The new frontiers for the United States energy security in the 21st century

Mamdouh G. Salameh

Applied Energy, 2003, vol. 76, issue 1-3, 135-144

Abstract: Four major themes will dominate United States energy-security in the 21st century. One is the need to diversify the fuel mix (i.e., oil, natural gas, nuclear power, hydro-electricity and other renewable and alternative energy resources). Another is the need to diversify the geographic origin of energy. A third theme is conservation and energy efficiency. And the final theme is devising new ways of managing growing dependence on oil imports rather than aiming at achieving "energy independence". This paper will examine the new frontiers of the United States' energy security in the 21st century. It will argue that fossil fuels will continue to dominate US energy needs well into the 21st century and that the Gulf region will maintain its strategic importance for US energy security for the foreseeable future. The paper will conclude that US energy-security could be better served by devising ways of managing dependence on oil imports rather than engaging in meaningless debate over energy independence.

Keywords: Energy; security; Diversification; Efficiency; Dependence; Hemispheric; policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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