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Monthly Energy Review


The Monthly Energy Review (MER) is the U.S. Energy Information Administrations (EIA) primary
report of recent and historical energy statistics. Included are statistics on total energy production,
consumption, trade, and energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity,
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Released: April 27, 2012

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Monthly Energy Review


April 2012

U.S. Energy Information Administration


Office of Energy Statistics
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, DC 20585

This report was prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical and analytical agency within the
U.S. Department of Energy. By law, EIAs data, analyses, and forecasts are independent of approval by any other officer or
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the Department of Energy or other Federal agencies.

Contacts
The Monthly Energy Review is prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Statistics, Office
of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, Integrated Energy Statistics Team, under the direction of Barbara T.
Fichman, 202-586-5737 (barbara.fichman@eia.gov). Questions and comments specifically related to the Monthly Energy
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Section

1.

Energy Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dianne R. Dunn

202-586-2792
dianne.dunn@eia.gov

Section

2.

Energy Consumption by Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dianne R. Dunn

202-586-2792
dianne.dunn@eia.gov

Section

3.

Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Barrick

202-586-6254
jennifer.barrick@eia.gov

Section

4.

Natural Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Sweeney

202-586-2627
amy.sweeney@eia.gov

Section

5.

Crude Oil and Natural Gas Resource Development . . . Robert F. King

202-586-4787
robert.king@eia.gov

Section

6.

Coal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Paduano

202-287-6326
nicholas.paduano@eia.gov

Section

7.

Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ronald S. Hankey

202-586-2630
ronald.hankey@eia.gov

Section

8.

Nuclear Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael P. Mobilia

Section

9.

Energy Prices

202-287-6318
michael.mobilia@eia.gov

Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maureen Klein

202-586-8013
maureen.klein@eia.gov

Natural Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Sweeney

202-586-2627
amy.sweeney@eia.gov

Average Retail Prices of Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlene Harris-Russell


202-586-2661
charlene.harris-russell@eia.gov
Cost of Fuel at Electric Generating Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rebecca Peterson

202-586-4509
rebecca.peterson@eia.gov

Section

10. Renewable Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gwendolyn Bredehoeft


202-586-5847
gwendolyn.bredehoeft@eia.gov

Section

11. International Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Smith

Section

12. Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Perry Lindstrom

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202-586-6925
patricia.smith@eia.gov
202-586-0934
perry.lindstrom@eia.gov

Contents
Page
Section

1.

Energy Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Section

2.

Energy Consumption by Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Section

3.

Petroleum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Section

4.

Natural Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Section

5.

Crude Oil and Natural Gas Resource Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Section

6.

Coal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Section

7.

Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Section

8.

Nuclear Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Section

9.

Energy Prices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Section

10.

Renewable Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Section

11.

International Petroleum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Section

12.

Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Appendix

A.

British Thermal Unit Conversion Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Appendix

B.

Metric Conversion Factors, Metric Prefixes, and Other


Physical Conversion Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Glossary

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

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Tables
Section 1.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4a
1.4b
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.10

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Energy Overview
Primary Energy Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Primary Energy Production by Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Primary Energy Consumption by Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Primary Energy Imports by Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Primary Energy Exports by Source and Total Net Imports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Merchandise Trade Value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cost of Fuels to End Users in Real (1982-1984) Dollars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Primary Energy Consumption per Real Dollar of Gross Domestic Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Motor Vehicle Mileage, Fuel Consumption, and Fuel Economy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Heating Degree-Days by Census Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cooling Degree-Days by Census Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Section 2.
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6

Energy Consumption by Sector


Energy Consumption by Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Residential Sector Energy Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commercial Sector Energy Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Industrial Sector Energy Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation Sector Energy Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electric Power Sector Energy Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Section 3.
3.1
3.2
3.3

Petroleum
Petroleum Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Refinery and Blender Net Inputs and Net Production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Petroleum Trade
3.3a Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3.3b Imports and Exports by Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
3.3c Imports From OPEC Countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.3d Imports From Non-OPEC Countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Petroleum Stocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Petroleum Products Supplied by Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heat Content of Petroleum Products Supplied by Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Petroleum Consumption
3.7a Residential and Commercial Sectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
3.7b Industrial Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
3.7c Transportation and Electric Power Sectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heat Content of Petroleum Consumption
3.8a Residential and Commercial Sectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
3.8b Industrial Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
3.8c Transportation and Electric Power Sectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7

3.8

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Section 4.
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

Natural Gas
Natural Gas Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural Gas Trade by Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural Gas Consumption by Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural Gas in Underground Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Section 5.
5.1
5.2

Crude Oil and Natural Gas Resource Development


Crude Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Activity Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Exploratory and Development Wells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Section 6.
6.1
6.2
6.3

Coal
Coal Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Coal Consumption by Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Coal Stocks by Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Section 7.
7.1
7.2

7.5
7.6

Electricity
Electricity Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Electricity Net Generation
7.2a Total (All Sectors). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
7.2b Electric Power Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
7.2c Commercial and Industrial Sectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Consumption of Combustible Fuels for Electricity Generation
7.3a Total (All Sectors). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
7.3b Electric Power Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
7.3c Commercial and Industrial Sectors (Selected Fuels). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Consumption of Combustible Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output
7.4a Total (All Sectors). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
7.4b Electric Power Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
7.4c Commercial and Industrial Sectors (Selected Fuels). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105
Stocks of Coal and Petroleum: Electric Power Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Electricity End Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Section 8.
8.1

Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Energy Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Section 9.
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7
9.8

Energy Prices
Crude Oil Price Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F.O.B. Costs of Crude Oil Imports From Selected Countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Landed Costs of Crude Oil Imports From Selected Countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor Gasoline Retail Prices, U.S. City Average. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refiner Prices of Residual Fuel Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refiner Prices of Petroleum Products for Resale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refiner Prices of Petroleum Products to End Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
No. 2 Distillate Prices to Residences
9.8a Northeastern States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.8b Selected South Atlantic and Midwestern States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.8c Selected Western States and U.S. Average. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Average Retail Prices of Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of Fossil-Fuel Receipts at Electric Generating Plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural Gas Prices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.3

7.4

9.9
9.10
9.11

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125
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127
128
130
131
133

Section 10. Renewable Energy


10.1
Renewable Energy Production and Consumption by Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
10.2
Renewable Energy Consumption
10.2a Residential and Commercial Sectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
10.2b Industrial and Transportation Sectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
10.2c Electric Power Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
10.3
Fuel Ethanol Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
10.4
Biodiesel Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

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Section 11. International Petroleum


11.1
World Crude Oil Production
11.1a OPEC Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11.1b Persian Gulf Nations, Non-OPEC, and World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11.2
Petroleum Consumption in OECD Countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11.3
Petroleum Stocks in OECD Countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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153
155
157

Section 12. Environment


12.1
Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption by Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.2
Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption: Residential Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.3
Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption: Commercial Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.4
Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption: Industrial Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.5
Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption: Transportation Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.6
Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption: Electric Power Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.7
Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Biomass Energy Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

161
163
164
165
166
167
168

Appendix A.
A1.
A2.
A3.
A4.
A5.
A6.

British Thermal Unit Conversion Factors


Approximate Heat Content of Petroleum Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Approximate Heat Content of Petroleum Production, Imports, and Exports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Approximate Heat Content of Petroleum Consumption and Biofuels Production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Approximate Heat Content of Natural Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Approximate Heat Content of Coal and Coal Coke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Approximate Heat Rates for Electricity, and Heat Content of Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

173
174
175
176
177
178

Appendix B.
B1.
B2.
B3.

Metric Conversion Factors, Metric Prefixes, and Other Physical Conversion Factors
Metric Conversion Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Metric Prefixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Other Physical Conversion Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

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1.2
1.3
1.4a
1.4b
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8

Page
Energy Overview
Primary Energy Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Primary Energy Production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Primary Energy Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Primary Energy Imports and Exports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Primary Energy Net Imports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Merchandise Trade Value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cost of Fuels to End Users in Real (1982-1984) Dollars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Primary Energy Consumption per Real Dollar of Gross Domestic Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Section 2.
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6

Energy Consumption by Sector


Energy Consumption by Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Residential Sector Energy Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commercial Sector Energy Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Industrial Sector Energy Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation Sector Energy Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electric Power Sector Energy Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Section 3.
3.1
3.2
3.3

Petroleum
Petroleum Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refinery and Blender Net Inputs and Net Production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Petroleum Trade
3.3a Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3b Imports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Petroleum Stocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Petroleum Products Supplied by Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heat Content of Petroleum Products Supplied by Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Petroleum Consumption by Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heat Content of Petroleum Consumption by Sector, Selected Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8

22
24
26
28
30
32

36
38
40
42
46
48
50
52
56

Section 4.
4.1

Natural Gas
Natural Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Section 5.
5.1

Crude Oil and Natural Gas Resource Development


Crude Oil and Natural Gas Resource Development Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Section 6.
6.1

Coal
Coal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Section 7.
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6

Electricity
Electricity Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Electricity Net Generation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Consumption of Selected Combustible Fuels for Electricity Generation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Consumption of Selected Combustible Fuels for Electricity Generation and
Useful Thermal Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Stocks of Coal and Petroleum: Electric Power Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Electricity End Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Section 8.
8.1

Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Energy Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4

Energy Prices
Petroleum Prices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Average Retail Prices of Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of Fossil-Fuel Receipts at Electric Generating Plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural Gas Prices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

118
129
129
132

Section 10. Renewable Energy


10.1
Renewable Energy Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Sectionr 11. International Petroleum
11.1
World Crude Oil Production
11.1a Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11.1b By Selected Country. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11.2
Petroleum Consumption in OECD Countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11.3
Petroleum Stocks in OECD Countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

150
151
154
156

Section 12. Environment


12.1
Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption by Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
12.2
Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption by Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

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Energy Consumption by1.Sector


Energy

Overview

Figure 1.1

Primary Energy Overview


(Quadrillion Btu)

Consumption, Production, and Imports, 1973-2011


120
100
Consumption

80
Production

60
40

Imports

20
0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Consumption, Production, and Imports, Monthly


10
Consumption

8
Production

6
4
Imports

2
0
J

F M A M J J A
2010

S O N D

F M A M J J A
2011

Overview, January 2012

S O N D

F M A M J J A
2012

S O N D

Net Imports, January

10

2.5
8.728

2.0

1.926
1.775

6.866

1.5

1.0

1.459

2.328

0.5
0.869

0
Production

Imports

Exports

Consumption

0.0
2010

2011

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary.


Source: Table 1.1.

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2012

Table 1.1 Primary Energy Overview


(Quadrillion Btu)
Production

Trade
Net
Importsc

2.033
2.323
3.695
4.196
4.752
4.511
4.633
4.514
4.299
3.715
4.006
3.771
3.669
4.054
4.434
4.560
4.872
5.482
7.060
6.965

12.580
11.709
12.101
7.584
14.065
17.750
19.069
20.701
22.281
23.537
24.967
26.386
25.739
27.007
29.110
30.149
29.806
29.221
25.932
22.741

2.516
2.237
2.519
2.580
2.578
2.556
2.705
2.627
2.431
2.390
2.289
2.447
29.877

.590
.556
.654
.686
.704
.684
.716
.698
.675
.714
.760
.797
8.234

Fossil
Fuelsa

Renewable
Energyb

Total

Imports

Exports

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

58.241
54.733
59.008
57.539
58.560
57.540
58.387
58.857
59.314
57.614
57.366
58.541
56.837
56.099
55.895
55.038
55.968
56.409
57.482
56.689

0.910
1.900
2.739
4.076
6.104
7.075
7.087
6.597
7.068
7.610
7.862
8.029
8.145
7.959
8.222
8.161
8.215
8.455
8.427
8.356

4.411
4.687
5.428
6.084
6.041
6.558
7.012
7.018
6.494
6.517
6.104
5.164
5.734
5.982
6.070
6.229
R 6.599
R 6.509
R 7.202
R 7.615

63.563
61.320
67.175
67.698
70.705
71.174
72.486
72.472
72.876
71.742
71.332
71.735
70.716
70.040
70.188
R 69.428
R 70.782
R 71.373
R 73.111
R 72.659

14.613
14.032
15.796
11.781
18.817
22.260
23.702
25.215
26.581
27.252
28.973
30.157
29.408
31.061
33.544
34.709
34.679
34.703
32.992
29.706

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

R 4.738

.758
.682
.676
.602
.697
.714
.752
.748
.725
.656
.655
.770
8.434

R .672

R 6.169

R .610

R 5.741

R .682

R 6.390

R .661

R 6.037

R .716

R 6.192

R .753

R 6.183

R .701

R 6.340

R .661

R 6.397

R .625

R 6.280

R .645

R 6.308

R .682

R 6.236

R .725

R 6.557

R 8.132

R 74.830

R .754

R 6.520

R .715

R 5.924

R .821

R 6.694

R .819

R 6.314

R .838

R 6.450

R .826

R 6.446

R .795

R 6.507

R .746

R 6.693

R .679

R 6.446

R .710

R 6.658

R .741

R 6.633

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................
2012 January ................

R 4.449
R 5.033
R 4.774
R 4.779
R 4.716
R 4.887

4.988
R 4.930
R 5.007
R 4.900
R 5.062
R 58.263
R 5.006

R .778

R 6.854

R 60.657

.760
.677
.686
.570
.596
.682
.756
.746
.699
.662
.674
.751
8.259

R 9.222

R 78.139

2.607
2.087
2.501
2.378
2.466
2.407
2.493
2.395
2.288
2.343
R 2.269
R 2.354
R 28.587

5.324

.757

.785

6.866

2.328

R 4.532
R 5.187
R 4.924
R 5.016
R 4.938
R 4.956
R 5.201
R 5.068
R 5.286
R 5.218
R 5.326

Consumption
Stock
Change
and
Otherd

Nuclear
Electric
Power

a Coal, natural gas (dry), crude oil, and natural gas plant liquids.
b See Tables 10.110.2c for notes on series components and estimation; and

see Note, "Renewable Energy Production and Consumption," at end of Section 10.
c Net imports equal imports minus exports.
d Includes petroleum stock change and adjustments; natural gas net storage
withdrawals and balancing item; coal stock change, losses, and unaccounted for;
fuel ethanol stock change; and biodiesel stock change and balancing item.
e Coal, coal coke net imports, natural gas, and petroleum.
f Also includes electricity net imports.
R=Revised.

