Technical Workshop

September 30, 2009

About the workshop

• The Energy Information Administration (EIA) embarked on an effort to review and potentially replace the Petroleum Market Module (PMM) of the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) in late Fall of 2008. The process began with a solicitation from current NEMS customers and stakeholders on what issues and questions the new Liquid Fuels Market Module (LFMM), a potential replacement for the PMM and its satellite submodels,1 should be able to address well. The issues and questions were aggregated slightly into a more manageable size and then prioritized by both the stakeholders and EIA. A brief discussion of the LFMM requirements and their prioritizations are provided in EIA's white paper Needs Assessment and Model Development Process: the Liquid Fuel Market Module (LFMM) for the National Energy Modeling System (May 10, 2009), and a summary of the LFMM project and scope was presented to the American Statistical Association Committee on Energy Statistics in the Spring of 2009 from which further advice was received and incorporated.
• See presentations below.

Agenda

Agenda	PDF
White Papers
The Development of the Liquid Fuels Market Module (LFFM) (Vincent DiVita, Jacobs Consultancy)	PDF
Technical Issues for Consideration in the Design and Development of the Liquid Fuel Market Module (LFMM) of the National Energy Modeling System (Terrence Higgins, Hart Downstream Energy Services)	PDF
The Development of a Liquid Furl Market Module (LFMM) for the National Energy Modeling System (David Hirshfeld, Mathpro Inc)	PDF
Ideas for the New NEMS Liquid Fuel Market Model (Frederic Murphy, Temple University)	PDF
Presentations
Quick Overview of Complexity Issues In Refinery Modeling (Larry Bredeson, Shell Global Solutions)	PDF
Development of the EIA's Liquid Fuels Market Module (LFFM) (Vincent DiVita, Jacobs Consultancy)	PDF
Consideration and Recommendations for Design and Development of Liquid Fuel Market Module (LFMM) of National Energy Modeling System (NEMS (Terrence Higgins, Hart Downstream Energy Services)	PDF
Development of A Liquid Fuels Market Module for NEMS (David Hirshfeld, Mathpro Inc)	PDF
Ideas for the New NEMS Liquid Fuel Market Model (Frederic Murphy, Temple University)	PDF
Summary	PDF