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Final Report Incentives for Synthetic Fuels - 1975

Sponsler, George C.

International Planning Management Corporation

Table of Contents 39kb

Section 1
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I

Executive Summary

1

 

A

Introduction

1

B

Incentives Statements

6

C

Overview of Responses

10

D

Incentive Popularity

13

Section 2
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E

Suggested Modifications

22

F

Legislative Implications

26

G

Principal Conclusions and Recommendations

28

II

Industry Comments

31

 

A

Specific Comments on Incentives

33

 

1

Gas Companies

33

 

a

High BTU Coal Gasification

33

b

Low BTU Coal Gasification

36

2

Oil Companies

38

 

a

High and Low BTU Coal Gasification

38

Section 3
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b

Oil from Shale

41

c

General

45

3

Utilities

47

 

a

Low BTU Coal Gasification

47

b

General

47

4

Others

48

 

a

High and Low BTU Coal Gasification

48

b

Oil from Shale

59

B

Specific Comments on Hypothetical Terms and Conditions and Suggestions for Changes in the Incentives

50

 

1

Gas Companies

50

 

a

High BTU Coal Gasification

50

b

Low BTU Coal Gasification

55

2

Oil Companies

56

 

a

High and Low BTU Coal Gasification

56

Section 4
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b

Oil from Shale

59

c

General

63

3

Utilities

65

a

Low BTU Coal Gasification

65

4

Others

67

 

a

High and Low BTU Coal Gasification

67

b

Oil from Shale

67

C

General Comments on Encentives

69

 

1

Gas Companies

69

2

Oil Companies

70

3

Utilities

72

4

Others

73

D

Miscellaneous Comments

74

 

1

Gas Companies

74

Section 5
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2

Oil Companies

81

3

Utilities

87

4

Others

90

Appendix A.- Letter from Frank G. Zarb

A-1

Appendix B..- Sample Interview Arrangement Letter

B-1

Appendix C.- Outline of Hypothetical Terms and Conditions

C-1