reserve base, adjusted for assumed accessibility and recovery factors, and does not include any specific economic feasibility criteria.

It's also worth noting that old definitions of reserves need to be treated with caution - I think kagiso mentioned coal basin resources versus economically recoverable reserves.

As recoverable oil reserves dwindle, there will be increasing pressure to convert coal to liquid fuels as well as exploit unconventional fossil fuels like methane hydrates, tar sands, and oil shale.

Known reserves of economically recoverable coal are actually shrinking faster than coal is being consumed, says Strahan.

Of those US reserves, a 1975 USGS assessment of coal resources in the US found Alaskan recoverable reserves (5.3 billion tons) to be about 3 % of the total US recoverable reserves at the time (192 billion tons)...

However, given that the United States holds the world's largest estimated recoverable reserves of coal, coal - burning power plants will continue to be a major source of our nation's electricity generation for the foreseeable future.

For instance, using the emission factor for coal from IPCC [48], coal resources given by the Global Energy Assessment [114] amount to 7300 — 11000 Gt C. Similarly, using emission factors from IPCC [48], total recoverable fossil energy reserves and resources estimated by GEA [114] are approximately 15000 Gt C.

Vast quantities of coal — proven to exist — remain in the ground — but not included on the reserve tally because they are not economically recoverable at current prices — in part due to the availability of oil and natural gas.

Instead of the current estimate of recoverable reserves for Wyoming, these projections use the estimates of coal resources in the Powder River Basin recently published by the US Geological Survey (Luupens et al. 2008), calculated to be recoverable at a cost of $ 20, $ 30 and $ 40 per short ton (30.8, 54.0 and 61.1 billion tonnes, respectively).

Coal reserves are generally defined as the amount of in - place resources estimated to be recoverable under current economic and technological conditions.

Worldwide reserves of economically recoverable coal would last 80 - 125 years, depending on future levels of use.

In the end, we should not be surprised to learn that only a small fraction of previously estimated coal reserves will ever be economically recoverable.

The medium - and high - case reserves roughly bracket what some Chinese sources have indicated to be their ultimately recoverable reserves of coal.

But by 2007, stated recoverable reserves of surface - mineable coal in Wyoming were only 15.2 billion tonnes, yielding a R / P ratio of only 37.

Today's paper compares this allowable carbon budget with scientists» best estimate of how much oil, gas and coal exist worldwide in economically recoverable form, known as «reserves».