Fossil
Fuelse

Nuclear
Electric
Power

Renewable
Energyb

-0.459
-1.065
-1.210
1.110
-.284
2.105
2.468
1.429
-.140
1.372
2.515
-1.953
1.190
.931
.864
.705
-.959
.702
.231
-.842

70.314
65.357
69.828
66.093
72.332
77.259
79.785
80.873
81.369
82.427
84.731
82.902
83.699
84.014
85.819
85.794
84.702
86.211
83.549
78.488

0.910
1.900
2.739
4.076
6.104
7.075
7.087
6.597
7.068
7.610
7.862
8.029
8.145
7.959
8.222
8.161
8.215
8.455
8.427
8.356

4.411
4.687
5.428
6.084
6.041
6.560
7.014
7.016
6.493
6.516
6.106
5.163
5.729
5.983
6.082
6.242
R 6.649
R 6.523
R 7.186
R 7.598

75.684
71.965
78.067
76.392
84.485
91.029
94.022
94.602
95.018
96.652
98.814
96.168
97.645
97.978
100.162
R 100.282
R 99.629
R 101.296
R 99.275
R 94.558

1.926
1.681
1.865
1.894
1.874
1.872
1.989
1.929
1.757
1.676
1.529
1.650
21.643

R 1.042

.758
.682
.676
.602
.697
.714
.752
.748
.725
.656
.655
.770
8.434

R .662

R 9.137

R .604

R 8.217

R .673

R 8.209

R .657

R 7.381

R .715

R 7.686

R .755

R 8.016

R .702

R 8.390

R .659

R 8.452

R .621

R 7.700

R .642

R 7.515

R 1.272

7.702
6.919
6.851
6.112
6.270
6.539
6.928
7.038
6.352
6.215
6.471
7.739
81.136

.833
.752
.870
.852
.833
.802
.833
.894
.892
.893
.901
1.008
10.363

1.775
1.335
1.631
1.526
1.633
1.604
1.660
1.501
1.396
1.450
R 1.368
R 1.346
R 18.224

R 1.091

R 7.878

R .908

R 6.773

R .081

R 6.900

R -.265

R 6.187

R -.443

R 6.200

R -.084

R 6.448

R .246

R 6.854

.869

1.459

R .795
R -.046
R -.550
R -.381
R -.039
R .061
R .125
R -.336
R -.469
R .038
R 1.031

R -.226

6.365

R .419

R 7.092

R 1.201

R 80.055

.760
.677
.686
.570
.596
.682
.756
.746
.699
.662
.674
.751
8.259

.403

7.195

.757

R .228

R 6.918

R -.246

R 6.214

R -.509

R 6.226

R .675

Totalf

R 7.803

R .719

R 9.237

R 8.086

R 97.745

R .738

R 9.386

R .709

R 8.167

R .810

R 8.405

R .811

R 9.122

7.575
7.640
7.966
R 8.412
R 8.422
R 7.596
R 7.599
R 7.776
R 8.619
R 97.563

.766

8.728

R .832
R .825
R .785
R .743
R .673
R .701
R .729
R .765

Notes: See "Primary Energy," "Primary Energy Production," and "Primary


Energy Consumption," in Glossary. Totals may not equal sum of components
due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the
District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Production: Table 1.2. Trade: Tables 1.4a and 1.4b. Stock
Change and Other: Calculated as consumption minus production and net imports.
Consumption: Table 1.3.

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Figure 1.2

Primary Energy Production


(Quadrillion Btu)

Total, 1973-2011

Total, Monthly

100

75

50

25

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

By Source, 1973-2011

0
J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D
2010
2011
2012

By Source, Monthly

25

Coal

2.5
Natural Gas

2.0

20

Coal

Natural Gas

1.5

15
Crude Oil and NGPLa

10

Crude Oil and NGPLa

1.0

Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy

0.5

5
Nuclear Electric Power

Nuclear Electric Power

0.0

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Total, January

J F MA M J J A S O ND J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O ND

2010

2011

2012

By Source, January 2012

8
7
6

6.169

6.520

6.866

Natural Gas

2.093

Coal

1.865

5
Crude Oil
and NGPLa

4
3
2
1

1.366

Renewable
Energy

0.785

Nuclear
Electric Power

0.757

0
2010

2011

2012

0.0

0.5

1.0

Natural gas plant liquids.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary.
Source: Table 1.2.
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1.5

2.0

2.5

Table 1.2 Primary Energy Production by Source


(Quadrillion Btu)
Renewable Energya

Fossil Fuels

Coalb

Natural
Gas
(Dry)

Crude
Oilc

NGPLd

Total

Nuclear
Electric
Power

Hydroelectric
Powere

Geothermal

Solar/
PV

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

13.992
14.989
18.598
19.325
22.488
22.130
22.790
23.310
24.045
23.295
22.735
23.547
22.732
22.094
22.852
23.185
23.790
23.493
23.851
21.627

22.187
19.640
19.908
16.980
18.326
19.082
19.344
19.394
19.613
19.341
19.662
20.166
19.382
19.633
19.074
18.556
19.022
19.786
20.703
21.139

19.493
17.729
18.249
18.992
15.571
13.887
13.723
13.658
13.235
12.451
12.358
12.282
12.163
12.026
11.503
10.963
10.801
10.721
10.509
11.348

2.569
2.374
2.254
2.241
2.175
2.442
2.530
2.495
2.420
2.528
2.611
2.547
2.559
2.346
2.466
2.334
2.356
2.409
2.419
2.574

58.241
54.733
59.008
57.539
58.560
57.540
58.387
58.857
59.314
57.614
57.366
58.541
56.837
56.099
55.895
55.038
55.968
56.409
57.482
56.689

0.910
1.900
2.739
4.076
6.104
7.075
7.087
6.597
7.068
7.610
7.862
8.029
8.145
7.959
8.222
8.161
8.215
8.455
8.427
8.356

2.861
3.155
2.900
2.970
3.046
3.205
3.590
3.640
3.297
3.268
2.811
2.242
2.689
2.825
2.690
2.703
2.869
2.446
2.511
2.669

0.020
.034
.053
.097
.171
.152
.163
.167
.168
.171
.164
.164
.171
.175
.178
.181
.181
.186
.192
.200

NA
NA
NA
(s)
.059
.069
.070
.070
.069
.068
R .066
.064
.063
.062
.063
.063
.068
.076
.089
.098

NA
NA
NA
(s)
.029
.033
.033
.034
.031
.046
.057
.070
.105
.115
.142
.178
.264
.341
.546
.721

2010 January ..............


February ............
March .................
April ...................
May ....................
June ...................
July ....................
August ...............
September .........
October ..............
November ..........
December ..........
Total ..................

1.745
1.688
1.971
1.849
1.738
1.804
1.848
1.900
1.898
1.866
1.862
1.888
22.056

1.790
1.648
1.835
1.763
1.832
1.751
1.859
1.874
1.826
1.892
1.833
1.920
21.823

R .974
R .902
R .991
R .935
R .971
R .936
R .953
R .979
R .975

R 4.738
R 4.449
R 5.033
R 4.774
R 4.779
R 4.716
R 4.887

R 11.603

.230
.210
.236
.227
.238
.226
.227
.236
.232
.242
.235
.242
2.781

.758
.682
.676
.602
.697
.714
.752
.748
.725
.656
.655
.770
8.434

.218
.201
.204
.186
.245
.291
.239
.196
.168
.173
.191
.226
2.539

.018
.016
.018
.017
.018
.017
.017
.018
.017
.017
.017
.018
.208

R .010
R .009
R .010
R .010
R .011
R .011
R .011
R .011
R .011
R .010
R .010
R .010
R .126

.067
.053
.084
.095
.085
.079
.066
.065
.069
.077
.095
.088
.923

2011 January ..............


February ............
March .................
April ...................
May ....................
June ...................
July ....................
August ...............
September .........
October ..............
November ..........
December ..........
Total ..................

1.859
1.741
1.963
1.794
1.760
1.803
1.738
1.939
1.909
R 1.920
R 1.910
R 1.908
R 22.244

RE 1.922
RE 1.711
RE 1.963
RE 1.925
RE 1.988
RE 1.923
RE 1.987
RE 1.994
RE 1.952
RE 2.052
RE 2.014
RE 2.075
RE 23.506

RE .994
RE .883
RE 1.013
RE .967
RE 1.015
RE .972
RE .981
RE 1.018
RE .971
RE 1.055
RE 1.037
RE 1.074
RE 11.979

.230
.198
.247
.238
.253
.240
.250
.251
.237
.259
.258
.268
2.928

R 5.006
R 4.532
R 5.187
R 4.924
R 5.016
R 4.938
R 4.956
R 5.201
R 5.068
R 5.286
R 5.218
R 5.326

.255
.241
.310
.309
.323
.315
.308
.257
.210
.195
.209
.241
3.171

R .020

R 60.657

.760
.677
.686
.570
.596
.682
.756
.746
.699
.662
.674
.751
8.259

.019
.018
.019
R .019
.019
R .226

R .012
R .012
R .013
R .013
R .014
R .014
R .014
R .014
R .013
R .014
R .012
R .013
R .158

.084
.103
.103
.121
.114
.106
.072
.072
.067
.104
.121
.102
1.168

R 4.498

R 9.222

R 78.139

2012 January ..............

1.865

E 2.093

E 1.096

.271

5.324

.757

.233

.019

.013

.135

.385

.785

6.866

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

R 1.008
R .969
R 1.012

4.988

R 4.930
R 5.007
R 4.900
R 5.062

R 58.263

a Most data are estimates. See Tables 10.110.2c for notes on series
components and estimation; and see Note, "Renewable Energy Production and
Consumption," at end of Section 10.
b Beginning in 1989, includes waste coal supplied. Beginning in 2001, also
includes a small amount of refuse recovery. See Table 6.1.
c Includes lease condensate.
d Natural gas plant liquids.
e Conventional hydroelectric power.
R=Revised. E=Estimate. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.

.018

R .020

.018
.019

R .019
R .019

Wind

Biomass

Total

1.529
1.499
2.475
3.016
2.735
3.099
3.155
3.108
2.929
2.965
3.006
2.624
2.705
2.805
2.998
3.104
R 3.216
R 3.461
R 3.864
R 3.927

4.411
4.687
5.428
6.084
6.041
6.558
7.012
7.018
6.494
6.517
6.104
5.164
5.734
5.982
6.070
6.229
R 6.599
R 6.509
R 7.202
R 7.615

63.563
61.320
67.175
67.698
70.705
71.174
72.486
72.472
72.876
71.742
71.332
71.735
70.716
70.040
70.188
R 69.428
R 70.782
R 71.373
R 73.111
R 72.659

.359

R .672
R .610
R .682
R .661
R .716
R .753
R .701
R .661
R .625
R .645
R .682
R .725

R 6.169
R 5.741
R 6.390
R 6.037
R 6.192
R 6.183
R 6.340
R 6.397
R 6.280
R 6.308
R 6.236
R 6.557

R .331

Total

.366
.352
.358
.355
.368
R .370
.359
.368
R .368
.382
R 4.336

R 8.132

R 74.830

R .382
R .343
R .376
R .358
R .368
R .373
R .382
R .384
R .371
R .378
R .381
R .402

R .754
R .715
R .821
R .819
R .838
R .826
R .795
R .746
R .679
R .710
R .741
R .778

R 6.520
R 5.924
R 6.694
R 6.314
R 6.450
R 6.446
R 6.507
R 6.693
R 6.446
R 6.658
R 6.633
R 6.854

Notes: See "Primary Energy Production" in Glossary. Totals may not equal
sum of components due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the
50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Coal: Tables 6.1 and A5. Natural Gas (Dry): Tables 4.1 and
A4. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Plant Liquids: Tables 3.1 and A2.
Nuclear Electric Power: Tables 7.2a and A6 ("Nuclear Plants" heat rate).
Renewable Energy: Table 10.1.

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Figure 1.3

Primary Energy Consumption


(Quadrillion Btu)

Total, 1973-2011

Total, Monthly

120

12

100

10

80

60

40

20

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

0
J F MA M J J A S OND J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A SON D

2010

By Source,a 1973-2011

2011

2012

By Source,a Monthly

45
Petroleum

Petroleum

3
30

Natural Gas

Natural Gas

2
Coal

15

Coal
Nuclear Electric Power

Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Nuclear Electric Power

0
J F MA M J J A S O ND J F MA M J J A S OND J F MA M J J A S O ND

2010

9.137

2012

By Source,a January 2012

Total, January
10

2011

9.386
8.728

Petroleum

2.887

8
Natural Gas

2.787

6
Coal
4
2
0
2010

2011

2012

1.519

Renewable
Energy

0.766

Nuclear
Electric Power

0.757

Small quantities of net imports of coal coke and electricity are not shown.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary.
Source: Table 1.3.
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Table 1.3 Primary Energy Consumption by Source


(Quadrillion Btu)
Renewable Energya

Fossil Fuels

Coal

Natural
Gasb

Petroleumc

Totald

Nuclear
Electric
Power

Hydroelectric
Powere

Geothermal

Solar/
PV

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

12.971
12.663
15.423
17.478
19.173
20.089
21.002
21.445
21.656
21.623
22.580
21.914
21.904
22.321
22.466
22.797
22.447
22.749
22.385
19.692

22.512
19.948
20.235
17.703
19.603
22.671
23.085
23.223
22.830
22.909
23.824
22.773
23.510
22.831
22.923
22.565
22.239
23.663
23.843
23.416

34.837
32.732
34.205
30.925
33.552
34.438
35.675
36.159
36.816
37.838
38.262
38.186
38.224
38.811
40.292
40.388
39.955
39.774
37.280
35.403

70.314
65.357
69.828
66.093
72.332
77.259
79.785
80.873
81.369
82.427
84.731
82.902
83.699
84.014
85.819
85.794
84.702
86.211
83.549
78.488

0.910
1.900
2.739
4.076
6.104
7.075
7.087
6.597
7.068
7.610
7.862
8.029
8.145
7.959
8.222
8.161
8.215
8.455
8.427
8.356

2.861
3.155
2.900
2.970
3.046
3.205
3.590
3.640
3.297
3.268
2.811
2.242
2.689
2.825
2.690
2.703
2.869
2.446
2.511
2.669

0.020
.034
.053
.097
.171
.152
.163
.167
.168
.171
.164
.164
.171
.175
.178
.181
.181
.186
.192
.200

NA
NA
NA
(s)
.059
.069
.070
.070
.069
.068
R .066
.064
.063
.062
.063
.063
.068
.076
.089
.098

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

1.918
1.710
1.639
1.452
1.626
1.853
2.002
1.999
1.701
1.526
1.568
1.883
20.877

2.841
2.507
2.160
1.700
1.622
1.656
1.836
1.890
1.644
1.671
1.986
2.741
24.256

2.947
2.698
3.048
2.960
3.020
3.029
3.089
3.148
3.008
3.020
2.923
3.120
36.010

7.702
6.919
6.851
6.112
6.270
6.539
6.928
7.038
6.352
6.215
6.471
7.739
81.136

.758
.682
.676
.602
.697
.714
.752
.748
.725
.656
.655
.770
8.434

.218
.201
.204
.186
.245
.291
.239
.196
.168
.173
.191
.226
2.539

.018
.016
.018
.017
.018
.017
.017
.018
.017
.017
.017
.018
.208

R .010

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

R 1.913

R 2.936

R 1.443

R 1.865

R 1.573

R 1.702

R 1.783

R 1.685

1.979
1.941
1.633
R 1.494
R 1.443
R 1.574
R 19.919

R 1.916

R 24.843

R 80.055

.255
.241
.310
.309
.323
.315
.308
.257
.210
.195
.209
.241
3.171

R .012

R 2.274

.760
.677
.686
.570
.596
.682
.756
.746
.699
.662
.674
.751
8.259

R .020

R 2.491

R 1.562

3.030
2.701
3.062
2.878
2.923
2.979
2.959
3.059
2.908
2.953
2.879
2.951
35.283

R 7.878

R 1.581

2012 January ................

1.519

2.787

2.887

7.195

.757

.233

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

R 1.913
R 1.672
R 1.780
R 2.045
R 2.564

R 6.773
R 6.900
R 6.187
R 6.200
R 6.448
R 6.854
R 6.918
R 6.214
R 6.226

6.365
R 7.092

a Most data are estimates. See Tables 10.110.2c for notes on series
components and estimation; and see Note, "Renewable Energy Production and
Consumption," at end of Section 10.
b Natural gas only; excludes supplemental gaseous fuels.
See Note 3,
"Supplemental Gaseous Fuels," at end of Section 4.
c Petroleum products supplied, including natural gas plant liquids and crude oil
burned as fuel. Does not include biofuels that have been blended with
petroleumbiofuels are included in "Biomass."
d Includes coal coke net imports. See Tables 1.4a and 1.4b.
e Conventional hydroelectric power.
f Includes coal coke net imports and electricity net imports, which are not

