The Impact of New Communications Tools For Firms in the Energy Industry
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The Impact of New Communications Tools For Firms in the Energy Industry
Why You Should Read This White Paper - The energy industry is among the largest and most important industries worldwide. For example:
• Of the ten largest companies in the world, seven are energy producers and/or providers.
• The largest company in the UK is an energy company (BP) and two of the ten largest companies in the UK are energy-focused.
• In the United States, nearly one in eight companies in the Fortune 500 is focused on the energy industry: 13 are petroleum refining companies, 11 are pipeline companies, 24 are gas and electric utilities, and 11 companies are focused on other aspects of the energy industry.
• The US has more than 3,200 traditional electric utilities, more than 1,700 non-utility producers of power, more than 1,600 natural gas providers and more than 100 oil companies.
• The US electrical infrastructure has in excess of $1 trillion in assets, more than 800,000 megawatts of generating capacity, and more than 200,000 miles of transmission facilities.
• The overall energy industry in the United States employs roughly 600,000 people and accounts for annual sales of more than $500 billion.