ENERGY INFOCARD - United States

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PETROLEUM (2006)

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Production (crude oil, NGPL, and other oils)(MMbd)	6.9
Net imports (crude oil & refined products)(MMbd)	12.3
Consumption (25% of world total) (MMbd)	20.6
Share of US oil consumption for transportation	68%
Dependence on foreign oil (net imports/consump.)	60%
Share of US imports from:
Persian Gulf OPEC	16% 40%
Proved Reserves (billion of barrels of crude oil)(12/31/2005)	21.8
Real world oil price (2000$/bbl)
2006 1980 (peak)	$50.85 $62.67

NATURAL GAS (2006)

- also see Natural Gas Information at a Glance
 

Production (dry gas) (2nd in world to Russia) (tcf)	18.5
Consumption (23% of world total in 2004) (tcf)	21.9
Consumers:
industrial residential commercial electric power transportation (pipeline & vehicle fuel) & other	35% 20% 13% 29% 3%
Share of consumption from net imports	16%
Proved Reserves (trillion cubic feet)(12/31/2005)	204
Real wellhead price (2000 $/Mcf)
2006 vs. previous peak 2005	$5.53 $6.50

COAL (2006)

- also see Coal Information at a Glance
 

Production (2nd in world after China in 2004) (billion short tons)	1.16
Share produced West of the Mississippi	58%
Share produced from surface mining	69%
Exports as percent of production	4%
Electricity generation share of consumption	92%
Productivity: tons/miner-hour
2006 vs. 1976	6.3 1.8
Demonstrated Reserve Base (Billion short tons)	493

ELECTRICITY (2006)

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Net generation (trillion kilowatthours)	4.05
Coal Nuclear Natural Gas Hydro Oil Non-hydro Renewable	49% 19% 20% 7% 2% 2%
Note: Electric power industry includes both utilities and non-utilities
Sales:
Residential Commercial Industrial Transportation	37% 35% 27% <1%
Emissions(2005) (million metric tons) CO2-- 2514 SO2-- 11.4 NOx-- 4.4

NUCLEAR (2006)

- also see Nuclear and Uranium Information at a Glance

Number of operable generating units - 2006                                                             vs. - 1976	104 63
Capacity (million kilowatts)	100.1
Capacity Factor in 2006 vs. 1976	89.4% 54.7%

RENEWABLE ENERGY (2006)

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Consumption (quadrillion Btu)	6.8
Hydropower Wood Waste Biofuels Other	42% 31% 6% 11% 9%
Renewable share of total energy consumption	7%

TOTAL ENERGY & EFFICIENCY OF USE (2006)

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)(2006)	73.5
US OPEC Persian Gulf	7% 42% 29%
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(2006) (regular,$/gal) (selected countries)
United Kingdom Italy Germany S. Korea Japan Australia US	$6.36 $6.10 $6.03 $5.93 $4.47 $3.54 $2.81

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: October 2007
Sources: Energy INFOcard, August 2007, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy.