BTS | Table 1-55M: Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Transported in the United States by Mode (billions)

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Table 1-55M: Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Transported in the United States by Mode (billions)

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	1975		1980		1985		1990		1995		1996		1997		1998		1999		2000		2001		2002		2003		2004
	Tonne-kilometers	Percent	Tonne-kilometers	Percent	Tonne-kilometers	Percent	Tonne-kilometers	Percent	Tonne-kilometers	Percent	Tonne-kilometers	Percent	Tonne-kilometers	Percent	Tonne-kilometers	Percent	Tonne-kilometers	Percent	Tonne-kilometers	Percent	Tonne-kilometers	Percent	Tonne-kilometers	Percent	Tonne-kilometers	Percent	Tonne-kilmoeters	Percent
Crude oil, total	484.0	100.0	1,099.4	100.0	1,147.8	100.0	917.2	100.0	855.5	100.0	793.1	100.0	710.9	100.0	663.0	100.0	617.6	100.0	548.9	100.0	549.8	100.0	560.6	100.0	555.4	100.0	546.2	100.0
Pipelines^a	420.5	86.9	529.4	48.2	488.2	42.5	488.8	53.3	490.4	57.3	493.9	62.3	492.6	69.3	487.8	73.6	468.8	75.9	413.8	75.4	404.4	73.6	418.4	74.6	415.4	74.8	414.2	75.8
Water carriers	59.3	12.2	(c) 565.6	51.4	655.8	57.1	425.1	46.4	361.6	42.3	295.5	37.3	215.1	30.3	172.1	26.0	146.0	23.6	132.9	24.2	143.2	26.0	139.7	24.9	137.4	24.7	129.5	23.7
Motor carriers^b	2.0	0.4	3.6	0.3	2.6	0.2	2.2	0.2	2.5	0.3	2.5	0.3	2.5	0.3	2.3	0.4	2.0	0.3	1.8	0.3	1.6	0.3	1.8	0.3	1.9	0.3	1.8	0.3
Railroads	2.2	0.5	0.7	0.1	1.2	0.1	1.0	0.1	1.2	0.1	1.2	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.7	0.1
Refined petroleum products, total	752.2	100.0	718.7	100.0	597.6	100.0	654.9	100.0	670.0	100.0	699.3	100.0	685.6	100.0	694.5	100.0	715.2	100.0	726.0	100.0	720.1	100.0	701.7	100.0	734.2	100.0	771.4	100.0
Pipelines^a	319.7	42.5	329.4	45.8	335.6	56.2	364.0	55.6	387.2	57.8	410.1	58.6	407.5	59.4	417.1	60.1	433.0	60.5	429.1	59.1	436.7	60.6	437.4	62.3	446.3	60.8	461.2	59.8
Water carriers	375.8	50.0	336.4	46.8	206.1	34.5	230.4	35.2	223.7	33.4	225.0	32.2	216.5	31.6	214.8	30.9	215.3	30.1	224.0	30.8	213.0	29.6	192.6	27.4	213.2	29.0	231.0	29.9
Motor carriers^b	38.3	5.1	35.5	5.0	39.3	6.6	41.2	6.3	35.9	5.4	40.9	5.8	38.0	5.5	39.0	5.6	40.3	5.6	43.9	6.1	43.4	6.0	42.9	6.1	46.6	6.3	48.5	6.3
Railroads	18.4	2.4	17.5	2.4	16.5	2.7	19.4	2.9	23.2	3.5	23.4	3.3	23.7	3.4	23.7	3.4	26.6	3.7	29.1	4.0	27.0	3.8	28.8	4.1	28.2	3.8	30.8	4.0
Combined crude and petroleum products, total	1,236.2	100.0	1,818.1	100.0	1,745.4	100.0	1,572.1	100.0	1,525.5	100.0	1,492.4	100.0	1,396.5	100.0	1,357.5	100.0	1,332.8	100.0	1,275.0	100.0	1,269.9	100.0	1,262.3	100.0	1,289.6	100.0	1,317.6	100.0
Pipelines^a	740.2	59.9	858.8	47.2	823.9	47.2	852.8	54.2	877.6	57.5	904.0	60.6	900.1	64.5	904.9	66.7	901.8	67.7	842.8	66.1	841.1	66.2	855.8	67.8	861.7	66.8	875.4	66.4
Water carriers	435.1	35.2	(c) 902.0	49.6	862.0	49.4	655.5	41.7	585.3	38.4	520.5	34.9	431.6	30.9	386.9	28.5	361.3	27.1	356.8	28.0	356.2	28.1	332.3	26.3	350.5	27.2	360.5	27.4
Motor carriers^b	40.3	3.3	39.1	2.2	41.9	2.4	43.4	2.8	38.4	2.5	43.4	2.9	40.4	2.9	41.3	3.0	42.3	3.2	45.7	3.6	45.0	3.5	44.7	3.5	48.5	3.8	50.2	3.8
Railroads	20.6	1.7	18.2	1.0	17.7	1.0	20.4	1.3	24.2	1.6	24.5	1.6	24.4	1.7	24.4	1.8	27.3	2.0	29.6	2.3	27.6	2.2	29.5	2.3	28.9	2.2	31.5	2.4

^aThe amount carried by pipeline is based on ton-miles of crude and petroleum products transported through federally regulated pipelines (84%), plus estimated ton-miles of crude and petroleum products transported through nonfederally regulated pipelines (16%).

^b The amount carried by motor carriers is estimated.

^cReflects the entrance between 1975 and 1980 of the Alaska pipeline, moving crude petroleum for water transportation to U.S. refineries.

NOTES

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

1.459972 tonne-kilometers = 1 ton mile.

SOURCES

1975: Association of Oil Pipe Lines, Shifts in Petroleum Transportation (Washington, DC), table 6.

1980-2004: Ibid., (Annual issues), tables 1, 2, and 3.