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Production and Consumption Statistics

US Energy Production by Commodity (1998)
US Energy Consumption (1998)
US Reserves and Resources (1995)
World Energy Production And Consumption (1998)
US  vs  World Energy Consumption (1998)
US Energy Consumption in 1997 by sector
Undiscovered Resources for the United States
References
Links to Energy Statistics
Conversion Factors

PRODUCTION - United States  (1998)

COMMODITY
1998
PRODUCTION
 QUAD BTU 1
Percent of Total
Production
1998 PRODUCTION in 
NATIVE UNITS2
Oil 
13.2
18.1 %
6.25 MB/D 
Natural gas 
19.5
26.7 %
18.86 tcf/year 
Coal 
23.8
32.6 %
1118.7 million short tons 
Nuclear 
7.2
9.8 %
673.7 billion kWh
Renewable 
6.7
9.2 %
75.7 billion kWh
Hydroelectric 
3.4
4.7 %
324.1 billion kWh
Other 
2.6 (by difference)
3.6 %
  
TOTAL
72.9
    
1 EIA Annual Energy Review 1998
2 EIA International Energy Annual 1998     [Back] 

CONSUMPTION - United States  (1998)

 
1998
CONSUMPTION
 QUAD BTU 1
Percent of 
Total
Consumption
1998 DEMAND in 
NATIVE UNITS 2
Oil
36.57
38.8 %
18.92 million barrels/day
Natural Gas
21.84
23.2 %
21.34 tcf/year
Coal
21.62
22.9 %
1038 million short tons/year
Nuclear
7.16
7.6 %
674 billion kWh/year
Hydroelectric
3.60
3.8 %
344 billion kWh/year
Geothermal
0.32
0.3 %
75.7 billion kWh/year (total other3)
Biomass
3.05
3.2 %
  
Solar
0.07
0.07 %
  
Wind
0.04
0.04 %
  
TOTAL
94.27
100 %
  
1 EIA Annual Energy Review 1998
2 EIA International Energy Annual 1998
3 Includes biomass, geothermal, solar, wind.     [Back] 

Reserves and Resources - United States  (1995)
U.S. national totals for undiscovered technically recoverable conventional oil, natural gas, and NGL (onshore and state waters)

 
Crude Oil
(billion barrels, mean)
Natural gas
(tcf, mean)
NGL
(billion barrels, mean)
Undiscovered conventional resources
30.3
258.7
7.2
Reserve growth
60.0
322.0
13.4
Measured (proved) reserves
20.2
135.1
6.6
TOTAL (onshore and state waters
110.5
715.8
27.2
Source: USGS 1995 National Assessment of United States Oil and Gas Resources     [Back] 

Production And Consumption - World  (1998)

 
1998
PRODUCTION
 QUAD BTU 1
Percent of 
Total
Production
1998 Consumption in 
NATIVE UNITS 3
Oil
152.0
40.0 %
73.6 million barrels/day
Natural Gas
85.5
22.5 %
82.2 tcf/year
Coal
88.6
23.3 %
5.01 billion tons/year
Nuclear
24.5
6.5 %
2.3 trillion kWh/year
Hydroelectric
26.6
7.0 %
2.6 trillion kWh/year
Biomass (and other2)
2.5
0.7 %
196 billion kWh/year
TOTAL
379.7
100 %
  
1 EIA International Energy Annual 1998 Overview
2 Quad Btu numbers include biomass, geothermal, solar, and wind electric
3 EIA International Energy Annual 1998     [Back] 

Consumption - United States  vs.  World  (1998)

 
U.S.
World
% U.S. Total1
Oil
18.92 million barrels/day
73.6 million barrels/day
40 %
Natural Gas
21.34 tcf/year
82.2 tcf/year
23 %
Coal
1.04 billion tons/year
5.01 billion tons/year
23 %
1 Calculated on a Btu basis     [Back] 

Consumption in 1997 by sector:  - United States

Transportation
25.04 quads
27%
Industrial
35.43 quads
38%
Residential & commercial
33.74 quads
36%
TOTAL
94.21 quads
  
EIA Annual Energy Review 1998 (published January 2000)     [Back] 

Undiscovered Resources - United States

   
Onshore
Offshore
 
EIA (1/98)
USGS (95 Assessment)
MMS (95 Assessment)
Crude Oil
142 Bbbl
90.3 Bbbl
45.6 Bbbl
Natural gas
1245 tcf
580.7 tcf
268.0 tcf
NGL
25 Bbbl
20.6 Bbbl
  
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  REFERENCES:
Minerals Management Service, 1996, An assessment of the undiscovered hydrocarbon potential of the Nation’s Outer Continental Shelf: Minerals Management Service OCS Report MMS 96-0034, 40 p.

U.S. Geological Survey National Oil and Gas Resource Assessment Team, 1995, 1995 National Assessment of United States oil and gas resources: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1118, 20 p.
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Links to Energy Statistics:
http://www.bp.com/worldenergy/ BP World Energy
http://www.eia.doe.gov/ US Energy Information Administration
http://www.energy.gov/dataandprices/index.html energy.gov - Data & Prices
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Conversion Factors:
Volume/weight/mass
1,000 ft3 = 28.3 m3
Cubic feet X 0.02831685 = cubic meters
1 cubic meter = 1,000 liters = 35.31 cubic feet
1 gallon = 3.785 liters
1 barrel = 42 gallons = 159.0 liters
Barrels X 0.1589873 = cubic meters
1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds
1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms
1 short ton = 0.9072 metric tonne
1 metric ton = 2205 pounds

Energy
1 Btu = 252.0 calories = 1055 joules
1000 joules = 0.9479 Btu
1 joule = 0.2388 calories
1 calorie = 4.187 joules
1 kilowatthour = 3.600 x 106 joules = 3,412 Btu
1 quad = 1015 Btu = 2.931 x 1011 kilowatthours
1 therm = 100,000 Btu

Power
1 watt = 1 joule/sec = 3.412 Btu/hr
1 Btu/hr = 0.2931 watts
1 kilowatt = 0.9478 Btu/sec = 1.341 horsepower
1 Btu/sec = 1.055 kilowatts
1 horsepower = 0.7068 Btu/sec = 0.7457 kilowatts

Pressure
1 psi = 6.9 kilopascals

Other:
1 bbl oil = 1700 kw hr = 6120 X 106 joules
1000 ft3 gas = 300 kw hr = 1080 X 106 joules
1 metric ton peat = 5370 kw hr = 19,332 X 106 joules
1 short ton coal = 0.9078 metric ton = 6600 kw hr = 23,760 X 106 joules
1 metric ton of oil = 7.64 barrels for oil with API gravity of 40°
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