R .009
R .010
R .010
R .011
R .011
R .011
R .011
R .011
R .010
R .010
R .010
R .126

Biomass

Total

NA
NA
NA
(s)
.029
.033
.033
.034
.031
.046
.057
.070
.105
.115
.142
.178
.264
.341
.546
.721

1.529
1.499
2.475
3.016
2.735
3.101
3.157
3.105
2.927
2.963
3.008
2.622
2.701
2.807
3.010
R 3.117
R 3.267
R 3.474
R 3.849
R 3.911

4.411
4.687
5.428
6.084
6.041
6.560
7.014
7.016
6.493
6.516
6.106
5.163
5.729
5.983
6.082
6.242
R 6.649
R 6.523
R 7.186
R 7.598

75.684
71.965
78.067
76.392
84.485
91.029
94.022
94.602
95.018
96.652
98.814
96.168
97.645
97.978
100.162
R 100.282
R 99.629
R 101.296
R 99.275
R 94.558

.067
.053
.084
.095
.085
.079
.066
.065
.069
.077
.095
.088
.923

.349
.326
.357
R .348
R .356
.357
.368
.369
.356
.365
.362
R .376
R 4.290

R .662

R 9.137

R .604

R 8.217

R .673

R 8.209

R .657

R 7.381

R .715

R 7.686

R .755

R 8.016

R .702

R 8.390

R .659

R 8.452

R .621

R 7.700

R .642

R 7.515

R .719

R 9.237

R 8.086

R 97.745

R .367

R .738

R 9.386

R .336

R .709

R 8.167

R .365

R .810

R 8.405

R .349

R .811

R .363

R .832

R .372

R .825

R .372

R .785

R .382

R .743

R .364

R .673

R .369

R .701

R .389

R .765

R 4.397

R 9.122

7.575
7.640
7.966
R 8.412
R 8.422
R 7.596
R 7.599
R 7.776
R 8.619
R 97.563

.365

.766

8.728

Wind

.018

R .012

R .020

R .013

.018
.019
R .019
R .019
.019
.018
.019
R .019
.019
R .226

R .013

R .158

.084
.103
.103
.121
.114
.106
.072
.072
.067
.104
.121
.102
1.168

.019

.013

.135

R .014
R .014
R .014
R .014
R .013
R .014
R .012
R .013

R .369

R .675

R .729

Totalf

R 7.803

separately displayed. See Tables 1.4a and 1.4b.


R=Revised. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.
Notes:

See "Primary Energy Consumption" in Glossary.


Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Coal: Tables 6.1 and A5. Natural Gas: Tables 4.1 and A4.
Petroleum: Table 3.6. Nuclear Electric Power: Tables 7.2a and A6
("Nuclear Plants" heat rate). Renewable Energy: Table 10.1. Net Imports of
Coal Coke and Electricity: Tables 1.4a and 1.4b.

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Figure 1.4a Primary Energy Imports and Exports


(Quadrillion Btu)
Total Imports and Exports, 1973-2011

Total Imports and Exports, Monthly


4

40
Imports

30

3
Imports

20

10

Exports

Exports

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Imports by Source, 1973-2011

0
J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D
2010
2 011
2012

Imports by Source, Monthly

32

3.2
Petroleum

24

2.4

16

Petroleum

1.6

0.8

Natural Gas

Natural Gas

Othera

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Othera

0.0

J F MA M J J A S O ND J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O ND

2010

Exports by Source, 1973-2011

0.7

0.6
Petroleum

0.5

0.3
2

0.2

1
Natural Gas

a
b

1980

1985

1990

Petroleum

0.4

Coalb

1975

2012

Exports by Major Source, Monthly

2 011

1995

Coal, coal coke, biofuels, and electricity.


Includes coal coke.

2000

Coalb
Natural Gas

0.1
Electricity

2005

2010

0.0

Electricity
J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D
2010
2011
2012

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary.


Sources: Tables 1.4a and 1.4b.

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Figure 1.4b Primary Energy Net Imports


(Quadrillion Btu, Except as noted)
Total, 1973-2011

Total, Monthly
3.0

40

2.5
30
2.0
20

1.5
1.0

10
0.5
0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

By Major Source, 1973-2011

0.0
J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D
2010
2011
2012

By Major Source, Monthly


2.0

25
Crude Oil

Crude Oila

20

1.5

15
Petroleum
Productsb

10

1.0
Petroleum
Productsb

0.5
5

Natural Gas

Natural Gas

0.0

Coal

Coal

-0.5

-5
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D

2010

By Major Source, January 2012

2010

2011

2012

As Share of Consumption, January

2.5

35

2.0

30
1.586

25

1.5
Percent

21.1

1.0
0.5
0.0

-0.070

-0.215

-0.5
Natural
Gas

18.9
16.7

15
10

0.152

Coal

20

Crude Oil

5
0

Petroleum
Productsb

a
Crude oil and lease condensate. Includes imports into the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve, which began in 1977.
b
Petroleum products, unfinished oils, pentanes plus, and gasoline
blending components. Does not include biofuels.

2010

2011

2012

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary.


Sources: Tables 1.3, 1.4a, and 1.4b.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 1.4a Primary Energy Imports by Source


(Quadrillion Btu)
Imports
Petroleum
Coal

Coal
Coke

Natural
Gas

Crude
Oila

Petroleum
Productsb

Total

......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................

0.003
.024
.030
.049
.067
.237
.203
.187
.218
.227
.313
.495
.422
.626
.682
.762
.906
.909
.855
.566

0.027
.045
.016
.014
.019
.095
.063
.078
.095
.080
.094
.063
.080
.068
.170
.088
.101
.061
.089
.009

1.060
.978
1.006
.952
1.551
2.901
3.002
3.063
3.225
3.664
3.869
4.068
4.104
4.042
4.365
4.450
4.291
4.723
4.084
3.845

6.887
8.721
11.195
6.814
12.766
15.669
16.341
17.876
18.916
18.935
19.783
20.348
19.920
21.060
22.082
22.091
22.085
21.914
21.448
19.699

6.578
4.227
3.463
3.796
4.351
3.211
3.943
3.864
3.992
4.198
4.749
5.051
4.754
5.159
6.114
7.157
7.084
6.868
6.237
5.383

13.466
12.948
14.658
10.609
17.117
18.881
20.284
21.740
22.908
23.133
24.531
25.398
24.674
26.219
28.197
29.248
29.169
28.781
27.685
25.082

2010 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Total ......................

.042
.031
.047
.045
.037
.044
.035
.043
.040
.044
.037
.039
.484

.001
.005
.003
.001
.005
.005
.003
.003
.002
.001
(s)
(s)
.030

.394
.332
.327
.306
.305
.289
.337
.313
.289
.302
.280
.361
3.834

1.577
1.469
1.734
1.747
1.793
1.784
1.844
1.772
1.658
1.585
1.563
1.614
20.140

.483
.384
.393
.466
.428
.419
.472
.484
.432
.448
.400
.420
5.231

2011 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Total ......................

.025
.021
.038
.028
.033
.024
.030
.039
.021
.023
.020
.024
.327

.001
.002
.004
.001
.004
.004
.003
.005
.003
.002
.002
.004
.035

.380
.316
.322
.285
R .277
.272
.300
.286
.260
.285
R .254
R .303
R 3.540

1.689
1.348
1.682
1.570
1.674
1.666
1.734
1.680
1.623
1.681
1.591
1.623
19.561

2012 January ..................

.020

.003

.287

1.596

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

a Crude oil and lease condensate. Includes imports into the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve, which began in 1977.
b Petroleum products, unfinished oils, pentanes plus, and gasoline blending
components. Does not include biofuels.
c Fuel ethanol (minus denaturant) and biodiesel.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.
Notes: See "Primary Energy" in Glossary. Totals may not equal sum of
components due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States
and the District of Columbia.

10

Biofuelsc

Electricity

Total

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.001
.001
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
.002
.002
.002
.013
.012
.066
.054
.084
.026

0.057
.038
.085
.157
.063
.146
.148
.147
.135
.147
.166
.131
.125
.104
.117
.150
.146
.175
.195
.178

14.613
14.032
15.796
11.781
18.817
22.260
23.702
25.215
26.581
27.252
28.973
30.157
29.408
31.061
33.544
34.709
34.679
34.703
32.992
29.706

2.060
1.853
2.127
2.214
2.221
2.203
2.316
2.256
2.090
2.034
1.963
2.034
25.371

.001
(s)
.001
(s)
.001
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
.004

.018
.015
.015
.013
.010
.014
.015
.012
.010
.009
.009
.013
.154

2.516
2.237
2.519
2.580
2.578
2.556
2.705
2.627
2.431
2.390
2.289
2.447
29.877

.497
.387
.441
.479
.462
.424
.404
.364
.365
.337
.388
.383
4.930

2.186
1.735
2.123
2.050
2.135
2.090
2.138
2.044
1.988
2.018
1.979
2.006
24.491

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
.001
.001
.002
.003
.002
.002
.004
.016

.015
.013
.014
.013
.017
.015
.021
.019
.014
.013
.012
.015
.178

2.607
2.087
2.501
2.378
2.466
2.407
2.493
2.395
2.288
2.343
R 2.269
R 2.354
R 28.587

.408

2.005

(s)

.014

2.328

Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary for all


available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Coal: Tables 6.1 and A5. Coal Coke: 1973-1975U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Minerals Yearbook, "Coke and Coal
Chemicals" chapter. 1976-1980U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA),
Energy Data Report, "Coke and Coal Chemicals," annual reports.
1981
forwardEIA, Quarterly Coal Report, quarterly reports. Natural Gas: Tables
4.1 and A4. Crude Oil and Petroleum Products: Tables 3.3b, 10.3, 10.4, and
A2. Biofuels: Tables 10.3 and 10.4. Electricity: Tables 7.1 and A6.

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Table 1.4b Primary Energy Exports by Source and Total Net Imports
(Quadrillion Btu)
Net
Importsa

Exports
Petroleum
Coal

Coal
Coke

Natural
Gas

Crude
Oilb

Petroleum
Productsc

Total

......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................

1.425
1.761
2.421
2.438
2.772
2.318
2.368
2.193
2.092
1.525
1.528
1.265
1.032
1.117
1.253
1.273
1.264
1.507
2.071
1.515

0.035
.032
.051
.028
.014
.034
.040
.031
.028
.022
.028
.033
.020
.018
.033
.043
.040
.036
.049
.032

0.079
.074
.049
.056
.087
.156
.155
.159
.161
.164
.245
.377
.520
.686
.862
.735
.730
.830
.972
1.082

0.004
.012
.609
.432
.230
.200
.233
.228
.233
.250
.106
.043
.019
.026
.057
.067
.052
.058
.061
.093

0.482
.427
.551
1.225
1.594
1.791
1.825
1.872
1.740
1.705
2.048
1.996
2.023
2.124
2.151
2.374
2.699
2.949
3.739
4.147

0.486
.439
1.160
1.657
1.824
1.991
2.059
2.100
1.972
1.955
2.154
2.039
2.042
2.151
2.208
2.442
2.751
3.007
3.800
4.240

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
(s)
(s)
.001
.001
.001
.004
.035
.086
.034

0.009
.017
.014
.017
.055
.012
.011
.031
.047
.049
.051
.056
.054
.082
.078
.065
.083
.069
.083
.062

2.033
2.323
3.695
4.196
4.752
4.511
4.633
4.514
4.299
3.715
4.006
3.771
3.669
4.054
4.434
4.560
4.872
5.482
7.060
6.965

12.580
11.709
12.101
7.584
14.065
17.750
19.069
20.701
22.281
23.537
24.967
26.386
25.739
27.007
29.110
30.149
29.806
29.221
25.932
22.741

2010 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Total ......................

.151
.138
.169
.189
.186
.190
.178
.180
.184
.170
.180
.186
2.101

.006
.001
(s)
.001
.003
.004
.003
.002
.003
.003
.006
.005
.036

.094
.089
.100
.077
.086
.091
.087
.085
.080
.097
.125
.136
1.147

.006
.009
.008
.006
.007
.005
.012
.006
.011
.004
.006
.007
.088

.327
.312
.366
.404
.414
.385
.428
.415
.385
.429
.433
.452
4.750

.332
.321
.374
.411
.420
.391
.440
.421
.396
.433
.439
.459
4.838

.003
.003
.006
.005
.003
.003
.003
.004
.004
.004
.004
.007
.046

.004
.003
.004
.004
.006
.005
.005
.006
.008
.007
.006
.005
.065

.590
.556
.654
.686
.704
.684
.716
.698
.675
.714
.760
.797
8.234

1.926
1.681
1.865
1.894
1.874
1.872
1.989
1.929
1.757
1.676
1.529
1.650
21.643

2011 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Total ......................

.219
.213
.253
.227
.232
.234
.202
.241
.224
.235
.226
.250
2.758

.001
.002
.001
.001
.002
.003
.003
.001
.003
.002
.004
.001
.024

.137
.126
.146
.128
.133
.121
.114
.112
.128
.110
.129
.136
1.521

.013
.005
.007
.007
.007
.006
.013
.006
.006
.009
.011
.010
.100

.451
.395
.450
.473
.448
.428
.485
.525
.518
.522
.513
.595
5.801

.464
.400
.457
.480
.454
.434
.498
.531
.524
.531
.524
.604
5.901

.006
.005
.008
.011
.007
.006
.011
.005
.010
.011
.013
.014
.108

.005
.005
.005
.005
.004
.004
.004
.003
.003
.003
.004
.003
.051

.833
.752
.870
.852
.833
.802
.833
.894
.892
.893
.901
1.008
10.363

1.775
1.335
1.631
1.526
1.633
1.604
1.660
1.501
1.396
1.450
R 1.368
R 1.346
R 18.224

2012 January ..................

.235

.001

.134

.010

.478

.489

.008

.003

.869

1.459

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

a Net imports equal imports minus exports.


b Crude oil and lease condensate.
c Petroleum products, unfinished oils, pentanes plus, and gasoline blending

components. Does not include biofuels.


d Through 2010, data are for biodiesel only. Beginning in 2011, data are for
fuel ethanol (minus denaturant) and biodiesel.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.
Notes: See "Primary Energy" in Glossary. Totals may not equal sum of
components due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50
States and the District of Columbia.

