Taking control of oil: Asian Development Bank managing dependence on petroleum fuels in the Pacific/

Cover;
Contents;
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS;
FOREWORD;
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY;
INTRODUCTION;

Background; Oil Price Increases 2002-2008;
The Vulnerability of the Pacific to Oil Price Increases;
The Effects of Oil Price Rises on the Pacific;

A FRAMEWORK FOR OIL POLICY;
The Role of Government in the Energy Sector; Approaching Energy Policy;
Previous Development Partner Assistance to Deal with Oil Pressures;
Strengthening Assistance to PDMC Energy Sectors;

APPLICATIONS FOR THE PACIFIC;
The Options Available are Numerous;
Factoring Climate Change into Energy Policy Making. Replacing Intuition with Sound Data and AnalysisConclusions and Recommendations;

REFERENCES;
LIST OF TABLES;
Table 1: PDMC Petroleum Fuel Use in 2003 and Recent Growth Rates;
Table 2: Gross Petroleum Demand by Sector (Percentages; 1990);
Table 3: Oil Price Vulnerability Index for selected Pacific Countries;
Table 4: Major Uses of Fuels in the Pacific;
Table 5: Share of Fuel, Electricity, and Transportation Costs in Household Expenditures;
Table 6: Pacific Energy Capacity Building and Reports;

LIST OF FIGURES;
Figure 1: Retail Price of Gasoline in the Pacific Region.
Figure 2: Retail Fuel Prices in PDMCs
Figure 3: Dependence on Oil and Energy Efficiency, 2005;
Figure 4: Inflation in PDMCs and the World Price of Oil;
Figure 5: Impact of an Oil Price Shock on Reserve Coverage in the Pacific;
Figure 6: Marginal Cost of Carbon Dioxide Abatement Curve;
Figure 7: Developing a Framework for Energy Policy in the Pacific;

LIST OF BOXES;
Box 1. Transport and Oil Price Increases;
Box 2. High Oil Prices-Implications for the Millennium Development Goals;
Box 3. Factors Affecting the Effective Development of National Energy Policy.
Box 4. Pacific Islands Energy Policy and Plan
Box 5. Case Study: Addressing High Oil Prices in the Marshall Islands; Box 6. Why Are Some Strategies More Favored Than Others?;
Box 7. Energy Efficiency-Potentially Large Gains at Small Costs;
Box 8. Proposed Fiji Standards and Labelling Program;
Box 9. Case Study: Bulk Fuel Purchase;
Box 10. The Development of Options: Technology Increases Choices;
Box 11. The Cost of Carbon: Increasing Opportunities;
Box 12. An Illustrative Example of a MEECE Cost Curve;
Box 13. Case Study: Developing a Cost Curve-The Experience of Palau.