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Quick Facts
- When federal offshore areas are excluded, Alaska’s crude oil production of 0.5 million barrels per day ranked fourth in the nation in 2013.
- The Kenai liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility, which began operations in 1969, was the first LNG export terminal in the United States.
- Alaska’s electricity infrastructure differs from that of the lower 48 states in that most consumers are not linked to large interconnected grids through transmission and distribution lines; rural communities in Alaska rely primarily on diesel electric generators for power.
- Alaska ranked second in the United States in 2013 in the share of its electricity that is generated from petroleum liquids.
- Alaska was one of eight states in 2012 generating electricity from geothermal energy sources.
Last updated March 27, 2014.
More Data & Analysis in Alaska
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Alaska, U.S. Rankings
| Consumption | |
| Total Energy per Capita | 3 |
| Expenditures | |
| Total Energy per Capita | 1 |
| Production | |
| Total Energy | 12 |
| Crude Oil | 4 |
| Natural Gas | 11 |
| Coal | 20 |
| Electricity | 49 |
| Prices | |
| Natural Gas | 26 |
| Electricity | 4 |
| Environment | |
| Carbon Dioxide Emissions | 38 |
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Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
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