Biofuelsd

Electricity

Total

Total

Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary for


all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Coal: Tables 6.1 and A5. Coal Coke: 1973-1975U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Minerals Yearbook, "Coke and
Coal Chemicals" chapter. 1976-1980U.S. Energy Information Administration
(EIA), Energy Data Report, "Coke and Coal Chemicals," annual reports. 1981
forwardEIA, Quarterly Coal Report, quarterly reports. Natural Gas:
Tables 4.1 and A4. Crude Oil and Petroleum Products: Tables 3.3b, 10.4,
and A2. Biofuels: Tables 10.3 and 10.4. Electricity: Tables 7.1 and
A6.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

11

Figure 1.5

Merchandise Trade Value


(Billion Dollarsa)

Imports and Exports, 1974-2011

Imports and Exports, Monthly

2,500

250

2,000

200

Total Imports

Total Imports

1,500

150

1,000

Total Exports

100

Total Exports

500

50

Energy
Exports

Energy Imports
Energy Exports

Energy Imports

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Trade Balance, 1974-2011

J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D
2010
2011
2012

Trade Balance, Monthly


0

100
0
-100
-200

Energy

-25
NonEnergy

Energy

-300

Non-Energy

-50

-400
-500

Total

-600

-75

-700
-800
Total

-900

-100
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

J F MA M J J A S O ND J F MA M J J A S OND J F MA M J J A S O ND
2010
2011
2012

Prices are not adjusted for inflation. S ee Nominal Dollars in Glossary.


http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary.
Source: Table 1.5.
a

12

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 1.5 Merchandise Trade Value


(Million Dollarsa)
Petroleumb
Exports

Imports

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

792
907
2,833
4,707
6,901
6,321
7,984
8,592
6,574
7,118
10,192
8,868
8,569
10,209
13,130
19,155
28,171
33,293
61,695
44,509

24,668
25,197
78,637
50,475
61,583
54,368
72,022
71,152
50,264
67,173
119,251
102,747
102,663
132,433
179,266
250,068
299,714
327,620
449,847
251,833

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

4,083
4,003
5,348
5,680
5,484
4,798
5,505
5,346
5,482
6,084
6,272
6,694
64,778

2011 January ................


7,330
February ..............
6,682
March ...................
7,717
April .....................
8,934
May ......................
8,680
June .....................
7,974
July ......................
9,097
August .................
9,766
September ...........
9,250
October ................
9,630
November ............
9,438
December ............
10,500
Total .................... 105,000

1974 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Energyc
Balance

Balance

NonEnergy
Balance

Total Merchandise

Exports

Imports

Exports

Imports

Balance

-23,876
-24,289
-75,803
-45,768
-54,682
-48,047
-64,038
-62,560
-43,690
-60,055
-109,059
-93,879
-94,094
-122,224
-166,136
-230,913
-271,543
-294,327
-388,152
-207,324

3,444
4,470
7,982
9,971
12,233
10,358
12,181
12,682
10,251
9,880
13,179
12,494
11,541
13,768
18,642
26,488
34,711
41,725
76,075
54,536

25,454
26,476
82,924
53,917
64,661
59,109
78,086
78,277
57,323
75,803
135,367
121,923
115,748
153,298
206,660
289,723
332,500
364,987
491,885
271,739

-22,010
-22,006
-74,942
-43,946
-52,428
-48,751
-65,905
-65,595
-47,072
-65,923
-122,188
-109,429
-104,207
-139,530
-188,018
-263,235
-297,789
-323,262
-415,810
-217,203

18,126
31,557
55,246
-73,765
-50,068
-110,050
-104,309
-114,927
-182,686
-262,898
-313,916
-302,470
-364,056
-392,820
-462,912
-504,242
-519,515
-485,501
-400,389
-286,379

99,437
108,856
225,566
218,815
393,592
584,742
625,075
689,182
682,138
695,797
781,918
729,100
693,103
724,771
818,775
905,978
1,036,635
1,148,199
1,287,442
1,056,043

103,321
99,305
245,262
336,526
496,088
743,543
795,289
869,704
911,896
1,024,618
1,218,022
1,140,999
1,161,366
1,257,121
1,469,704
1,673,455
1,853,938
1,956,962
2,103,641
1,559,625

-3,884
9,551
-19,696
-117,712
-102,496
-158,801
-170,214
-180,522
-229,758
-328,821
-436,104
-411,899
-468,263
-532,350
-650,930
-767,477
-817,304
-808,763
-816,199
-503,582

25,234
23,666
28,549
30,016
28,733
29,011
29,218
30,130
27,479
25,556
25,982
29,892
333,465

-21,151
-19,663
-23,201
-24,336
-23,249
-24,213
-23,713
-24,784
-21,997
-19,472
-19,710
-23,198
-268,687

5,236
5,115
6,667
6,970
6,887
6,170
6,760
6,744
6,802
7,318
7,610
8,182
80,460

28,075
26,018
30,613
31,657
30,369
30,698
31,113
31,907
28,992
27,056
27,363
31,107
354,968

-22,839
-20,903
-23,946
-24,687
-23,482
-24,528
-24,353
-25,163
-22,190
-19,738
-19,753
-22,925
-274,508

-21,285
-19,141
-23,271
-26,034
-27,165
-36,592
-35,451
-38,957
-37,244
-33,397
-35,966
-25,888
-360,389

92,601
93,854
110,511
102,443
105,477
107,202
104,057
106,846
107,644
117,104
113,046
117,480
1,278,263

136,725
133,898
157,728
153,163
156,124
168,321
163,861
170,966
167,078
170,239
168,765
166,293
1,913,160

-44,124
-40,044
-47,217
-50,721
-50,647
-61,120
-59,804
-64,120
-59,434
-53,135
-55,719
-48,813
-634,897

32,982
27,856
37,076
36,347
40,797
41,151
38,626
39,142
36,252
33,631
35,847
36,574
436,281

-25,652
-21,174
-29,359
-27,413
-32,117
-33,177
-29,529
-29,376
-27,002
-24,001
-26,409
-26,074
-331,281

9,153
8,404
9,803
10,908
10,670
10,015
10,873
11,760
11,165
11,470
11,297
12,400
127,919

34,630
29,597
38,682
37,982
42,582
42,824
40,368
41,012
37,754
35,097
37,018
37,825
455,373

-25,477
-21,193
-28,879
-27,074
-31,912
-32,809
-29,495
-29,252
-26,589
-23,627
-25,721
-25,425
-327,454

-31,114
-25,654
-25,424
-27,246
-32,940
-36,132
-37,418
-40,187
-35,935
-36,667
-38,341
-32,200
-399,258

110,155
109,640
131,315
123,901
124,000
122,913
120,376
126,765
127,219
131,323
126,192
126,847
1,480,646

166,745
156,487
185,618
178,221
188,852
191,854
187,289
196,204
189,744
191,616
190,254
184,472
2,207,358

-56,591
-46,847
-54,303
-54,320
-64,852
-68,941
-66,913
-69,439
-62,524
-60,294
-64,062
-57,625
-726,712

2012 January ................


February ..............
2-Month Total .....

8,730
8,605
17,335

37,044
31,171
68,215

-28,314
-22,566
-50,880

10,606
10,124
20,730

38,290
32,250
70,540

-27,684
-22,126
-49,810

R -37,519

R 118,209

R 183,411

R -65,203

-26,410
-63,929

123,491
241,700

172,027
355,438

-48,536
-113,738

2011 2-Month Total .....


2010 2-Month Total .....

14,012
8,086

60,838
48,900

-46,826
-40,814

17,557
10,351

64,227
54,093

-46,670
-43,742

-56,768
-40,426

219,794
186,454

323,232
270,623

-103,438
-84,168

a Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.
b Crude oil, petroleum preparations, liquefied propane and butane, and other

mineral fuels.
c Petroleum, coal, natural gas, and electricity.
R=Revised.
Notes: Monthly data are not adjusted for seasonal variations. See Note,
"Merchandise Trade Value," at end of section. Totals may not equal sum of

components due to independent rounding. The U.S. import statistics reflect both
government and nongovernment imports of merchandise from foreign countries into
the U.S. customs territory, which comprises the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary for all
available data beginning in 1974.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

13

Figure 1.6

Cost of Fuels to End Users in Real (1982-1984) Dollars

Costs, 1973-2011

Costs, January 2012

25

18

Dollars per Million Btu

Dollars per Million Btu

15

Residential
Heating Oilb

10
Motor Gasolinea

12.24

12
9
6

4.12

Residential
Natural Gasa

NA

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Residential Electricity,a Monthly

Residential
Electricitya

Motor
Residential Residential
Natural
Heating
Gasolinea
Gasa
Oilb

Motor Gasoline,a Monthly

2.00
1.75

2011

2012

1.50

2010

2012

Dollars per Gallon

Cents per Kilowatthour

14.78

15

Residential
Electricitya

20

2011

2010

1.25
1.00
0.75
0.50
0.25

0.00
J

Residential Heating Oil,b Monthly

Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet

Dollars per Gallon

2011

1.00

2009

0.50

0.00
F

Includes taxes.
Excludes taxes.
NA=Not available.

14

2010

8.00
6.00
4.00

2011

2012

2.00
0.00

10.00

2010

Residential Natural Gas,a Monthly

2.00

1.50

Note: See Real Dollars in Glossary.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary.
Source: Table 1.6.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 1.6 Cost of Fuels to End Users in Real (1982-1984) Dollars


Consumer Price Index,
All Urban Consumersa

Motor Gasolineb

Residential
Heating Oilc

Residential
Natural Gasb

Residential
Electricityb

Index
1982-1984=100

Dollars per
Gallon

Dollars per
Million Btu

Dollars per
Gallon

Dollars per
Million Btu

Dollars per
Thousand
Cubic Feet

Dollars per
Million Btu

Cents per
Kilowatthour

Dollars per
Million Btu

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

44.4
53.8
82.4
107.6
130.7
152.4
156.9
160.5
163.0
166.6
172.2
177.1
179.9
184.0
188.9
195.3
201.6
207.342
215.303
214.537

NA
NA
1.482
1.112
0.931
0.791
0.821
0.804
0.684
0.733
0.908
0.864
0.801
0.890
1.018
1.197
1.307
1.374
1.541
1.119

NA
NA
11.85
8.89
7.44
6.37
6.61
6.48
5.51
5.91
7.32
6.97
6.46
7.18
8.20
9.64
10.52
11.06
12.40
9.01

NA
NA
1.182
0.979
0.813
0.569
0.630
0.613
0.523
0.526
0.761
0.706
0.628
0.736
0.819
1.051
1.173
1.250
1.495
1.112

NA
NA
8.52
7.06
5.86
4.10
4.54
4.42
3.77
3.79
5.49
5.09
4.52
5.31
5.91
7.58
8.46
9.01
10.78
8.02

2.91
3.18
4.47
5.69
4.44
3.98
4.04
4.32
4.18
4.02
4.51
5.44
4.39
5.23
5.69
6.50
6.81
6.31
6.45
5.66

2.85
3.12
4.36
5.52
4.31
3.87
3.94
4.21
4.05
3.91
4.39
5.28
4.28
5.09
5.55
6.33
6.63
6.14
6.28
5.52

5.6
6.5
6.6
6.87
5.99
5.51
5.33
5.25
5.07
4.90
4.79
4.84
4.69
4.74
4.74
4.84
5.16
5.14
5.23
5.37

16.50
19.07
19.21
20.13
17.56
16.15
15.62
15.39
14.85
14.36
14.02
14.20
13.75
13.89
13.89
14.18
15.12
15.05
15.33
15.72

2010 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Average ..................

216.687
216.741
217.631
218.009
218.178
217.965
218.011
218.312
218.439
218.711
218.803
219.179
218.056

1.282
1.250
1.300
1.333
1.336
1.277
1.277
1.280
1.261
1.300
1.325
1.383
1.301

10.32
10.06
10.46
10.73
10.75
10.28
10.27
10.31
10.15
10.46
10.66
11.13
10.47

1.275
1.226
1.267
1.278
1.248
1.203
1.185
1.190
1.209
1.278
1.337
1.409
1.283

9.19
8.84
9.13
9.22
9.00
8.68
8.55
8.58
8.72
9.21
9.64
10.16
9.25

4.87
4.93
5.05
5.49
6.01
6.82
7.44
7.63
7.16
6.11
4.97
4.51
5.22

4.76
4.82
4.93
5.37
5.88
6.66
7.27
7.46
7.00
5.98
4.86
4.41
5.11

4.84
5.02
5.10
5.37
5.46
5.46
5.52
5.51
5.47
5.42
5.31
5.05
5.29

14.19
14.73
14.96
15.74
16.00
16.01
16.19
16.15
16.03
15.89
15.56
14.79
15.51

2011 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Average ..................

220.223
221.309
223.467
224.906
225.964
225.722
225.922
226.545
226.889
226.421
226.230
225.672
224.939

1.425
1.453
1.608
1.718
1.762
1.663
1.639
1.624
1.615
1.555
1.536
1.475
1.590

11.47
11.69
12.95
13.83
14.18
13.38
13.19
13.07
13.00
12.52
12.36
11.87
12.80

1.476
1.540
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

10.64
11.11
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

4.45
4.52
4.56
4.90
5.37
6.26
6.87
7.05
6.64
5.50
4.68
4.29
4.80

4.35
4.42
4.46
4.79
5.25
6.12
6.72
6.90
6.49
5.37
4.57
4.20
4.69

4.97
5.02
5.19
5.22
5.32
5.34
5.38
5.36
5.40
5.36
5.25
5.10
5.25

14.57
14.73
15.20
15.31
15.58
15.65
15.77
15.72
15.82
15.70
15.39
14.96
15.37

2012 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................

226.665
227.663
229.392

1.521
1.591
1.708

12.24
12.81
13.75

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

R 4.21

R 4.12

R 5.04

R 14.78

NA
NA

NA
NA

1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

a Data are U.S. city averages for all items, and are not seasonally adjusted.
b Includes taxes.
c Excludes taxes.

R=Revised. NA=Not available.


Notes: See "Real Dollars" in Glossary. Fuel costs are calculated by using
the Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI) developed by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Annual averages may not equal average of months due to
independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of

NA
NA

NA
NA

Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Fuel Prices: Tables 9.4 (All Types), 9.8c, 9.9, and 9.11, adjusted
by the CPI. Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers: U.S. Department of
Labor,
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
series
ID
CUUR0000SA0.
Conversion Factors: Tables A1, A3, A4, and A6.

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15

Figure 1.7

Primary Energy Consumption per Real Dollar of Gross Domestic Product, 1973-2011
(Thousand Btu per Chained (2005) Dollar)

20
15
Total

10
Petroleum and Natural Gas

5
Other Energy

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Note: See Real Dollars in Glossary.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary.
Source: Table 1.7.

Table 1.7 Primary Energy Consumption per Real Dollar of Gross Domestic Product
Energy Consumption
Petroleum and
Natural Gas

Other
Energya

Total

Billion Chained
(2005) Dollars

Quadrillion Btu
1973 Year
1974 Year
1975 Year
1976 Year
1977 Year
1978 Year
1979 Year
1980 Year
1981 Year
1982 Year
1983 Year
1984 Year
1985 Year
1986 Year
1987 Year
1988 Year
1989 Year
1990 Year
1991 Year
1992 Year
1993 Year
1994 Year
1995 Year
1996 Year
1997 Year
1998 Year
1999 Year
2000 Year
2001 Year
2002 Year
2003 Year
2004 Year
2005 Year
2006 Year
2007 Year
2008 Year
2009 Year
2010 Year
2011 Year

.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................

