Association of Electricity Producers (AEP)
http://www.aepuk.com/
The Association of Electricity Producers (AEP) promotes the interests of its members, mainly companies producing electricity for wholesale electricity markets. The site has full information on recent developments and how the AEP works.
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BP Statistical Review of World Energy
http://www.bp.com/productlanding.do?categoryId=6848&contentId=7033471
This is BP's annual review of world energy resources and use, including the Energy Charting Tool, which can view pre-prepared data reports and create new ones. The statistical review is split into sections on energy types and US energy, plus a review of previous years.
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Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB)
http://www.state.gov/e/eeb/
The Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB) is the part of the US State Department that promotes "economic security and prosperity at home and abroad", by working with US companies, US Government agencies and other organisations. In addition, it works with the World Trade Organization, combats bribery in international trade, negotiates debt relief in developing countries and is involved with economic sanctions. The large website can be browsed by themes such as, economic summits, trade agreements, energy, sanctions and commodities, intellectual property enforcement and international finance / development.
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Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
http://www.cepe.ethz.ch/
The Centre for Energy Policy and Economics (CEPE) is a research centre based in Switzerland looking at the interface between technology, economy and society, in terms of energy policy Their website contains further details of their work, news and event details, publications and information about their research.
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Centre for the Study of Regulated Industries (CRI)
http://www.bath.ac.uk/cri/
Centre for the Study of Regulated Industries (CRI) was based at the University of Bath School of Management. CRI was an interdisciplinary research centre "investigating how regulation and competition are working in practice, both in the UK and abroad". Areas of research include the telecommunications industry, energy markets and consumer representation The site has details of projects, staff and its activities. Paper copies of publications can be downloaded.
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CEPMLP Internet Journal
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cepmlp/journal/
This free e-journal is published by the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee. Key areas of concern include natural resources, energy, and international business transactions. The journal includes articles and book reviews.
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Consilience Energy Advisory Group Ltd (CEAG)
http://www.ceag.org/
Consilience Energy Advisory Group Ltd (CEAG) is a global energy market consultancy practice (established in 1999). Of particular use is that free access is available to a database of approximately 100 full-text articles (in PDF format) published in the trade press by CEAG on subjects including: oil, shipping, gas, power, emissions and weather markets.
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Department for Energy and Climate Change
http://www.decc.gov.uk/
The Department for Energy and Climate Change is a British government body created in 2008. It draws together brings together much of the Climate Change Group, previously housed within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), with the Energy Group from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). Its website provides information on its aims, structure, key ministers and activities. It includes access to UK government press releases, policy papers, statements, legislation, statistics on all aspects of climate change and energy management. The latter includes coal, nuclear fuels, renewable energy resources, biofuels, gas, oil, electricity and sustainable technology for energy supply.It includes materials relating to the 2009 Copenhagen summit.
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Directorate-General Energy and Transport
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/index_en.html
The Directorate-General for Energy and Transport of the European Union has a mission "to work with national, regional and local authorities, business and non-governmental organisations to improve the way in which Europe's transport system serves the economic, environmental and social aspirations of European citizens." The site provides contact details for the different sections of the Directorate, press releases, a list of publications, and key speeches by the Commissioners. The site is available in the official EU languages.
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Econbrowser
http://www.econbrowser.com/
This blog is by James D. Hamilton, Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego and Menzie Chinn, Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Its focus is primarily on the analysis of current economic conditions and policy in the U.S.
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Energy Citations Database
http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/
The Energy Citations Database is provided by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information at the U.S. Department of Energy. It contains bibliographic records for energy and energy-related literature, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations, and patents from the Department of Energy from 1948 onwards. The database has been developed "with the science-attentive citizen in mind." It provides free access to over 2.6 million science research citations with continued growth through regular updates. There are over 221,000 electronic documents, primarily from 1943 forward, available via the database.
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Energy economics
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30413/descript
Energy Economics is a peer reviewed journal "concerned with the economic and econometric modelling and analysis of energy systems and issues". It covers a full range of energy economy related topics, including forecasting, demand, pricing, conservation, regulation and the environment.Tables of contents and abstracts are freely available, but in order to access the full text of articles, a subscription is required. Subscribers are able to access an archive stretching back to volume 1 in 1979.
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Energy Information Administration
http://www.eia.doe.gov/
The Energy Information Administration is an independent statistical agency within the US Department of Energy and it provides comprehensive access to a range of energy information. It provides links to reports and tables by energy type; petroleum, natural gas, coal, nuclear, electricity, renewable and alternative fuels; and also by themes such as prices, finance, consumption and international trade. Annual, monthly and summary reviews are produced for most energy types and these are compounded as historical data. In addition there are registration links to a number of email lists which provide current awareness summary information. The site also provides outlines of energy models, details of press releases, projects and presentations and a comprehensive list of publication information.
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Erasmus Energy
http://www.erasmusenergy.com/
Erasmus Energy provides easier access to information and research on energy markets and is provided by Maycroft Consulting. It presents articles, report and working papers aimed at quantitative analysts, traders, risk managers, researchers, business developers, financial managers, consultants and policy makers. Topics covered include risk-management, trading, valuation and market development. Abstracts are available as web pages, while articles are usually made available as PDF downloads. Users can comment on articles on the site and submit their own articles for review.
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Eye for energy
http://www.eyeforenergy.com/
Eye for Energy is an online guide to developments in the energy industry, produced by a UK publishing company. There is an emphasis on optimising oil and gas recovery, but also coverage of concentrated solar energy, wind power, marine renewables, smart distribution and end-user energy management. It covers the whole energy production and use cycle from resource to power generation, distribution to end-use. This site is for anyone who wants to keep up with news, access articles, know about events and find background information via reports. The site includes news articles broken down by energy sector, with market data and portals looking at specific areas, such as the Concentrated Photovoltaic industry. This is mainly aimed at companies but may be good for those looking at energy markets in an economic context.
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Financial markets in a new age of oil
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTMENA/Resources/MainReport.pdf
This report from the World Bank, released in 2006, reports on how countries in the Middle East intend to utilise revenue streams deriving from the oil boom in the 1970's and 1980's. Paying down debt, building up substantial savings and creating oil stabilisation funds are all strategies being adopted by oil producers. However, this windfall has not translated to some of the more resource-poor economies in the area, such as Morocco and Lebanon.
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International Energy Agency
http://www.iea.org/
An organisation linked to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) and based in Paris, providing research on energy efficiency, especially with respect to oil. Its objectives include "promoting rational energy policies in a global context through co-operative relations with non-member countries, industry and international organisations". There are many reports on the site, but most have to be paid for. However the site contains a free oil market report, which is a short term analysis of the oil market containing statistics about demand, supply, stocks, trade, prices and refinery activity. The report is in PDF form, and is published monthly. There is also some information on the site about climate change, and the Kyoto Protocol (including the Protocol's full-text).
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Middle East Economic Survey
http://www.mees.com/
The Middle East Economic Survey, first published in 1957, is a weekly newsletter on the Middle East and North Africa. Each week MEES reports the latest news and provides analysis of the oil and gas sectors in the Arab world, Iran, and OPEC. MEES's coverage is based on primary sources and contacts throughout the region. It also includes reports on capital markets, financial and banking developments, and a weekly assessment of the political situation in the Middle East. Full details are given on how to subscribe to MEES by email, as well as how to gain access to the extensive archive of back issues. There is also a link to other useful oil and Middle East sites.
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National Energy Foundation
http://www.nef.org.uk/
National Energy Foundation is an independent educational charity based in the UK. "Its objective is to work for the more efficient,innovative, and safe use of energy and to increase the public awareness of energy in all its aspects". The site has information on forms of renewable energy (solar and wind), and on the National Energy Centre which was designed to be a low energy building. The Foundation runs educational projects for schools too.
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Natural Resources Institute (NRI)
http://www.nri.org/
Based at the University of Greenwich at Medway, Kent, UK, NRI is a research centre with an interest in the use of natural resources. It focuses on the developing world but also looks at the developed world. Its disciplines cover the areas of economic development, health, agriculture and environmental management. NRI operates a consultancy service and many staff have experience of working overseas. Find out more about staff, NRI history, research and courses by browsing the website.
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Ofgem
http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/
Ofgem is the UK regulatory body which is responsible for licensing and monitoring electricity and gas supplies in the British isles and ensuring competition in their markets. It was formed from the merger of the separate electricity and gas public utility regulators OfGas and OFFER. Its website provides infomation on energy industries in the UK, including information on pricing, safety, competition and the main suppliers. It includes access to news releases, full-text reports and consumer fact sheets relating to gas and electricity supply. The site has a great deal of information - on Ofgem's role, how it works, communication with Parliament and careers at Ofgem.
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Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
http://www.opec.org/
OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) is an international organisation, originally established in 1968 to promote cooperation among the Arab nations in economic activities related to oil. The membership has now expanded to include countries in Africa Asia and Latin America. There is information on each country, publications, press releases, speeches by the OPEC Secretary General and details of the latest OPEC meeting.
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Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
http://www.oxfordenergy.org/
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies is a research centre looking into the social science areas of energy issues. It covers the economics, politics and sociology of energy issues, international relations issues surrounding the oil industry, energy and developing countries, plus environmental politics and economics. The website includes further details about current research projects, features their publications Oxford Energy Comment and Oxford Energy Forum, has more information about the Natural Gas Research Programme and a bookshop of their past research outputs. The site also provides access to recent articles and presentations, information about their library and a short list of related links.
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Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC)
http://www.seec.surrey.ac.uk/
Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC) is a research centre based at the University of Surrey, that examines all aspects of the economics of energy, including oil and gas markets, privatisation and regulation of energy markets, demand modelling and forecasting and energy efficiency. The website contains further details about the work of the Centre, including workshops, publications and postgraduate teaching information.
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Sustainable Energy Ireland
http://www.sei.ie/
This is the website of Ireland's national energy authority. The site is funded by the Irish government and part financed by the European Union. There are many sections, eg. on energy usage in the home, renewables, grants, building, business and a schools section with educational materials. Official reports can be read on the site. There is information about the initiative called Dundalk 2020, which is a sustainable energy community programme in Dundalk.
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