Table 3­3. U.S. Crude Oil Production and Natural Gas Gross Withdrawals, Selected Years


1974

1979

1984

1989

1994

1995

Crude Oil Production
(Thousand Barrels per Day)

Onshore Crude Oil
7,285
7,485
7,596
6,486
5,291
5,180

Lower­48 Crude Oil
7,092
6,084
5,874
4,612
3,732
3,696

Alaska Crude Oil
193
1,401
1,722
1,874
1,559
1,484

Offshore Crude Oil
1,489
1,067
1,283
1,127
1,370
1,350

Total Crude Oil
8,774
8,552
8,879
7,613
6,661
6,530



Natural Gas Gross Withdrawals
(Trillion Cubic Feet)

Onshore Gas
19.34
17.06
15.56
16.30
18.77
18.93

Offshore Gas
3.51
4.82
4.71
4.77
4.84
4.86

Total Gas
22.85
21.88
20.27
21.07
23.61
23.79



Crude Oil Production
(Percent of Total U.S. Production)

Onshore Crude Oil
83.0
87.5
85.5
85.2
79.4
79.3

Lower­48 Crude Oil
80.8
71.1
66.1
60.6
56.0
56.6

Alaska Crude Oil
2.2
16.4
19.4
24.6
23.4
22.7

Offshore Crude Oil
17.0
12.5
14.5
14.8
20.6
20.7

Total Crude Oil
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0



Natural Gas Gross Withdrawals
(Percent of Total U.S. Withdrawals)

Onshore Gas
84.6
78.0
76.8
77.4
79.5
79.6

Offshore Gas
15.4
22.0
23.2
22.6
20.5
20.4

Total Gas
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0


Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration