U.S. Petroleum Balance
1996
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                                                Thousand     Thousand Barrels
 Commodity                                       Barrels          per Day
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     Crude Oil
       Field Production
(1)      Alaska............................      509,999             1,393
(2)      Lower 48 States...................    1,856,017             5,071
(3)        Total U.S.......................    2,366,017             6,465
       Net Imports
(4)      Imports (Gross Excluding SPR).....    2,747,839             7,508
(5)      SPR Imports.......................            0                 0
(6)      Exports...........................       40,211               110
(7)        Imports (Net Including SPR).....    2,707,628             7,398
       Other Sources
(8)      SPR Stock Change..................       25,824                71
(9)      Other Stock Change (+) (-)........       19,475                53
(10)     Product Supplied and Losses.......       -2,369                -6
(11)     Unaccounted For(a)................       78,690               215
(12)       Total Other Sources.............      121,620               332
(13) Crude Input To Refineries.............    5,195,265            14,195
       (13) = (3) + (7) + (12)

     Natural Gas Liquids (NGL)
(14)     Field Production(b)...............      699,895             1,912
(15)     Net Imports(c)....................       15,673                43
(16)     Stock Change(c)...................          760                 2
(17) Total NGL Supply......................      716,327             1,957

     Other Liquids
       Unfinished Oils and Gas Blend. Comp.
(18)     Stock Change......................            7               (s)
(19)     Net Imports.......................      206,065               563
(20)   Other Liquids New Supply (Fld Prod).       84,349               230
(21)   Refinery Process Gain(a)............      306,443               837
(22)   Crude Oil Product Supplied..........        2,367                 6
(23) Total Other Liquids...................      599,231             1,637
        (23) = (18) through (22)

(24) Total Production of Products..........    6,510,823            17,789
        (24) = (13) + (17) + (23)

     Net Imports of Refined Products
(25)     Imports (Gross)...................      490,799             1,341
(26)     Exports...........................      309,933               847
(27) Imports (Net).........................      180,866               494

(28) Total New Supply of Products..........    6,691,689            18,283
      (28) = (24) + (27)

(29) Refined Products Stock Change (+) (-).        9,370                26
(30) Total Petroleum Products Supplied
      for Domestic Use.....................    6,701,059            18,309
      (30) = (28) + (29)

(31)     Finished Motor Gasoline...........    2,887,953             7,891
(32)     Distillate Fuel Oil...............    1,231,679             3,365
(33)     Residual Fuel Oil.................      310,501               848
(34)     Jet Fuel..........................      577,531             1,578
(35)     Liquefied Petroleum Gases.........      736,342             2,012
(36)     Other(d)..........................      954,687             2,608
(37)     Crude Oil.........................        2,367                 6
(38) Total Products Supplied...............    6,701,059            18,309
      (38) = (31) through (37)

      Ending Stocks, All Oils
(39)     Crude Oil (Excluding SPR).........      283,853                --
(40)     Strategic Petroleum Reserve.......      565,816                --
(41)     Finished Motor Gasoline...........      156,990                --
(42)     Distillate Fuel Oil...............      126,729                --
(43)     Residual Fuel Oil.................       45,920                --
(44)     Jet Fuel..........................       39,865                --
(45)     Liquefied Petroleum Gases.........       86,213                --
(46)     Other(d)..........................      202,030                --
(47) Total Stocks..........................    1,507,416                --
      (47) = (39) through (46)

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 (a) Unaccounted for crude oil represents the difference between the supply and
disposition of crude oil. Refinery processing gain represents the volumetric
amount by which total output is greater than input for a given period of time.

 (b) Includes fuel ethanol blended into finished motor gasoline.
 (c) Includes products in the pentanes plus category only.
 (d) Includes pentanes plus, other liquids, and all finished petroleum products
except finished motor gasoline, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet
fuel, and liquefied petroleum gases.
 (s) = Less than 500 barrels per day.
 Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
 Source: Energy Information Administration, Monthly Petroleum Supply Reporting
System - Domestic crude oil production from State conservation agencies and the
Minerals Management Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Export data
from the Bureau of the Census and Form EIA-810, "Monthly Refinery Report."
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