doe eia 0581 96 distribution category uc 950 the national energy modeling system an overview march 1996 information administration office of integrated analysis and forecasting us department washington dc 20585 this report was prepared by independent statistical analytical agency within contained herein should not be construed as advocating or reflecting any policy position other organization preface provides a summary description nems which used to generate forecasts production demand imports prices through year 2015 for annual outlook aeo96 0383 released in january presents markets five cases reference case four additional that assume higher lower economic growth world oil than brief methodology scope each component modules model documentation reports listed appendix document provide further details