Energy, utilities and mining industry publications

Fueling future growth
Companies, as well as consumers, are understandably concerned about rising energy prices and diminishing availability. The time is right for US policy makers to get beyond the sound bites and rhetoric of the election and develop a solid and sustainable energy policy that supports economic growth in an interdependent world.

Stay informed*: 2008 utilities and power industry technical update
The PricewaterhouseCoopers' US utilities practice released its annual utilities and power industry year-end whitepaper, Stay informed*: 2008 utilities and power industry technical update. This whitepaper was developed to assist senior accounting and financial reporting personnel at utilities, merchant energy companies and energy trading organizations as they address critical issues to their business.

Viewpoints for energy boards of directors
This paper is a compilation of articles that provide an overview of presentations made at the inaugural PricewaterhouseCoopers energy board symposium.

A world of difference: 2008 Utilities global survey
A world of difference marks the tenth anniversary of PwC annual utilities global survey of 118 senior executives in 37 countries and reveals a sector that is anticipating wide scale transformation in the decade ahead.

US energy insights: Getting in step with IFRS
PwC US energy sector whitepaper outlining considerations for the transition from US GAAP to IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) that takes into account the ways energy companies must account for critical items such as exploration and production costs; depletion, depreciation and amortization; inventory; joint ventures; and reserves.

LNG: A glossary of terms
PricewaterhouseCoopers publishes this LNG glossary in conjunction with The Petroleum Economist Ltd. as a practical contribution to promoting transparency, understanding and knowledge in the global LNG industry.

Sustainable from the start: Sarbanes-Oxley 404 implementation by oil & gas and utility foreign private issuers
Sarbanes-Oxley 404 implementation by oil & gas and utility foreign private issuers.