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from http://www.eia.doe.gov/basics/quickoil.html, Last revised: Feb 2009 / Next update July 2009

Petroleum Statistics

(2008 data except where noted)

U.S. Petroleum Production (crude oil, NGPL, and other oils)6,734,000 barrels/day
U.S. Crude Oil Production
4,950,000 barrels/day
U.S. Crude Oil Imports
9,783,000 barrels/day
U.S. Petroleum Product Imports
3,132,000 barrels/day
U.S. Net Petroleum Imports
11,114,000 barrels/day
Dependence on Net Petroleum Imports
57%
Top U.S. Crude Oil Supplier
Canada — 1,956,000 barrels/day
Top U.S. Total Petroleum Supplier
Canada — 2,493,000 barrels/day
State Ranking of Crude Oil Production Texas — 1,087,000 barrels/day
Top Oil Producing Countries & Exporters
#1 — Saudi Arabia (10,782,000 barrels/day)
Top Oil Consuming Countries & Importers
#1 — United States (19,498,000 barrels/day)
U.S. Petroleum Consumption
19,498,000 barrels/day
U.S. Motor Gasoline Consumption
8,989,000 barrels/day (378 million gallons/day)
Share of U.S. Oil Consumption for Transportation
71%
U.S. Total Petroleum Exports
1,802,000 barrels/day
Federal Motor Gasoline Tax
18.4 cents/gallon
U.S. Average Home Heating Oil Price 
$3.22/gallon (excluding taxes)
Number of U.S. Operable Petroleum Refineries
150
Top U.S. Petroleum Refining States #1 — Texas 4,689,179 barrels/day
U.S. Proved Reserves of Crude Oil as of December 31, 2007
21,317 million barrels
U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve
702 million barrels (2008)
Total World Oil Production
85,472,000 barrels/day
Total World Petroleum Consumption
85,534,000 barrels/day
Retail Gasoline Price in Selected Countries (2008) (regular unleaded, $/gallon)
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • United States
  • China
  • Mexico
$7.75
$5.74
$4.45
$4.08
$3.27
$3.11
$2.45
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Natural Gas Statistics

2008 data except where noted:

U.S. Production (Dry gas production) 20,561 billion cubic feet
U.S. Consumption 23,210 billion cubic feet
U.S. Imports 3,981 billion cubic feet
U.S. Exports 1,006 billion cubic feet
Average Price Delivered to Consumers  
    Residential
$13.68 per thousand cubic feet
    Commercial
$11.99 per thousand cubic feet
    Industrial
$9.58 per thousand cubic feet
$9.35 per thousand cubic feet
Ranking of State Residential Prices #1 — Hawaii
Consumers:  
  • industrial
  • residential
  • commercial
  • electric power
  • transportation (pipeline & vehicle fuel) & other
34%
21%
13%
29%
3%
Pipeline Miles (Lower 48 States) 305,954 miles
Dry Natural Gas Proved Reserves as of December 31, 2007 (PDF) 237,726 billion cubic feet
Top Producing States (2007) #1 — Texas
World Production (2007) 106.4 trillion cubic feet
World Consumption (2007) 108.5 trillion cubic feet
   
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Coal Statistics

(2008 data except where noted)

U.S. Production (PDF)
1,171,8 million short tons
U.S. Consumption
1,121.7 million short tons
Average Delivered Price  
    Electric utilities
$41.23 per short ton
    Coke Plants
$118.09 per short ton
    Other Industrial Plants
$63.44 per short ton
Largest Producing State (PDF)
Wyoming — 467.6 million short tons
Share produced west of the Mississippi58%
Share produced from surface mining 69%
Demonstrated Reserve Base491 billion short tons
Imports
34.2 million short tons
Exports
81.5 million short tons (7% of production)
Largest Producing Coal Mine (2007)
North Antelope/Powder River Coal, LLC
91.5 million short tons
Leading Producing Company (2007)
Peabody Energy Corporation
192.3 million short tons
Average Number of Employees/Miners (PDF)
86,859
Productivity:  
  • 2008
  • 1977
6.0 tons/miner-hour
1.8 tons/miner-hour
World Coal Production (2007)
7,029.4 million short tons
World Coal Consumption (2007)
7,022.0 million short tons

Coal Consumption by Use:
 
  • Electric Power Sector
  • Other Industrial
  • Coke Plants
  • Residential & Commercial
1,046.4 million short tons
56.6 million short tons
22.7 million short tons
3.5 million short tons
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Nuclear Statistics

2007 data except where noted:

Total Operable Reactors United States — 104; World — 443
Nuclear Electricity Net Generation 806,425 million kilowatthours
Nuclear % of Electricity Generation 19.4%
Largest U.S. Nuclear Plant Palo Verde — 3,875 megawatts (3 nuclear generating units)
Number of States with Commercial Nuclear Plants 31
States with Most Commercial Nuclear Plants Illinois — 6; Pennsylvania — 5
First U.S. Commercial Nuclear Plant Shippingport in Pennsylvania, 1957
Share of World Nuclear Electricity Generation (6 largest) (.xls)
  • U.S.
  • France
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • Russia
  • S. Korea
30%
16%
11%
6%
5%
5%
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Fuel Ethanol Statistics

Data for 2008 except where noted

U.S. Production 9.2 billion gallons

220 million barrels
U.S. Net Imports 12.3 million barrels
U.S. Consumption 9.6 billion gallons

229 million barrels


Biodiesel Basics

Data for 2008 except where noted

U.S. Production 0.7 billion gallons

16 million barrels
U.S. Net Exports 8.6 million barrels
U.S. Consumption 0.3 billion gallons

7.6 million barrels
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Electricity Statistics

(Data for 2007 except where noted)

Generation

U.S. Production (Net Generation) 4,156,745 thousand megawatthours
U.S. Electric Utility Production (Net Generation) 2,504,131 thousand megawatthours
Share (%) of Net Generation by Energy Source  
    Coal 48.5%
    Nuclear 19.4%
    Natural gas 21.6%
    Hydro 5.8%
    Oil (Petroleum) 1.6%
    Other 3.1%
Number of Electric Utility Generators 17,342
Largest Utility Plant by Net Generation Palo Verde (Nuclear) — 26,782,391 megawatthours
Electric Generators Fossil Fuel Costs  
    Coal $1.77 per million Btu or 35.48 $/ton
    Petroleum $7.17 per million Btu or 37.66 $/barrel
    Natural gas $7.11 per million Btu

Capacity

Electric Generating Capacity (Net Summer)  
  Total 994,888 megawatts
Largest Utility Plants by Capacity Grand Coulee Dam (Hydropower) — 7,079 megawatts

Consumption & Price

U.S. Consumption (Retail Sales) 3,923,814 thousand megawatthours
Largest Utility by Retail Sales Florida Power & Light Company — 105,275 thousand megawatthours
Retail Prices of Electricity to Ultimate Customers  
    Residential 10.65 cents per kilowatthour
    Commercial 9.65 cents per kilowatthour
    Industrial 6.39 cents per kilowatthour
    Transportation 9.70 cents per kilowatthour
    Average 9.13 cents per kilowatthour
Number of Customers  
    Total 142,121,652
    Residential  123,949,916
    Commercial 17,377,219
    Industrial 793,767
    Transportation 750
Largest Utility by Number of Customers (.xls) Pacific Gas & Electric Company — 5,179,256
Average Residential Monthly Use (.xls) 936 kWh (kilowatthour)
Average Residential Monthly Bill (.xls) $99.70
State Electricity Price Rankings Highest — Hawaii 21.29 cents/kWh       Lowest — Idaho 5.07 cents/kWh

Emissions

Electric Utility Emissions  
    Sulfur Dioxide SO2 9,042 thousand metric tons
    Nitrogen Oxides NO 3,650 thousand metric tons
    Carbon Dioxide CO2 2,516,580 thousand metric tons