57.350
55.186
52.680
55.523
57.054
57.963
57.788
54.440
51.680
48.588
47.273
49.447
48.628
48.790
50.504
52.671
53.811
53.155
52.879
54.239
54.973
56.289
57.110
58.760
59.382
59.646
60.747
62.086
60.958
61.734
61.642
63.215
62.953
62.194
63.437
61.123
58.819
60.266
R 60.125

18.334
18.776
19.284
20.452
20.907
21.987
23.070
23.627
24.426
24.511
25.698
27.185
27.764
27.857
28.551
30.038
30.975
31.330
31.559
31.544
32.450
32.803
33.920
35.262
35.221
35.372
35.905
36.729
35.210
35.911
36.336
36.947
37.328
R 37.435
R 37.859
R 38.152
R 35.739
R 37.479
R 37.438

75.684
73.962
71.965
75.975
77.961
79.950
80.859
78.067
76.106
73.099
72.971
76.632
76.392
76.647
79.054
82.709
84.786
84.485
84.438
85.783
87.424
89.091
91.029
94.022
94.602
95.018
96.652
98.814
96.168
97.645
97.978
100.162
R 100.282
R 99.629
R 101.296
R 99.275
R 94.558
R 97.745
R 97.563

a Coal, coal coke net imports, nuclear electric power, renewable energy,
and electricity net imports.
Notes: See "Primary Energy Consumption" and "Real Dollars" in
Glossary. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of

16

Gross
Domestic
Product
(GDP)

4,912.8
4,885.7
4,875.4
5,136.9
5,373.1
5,672.8
5,850.1
5,834.0
5,982.1
5,865.9
6,130.9
6,571.5
6,843.4
7,080.5
7,307.0
7,607.4
7,879.2
8,027.1
8,008.3
8,280.0
8,516.2
8,863.1
9,086.0
9,425.8
9,845.9
10,274.7
10,770.7
11,216.4
11,337.5
11,543.1
11,836.4
12,246.9
12,623.0
12,958.5
13,206.4
13,161.9
12,703.1
13,088.0
R 13,315.1

Energy Consumption per Real Dollar of GDP


Petroleum and
Natural Gas

Other
Energya

Total

Thousand Btu per Chained (2005) Dollar


11.67
11.30
10.81
10.81
10.62
10.22
9.88
9.33
8.64
8.28
7.71
7.52
7.11
6.89
6.91
6.92
6.83
6.62
6.60
6.55
6.46
6.35
6.29
6.23
6.03
5.81
5.64
5.54
5.38
5.35
5.21
5.16
4.99
4.80
4.80
4.64
4.63
4.60
4.52

3.73
3.84
3.96
3.98
3.89
3.88
3.94
4.05
4.08
4.18
4.19
4.14
4.06
3.93
3.91
3.95
3.93
3.90
3.94
3.81
3.81
3.70
3.73
3.74
3.58
3.44
3.33
3.27
3.11
3.11
3.07
3.02
2.96
2.89
2.87
2.90
2.81
2.86
2.81

15.41
15.14
14.76
14.79
14.51
14.09
13.82
13.38
12.72
12.46
11.90
11.66
11.16
10.83
10.82
10.87
10.76
10.52
10.54
10.36
10.27
10.05
10.02
9.97
9.61
9.25
8.97
8.81
8.48
8.46
8.28
8.18
7.94
7.69
7.67
7.54
7.44
7.47
R 7.33

Columbia.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary.
Sources: Energy Consumption: Table 1.3. Gross Domestic
Product: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis,
National Income and Product Accounts (March 29, 2012), Table 1.1.6.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Figure 1.8

Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy, 1973-2008


(Miles per Gallon)

25
Passenger Carsa

20
15

Vans, Pickup Trucks, and


Sport Utility Vehicles

10
Heavy-Duty Trucks

5
0

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

Motorcycles are included through 1989.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary.
Source: Table 1.8.

Table 1.8 Motor Vehicle Mileage, Fuel Consumption, and Fuel Economy
Vans, Pickup Trucks,
and Sport Utility Vehiclesb

Passenger Carsa
Mileage
(miles
per
vehicle)
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008P
a
b
c
d

9,884
9,221
9,309
9,418
9,517
9,500
9,062
8,813
8,873
9,050
9,118
9,248
9,419
9,464
9,720
9,972
a10,157
10,504
10,571
10,857
10,804
10,992
11,203
11,330
11,581
11,754
11,848
11,976
11,831
12,202
12,325
12,460
12,510
12,485
12,304
11,788

Fuel
Fuel
Consumption Economy
(gallons
(miles per
per vehicle)
gallon)
737
677
665
681
676
665
620
551
538
535
534
530
538
543
539
531
a533
520
501
517
527
531
530
534
539
544
553
547
534
555
556
553
567
554
547
522

13.4
13.6
14.0
13.8
14.1
14.3
14.6
16.0
16.5
16.9
17.1
17.4
17.5
17.4
18.0
18.8
a19.0
20.2
21.1
21.0
20.5
20.7
21.1
21.2
21.5
21.6
21.4
21.9
22.1
22.0
22.2
22.5
22.1
22.5
22.5
22.6

Mileage
(miles
per
vehicle)
9,779
9,452
9,829
10,127
10,607
10,968
10,802
10,437
10,244
10,276
10,497
11,151
10,506
10,764
11,114
11,465
11,676
11,902
12,245
12,381
12,430
12,156
12,018
11,811
12,115
12,173
11,957
11,672
11,204
11,364
11,287
11,184
10,920
10,920
10,962
10,951

Fuel
Fuel
Consumption Economy
(gallons
(miles per
per vehicle)
gallon)
931
862
934
934
947
948
905
854
819
762
767
797
735
738
744
745
724
738
721
717
714
701
694
685
703
707
701
669
636
650
697
690
617
612
609
605

10.5
11.0
10.5
10.8
11.2
11.6
11.9
12.2
12.5
13.5
13.7
14.0
14.3
14.6
14.9
15.4
16.1
16.1
17.0
17.3
17.4
17.3
17.3
17.2
17.2
17.2
17.0
17.4
17.6
17.5
16.2
16.2
17.7
17.8
18.0
18.1

Through 1989, includes motorcycles.


Includes a small number of trucks with 2 axles and 4 tires, such as step vans.
Single-unit trucks with 2 axles and 6 or more tires, and combination trucks.
Includes buses and motorcycles, which are not shown separately.
P=Preliminary.
Note: Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

Heavy-Duty Trucksc
Mileage
(miles
per
vehicle)
15,370
14,995
15,167
15,438
16,700
18,045
18,502
18,736
19,016
19,931
21,083
22,550
20,597
22,143
23,349
22,485
22,926
23,603
24,229
25,373
26,262
25,838
26,514
26,092
27,032
25,397
26,014
25,617
26,602
27,071
28,093
27,023
26,235
25,231
25,152
25,254

All Motor Vehiclesd

Fuel
Fuel
Consumption Economy
(gallons
(miles per
per vehicle)
gallon)
2,775
2,708
2,722
2,764
3,002
3,263
3,380
3,447
3,565
3,647
3,769
3,967
3,570
3,821
3,937
3,736
3,776
3,953
4,047
4,210
4,309
4,202
4,315
4,221
4,218
4,135
4,352
4,391
4,477
4,642
4,215
4,057
4,385
4,304
4,275
4,075

5.5
5.5
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.5
5.4
5.3
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.2
6.4
6.1
6.0
5.8
5.9
5.8
6.7
6.7
6.0
5.9
5.9
6.2

Mileage
(miles
per
vehicle)
10,099
9,493
9,627
9,774
9,978
10,077
9,722
9,458
9,477
9,644
9,760
10,017
10,020
10,143
10,453
10,721
10,932
11,107
11,294
11,558
11,595
11,683
11,793
11,813
12,107
12,211
12,206
12,164
11,887
12,171
12,208
12,200
12,082
12,017
11,920
11,619

Fuel
Fuel
Consumption Economy
(gallons
(miles per
gallon)
per vehicle)
850
788
790
806
814
816
776
712
697
686
686
691
685
692
694
688
688
677
669
683
693
698
700
700
711
721
732
720
695
719
718
714
706
698
693
667

11.9
12.0
12.2
12.1
12.3
12.4
12.5
13.3
13.6
14.1
14.2
14.5
14.6
14.7
15.1
15.6
15.9
16.4
16.9
16.9
16.7
16.7
16.8
16.9
17.0
16.9
16.7
16.9
17.1
16.9
17.0
17.1
17.1
17.2
17.2
17.4

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary.


Sources: Passenger Cars, 1990-1994: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 1998, Table
4-13. All Other Data: 1973-1994Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),
Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, Table VM-201A. 1995 forwardFHWA,
Highway Statistics, annual reports, Table VM-1.

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Table 1.9 Heating Degree-Days by Census Division


Cumulative
July through March

March
Percent Change
Normala

Census Divisions

2011

2012

Percent Change

Normal
to 2012

2011
to 2012

Normala

2011

2012

Normal
to 2012

2011
to 2012

New England
Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Vermont .............

913

914

666

-27

-27

5,715

5,743

4,635

-19

-19

Middle Atlantic
New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania ............................

827

839

529

-36

-37

5,191

5,196

4,142

-20

-20

East North Central


Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio,
Wisconsin .................................

864

880

458

-47

-48

5,733

5,822

4,592

-20

-21

West North Central


Iowa, Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota,
South Dakota ............................

858

904

447

-48

-51

6,055

6,126

4,881

-19

-20

South Atlantic
Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Maryland and
the District of Columbia,
North Carolina,
South Carolina, Virginia,
West Virginia ............................

373

355

183

-51

-48

2,621

2,763

2,038

-22

-26

East South Central


Alabama, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Tennessee ............

452

403

188

-58

-53

3,324

3,387

2,594

-22

-23

West South Central


Arkansas, Louisiana,
Oklahoma, Texas .....................

263

196

122

-54

-38

2,187

2,115

1,737

-21

-18

Mountain
Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico,
Utah, Wyoming .........................

633

563

521

-18

-7

4,491

4,175

4,094

-9

-2

California, Oregon,
Washington ...............................

416

442

461

11

2,687

2,683

2,638

-2

-2

U.S. Averageb ................................

593

586

377

-36

-36

4,004

4,026

3,300

-18

-18

Pacificb

a "Normal" is based on calculations of data from 1971 through 2000.


b Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

Notes: Degree-days are relative measurements of outdoor air temperature


used as an index for heating and cooling energy requirements. Heating
degree-days are the number of degrees that the daily average temperature
falls below 65 F. Cooling degree-days are the number of degrees that the
daily average temperature rises above 65 F. The daily average temperature
is the mean of the maximum and minimum temperatures in a 24-hour period.
For example, a weather station recording an average daily temperature of 40
F would report 25 heating degree-days for that day (and 0 cooling
degree-days). If a weather station recorded an average daily temperature of
78 F, cooling degree-days for that station would be 13 (and 0 heating degree
days).
Web Pages: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary
for current data. See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/#summary

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for historical data.


Sources: There are several degree-day databases maintained by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The information published
here is developed by the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center,
Camp Springs, MD. The data are available weekly with monthly summaries
and are based on mean daily temperatures recorded at about 200 major
weather stations around the country. The temperature information recorded
at those weather stations is used to calculate statewide degree-day averages
based on population. The State figures are then aggregated into Census
Divisions and into the national average. The population weights currently
used represent resident State population data estimated for the 2000 Census
by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The data
provided here are available sooner than the Historical Climatology Series 5-1
(heating degree-days) developed by the National Climatic Data Center,
Asheville, NC, which compiles data from some 8,000 weather stations.

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Table 1.10 Cooling Degree-Days by Census Division


Cumulative
January through March

March
Percent Change

Census Divisions

Normala

2011

2012

Normal
to 2012

2011
to 2012

Percent Change
Normala

2011

2012

Normal
to 2012

2011
to 2012

New England
Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Vermont .............

NM

NM

NM

NM

Middle Atlantic
New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania ............................

NM

NM

NM

NM

East North Central


Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio,
Wisconsin .................................

17

NM

NM

17

NM

NM

West North Central


Iowa, Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota,
South Dakota ............................

13

NM

NM

13

NM

NM

South Atlantic
Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Maryland and
the District of Columbia,
North Carolina,
South Carolina, Virginia,
West Virginia ............................

49

53

86

NM

NM

114

101

154

35

52

East South Central


Alabama, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Tennessee ............

19

50

NM

NM

31

10

53

NM

NM

West South Central


Arkansas, Louisiana,
Oklahoma, Texas .....................

51

76

113

NM

NM

81

116

146

NM

NM

Mountain
Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico,
Utah, Wyoming .........................

10

11

NM

NM

14

14

NM

NM

California, Oregon,
Washington ...............................

NM

NM

NM

NM

U.S. Averageb ................................

18

20

36

NM

NM

36

34

52

NM

NM

Pacificb

a "Normal" is based on calculations of data from 1971 through 2000.


b Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

NM=Not meaningful (because "Normal" is less than 100 or ratio is


incalculable).
Notes: Degree-days are relative measurements of outdoor air temperature
used as an index for heating and cooling energy requirements. Cooling
degree-days are the number of degrees that the daily average temperature
rises above 65 F. Heating degree-days are the number of degrees that the
daily average temperature falls below 65 F. The daily average temperature
is the mean of the maximum and minimum temperatures in a 24-hour period.
For example, if a weather station recorded an average daily temperature of
78 F, cooling degree-days for that station would be 13 (and 0 heating
degree-days). A weather station recording an average daily temperature of
40 F would report 25 heating degree-days for that day (and 0 cooling degreedays).
Web Pages: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#summary

for current data. See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/#summary


for historical data.
Sources: There are several degree-day databases maintained by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The information published
here is developed by the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center,
Camp Springs, MD. The data are available weekly with monthly summaries
and are based on mean daily temperatures recorded at about 200 major
weather stations around the country. The temperature information recorded
at those weather stations is used to calculate statewide degree-day averages
based on population. The State figures are then aggregated into Census
Divisions and into the national average. The population weights currently
used represent resident State population data estimated for the 2000 Census
by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The data
provided here are available sooner than the Historical Climatology Series 5-2
(cooling degree-days) developed by the National Climatic Data Center,
Asheville, NC, which compiles data from some 8,000 weather stations.

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Energy Overview

2008 forward: U.S. International Trade in Goods and


Services, FT-900, monthly.

Note. Merchandise Trade Value. Imports data presented


are based on the customs values. Those values do not
include insurance and freight and are consequently lower
than the cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) values, which are
also reported by the Bureau of the Census. All exports data,
and imports data prior to 1981, are on a free alongside ship
(f.a.s.) basis.

Petroleum Imports
19741987: U.S. Merchandise Trade, FT-900, December
issues, 1975-1988.
1988 and 1989: Report on U.S. Merchandise Trade, Final
Revisions.
19901993: U.S. Merchandise Trade, Final Report.
19942007: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services,
Annual Revision.
2008 forward: U.S. International Trade in Goods and
Services, FT-900, monthly.

