ENERGY INFOCARD - United States

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PETROLEUM (2007)

- also see Petroleum Information at a Glance

Production (crude oil, NGPL, and other oils)(MMbd)	6.8
Net imports (crude oil & refined products)(MMbd)	12.0
Consumption (24% of world total) (MMbd)	20.7
Share of US oil consumption for transportation	70%
Dependence on foreign oil (net imports/consump.)	58%
Share of US imports from:
Persian Gulf OPEC	16% 45%
Proved Reserves (billion of barrels of crude oil)(12/31/2005)	21.0
Real world oil price (2000$/bbl)
2007 1980 (peak)	$56.01 $62.71

NATURAL GAS (2007)

- also see Natural Gas Information at a Glance

Production (dry gas) (2nd in world to Russia) (tcf)	19.3
Consumption (21% of world total in 2006; 21.7) (tcf)	23.1
Consumers:
industrial residential commercial electric power transportation (pipeline & vehicle fuel) & other	34% 20% 13% 30% 3%
Share of consumption from net imports	16%
Proved Reserves (trillion cubic feet)(12/31/2006)	211
Real wellhead price (2000 $/Mcf)
2006 vs. previous peak 2005	$5.34 $6.49

COAL (2007)

- also see Coal Information at a Glance

Production (2nd in world after China in 2006; 1.16) (billion short tons)	1.15
Share produced West of the Mississippi	58%
Share produced from surface mining	69%
Exports as percent of production	5%
Electricity generation share of consumption	93%
Productivity: tons/miner-hour
2006 vs. 1977	6.3 1.8
Demonstrated Reserve Base (Billion short tons)	491

ELECTRICITY (2007)

- also see Electricity Information at a Glance

Net generation (trillion kilowatthours)

4.16

Coal
Nuclear
Natural Gas
Hydro
Oil
Non-hydro Renewable

49%
19%
21%
6%
2%
2%

Note: Electric power industry includes both utilities and non-utilities

Sales:

Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Transportation

37%
36%
27%
<1%

Emissions(2006)
(million metric tons)

CO₂-- 2460

SO₂-- 10.5

NO_x-- 4.2

NUCLEAR (2007)

- also see Nuclear and Uranium Information at a Glance

Number of operable generating units - 2007 vs. - 1977	104 67
Capacity (million kilowatts)	100.6
Capacity Factor in 2007 vs. 1977	91.5% 63.3%

RENEWABLE ENERGY (2007)

- also see Renewable and Alternative Fuels Information at a Glance

Consumption (quadrillion Btu)	6.8
Hydropower Wood Waste Biofuels Other	36% 32% 6% 15% 11%
Renewable share of total energy consumption	7%

TOTAL ENERGY & EFFICIENCY OF USE (2007)

- also see EIA's Environmental Information at a Glance

Total Primary Energy Production (quadrillion Btu)

71.7

Coal
Gas
Oil
Nuclear
Renewable

33%
28%
18%
12%
9%

Total Consumption (quadrillion Btu)

101.6

Oil
Gas
Coal
Nuclear
Renewable
Residential & Commercial
Transportation
Industrial

39%
23%
22%
8%
7%
39%
28%
32%

Energy-related CO2 emissions (MM tonnes Carbon Dioxide) (2006)

5,890

Residential & Commercial
Transportation
Industrial

38%
34%
28%

Energy Consumption/GDP ratio (Thousand Btu per 2000 dollar)

2007
1977

8.78
16.42

Number of households (million)(2005)

111

Heated by: (2005)

Natural Gas

Electric

Propane

Wood

Other

52%

32%

WORLD (2005)

-also see International Energy Information at a Glance

Primary energy production (quadrillion Btu)	460
Oil Coal Gas Hydro Nuclear Other	37% 27% 23% 6% 6% 1%
(Non-US- dispersed renewables, primarily firewood, are not included)
World energy consumption (quadrillion Btu)	463
US China Russia Japan India Germany	22% 15% 7% 5% 4% 3%
Per capita consumption (selected countries)(million Btu)
US Russia Germany Japan China	341 212 176 177 54
Energy-related CO2 emissions (MM tonnes carbon dioxide)	28,193
US Europe China Russia Japan India	21% 17% 19% 6% 5% 4%
Crude oil production (million bbls/day)(2007)	73.3
US OPEC Persian Gulf	7% 44% 28%
Electricity generation (trillion kilowatthours)	17.4
US Europe China Japan Russia	23% 20% 14% 6% 5%
Nuclear share of electricity (selected countries)
France Germany Japan UK US	79% 27% 27% 20% 19%
Share of world nuclear electricity generation (6 largest)(2005)
US France Japan Germany Russia S. Korea	30% 16% 11% 6% 5% 5%
Retail gasoline price(2007) (regular,$/gal) (selected countries)
Germany S. Korea Japan Australia Canada Taiwan US	$6.88 $6.21 $4.49 $3.85 $3.59 $3.20 $2.80

Units:
MMbd = million barrels per day;
Mcf = thousand cubic feet
tcf = trillion cubic feet;
kWh = kilowatthour;
MM = million
Btu Equivalents:
1 bbl crude oil: 5.8 million Btu; 1 Mcf gas: 1.03 million Btu;
1 kWh electric: 3.4 thousand Btu; 1 ton coal: ~21 million Btu
GDP = gross domestic product

- also see EIA's Forecasting Information at a Glance

For further information, please contact the National Energy Information Center (202-586-8800) or email: infoctr@eia.doe.gov.

Last Revised: August 2008
Sources: Energy INFOcard, August 2008, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy.