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Energy INFOcard
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Data
for 2007 except where noted
Last Updated August 2008 Next Update August 2009 |
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| United States (2007) | ||||
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| Field production (Total crude oil & petroleum products (MMbd) | 6.8 | |||
| Net imports (crude oil & refined products) MMbd) | 12.0 |
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| Consumption (24% of world total) (MMbd) | 20.7 | |||
| Share of consumption for transportation | 70% | |||
| Net imports as share of consumption |
58% | |||
| Share of U.S. imports from: | Persian Gulf 16% OPEC 45% |
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| Proved reserves (crude oil) (12/31/2006) | 21.0 billion barrels | |||
| World oil price (Nominal) | $67.02 | |||
| World oil price
(Real, in 2000 $/bbl) |
$56.01 (peak 1980: $62.71) |
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NATURAL GAS (Top of Page ) |
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| Production (dry gas) (2nd in world to Russia) (tcf) | 19.3 | |||
| Consumption
(21% of world total in 2006; 21.7) (tcf) |
23.1 | |||
| Consumption by sector |
Industrial 34% Electric Power 30% Residential 20% |
Commercial 13% Transportation 3% |
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| Net imports as a percentage of total consumption | 16% | |||
| Proved reserves (dry) (tcf) (12/31/2006) | 211 | |||
| Wellhead price (Nominal) $/Mcf) | 6.39 | |||
| Wellhead price
(Real, in year 2000 $/Mcf) |
$5.34 (peak 2005: $6.49) |
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| Production
(2nd in world to China in 2006;1.16)(billion tons) |
1.15 | |||
| Share produced West of the Mississippi | 58% | |||
| Share produced from surface mining | 69% | |||
| Exports as percent of production | 5% | |||
| Electric power sector share of consumption | 93% | |||
| Productivity | 6.3 tons/miner-hour vs 1.8 tons/miner-hour in 1977 |
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| Demonstrated reserve base (billion tons) | 491 | |||
| Net generation (trillion kilowatthours) | 4.16 | |||
| 1Generation by energy source | Coal 49% Nuclear 19% Natural Gas 21% |
Hydro 6% Oil 2% Non-hydro Renewable 2% |
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| 1Percent retail sales by sector | Residential 37% Commercial 36% Industrial 27% Transportation < 1% |
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| Emissions (2006) | Carbon dioxide----2,460 (million metric tons) Sulfur dioxide-------10.5 (million metric tons) Nitrogen oxides------4.2 (million metric tons) |
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| Operable generating units | 104 vs 67 in 1977 | |||
| Capacity (million kilowatts) | 100.6 | |||
| Capacity factor | 91.5% vs. 63.3% in 1977 | |||
RENEWABLE ENERGY (Top of Page ) |
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| Consumption (quadrillion Btu) | 6.8 | |||
| 1Percent Consumption by energy source | Hydropower 36% Wood 32% Waste 6% Biofuels 15% Other 11% |
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| Renewable share of total energy consumption | 7% | |||
| Total primary energy production (quadrillion Btu) | 71.7 | |||
| 1Production by energy source | Coal 33% Natural Gas 28% Crude Oil and NGPL 18% Nuclear 12% Renewable 9% |
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| Total consumption (quadrillion Btu) | 101.6 | |||
| 1Percent consumption by energy source | Petroleum 39% Natural Gas 23% Coal 22% Nuclear 8% Renewable 7% |
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| 1Percent consumption by sector | Industrial 32% Transportation 29% Residential 21% Commercial 18% |
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| Energy-use CO2 emissions (million metric tons) (2006) | 5,890 |
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| Energy-use CO2 emissions by sector (2006) | Transportation 34% Industrial 28% Residential 20% Commercial 18% |
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| Energy consumption/GDP ratio
(thousand Btu per 2000 dollar): |
8.78 vs 16.42 in 1977 |
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| Number of households in the U.S. (million) (2005) | 111 | |||
| 1Households heated by: (2005) |
Natural Gas 52% Electricity 30% Distillate fuel oil 7% LPG/Propane 5% Wood 3% Other 2% |
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| Primary energy production (quadrillion Btu) | 460 | |||
| Production by energy source | Crude oil and NGPL 37% Coal 27% Natural Gas 23% Hydro 6% Nuclear 6% Other 1% |
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| World energy consumption (quadrillion Btu) | 463 | |||
| Consumption by selected countries | U.S. 22% China 15% Russia 7% Japan 5% India 4% Germany 3% |
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| Per capita consumption by selected countries
(million Btu): |
U.S. 341 Russia 212 Germany 176 Japan 177 China 54 |
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| Energy-related CO2 emissions (million metric tons) | 28,193 | |||
| CO2 Emissions by selected countries/regions | U.S. 21% Europe 17% China 19% Russia 6% Japan 5% India 4% |
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| Crude oil production MMbd (2007) | 73.3 U.S. 7%; OPEC 44%; Persian Gulf 28% |
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| Electricity generation (trillion kilowatthours) | 17.4 | |||
| Electricity generation by selected countries/regions | U.S. 23% Europe 20% China 14% Japan 6% Russia 5% |
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| Nuclear share of electricity by selected countries | France 79% Germany 27% Japan 27% United Kingdom 20% U.S. 19% |
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| Share of world nuclear electricity generation (6 largest) |
U.S. 30% France 16% Japan 11% Germany 6% Russia 5% S. Korea 5% |
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| Retail regular gasoline price
(2007) (U.S. $/gallon) (selected countries) |
Germany $6.88 South Korea $6.21 Japan $4.49 Australia $3.85 Canada $3.59 Taiwan $3.20 U.S. $2.80 |
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| Sources: U.S. data - Annual Energy Review
2007. International data - International Energy Annual 1 Shares may not sum to 100 percent due to independent rounding. |
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