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Petroleum Basic Statistics (data for 2007 except where noted)
Supply Related
U.S. Crude Oil Production
5,064,000 barrels/day
U.S. Crude Oil Imports
10,031,000 barrels/day
U.S. Petroleum Product Imports
3,437,000 barrels/day
U.S. Net Petroleum Imports
12,036,000 barrels/day
Dependence on Net Petroleum Imports
58.2%
Top U.S. Crude Oil Supplier
Canada - 1,888,000 barrels/day
Top U.S. Total Petroleum Supplier
Canada - 2,455,000 barrels/day
U.S. Crude Oil Imports from OPEC
5,980,000 barrels/day
U.S. Petroleum Product Imports from OPEC
592,000 barrels/day
State Ranking of Crude Oil Production Texas - 1,087,000 barrels/day
Top U.S. Producing Companies (2006)
BP - 586,000 barrels/day
Top U.S. Oil Fields by Production (2006)
Prudhoe Bay, AK
Top Oil Producing Countries & Exporters

#1 - Saudi Arabia (10,665 bbls/day in 2006)

Top Oil Consuming Countries & Importers

#1 - United States (20,680 bbls/day)

Disposition Related
U.S. Petroleum Consumption
20,680,000 barrels/day
U.S. Motor Gasoline Consumption
9,286,000 barrels/day (390 million gallons/day)
Share of US Oil Consumption for Transportation
70%
U.S. Total Petroleum Exports
1,433,000 barrels/day
 
 
Price Related
Crude Oil Domestic First Price (2007 wellhead price)
$66.52/barrel
Motor Gasoline Retail Prices (2007 U.S. City Average)  
$2.85/gallon
Regular Grade Motor Gasoline Retail Prices (2007 U.S. City Average)  
$2.80/gallon
Premium Motor Gasoline Retail Prices (2007 U.S. City Average) 
$3.03/gallon
Federal Motor Gasoline Tax
18.4 cents/gallon
U.S. Average Home Heating Oil Price 
$2.59/gallon (excluding taxes)
Refining and Reserves
Number of U.S. Operable Petroleum Refineries
150
U.S. Refiners Ranked Capacity (1/1/2008) #1 - Baytown, Texas (ExxonMobil) 567,000 barrels/day
Top U.S. Petroleum Refining States #1 - Texas 4,509,196 barrels/day
U.S. Proved Reserves of Crude Oil as of December 31, 2006
20,972 million barrels
U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve
697 million barrels
World
Total World Oil Production (2005)
82,532,000 barrels/day
Total World Petroleum Consumption (2005)
83,607,000 barrels/day
Barrels of Oil per Metric Ton
Measures
Gallons of Oil per Barrel
42
Barrels of Oil per Metric Ton (U.S.)
7.33
   
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