A New Long Term Assessment of Energy Return on Investment (EROI) for U.S. Oil and Gas Discovery and Production

A New Long Term Assessment of Energy Return on Investment (EROI) for U.S. Oil and Gas Discovery and Production

Oil and gas are the main sources of energy in the United States. Part of their appeal is the high Energy Return on Energy Investment (EROI) when procuring them. We assessed data from the United States Bureau of the Census of Mineral Industries, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Oil an...

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Main Authors: Cutler J. Cleveland, Pete O’ Connor, Charles A.S. Hall, Megan C. Guilford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-10-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
EROI
oil
gas
depletion
energy cost
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/3/10/1866/

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