| Energy
INFOcard |
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United States (2000) |
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PETROLEUM |
NUCLEAR |
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| Production (crude oil, NGPL)(MMbd) |
7.7 |
Operable generating units 104 in 2000 vs 112 in 1990 | |||||
| Net imports (crude oil & refined products)(MMbd) | 10.1 | Capacity
(million kilowatts) |
97 | ||||
| Other sources(refinery gain, alcohols, other)(MMbd) | 1.7 | Capacity
Factor 88% in 2000 vs. 66% in 1990 |
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| Consumption (26% of world total in 1999) (MMbd) | 19.5 |
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| Share of US oil consumption for transportation | 68% |
RENEWABLE ENERGY |
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| Dependence
on foreign oil (net imports/consump.) |
52% | Consumption
(quadrillion Btu) |
6.8 | ||||
| Share
of US imports from: Persian Gulf 22%, OPEC 46% |
Hydropower
46%, Wood 38%, Waste 8%, |
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| Recoverable
resources (yrs of current production) |
77 |
Other(ethanol, geothermal, solar, wind) 8% |
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| Real
world oil price (2000$/bbl) 1980(peak):$64 2000:$28 |
Renewable
share of total energy consumption |
7% | |||||
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NATURAL
GAS |
TOTAL
ENERGY and EFFICIENCY OF USE |
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| Production(dry
gas) (2nd in world to Russia) (tcf) |
19.3 | Total
Primary Energy Production (quadrillion Btu) |
72 | ||||
| Consumption (26% of world total in 1999) (tcf) | 22.7 |
Coal
32%, Gas 27, Oil 21, Nuclear 11, Renewable 9% |
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Consumers: industrial (incl. nonutility electric generation) 47%, |
Total
Consumption (quadrillion Btu) |
99 | |||||
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residential
22%, commercial 15%, electric utilities 13% |
Coal
23%, Gas 24%, Oil 39, Nuclear 8, Renewable 7% |
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| Share of consumption from Canadian imports | 15% |
industrial
36%, resid.&comm. 37%, transportation 27% |
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| Recoverable
resources (yrs of current production) |
66 | Energy-use
CO2 emissions
(MM tonnes Carb.)(1999) |
1511 | ||||
| Real
wellhead price (2000$/Mcf) 1983: $4.02 2000: $3.60 |
industrial
32%, resid.&comm. 35%, transportation 33% |
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| Decline in Energy/GDP ratio since 1973 | 2.0%/yr |
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COAL |
Number of households in U.S. (million)(1997) | 101 |
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| Production
(2nd in world after China) (billion tons) |
1.08 |
Heated
by: Gas 52%, Elect.30, Oil 9,Propane 4,Wood 2% |
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| Share
produced West of the Mississippi |
53% | ||||||
| Share
produced from surface mining |
64% |
World (1999) |
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| Exports
as percent of production |
5% | Primary energy production (quadrillion Btu) | 380 |
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| Electricity
generation share of consumption |
91% |
Coal
22%, Gas 23%, Oil 39%, Hydro 7%, Nuclear 7% |
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| Productivity:
6.5 tons/miner-hour(1999) vs 1.8 t/m-hr(1979) |
World energy consumption (quadrillion Btu) | 382 |
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| Recoverable
reserves (yrs of current production) |
250+ |
US
25%, China 8%, Russia 7, Japan 6, Germany 4% |
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Per
capita consumption (selected countries)(million Btu): |
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| US 356, Russia 177, Japan 172, Germany 170, China 25 | |||||||
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ELECTRICITY |
Energy-related CO2 emissions (MM tonnes carbon) | 6144 |
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| Net
generation (trillion kilowatthours) |
3.79 |
US
25%,W.Europe 17%,China 11,Russia 7,Japan 5% |
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Coal
52%, Nuclear 20%, Gas 16%, Hydro 7%, Oil 3%,
Non-hydro Renewable 2% |
Crude
oil production (million bbls/day) |
66 | |||||
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(Electric
power industry; includes utilities and non-utilities) |
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| Sales:
residential 35%, commercial 30%, industrial 31% |
US
9%, OPEC 42%, Persian Gulf 28% |
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| Emissions | (million tons) | CO2--2503, | SO2--13, | NOx--8 | Electricity
generation (trillion kilowatthours) |
14.0 | |
| (1999) | Coal fired |
81% |
92% |
88% |
US
26%, W.Europe 20%, China 8, Japan 7, Russia 6% |
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| Oil & gas fired | 19% | 7% |
11% |
Nuclear
share of electricity (selected countries): |
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| Other | 1% | 1% |
1% |
France
75%, Japan 30%, Germany 30%, UK 27, US 20% |
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Share
of world nuclear electricity generation (5 largest): |
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| Units: |
US
30%, France 16%, Japan 13, Germany 7, Russia 5% |
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MMbd
= million barrels per day; Mcf = thousand cubic feet |
Retail gasoline price (regular,$/gal) (selected countries): | ||||||
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Germany
3.42, Japan 3.27, Australia 1.72, US 1.17 |
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Most
recent annual data available as of 6/15/2001 |
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| Btu
Equivalents: 1 bbl crude oil: 5.8 million; 1 Mcf gas: 1.03 million; 1 kWh electric: 3.4 thousand; 1 ton coal: ~21 million; |
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For
further information, please contact the National Energy Information Center
(202-586-8800 or [email protected])
or visit our Web site: www.eia.doe.gov |
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