Status and Impact of State MTBE Bans

Table 2.   U.S. MTBE Consumption (thousand barrels per day)

Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Domestic Supplya

 

134.2

 

130.5

 

177.4

 

181.5

 

202.0

 

201.6

 

220.4

 

213.7

 

205.6

 

214.9

Net Importsb

20.1

31.4

51.9

56.8

64.3

59.9

73.1

72.5

77.3

58.5

Total

154.3

161.9

229.3

238.3

266.3

261.5

293.5

286.2

282.9

273.4

aDomistic supply includes MTBE production and stock changes. Stock Change for 1993 was from January 31 to December 31, 1993.
b
Net imports include gross imports and MTBE blended in RFG and oxygenated imports, minus gross exports
Source:   EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual 1993-2001, DOE/EIA-0340; Petroleum Supply Monthly 2002; EIA-819M Monthly Oxygenate Telephone Report