Energy Consumption In Iraq

In 1973, President Nixon announced “Project Independence,” a full-scale effort to provide the capacity to meet American energy needs with American energy resources. Every President of the United States since Richard Nixon has repeated the goal of achieving energy independence and linked it to national security. This was a logical reaction to the crippling economic shocks caused by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) oil embargoes in 1973-4. Energy independence is a seductive idea because it seems to provide U.S. with the economic freedom to walk away from the Middle East’s political instability. The problem with this scenario is it is poorly thought out because the results not only affect the U.S. domestically, but

Despite the various resources like petroleum, natural gas, phosphate, and sulfur located in Iraq, their economy is established mainly on oil. This is a result of Iraq being home to the world’s fifth largest oil reserves. All the oil in Iraq comes from the following cities: Basra, Baghdad, Ramadi, and lastly Ba’aj. The country contains about 160 billion barrels of oil within its land’s reserves. Not only do other countries depend on Iraq for their oil exports, most of the country’s energy comes from oil as well. It is said that about 94% of the energy that

However, Iraq suffers a growing shortage of electrical energy because of an increase in demand (see Fig. 3). The electrical power generation stations have been failed to fulfil the demand of power because of numerous defects and limited production capabilities due to deterioration. The electricity consumption in 2009 was 52 billion kWh in Iraq. During the Gulf War; electricity infrastructure of Iraq was severely damaged, suffered from a lack of investment and available equipment while under sanctions, and suffered further following the invasion in 2003. Now Iraq requires more power gradually due to its rising population growth and demands. The Iraq’s population increased from 14 million in 1980 to 32 million in 2010 and it is expected to

Energy is an integral part of our daily lives. While organisms get energy to move from food, non-living appliances such as phones, lights, cars etc. get their energy from other renewable or non-renewable sources. The majority of energy consumed comes from non-renewable energy sources: fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal) and nuclear energy. In the past few decades, the issue of a potential “energy crisis” has arisen. Since people nowadays use such large amounts of fossil fuels, they will run out in the near future. Out of the three fossil fuels, oil and gas are the most widely used. It is predicted that, without taking into account the new reserves that could become accessible with the advancement of technology, oil and gas

The petroleum industry has long been independent on other countries for oil. We have been lucky enough to live in a time of peace for most of our lives. But as we found out with the gulf war, relations between the U.S. and the Middle East are sometimes shaky. The Persian Gulf area is where two-thirds of the world?s known oil reserves are located. The Persian Gulf is also one the most politically volatile areas in the world. Over sixty-one percent of the oil used by transportation vehicles must be imported from outside the U.S. (Renewable Fuels Association, 1999) Oil consumption in the U.S. is not expected to slow down unless something is done. In fact, oil consumption is expected to rise over twenty percent by the year 2015.

With the high energy consumption, it is therefore worrying to imagine that the main energy source being used in the region is still derived from fossil fuels. This concern was expressed by the chief economist at DIFC, Dr. Naser Saidi. In his opinion, the GCC countries should act with caution regarding their use of the oil reserves instead of relying on them for financial support. Dr. Naser alleges that Kuwait will run out of oil by 2017 whereas Saudi Arabia’s reserve will be spent by 2035 that is if they continue using at their current rate (Gulf Business, 2012). Apart from the climate, the use of materials also has an effect on energy spent as it limits the use of

The consumption of energy in developing countries is rising rapidly, and by the end of the next century will dominate energy markets worldwide. Even allowing for a growth rate in the demand for energy in the developing countries 1-2 % lower than the present trend, the demand is likely to exceed 100 million barrels a day oil equivalent (mbdoe) by 2010, and possibly 200 mbdoe (K.Pickering and L.Owen 1995).

oil and natural gas provide 85 percent of all the electricity consumed, two-thirds of electricity,

Oil is a huge part of everyone’s everyday life. From transportation to heating homes and businesses, oil prices are always dramatically changing due to the constant change of supply and demand. The economic impact that the price of oil has on the U.S economy continues to rise and fall due to political instability. Americans especially have a heavy reliance on oil, especially on foreign origins. The increasing price of oil has spiked large concerns and has become a major global debate. Many sources of oil are in economically and politically unstable regions and countries like former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and Africa. Not only is oil affected by this instability, prices are also determined by natural disasters and political issues. Due to an increase in demand, oil prices in 2011 increase instability due to more instability in oil producing countries like Saudi Arabia because of conflicts and uncertainty. The oil industry is one of the Commanding Heights of the global economy and therefore should not be regulated. It is a global commodity and is the most efficient method of allocation through the free market.

The shifting political, security, religious and economic climate in the Middle East has put the region at the top of the U.S. radar. Questions continue to rise regarding what role the Middle East will play on the global stage considering the regions history and stability. According to the Organization of Petroleum Export Companies the Middle East is home to 65% of the worlds oil reserves (opec.org). However, over the last two years the supply and demand for oil has gone down thus resulting in

World oil demand is increasing as emerging economies need more energy to increase their living standards. Estimates, shown below, are that by 2030, China and India as emerging markets will import over 70% to 90% of their fossil fuel needs (1) . Coupled to a continued high and growing demand for oil, makes this a robust market for the next 30 years.

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