Balance is exports minus imports; a positive balance


indicates a surplus trade value and a negative balance
indicates a deficit trade value. Energy includes mineral
fuels, lubricants, and related material. Non-Energy Balance
and Total Merchandise include foreign exports (i.e.,
re-exports) and nonmonetary gold and U.S. Department of
Defense Grant-Aid shipments. The Non-Energy Balance
is calculated by subtracting the Energy from the Total
Merchandise Balance.
Imports consist of government and nongovernment
shipments of merchandise into the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the
U.S. Foreign Trade Zones. They reflect the total arrival
from foreign countries of merchandise that immediately
entered consumption channels, warehouses, the Foreign
Trade Zones, or the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. They
exclude shipments between the United States, Puerto Rico,
and U.S. possessions, shipments to U.S. Armed Forces and
diplomatic missions abroad for their own use, U.S. goods
returned to the United States by its Armed Forces, and
in-transit shipments.

Table 1.5 Sources


U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
Foreign Trade Division:
Petroleum Exports
19741987: U.S. Exports, FT-410, December issues.
1988 and 1989: Report on U.S. Merchandise Trade, Final
Revisions.
19901992: U.S. Merchandise Trade, Final Report.
19932007: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services,
Annual Revision.

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Energy Exports and Imports


19741987: U.S. merchandise trade press releases and
database printouts for adjustments.
1988: January-July, monthly FT-900 supplement, 1989 issues.
August-December, monthly FT-900, 1989 issues.
1989: Monthly FT-900, 1990 issues.
19901992: U.S. Merchandise Trade, Final Report.
19932007: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services,
Annual Revision.
2008 forward: U.S. International Trade in Goods and
Services, FT-900, monthly.
Petroleum, Energy, and Non-Energy Balances
Calculated by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Total Merchandise
19741987: U.S. merchandise trade press releases and database
printouts for adjustments.
1988: Report on U.S. Merchandise Trade, 1988 Final
Revisions, August 18, 1989.
1989: Report on U.S. Merchandise Trade, 1989
Revisions, July 10, 1990.
1990: U.S. Merchandise Trade, 1990 Final Report, May
10, 1991, and U.S. Merchandise Trade, December 1992,
February 18, 1993, page 3.
1991: U.S. Merchandise Trade, 1992 Final Report, May
12, 1993.
19922007: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services,
Annual Revision.
2008 forward: U.S. International Trade in Goods and
Services, FT-900, monthly.

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2. Energy Consumption
by Sector

Figure 2.1 Energy Consumption by Sector


(Quadrillion Btu)
Total Consumption by End-Use Sector, 1973-2011
40

Industrial

30

Transportation

Residential

20

Commercial

10

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Total Consumption by End-Use Sector, Monthly


4

3
Industrial
Transportation

Residential

Commercial

0
J

F M A M J

A S O N D

F M A M J

2010

J A S O N D

F M A M J

2011

J A S O N D

2012

By Sector, January 2012


5
Primary Consumption

Total Consumption

4
3.249

2.619
2.327

2.122

1.659

2.129

1.797

1.005
0.561

0
Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Transportation

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#consumption.


Source: Table 2.1.

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Electric Power

Table 2.1 Energy Consumption by Sector


(Trillion Btu)
End-Use Sectors
Residential
Primarye
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Totalf

Commerciala
Primarye

Totalf

......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................

8,225
7,990
7,439
7,148
6,557
6,936
R 7,467
7,033
6,413
6,775
7,159
6,868
6,912
7,211
6,993
6,909
R 6,168
R 6,598
6,817
6,619

14,897
14,813
15,753
16,041
16,945
18,519
19,504
18,965
18,955
19,557
20,425
20,042
20,791
21,110
21,093
21,626
R 20,688
R 21,531
21,596
21,064

4,423
4,059
4,105
3,732
3,896
4,101
4,273
4,295
4,005
4,053
4,278
4,084
4,132
4,283
4,232
4,051
R 3,747
3,922
4,073
4,061

9,543
9,492
10,578
11,451
13,320
14,690
15,172
15,681
15,968
16,376
17,175
17,137
17,345
17,343
17,659
R 17,857
R 17,711
18,255
18,381
17,899

2010 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Total ......................

R 1,142

R 2,691

R 985

R 2,250

R 737

R 1,887

R 439

R 1,347

R 328

R 1,385

R 268

R 1,659

R 240

R 1,889

R 232

R 1,855

R 237

R 1,494

R 343

R 1,331

1,751
1,585
R 1,465
1,306
1,409
1,501
1,545
1,546
1,390
1,364
1,450
1,760
R 18,073

Industrialb
Primarye

Totalf

Transportation

Electric
Power
Sectorc,d

Primarye

Totalf

Primarye

Balancing
Itemg

Primary
Totalh

24,720
21,434
22,595
19,443
21,180
22,719
23,410
23,686
23,177
22,950
22,824
21,794
21,799
21,503
22,412
21,411
21,536
R 21,370
R 20,480
R 18,813

32,623
29,413
32,039
28,816
31,810
33,971
34,904
35,200
34,843
34,764
34,664
32,720
32,662
32,532
33,520
32,446
32,401
R 32,394
R 31,290
R 28,525

18,577
18,210
19,659
20,041
22,366
23,791
24,383
24,695
25,201
25,891
26,489
26,213
26,781
26,920
27,817
28,272
28,751
29,029
27,925
26,988

18,613
18,245
19,697
20,088
22,420
23,846
24,437
24,750
25,256
25,949
26,548
26,275
26,842
26,994
27,895
28,353
28,830
29,117
28,008
27,070

19,731
20,270
24,269
26,032
30,495
33,479
34,485
34,886
36,225
36,976
38,062
37,215
38,016
38,062
38,713
39,638
39,428
40,377
39,978
38,077

7
1
-1
-4
-9
3
4
6
-3
6
2
-6
5
-1
-6
(s)
(s)
-1
(s)
(s)

75,684
71,965
78,067
76,392
84,485
91,029
94,022
94,602
95,018
96,652
98,814
96,168
97,645
97,978
100,162
R 100,282
R 99,629
R 101,296
R 99,275
R 94,558

1,701

2,190
2,004
2,290
2,280
2,349
2,320
2,404
2,399
2,291
2,326
2,220
2,306
27,380

2,198
2,011
2,297
2,286
2,356
2,327
2,411
2,405
2,297
2,332
2,227
2,313
27,461

3,483
3,073
3,007
2,754
3,163
3,610
3,933
3,916
3,305
2,941
2,943
3,487
39,616

4
1
-2
-4
-1
2
4
3
-1
-3
-3
1
(s)

R 9,137

1,758
R 1,634
1,622
R 1,618
1,628
1,716
1,680
1,653
1,680
1,811
R 20,109

2,494
2,371
2,563
2,445
R 2,537
2,528
R 2,541
2,642
2,521
2,491
2,532
2,688
R 30,353

R 97,745

2,227
2,048
2,303
2,248
2,310
2,313
2,321
2,356
2,237
2,263
2,180
2,260
27,066

3,505
3,024
3,088
2,921
3,139
R 3,550
R 4,035
R 3,907
3,251
R 2,983
2,935
R 3,233
R 39,570

R -1

R 9,386

R -4

R 8,167

R -5

R 8,405

R -4

(s)
R4
R2
R -2
R -4
R -5
R -4
R -26

7,575
7,640
7,966
R 8,412
R 8,422
R 7,596
R 7,599
R 7,776
R 8,619
R 97,563

2,129

3,249

-6

8,728

R 599

R 1,597

R 1,054

R 2,476

R 6,603

R 21,857

616
547
418
277
226
198
182
186
188
R 256
363
579
R 4,037

2011 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Total ......................

R 1,172

R 2,699

R 636

R 2,689

R 2,188

R 533

R 1,618

R 2,387

R 774

R 1,893

R 1,804

R 2,664

R 480

R 1,483

R 1,639

R 2,483

R 329

R 1,402

R 1,651

R 2,537

R 261

R 1,629

R 1,656

R 2,555

R 239

R 1,935

R 1,635

R 250

R 1,872

R 264

R 1,496

R 382

R 1,370

R 594

R 1,595

R 886

R 2,139

R 6,586

R 21,705

449
298
221
193
185
202
211
294
367
R 504
R 4,091

1,772
1,548
1,550
1,365
1,394
1,469
1,577
1,556
1,388
R 1,418
R 1,439
1,628
R 18,101

R 1,856

R 955

20,357

2,575
2,636
R 2,477
R 2,553
R 2,566
R 2,597
R 30,717

2,219
2,041
2,296
2,241
2,304
2,306
2,314
2,349
2,231
2,256
2,174
2,253
26,985

2012 January ..................

1,005

2,327

561

1,659

1,797

2,619

2,122

R 1,607

R 1,712

1,641
R 1,687
R 1,711
R 1,748

a Commercial sector, including commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP)


and commercial electricity-only plants.
b Industrial sector, including industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and
industrial electricity-only plants.
c Electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS
22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to
the public.
d Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 1989, data are
for electric utilities and independent power producers.
e See "Primary Energy Consumption" in Glossary.
f Total energy consumption in the end-use sectors consists of primary energy
consumption, electricity retail sales, and electrical system energy losses. See Note
2, "Electrical System Energy Losses," at end of section.

R -3

R 8,217
R 8,209
R 7,381
R 7,686
R 8,016
R 8,390
R 8,452
R 7,700
R 7,515
R 7,803
R 9,237

g A balancing item. The sum of primary consumption in the five energy-use


sectors equals the sum of total consumption in the four end-use sectors. However,
total energy consumption does not equal the sum of the sectoral components due
to the use of sector-specific conversion factors for coal and natural gas.
h Primary energy consumption total. See Table 1.3.
R=Revised. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu and greater than -0.5 trillion Btu.
Notes: See Note, "Classification of Power Plants Into Energy-Use Sectors," at
end of Section 7. See Note 1, "Energy Consumption Data and Surveys," at end
of section. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#consumption for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Tables 1.3 and 2.22.6.

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Figure 2.2

Residential Sector Energy Consumption


(Quadrillion Btu)

By Major Source, 1973-2011


6
Natural Gas

5
4

Electricitya

3
2
Petroleum

Renewable Energy

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

By Major Source, Monthly


1.2
Natural Gas

0.9

0.6

Electricitya

0.3

Renewable
Energy

Petroleum

0.0
J

F M A M J

J A S O N D

F M A M J

2010

J A S O N D

F M A M J

2011

Total, January

J A S O N D

2012

By Major Source, January 2012

3.0
2.691

2.699

Natural Gas

2.5

0.818

2.327

2.0

0.432

Electricitya

1.5
Petroleum

1.0
0.5

Renewable
Energy

0.135

0.052

0.0
2010

2011

2012

0.0

0.2

0.4

a
Electricity retail sales.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#consumption.
Source: Table 2.2.

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0.6

0.8

1.0

Table 2.2 Residential Sector Energy Consumption


(Trillion Btu)
Primary Consumptiona
Renewable Energyb

Fossil Fuels
Coal
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Natural
Gasc

Petroleum

Total

Geothermal

Solar/
PV

Biomass

Total

Total
Primary

Electricity
Retail
Salesd

Electrical
System
Energy
Lossese

Total

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

94
63
31
39
31
17
17
16
12
14
11
12
12
12
11
8
6
8
8
8

4,977
5,023
4,825
4,534
4,491
4,954
5,354
5,093
4,646
4,835
5,105
4,889
4,995
5,209
4,981
4,946
4,476
4,835
5,010
4,883

2,800
2,479
1,734
1,565
1,394
1,374
1,484
1,422
1,304
1,465
1,554
1,529
1,457
1,519
1,520
1,451
1,224
1,254
1,243
1,176

7,871
7,564
6,589
6,138
5,916
6,345
6,854
6,531
5,962
6,314
6,670
6,430
6,464
6,741
6,513
6,406
5,706
6,097
6,261
6,067

NA
NA
NA
NA
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
13
14
16
18
22
26
33

NA
NA
NA
NA
56
64
65
64
64
63
R 61
59
57
57
57
58
63
70
80
89

354
425
850
1,010
580
520
540
430
380
390
420
370
380
400
410
430
R 380
R 410
450
430

354
425
850
1,010
641
591
612
502
452
461
489
438
448
470
481
504
R 462
R 502
R 557
552

8,225
7,990
7,439
7,148
6,557
6,936
R 7,467
7,033
6,413
6,775
7,159
6,868
6,912
7,211
6,993
6,909
R 6,168
R 6,598
6,817
6,619

1,976
2,007
2,448
2,709
3,153
3,557
3,694
3,671
3,856
3,906
4,069
4,100
4,317
4,353
4,408
4,638
4,611
4,750
4,708
4,656

4,696
4,817
5,866
6,184
7,235
8,026
8,344
8,261
8,686
8,875
9,197
9,074
9,562
9,546
9,691
10,079
9,909
10,182
10,071
9,789

14,897
14,813
15,753
16,041
16,945
18,519
19,504
18,965
18,955
19,557
20,425
20,042
20,791
21,110
21,093
21,626
R 20,688
R 21,531
21,596
21,064

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

1
1
1
(s)
(s)
1
(s)
1
(s)
1
1
1
7

953
812
592
320
201
137
114
109
120
206
456
865
4,883

140
128
96
72
78
83
78
74
70
88
96
140
1,142

1,094
941
689
392
280
221
192
183
190
294
552
1,006
6,032

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
37

R 10
R9
R 10
R9
R 10
R9
R 10
R 10
R9
R 10
R9
R 10

36
32
36
35
36
35
36
36
35
36
35
36
420

R 48
R 44
R 48
R 47
R 48
R 47
R 48
R 48
R 47
R 48
R 47
R 48

R 1,142
R 985
R 737
R 439
R 328
R 268
R 240
R 232
R 237
R 343
R 599
R 1,054
R 6,603

503
419
381
300
324
435
528
526
425
330
318
444
4,933

1,045
846
768
608
734
956
1,121
1,097
831
658
680
978
10,322

R 2,691
R 2,250
R 1,887
R 1,347
R 1,385
R 1,659
R 1,889
R 1,855
R 1,494
R 1,331
R 1,597
R 2,476

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

1
1
1
(s)
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
R (s)
R (s)
1
R6

991
790
620
355
212
136
114
112
124
234
440
702
4,830

129
118
102
73
64
74
73
86
89
96
104
131
1,139

1,120
908
722
429
277
211
188
198
214
330
544
834
5,976

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
R 40

R 140

R 37
R 430

R 610

R 1,172
R 955
R 774
R 480
R 329
R 261
R 239
R 250
R 264
R 382
R 594
R 886
R 6,586

494
412
358
321
334
430
528
524
419
323
318
396
4,858

1,033
R 821
760
683
R 739
939
R 1,167
R 1,098
813
665
683
R 857
R 10,261

R 21,705

2012 January ................

818

135

954

12

36

52

1,005

432

890

2,327

a See "Primary Energy Consumption" in Glossary.


b Data are estimates. See Table 10.2a for notes on series components.
c Natural gas only; excludes the estimated portion of supplemental gaseous

fuels. See Note 3, "Supplemental Gaseous Fuels," at end of Section 4.


d Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers reported by electric utilities and,
beginning in 1996, other energy service providers.
e Total losses are calculated as the primary energy consumed by the electric
power sector minus the energy content of electricity retail sales. Total losses are
allocated to the end-use sectors in proportion to each sectors share of total

R 114
R 12
R 11
R 12
R 12
R 12
R 12
R 12
R 12
R 12
R 12
R 12
R 12

R 37
R 33
R 37

35
R 37

35
R 37
R 37

35
R 37

35

R 571
R 52
R 47
R 52
R 50
R 52
R 50
R 52
R 52
R 50
R 52
R 50
R 52

R 21,857
R 2,699
R 2,188
R 1,893
R 1,483
R 1,402
R 1,629
R 1,935
R 1,872
R 1,496
R 1,370
R 1,595
R 2,139

electricity retail sales. See Note 2, "Electrical System Energy Losses," at end of
section.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.
Notes: See Note 1, "Energy Consumption Data and Surveys," at end of
section. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#consumption for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Tables 2.6, 3.8a, 4.3, 6.2, 7.6, 10.2a, A4, A5, and A6.

