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Energy INFOcard
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Data
for 2006 except where noted
Last Updated October 2007 Next Update August 2008 |
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| United States (2006) | ||||
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| Field production (Total crude oil & petroleum products (MMbd) | 6.9 | |||
| Net imports (crude oil & refined products) MMbd) | 12.3 |
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| Consumption (24% of world total) (MMbd) | 20.6 | |||
| Share of consumption for transportation | 69% | |||
| Net imports as share of consumption |
60% | |||
| Share of U.S. imports from: | Persian Gulf 16% OPEC 40% |
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| Proved reserves (crude oil) (12/31/2005) | 21.8 billion barrels | |||
| World oil price (Nominal) | $59.01 | |||
| World oil price
(Real, in 2000 $/bbl) |
$50.85 (peak 1981: $62.67) |
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NATURAL GAS (Top of Page ) |
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| Production (dry gas) (2nd in world to Russia) (tcf) | 18.5 | |||
| Consumption
(21% of world total in 2005; 22.2) (tcf) |
21.9 | |||
| Consumption by sector |
Industrial 35% Electric Power 29% Residential 20% |
Commercial 13% Transportation 3% |
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| Net imports as a percentage of total consumption | 16% | |||
| Proved reserves (dry) (tcf) (12/31/2005) | 204 | |||
| Wellhead price
(Real, in year 2000 $/Mcf) |
$5.53 (previous peak 2005: $6.50) |
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| Production
(2nd in world to China in 2004)(1.12 billion tons) |
1.16 | |||
| Share produced West of the Mississippi | 58% | |||
| Share produced from surface mining | 69% | |||
| Exports as percent of production | 4% | |||
| Electric power sector share of consumption | 92% | |||
| Productivity | 6.3 tons/miner-hour vs 1.8 tons/miner-hour in 1976 |
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| Demonstrated reserve base (billion tons) | 493 | |||
| Net generation (trillion kilowatthours) | 4.05 | |||
| 1Generation by energy source | Coal 49% Nuclear 19% Natural Gas 20% |
Hydro 7% Oil 2% Non-hydro Renewable 2% |
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| Percent retail sales by sector | Residential 37% Commercial 35% Industrial 27% Transportation < 1% |
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| Emissions (2005) | Carbon dioxide----2,514 (million metric tons) Sulfur dioxide-------11.4 (million metric tons) Nitrogen oxides------4.4 (million metric tons) |
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| Operable generating units | 104 vs 63 in 1976 | |||
| Capacity (million kilowatts) | 100.1 | |||
| Capacity factor | 89.9% vs. 54.7% in 1976 | |||
RENEWABLE ENERGY (Top of Page ) |
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| Consumption (quadrillion Btu) | 6.8 | |||
| 1Percent Consumption by energy source | Hydropower 42% Wood 31% Waste 6% Biofuels 11% Other 9% |
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| Renewable share of total energy consumption | 7% | |||
| Total primary energy production (quadrillion Btu) | 71 | |||
| 1Production by energy source | Coal 33% Natural Gas 27% Crude Oil and NGPL 19% Nuclear 12% Renewable 10% |
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| Total consumption (quadrillion Btu) | 99.9 | |||
| 1Percent consumption by energy source | Petroleum 40% Coal 23% Natural Gas 22% Nuclear 8% Renewable 7% |
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| 1Percent consumption by sector | Industrial 32% Transportation 28% Residential 21% Commercial 18% |
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| Energy-use CO2 emissions (million metric tons) (2005) | 5,945 |
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| Energy-use CO2 emissions by sector (2005) | Transportation 33% Industrial 28% Residential 21% Commercial 18% |
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| Energy consumption/GDP ratio
(thousand Btu per 2000 dollar): |
8.75 vs 16.74 in 1976 |
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| Number of households in the U.S. (million) (2001) | 107 | |||
| Households heated by: (2001) |
Natural Gas 55% Electricity 29% Distillate fuel oil 7% LPG/Propane 5% Wood 2% 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 (2006) | 73.5 U.S. 7%; OPEC 42%; Persian Gulf 29% |
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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
(2006) (U.S. $/gallon) (selected countries) |
United Kingdom $6.36 Italy $6.10 Germany $6.03 South Korea $5.93 Japan $4.47 Australia $3.54 U.S. $2.81 |
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| Sources: U.S. data - Annual Energy Review
2006. International data - International Energy Annual 1 Shares do not sum to 100 percent due to independent rounding. |
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