Gulf of Mexico Fact Sheet

Release Date: June 22, 2016

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U.S. Petroleum and Other Liquid Fuels Facts for 2014

 

 million barrels
per day		 Share of Total U.S.
Liquid Fuels Consumed
Liquid Fuels Production 14.3 75%
U.S. Crude Oil Production 8.7 46%
Total U.S. Federal Offshore 1.4 8%
Gulf of Mexico Federal Offshore 1.4 7%
Natural Gas Plant Liquids 3.0 16%
Refinery Processing Gain 1.1 6%
Biofuels 1.0 5%
Other1 0.5 3%
Stocks Withdrawn -0.3 -1%
Net Imports 5.0 26%
Gross Imports into Gulf Coast 3.9 20%
Total U.S. Liquid Fuels Supplied2 19.0 100%
Federal Offshore share of U.S. crude oil production 17%
Gulf of Mexico Federal Offshore share of U.S. crude oil production 16%
1. Accounts for non-biofuel oxygenates, denaturants, other hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and crude oil adjustments.
2. Liquid fuels consumption equals product supplied reported in the Petroleum Supply Monthly
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Year-End 2013 U.S. Proved Crude Oil, Condensate and Natural Gas Liquid Reserves
million barrels
Crude Oil Condensate
 Natural Gas Plant Liquids
Total
U.S. Total Offshore 5,403 153 351 5,907
U.S. Federal Offshore 5,137 139 335 5,611
U.S. State Offshore 266 14 16 296
U.S. Onshore 27,968 2,996 11,592 42,556
U.S. Total Reserves 33,371 3,149 11,943 48,463
Total Gulf Offshore 4,867 152 349 5,368
Federal Gulf of Mexico 4,811 139 333 5,283
Gulf States Offshore 56 13 16 85
Total Offshore Percent of Total Reserves 16% 5% 3% 12%
Total Gulf Offshore Percent of Total Reserves 15% 5% 3% 11%
Note: Alaskan reserves are all shown as onshore.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Proved Reserves, 2013
Natural Gas Facts for 2014

 

 trillion cubic feet Share of Total U.S.
Natural Gas Consumed
U.S. Dry Gas Production 25.7 96%
Total Federal Offshore Dry Production 1.2 4%
Federal Gulf of Mexico Offshore Dry Production 1.2 4%
Supplemental Gaseous Fuels 0.1 0%
Net Imports 1.2 4%
LNG Imports into Gulf Coast 0 0%
Net Storage Withdrawals -0.3 -1%
Balancing Item 0.1 0%
Total U.S. Natural Gas Consumed 26.8 100%
Federal Offshore Share of U.S. Dry Natural Gas Production 5%
Federal Gulf of Mexico Offshore Share of U.S. Dry Natural Gas 5%
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Monthly (May 2015), DOE Office of Fossil Energy Import/Export Data, and EIA estimates.
Year-End 2013 U.S. Natural Gas Proved Reserves
  Expected Future Production of Dry Natural Gas
trillion cubic feet
U.S Total Offshore       8.7
U.S. Federal Offshore       8.2
U.S. State Offshore       0.5
U.S. Onshore       329.5
U.S. Total Reserves       338.3
Total Gulf Offshore       8.4
Federal Gulf of Mexico       7.9
Gulf States Offshore       0.5
 
Total Offshore Percent of Total Reserves       3%
Total Gulf Offshore Percent of Total Reserves       2%
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Proved Reserves, 2013  
U.S. Gulf Coast Operable Refinery Capacity As Of January 2016
  barrels per calendar day
Refiner Refinery State Capacity
Louisiana Gulf Coast Refining District
Alon Refining Krotz Springs Inc Krotz Springs LA 80,000
Calcasieu Refining Co Lake Charles LA 89,000
Chalmette Refining LLC Chalmette LA 192,500
Chevron USA Inc Pascagoula MS 330,000
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lake Charles LA 427,800
ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co Baton Rouge LA 502,500
Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Garyville LA 539,000
Motiva Enterprises LLC Convent LA 235,000
Motiva Enterprises LLC Norco LA 237,700
Phillips 66 Company Belle Chasse LA 247,000
Phillips 66 Company Westlake LA 260,000
Placid Refining Co Port Allen LA 75,000
Shell Chemical LP Saraland AL 91,575
Shell Oil Products U.S. St. Rose LA 45,000
Valero Refining New Orleans LLC Norco LA 215,000
Valero Energy Corp Meraux LA 125,000
Subtotal 3,692,075
Texas Gulf Coast Refining District
Buckeye Texas Processing LLC Corpus Christi TX 46,250
Citgo Refining & Chemical Inc Corpus Christi TX 157,500
Deer Park Refining LTD Partnership Deer Park TX 285,500
ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co Baytown TX 560,500
ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co Beaumont TX 344,600
Flint Hills Resources LP Corpus Christi TX 295,630
Houston Refining LP Houston TX 263,776
Kinder Morgan Crude & Condensate Galena Park TX 84,000
Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Galveston Bay TX 459,000
Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Texas City TX 86,000
Motiva Enterprises LLC Port Arthur TX 603,000
Pasadena Refining Systems Inc Pasadena TX 112,229
Petromax Refining LLC Houston TX 25,000
Phillips 66 Company Sweeny TX 247,000
Premcor Refining Group Inc Port Arthur TX 335,000
Total Petrochemicals Inc Port Arthur TX 225,500
Valero Refining Co Texas LP Corpus Christi TX 293,000
Valero Refining Co Texas LP Houston TX 100,000
Valero Refining Co Texas LP Texas City TX 225,000
Subtotal 4,748,485
Total U.S. Gulf Coast Capacity 8,440,560
Total U.S. Capacity 18,317,036
 
U.S. Gulf Coast Share of U.S. Refinery Capacity 46%
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Refinery Report, Table 3
U.S. Gulf Coast Natural Gas Processing Plants by Geographic Location updated through June 2014
Geographic Location Number of Plants Total Capacity (Bcf per day) Total Flow (Bcf/day) Percent Utilization Average Capacity (MMcf/day)
Alabama 16 1 <1 42% 91
Louisiana 49 11 5 51% 219
Mississippi 4 2 <1 21% 468
Texas 166 21 16 74% 128
Total U.S. Gulf Coast 235 35 22 63% 150
Total U.S. 519 71 46 65% 137
U.S. Gulf Coast Share 45% 50% 48%    

Units: Billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) and million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d).
Source: Preliminary 2014 data from Form EIA-757 Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey, Schedule A.

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