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Figure 2.3

Commercial Sector Energy Consumption


(Quadrillion Btu)

By Major Source, 1973-2011


5

Electricitya

4
Natural Gas

3
2
1

Petroleum
Renewable Energy

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

By Major Source, Monthly


0.6
0.5
Electricitya

0.4
0.3
0.2
Natural Gas

0.1

Petroleum
Renewable Energy

0.0
J

F M A M J

A S O N D

F M A M J

2010

A S O N D

F M A M J

2011

Total, January

A S O N D

2012

By Major Source, January 2012

2.0
1.751

1.772
1.659

Natural Gas

0.458

1.5
0.359

Electricitya

1.0
Petroleum

0.087

0.5
Renewable
Energy

0.011

0.0
2010

2011

2012

0.0

0.1

0.2

Electricity retail sales.


Web Page: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/consump.html.
Source: Table 2.3.
.

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0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

Table 2.3 Commercial Sector Energy Consumption


(Trillion Btu)
Primary Consumptiona
Renewable Energyb

Fossil Fuels

Coal
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Natural
Gasc

Petroleumd

Total

HydroGeoSolar/
electric
PV
Powere thermal

Wind

Biomass

Total

Total
Primary

Electricity
Retail
Salesf

Electrical
System
Energy
Lossesg

Total

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

160
147
115
137
124
117
122
129
93
103
92
97
90
82
103
97
65
70
69
63

2,649
2,558
2,651
2,488
2,682
3,096
3,226
3,285
3,083
3,115
3,252
3,097
3,212
3,261
3,201
3,073
2,902
3,085
3,228
3,187

1,607
1,346
1,318
1,083
991
769
790
743
702
707
807
790
726
827
809
761
663
649
651
682

4,416
4,051
4,084
3,708
3,798
3,982
4,138
4,157
3,878
3,925
4,150
3,984
4,028
4,170
4,113
3,932
3,629
3,805
3,948
3,932

NA
NA
NA
NA
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
(s)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

NA
NA
NA
NA
3
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
9
11
12
14
14
14
15
17

NA
NA
NA
NA

(s)
(s)

NA
NA
NA
NA

(s)

7
8
21
24
94
113
129
131
118
121
119
92
95
101
105
105
R 103
R 103
109
112

7
8
21
24
98
118
135
138
127
129
128
101
104
113
118
R 120
R 118
118
125
129

4,423
4,059
4,105
3,732
3,896
4,101
4,273
4,295
4,005
4,053
4,278
4,084
4,132
4,283
4,232
4,051
R 3,747
3,922
4,073
4,061

1,517
1,598
1,906
2,351
2,860
3,252
3,344
3,503
3,678
3,766
3,956
4,062
4,110
4,090
4,198
4,351
4,435
4,560
4,558
4,460

3,604
3,835
4,567
5,368
6,564
7,338
7,555
7,883
8,285
8,557
8,942
8,990
9,104
8,969
9,229
9,455
9,529
9,773
9,749
9,378

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

7
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
58

509
450
344
220
164
132
123
129
135
189
292
477
3,164

89
81
58
43
46
51
44
41
39
52
56
85
685

605
538
407
266
214
187
171
175
178
245
353
568
3,907

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1

2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
19

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

9
8
9
9
10
9
9
R 10
9
9
9
9
R 111

11
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
R 130

616
547
418
277
226
198
182
186
188
R 256
363
579
R 4,037

369
344
347
340
362
407
436
441
406
370
346
369
4,539

766
693
699
689
821
895
927
920
795
738
741
812
9,497

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

7
6
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
R3
R4
R4
R 53

539
444
372
241
171
135
129
136
143
220
288
406
3,225

78
72
60
43
34
43
42
52
54
59
64
82
683

624
522
438
288
210
183
174
191
200
R 282
R 355
R 493
R 3,960

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
110

11
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
R 131

R 636
R 533

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
R 20

449
298
221
193
185
202
211
294
367
R 504
R 4,091

368
339
353
341
365
401
434
437
401
367
340
355
4,501

749
726
808
875
958
916
777
757
732
R 768
R 9,509

1,772
1,548
1,550
1,365
1,394
1,469
1,577
1,556
1,388
R 1,418
R 1,439
1,628
R 18,101

2012 January ................

458

87

550

(s)

(s)

(s)

11

561

359

740

1,659

R2

a See "Primary Energy Consumption" in Glossary.


b Most data are estimates. See Table 10.2a for notes on series components

and estimation.
c Natural gas only; excludes the estimated portion of supplemental gaseous
fuels. See Note 3, "Supplemental Gaseous Fuels," at end of Section 4.
d Does not include biofuels that have been blended with petroleumbiofuels
are included in "Biomass."
e Conventional hydroelectric power.
f Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers reported by electric utilities and,
beginning in 1996, other energy service providers.
g Total losses are calculated as the primary energy consumed by the electric
power sector minus the energy content of electricity retail sales. Total losses are
allocated to the end-use sectors in proportion to each sectors share of total

769
R 676

9,543
9,492
10,578
11,451
13,320
14,690
15,172
15,681
15,968
16,376
17,175
17,137
17,345
17,343
17,659
R 17,857
R 17,711
18,255
18,381
17,899
1,751
1,585
R 1,465

1,306
1,409
1,501
1,545
1,546
1,390
1,364
1,450
1,760
R 18,073

electricity retail sales. See Note 2, "Electrical System Energy Losses," at end of
section.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. =No data reported. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion
Btu.
Notes: The commercial sector includes commercial combined-heat-andpower (CHP) and commercial electricity-only plants. See Note, "Classification of
Power Plants Into Energy-Use Sectors," at end of Section 7. See Note 1,
"Energy Consumption Data and Surveys," at end of section. Totals may not
equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is
the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#consumption for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Tables 2.6, 3.8a, 4.3, 6.2, 7.6, 10.2a, A4, A5, and A6.

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Figure 2.4

Industrial Sector Energy Consumption


(Quadrillion Btu)

By Major Source, 1973-2011


12
Natural Gas

9
Petroleum

6
Electricitya

Coal
Renewable Energy

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

By Major Source, Monthly


1.0

0.8

Natural Gas

Petroleum

0.6

0.4
Electricitya
Renewable Energy

0.2

Coal

0.0
J

F M A M J

J A S O N D

F M A M J

2010

J A S O N D

F M A M J

2011

Total, January

J A S O N D

2012

By Major Source, January 2012

3.0
2.689

2.5

2.494

2.619

Natural
Gas

0.767

Petroleum

0.688

2.0
1.5

Electricitya

1.0

Renewable
Energy

0.268

0.199

0.5
Coal

0.141

0.0
2010

2011

2012

0.0

0.2

0.4

a
Electricity retail sales.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#consumption.
Source: Table 2.4.

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0.6

0.8

1.0

Table 2.4 Industrial Sector Energy Consumption


(Trillion Btu)
Primary Consumptiona
Renewable Energyb

Fossil Fuels
Hydroelectric
GeoPowerf thermal

Coal

Natural
Gasc

Petroleumd

Totale

................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................

4,057
3,667
3,155
2,760
2,756
2,488
2,434
2,395
2,335
2,227
2,256
2,192
2,019
2,041
2,047
1,954
1,914
1,865
1,796
1,396

10,388
8,532
8,333
7,032
8,451
9,592
9,901
9,933
9,763
9,375
9,500
8,676
8,832
8,488
8,550
7,907
7,861
8,074
8,083
7,609

9,083
8,127
9,509
7,714
8,251
8,586
9,019
9,255
9,082
9,356
9,075
9,178
9,168
9,197
9,825
9,633
9,770
9,451
8,511
7,816

23,521
20,339
20,962
17,492
19,463
20,727
21,377
21,629
21,248
21,016
20,896
20,075
20,079
19,777
20,559
19,538
19,606
19,414
18,431
16,797

35
32
33
33
31
55
61
58
55
49
42
33
39
43
33
32
29
16
17
18

2010 January ............


February ..........
March ...............
April .................
May ..................
June .................
July ..................
August .............
September .......
October ............
November ........
December ........
Total ................

133
136
143
141
141
140
142
143
146
141
143
147
1,696

737
681
695
630
638
619
631
635
630
647
672
742
7,959

648
614
728
680
655
675
665
745
718
675
679
728
8,210

1,514
1,435
1,568
1,452
1,437
1,435
1,438
1,525
1,494
1,461
1,489
1,612
17,859

2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
16

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
4

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

185
R 170

188
181
183
182
R 188
190
R 185
R 190
190
198
R 2,230

190
183
185
R 183
190
191
187
192
R 191
199
R 2,250

1,758
R 1,634
1,622
R 1,618
1,628
1,716
1,680
1,653
1,680
1,811
R 20,109

2011 January ............


February ..........
March ...............
April .................
May ..................
June .................
July ..................
August .............
September .......
October ............
November ........
December ........
Total ................

R 145
R 141
R 147
R 133
R 138
R 137

742
604
738
643
645
680
651
709
658
675
677
642
8,064

R 1,657
R 1,440
R 1,612
R 1,454
R 1,464
R 1,464

1,441
1,519
1,453
R 1,497
R 1,517
R 1,543
R 18,062

1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
18

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
4

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

197
176
190
182
185
190
192
191
R 187
R 189
192
202
R 2,273

R 199
R 178

192
188
190
R 194
204
R 2,295

R 1,856
R 1,618
R 1,804
R 1,639
R 1,651
R 1,656
R 1,635
R 1,712

R 1,666

769
695
725
678
679
646
657
668
656
685
705
758
8,321

2012 January ............

141

767

688

1,597

(s)

(s)

(s)

197

199

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

133
138
R 139
R 138
R 137
R 142

NA
NA
NA
NA
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
4

a See "Primary Energy Consumption" in Glossary.


b Most data are estimates. See Table 10.2b for notes on series components

and estimation.
c Natural gas only; excludes the estimated portion of supplemental gaseous
fuels. See Note 3, "Supplemental Gaseous Fuels," at end of Section 4.
d Does not include biofuels that have been blended with petroleumbiofuels
are included in "Biomass."
e Includes coal coke net imports, which are not separately displayed. See
Tables 1.4a and 1.4b.
f Conventional hydroelectric power.
g Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers reported by electric utilities and,
beginning in 1996, other energy service providers.
h Total losses are calculated as the primary energy consumed by the electric
power sector minus the energy content of electricity retail sales. Total losses are

Solar/
PV

Wind

Biomass

Total

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

1,165
1,063
1,600
1,918
1,684
1,934
1,969
1,996
1,872
1,882
1,881
1,681
1,676
1,679
1,817
1,837
1,897
R 1,936
R 2,028
R 1,994

1,200
1,096
1,633
1,951
1,717
1,992
2,033
2,057
1,929
1,934
1,928
1,719
1,720
1,726
1,853
1,873
1,930
R 1,956
R 2,049
R 2,016

Total
Primary

Elec- Electrical
tricity
System
Retail
Energy
Salesg Lossesh

Totale

24,720
21,434
22,595
19,443
21,180
22,719
23,410
23,686
23,177
22,950
22,824
21,794
21,799
21,503
22,412
21,411
21,536
R 21,370
R 20,480
R 18,813

2,341
2,346
2,781
2,855
3,226
3,455
3,527
3,542
3,587
3,611
3,631
3,400
3,379
3,454
3,473
3,477
3,451
3,507
3,444
3,130

5,562
5,632
6,664
6,518
7,404
7,796
7,968
7,972
8,079
8,203
8,208
7,526
7,484
7,575
7,635
7,557
7,415
7,517
7,365
6,582

32,623
29,413
32,039
28,816
31,810
33,971
34,904
35,200
34,843
34,764
34,664
32,720
32,662
32,532
33,520
32,446
32,401
R 32,394
R 31,290
R 28,525

187

1,701

R 172

R 1,607

258
253
267
268
280
284
292
300
284
280
272
274
3,313

535
511
538
542
635
625
621
626
556
558
580
604
6,932

2,494
2,371
2,563
2,445
R 2,537
2,528
R 2,541
2,642
2,521
2,491
2,532
2,688
R 30,353

563
512
585
574
611
617
R 647
626
551
583
584
581
R 7,031

R 2,689
R 2,387
R 2,664
R 2,483
R 2,537
R 2,555

1,641
R 1,687
R 1,711
R 1,748
20,357

270
257
276
270
275
282
293
299
284
283
271
268
3,329

R 30,717

1,797

268

554

2,619

192
R 185

187
192
R 194

2,575
2,636
R 2,477
R 2,553
R 2,566
R 2,597

allocated to the end-use sectors in proportion to each sectors share of total


electricity retail sales. See Note 2, "Electrical System Energy Losses," at end of
section.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. =No data reported. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion
Btu.
Notes: The industrial sector includes industrial combined-heat-and-power
(CHP) and industrial electricity-only plants. See Note, "Classification of Power
Plants Into Energy-Use Sectors," at end of Section 7. See Note 1, "Energy
Consumption Data and Surveys," at end of section. Totals may not equal sum
of components due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50
States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#consumption
for all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Tables 1.4a, 1.4b, 2.6, 3.8b, 4.3, 6.2, 7.6, 10.2b, A4, A5, and A6.

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Figure 2.5

Transportation Sector Energy Consumption


(Quadrillion Btu)

By Major Source, 1973-2011


30
25

Petroleum

20
15
10
Renewable
Energy

5
Natural Gas

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

By Major Source, Monthly


3.0
2.5
Petroleum

2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5

Renewable
Energy

Natural Gas

0.0
J

F M A M J J A S O N D
2010

F M A M J J
2011

Total, January

A S O N D

F M A M J J
2012

A S O N D

Total, Monthly

2.5

3.0
2.198

2.227

2.129

2.5

2.0

2.0
1.5

1.5
1.0

1.0
0.5

0.5

0.0

2010

2012

0.0
2010

2011

2012

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#consumption.


Source: Table 2.5.
.

