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* Total of $40 trillion needs to be invested in energy supply by 2035
* Investment more than double in 2013 compared to 2000
* Upstream spending dominated by LNG
By Simon Falush and Nina Chestney
LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - A potential shortfall in investment in production in the Middle East could create a $15 spike in the oil price by 2035, the energy arm of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said.
The world will need to be a total of $40 trillion invested in energy supply and $8 trillion on energy efficiency by 2035 to meet growing demand and falling output from mature sources of energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report.
A large proportion of this will need to come from the Middle East, as a rise in non-OPEC production such as U.S. shale oil starts to lose steam in the mid 2020s.
But the IEA was wary on prospects for a large enough increase in investment from the region.
The prospects for a timely increase in oil investment in the Middle East are uncertain: there are competing government priorities for spending, as well as political, security and logistical hurdles that could constrain production, the report said.
If production does not increase as needed, it will raise oil prices, the report said.
If investment fails to pick up in time, the resulting shortfall in supply would create tighter and more volatile oil markets, with prices that are $15 per barrel higher on average in 2025.
Brent crude oil LCOc1 is currently trading at around $109 per barrel, and has been in a relatively tight range since November. It reached as high as $117 per barrel in 2013 and $128 per barrel in 2012.
The IEA said that investment in energy production was over $1.6 trillion in 2013, more than double in real terms than 2000, and that $130 billion was spent to improve energy efficiency.
Investment in renewable sources of energy rose to a peak of $300 billion in 2011 from $60 billion in 2000, but has since fallen to $250 billion for 2013.
More than four times this, $1.1 trillion per year was spent on the extraction and transport of fossil fuels, oil refining and the construction of fossil fuel-fired power stations, the report said.
Of the $40 trillion that will need to be spent by 2035, less than half will be spent on meeting growth in demand.
The larger share is required to offset declining production from existing oil and gas fields and to replace power plants and other assets that reach the end of their productive life, the report said.
GAS SURGES, POWER STRUGGLES
Of the total investment in upstream oil and gas spending of more than $850 billion per year by 2035, gas will account for most of the increase. Over $700 billion is expected to be invested in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector alone during this period.
The IEA warned that more gas might not lead to much lower prices.
The expectation that a surge in new LNG supplies will totally transform gas markets needs to be tempered by recognition of the high capital cost of LNG infrastructure, with transportation typically accounting for at least half of the cost of gas delivered over long distances, the report said.
For Europes power markets, the IEA warned that a shortfall of investment could threaten reliability of electricity supplies.
The investment required to maintain the reliability of Europes electricity system is unlikely to materialise with the current design of power markets, the report said, adding that wholesale prices were around 20 percent too low to make investment attractive.
Europe requires more than $2 trillion in power sector investment to 2035... If this situation persists, the reliability of European electricity supply will be put at risk, the IEA said.
Spending on renewable sources of energy and energy efficiency will not be enough to meet targets on climate change stabilisation goals, the report said.
Todays policies and market signals are not strong enough to switch investment to low-carbon sources and energy efficiency at the necessary scale and speed, the report said.
(Editing by William Hardy)
((simon.falush@thomsonreuters.com)(+442075427681)(Reuters Messaging: simon.falush.reuters.com@reuters.net))
Keywords: ENERGY INVESTMENT/IEA
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* Total of $40 trillion needs to be invested in energy supply by 2035
* Investment more than double in 2013 compared to 2000
* Upstream spending dominated by LNG
By Simon Falush and Nina Chestney
LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - A potential shortfall in investment in production in the Middle East could create a $15 spike in the oil price by 2035, the energy arm of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said.
The world will need to be a total of $40 trillion invested in energy supply and $8 trillion on energy efficiency by 2035 to meet growing demand and falling output from mature sources of energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report.
A large proportion of this will need to come from the Middle East, as a rise in non-OPEC production such as U.S. shale oil starts to lose steam in the mid 2020s.
But the IEA was wary on prospects for a large enough increase in investment from the region.
The prospects for a timely increase in oil investment in the Middle East are uncertain: there are competing government priorities for spending, as well as political, security and logistical hurdles that could constrain production, the report said.
If production does not increase as needed, it will raise oil prices, the report said.
If investment fails to pick up in time, the resulting shortfall in supply would create tighter and more volatile oil markets, with prices that are $15 per barrel higher on average in 2025.
Brent crude oil LCOc1 is currently trading at around $109 per barrel, and has been in a relatively tight range since November. It reached as high as $117 per barrel in 2013 and $128 per barrel in 2012.
The IEA said that investment in energy production was over $1.6 trillion in 2013, more than double in real terms than 2000, and that $130 billion was spent to improve energy efficiency.
Investment in renewable sources of energy rose to a peak of $300 billion in 2011 from $60 billion in 2000, but has since fallen to $250 billion for 2013.
More than four times this, $1.1 trillion per year was spent on the extraction and transport of fossil fuels, oil refining and the construction of fossil fuel-fired power stations, the report said.
Of the $40 trillion that will need to be spent by 2035, less than half will be spent on meeting growth in demand.
The larger share is required to offset declining production from existing oil and gas fields and to replace power plants and other assets that reach the end of their productive life, the report said.
GAS SURGES, POWER STRUGGLES
Of the total investment in upstream oil and gas spending of more than $850 billion per year by 2035, gas will account for most of the increase. Over $700 billion is expected to be invested in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector alone during this period.
The IEA warned that more gas might not lead to much lower prices.
The expectation that a surge in new LNG supplies will totally transform gas markets needs to be tempered by recognition of the high capital cost of LNG infrastructure, with transportation typically accounting for at least half of the cost of gas delivered over long distances, the report said.
For Europes power markets, the IEA warned that a shortfall of investment could threaten reliability of electricity supplies.
The investment required to maintain the reliability of Europes electricity system is unlikely to materialise with the current design of power markets, the report said, adding that wholesale prices were around 20 percent too low to make investment attractive.
Europe requires more than $2 trillion in power sector investment to 2035... If this situation persists, the reliability of European electricity supply will be put at risk, the IEA said.
Spending on renewable sources of energy and energy efficiency will not be enough to meet targets on climate change stabilisation goals, the report said.
Todays policies and market signals are not strong enough to switch investment to low-carbon sources and energy efficiency at the necessary scale and speed, the report said.
(Editing by William Hardy)
((simon.falush@thomsonreuters.com)(+442075427681)(Reuters Messaging: simon.falush.reuters.com@reuters.net))
Keywords: ENERGY INVESTMENT/IEA
Disclaimer:
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For additional information on other Thomson Reuters Services please visit the Thomson Reuters public web site http://www.thomsonreuters.com/.
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