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Table 2.5 Transportation Sector Energy Consumption


(Trillion Btu)
Primary Consumptiona
Renewable
Energyb

Fossil Fuels

Electricity
Retail
Salese

Electrical
System
Energy
Lossesf

Petroleumd

Total

)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)

743
595
650
519
680
724
737
780
666
675
672
658
699
627
602
624
625
663
692
715

17,832
17,615
19,009
19,472
21,626
22,955
23,565
23,813
24,422
25,098
25,682
25,412
25,913
26,063
26,925
27,309
27,651
27,763
26,407
25,339

18,577
18,210
19,659
19,992
22,306
23,679
24,302
24,593
25,088
25,774
26,354
26,070
26,612
26,690
27,527
27,933
28,276
28,427
27,099
26,054

NA
NA
NA
50
60
112
81
102
113
118
135
142
170
230
290
339
475
602
826
934

18,577
18,210
19,659
20,041
22,366
23,791
24,383
24,695
25,201
25,891
26,489
26,213
26,781
26,920
27,817
28,272
28,751
29,029
27,925
26,988

11
10
11
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
19
23
25
26
25
28
26
27

25
24
27
32
37
38
38
38
38
40
42
43
42
51
54
56
54
60
56
56

18,613
18,245
19,697
20,088
22,420
23,846
24,437
24,750
25,256
25,949
26,548
26,275
26,842
26,994
27,895
28,353
28,830
29,117
28,008
27,070

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)

84
74
64
50
48
49
54
56
48
49
59
81
716

2,025
1,851
2,141
2,142
2,209
2,179
2,256
2,250
2,153
2,184
2,072
2,132
25,595

2,109
1,926
2,205
2,193
2,257
2,228
2,310
2,306
2,202
2,233
2,131
2,213
26,310

81
79
85
88
92
92
94
93
89
93
90
93
1,070

2,190
2,004
2,290
2,280
2,349
2,320
2,404
2,399
2,291
2,326
2,220
2,306
27,380

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
26

5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
55

2,198
2,011
2,297
2,286
2,356
2,327
2,411
2,405
2,297
2,332
2,227
2,313
27,461

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)

86
73
67
55
51
50
57
57
50
53
61
75
735

2,048
1,884
2,137
2,096
2,156
2,156
2,163
2,187
2,085
2,104
2,017
2,076
25,110

2,133
1,957
2,204
2,152
2,207
2,207
2,220
2,244
2,135
2,157
2,077
2,151
25,845

86
84
92
90
96
100
94
106
96
99
97
102
1,141

2,219
2,041
2,296
2,241
2,304
2,306
2,314
2,349
2,231
2,256
2,174
2,253
26,985

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
26

5
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
55

2,227
2,048
2,303
2,248
2,310
2,313
2,321
2,356
2,237
2,263
2,180
2,260
27,066

2012 January ................

(g)

82

1,956

2,038

84

2,122

2,129

Coal
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(

g
g
g
g
g
g
g
g
g
g
g
g
g
g
g
g
g
g

3
1

Natural Gasc

Total
Primary

a See "Primary Energy Consumption" in Glossary.


b Data are estimates. See Table 10.2b for notes on series components.
c Natural gas only; does not include supplemental gaseous fuels. See Note 3,

"Supplemental Gaseous Fuels," at end of Section 4.


d Does not include biofuels that have been blended with petroleumbiofuels
are included in "Biomass."
e Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers reported by electric utilities and,
beginning in 1996, other energy service providers.
f Total losses are calculated as the primary energy consumed by the electric
power sector minus the energy content of electricity retail sales. Total losses are
allocated to the end-use sectors in proportion to each sectors share of total

Biomass

Total

electricity retail sales. See Note 2, "Electrical System Energy Losses," at end of
section.
g Beginning in 1978, the small amounts of coal consumed for transportation are
reported as industrial sector consumption.
NA=Not available.
Notes: See Note 1, "Energy Consumption Data and Surveys," at end of
section. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#consumption for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Tables 2.6, 3.8c, 4.3, 6.2, 7.6, 10.2b, A4, A5, and A6.

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Figure 2.6

Electric Power Sector Energy Consumption


(Quadrillion Btu)

Total, 1973-2011

Total, Monthly

50

40

30

20

10

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

0
J F MA M J J A S O ND J F MA M J J A S OND J F MA M J J A S OND

2010

By Major Source, 1973-2011

2011

2012

By Major Source, Monthly


2.4

24
20

Coal
Coal

1.8

16
Renewable
Energy

12
8
Natural Gas

1.2

Nuclear
Electric
Power

Nuclear Electric
Power

Natural
Gas

0.6

4
Petroleum

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Renewable Energy

Petroleum

0.0

J F MA M J J A S O ND J F MA M J J A S O ND J F MA M J J A S O ND

2010

Total, January

2011

2012

By Major Source, January 2012

4
3.483

Coal

3.505

1.377

3.249

Nuclear
Electric
Power

Natural
Gas

0.757

0.663

Renewable
Energy

0.420

Petroleum 0.021
0
2010

2011

2012

0.0

0.5

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#consumption.


Source: Table 2.6.
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1.0

1.5

2.0

Table 2.6

Electric Power Sector Energy Consumption


(Trillion Btu)
Primary Consumptiona
Renewable Energyb

Fossil Fuels

Coal

Natural
Gasc

Petroleum

Total

1973 Total ......................


1975 Total ......................
1980 Total ......................
1985 Total ......................
1990 Totale ....................
1995 Total ......................
1996 Total ......................
1997 Total ......................
1998 Total ......................
1999 Total ......................
2000 Total ......................
2001 Total ......................
2002 Total ......................
2003 Total ......................
2004 Total ......................
2005 Total ......................
2006 Total ......................
2007 Total ......................
2008 Total ......................
2009 Total ......................

8,658
8,786
12,123
14,542
16,261
17,466
18,429
18,905
19,216
19,279
20,220
19,614
19,783
20,185
20,305
20,737
20,462
20,808
20,513
18,225

3,748
3,240
3,778
3,135
3,309
4,302
3,862
4,126
4,675
4,902
5,293
5,458
5,767
5,246
5,595
6,015
6,375
7,005
6,829
7,022

3,515
3,166
2,634
1,090
1,289
755
817
927
1,306
1,211
1,144
1,277
961
1,205
1,212
1,235
648
657
468
390

15,921
15,191
18,534
18,767
20,859
22,523
23,109
23,957
25,197
25,393
26,658
26,348
26,511
26,636
27,112
27,986
27,485
28,470
27,810
25,638

910
1,900
2,739
4,076
6,104
7,075
7,087
6,597
7,068
7,610
7,862
8,029
8,145
7,959
8,222
8,161
8,215
8,455
8,427
8,356

2,827
3,122
2,867
2,937
3,014
3,149
3,528
3,581
3,241
3,218
2,768
2,209
2,650
2,781
2,656
2,670
2,839
2,430
2,494
2,650

20
34
53
97
161
138
148
150
151
152
144
142
147
148
148
147
145
145
146
146

NA
NA
NA
(s)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
9
9

NA
NA
NA
(s)
29
33
33
34
31
46
57
70
105
115
142
178
264
341
546
721

3
2
4
14
317
422
438
446
444
453
453
337
380
397
388
406
412
423
435
441

2,851
3,158
2,925
3,049
3,524
3,747
4,153
4,216
3,872
3,874
3,427
2,763
3,288
3,445
3,340
3,406
3,665
3,345
3,630
3,967

49
21
71
140
8
134
137
116
88
99
115
75
72
22
39
85
63
107
112
116

19,731
20,270
24,269
26,032
30,495
33,479
34,485
34,886
36,225
36,976
38,062
37,215
38,016
38,062
38,713
39,638
39,428
40,377
39,978
38,077

2010 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Total ......................

1,774
1,567
1,493
1,311
1,483
1,707
1,854
1,848
1,553
1,382
1,422
1,730
19,123

557
489
466
480
570
719
914
961
709
581
506
575
7,527

45
23
25
23
31
41
46
37
28
22
21
36
378

2,376
2,079
1,983
1,814
2,083
2,467
2,814
2,846
2,290
1,985
1,949
2,340
27,028

758
682
676
602
697
714
752
748
725
656
655
770
8,434

217
199
202
184
243
290
238
195
168
171
190
225
2,521

13
11
13
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
148

(s)
(s)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
(s)
12

67
53
84
95
85
79
66
65
69
77
95
88
923

39
36
39
36
36
39
40
41
38
37
39
41
459

335
300
338
329
378
421
358
315
288
298
337
367
4,064

14
12
10
9
5
9
10
6
2
1
3
9
89

3,483
3,073
3,007
2,754
3,163
3,610
3,933
3,916
3,305
2,941
2,943
3,487
39,616

2011 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Total ......................

1,759
1,435
1,412
1,309
1,434
1,642
1,838
1,798
1,493
1,355
1,305
1,431
18,211

R 552

R 2,344

589
718
R 959
R 940
699
589
R 553
624
R 7,740

33
23
26
23
22
25
31
25
22
19
17
20
288

R 26,239

760
677
686
570
596
682
756
746
699
662
674
751
8,259

254
239
308
307
321
313
307
256
209
194
207
239
3,153

14
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
163

(s)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
18

84
103
103
121
113
106
72
72
67
104
120
102
1,168

38
35
38
33
35
38
40
39
37
36
36
39
444

391
390
463
476
486
473
434
383
327
349
377
396
4,945

9
8
8
7
12
11
16
16
10
10
8
12
127

3,505
3,024
3,088
2,921
3,139
R 3,550
R 4,035
R 3,907
3,251
R 2,983
2,935
R 3,233
R 39,570

2012 January ..................

1,377

663

21

2,062

757

232

14

135

38

420

11

3,249

R 491
R 491
R 535

1,949
R 1,929
R 1,867

2,045
R 2,384
R 2,828
R 2,763
R 2,214
R 1,963

1,876
R 2,075

a See "Primary Energy Consumption" in Glossary.


b See Table 10.2c for notes on series components.
c Natural gas only; excludes the estimated portion of supplemental gaseous

fuels. See Note 3, "Supplemental Gaseous Fuels," at end of Section 4.


d Conventional hydroelectric power.
e Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 1989, data are
for electric utilities and independent power producers.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.
Notes: Data are for fuels consumed to produce electricity and useful thermal

Hydroelectric
Powerd

Geothermal

Solar/
PV

Electricity
Net
Imports

Nuclear
Electric
Power

Wind

Biomass

Total

Total
Primary

output.

The electric power sector comprises electricity-only and


combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose
primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public. See
Note 1, "Energy Consumption Data and Surveys," at end of section. Totals may
not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Geographic
coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#consumption for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Tables 3.8c, 4.3, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2b, 10.2c, A4, A5, and A6.

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Energy Consumption by Sector


Note 1. Energy Consumption Data and Surveys. Most
of the data in this section of the Monthly Energy Review
(MER) are developed from a group of energy-related
surveys, typically called "supply surveys," conducted by the
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Supply
surveys are directed to suppliers and marketers of specific
energy sources. They measure the quantities of specific
energy sources produced, or the quantities supplied to the
market, or both. The data obtained from EIA's supply
surveys are integrated to yield the summary consumption
statistics published in this section (and in Section 1) of the
MER.
Users of EIA's energy consumption statistics should be
aware of a second group of energy-related surveys, typically
called "consumption surveys." Consumption surveys gather
information on the types of energy consumed by end users
of energy, along with the characteristics of those end users
that can be associated with energy use. For example, the
Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey belongs to the
consumption survey group because it collects information
directly from end users (the manufacturing establishments).
There are important differences between the supply and
consumption surveys that need to be taken into account in
any analysis that uses both data sources. For information on

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those differences, see Energy Consumption by End-Use


Sector, A Comparison of Measures by Consumption and
Supply Surveys, DOE/EIA-0533, U.S. Energy Information
Administration, Washington, DC, April 6, 1990.
Note 2. Electrical System Energy Losses. Electrical
system energy losses are calculated as the difference
between total primary consumption by the electric power
sector (see Table 2.6) and the total energy content of electricity retail sales (see Tables 7.6 and A6). Most of these
losses occur at steam-electric power plants (conventional
and nuclear) in the conversion of heat energy into mechanical energy to turn electric generators. The loss is a thermodynamically necessary feature of the steam-electric cycle.
Part of the energy input-to-output losses is a result of imputing fossil energy equivalent inputs for hydroelectric and
other energy sources, since there is no generally accepted
practice for measuring those thermal conversion rates. In
addition to conversion losses, other losses include power
plant use of electricity, transmission and distribution of electricity from power plants to end-use consumers (also called
"line losses"), and unaccounted for electricity. Total losses
are allocated to the end-use sectors in proportion to each
sector's share of total electricity sales. Overall, about two
thirds of total energy input is lost in conversion. Currently,
of electricity generated, approximately 5 percent is lost in
plant use and 7 percent is lost in transmission and
distribution.

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3. Petroleum

Figure 3.1

Petroleum Overview
(Million Barrels per Day)

Overview, January-March
25
2010

2011

2012

20

19.1

18.9

18.3

15

9.4

10
7.5

7.6

8.7

8.2

7.9

0
Total Field Production

Net Imports

Overview, 1973-2011

Products Supplied

Total Field Production, 1973-2011

25

12
Total

10

20

Crude Oilb

Products Supplied

8
15
6

Total Field Productiona

10
4
5
0

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Crude Oilb Field Production, 1973-2011

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Total Field Production,a Monthly


10

12
10
8

Natural Gas Plant Liquids

Net Imports

8
48 Statesc

6
4
4
2

Alaska

2010

2012

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

a
Crude oil, including lease condensate, and natural gas plant liquids field
production.
b
Includes lease condensate.

36

2011

United States excluding Alaska and Hawaii.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum.
Source: Table 3.1.

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Table 3.1

Petroleum Overview
(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Field Productiona

Trade

Crude Oilb

Renewable
Fuels
and Oxygenatesf

Processing
Gaing

48
Statesc

Alaska

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

9,010
8,183
6,980
7,146
5,582
5,076
5,071
5,156
5,077
4,832
4,851
4,839
4,761
4,706
4,510
4,314
4,361
4,342
4,268
4,715

198
191
1,617
1,825
1,773
1,484
1,393
1,296
1,175
1,050
970
963
984
974
908
864
741
722
683
645

9,208
8,375
8,597
8,971
7,355
6,560
6,465
6,452
6,252
5,881
5,822
5,801
5,746
5,681
5,419
5,178
5,102
5,064
4,950
5,361

1,738
1,633
1,573
1,609
1,559
1,762
1,830
1,817
1,759
1,850
1,911
1,868
1,880
1,719
1,809
1,717
1,739
1,783
1,784
1,910

10,946
10,007
10,170
10,581
8,914
8,322
8,295
8,269
8,011
7,731
7,733
7,670
7,626
7,400
7,228
6,895
6,841
6,847
6,734
7,270

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
746

453
460
597
557
683
774
837
850
886
886
948
903
957
974
1,051
989
994
996
993
979

6,256
6,056
6,909
5,067
8,018
8,835
9,478
10,162
10,708
10,852
11,459
11,871
11,530
12,264
13,145
13,714
13,707
13,468
12,915
11,691

2010 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Average ..................

R 4,775
R 4,920
R 4,863
R 4,731
R 4,829
R 4,845
R 4,754
R 4,905
R 4,987
R 4,986
R 4,964
R 4,996
R 4,879

640
635
646
640
R 571
R 534
545
538
614
618
606
R 632
R 601

R 5,416
R 5,556
R 5,510
R 5,371
R 5,400
R 5,379
R 5,299
R 5,444
R 5,601
R 5,605
R 5,570
R 5,628
R 5,481

2,017
2,043
2,076
2,061
2,091
2,046
1,994
2,071
2,104
2,125
2,136
2,124
2,074

R 7,433
R 7,599
R 7,586
R 7,432
R 7,491
R 7,425
R 7,293
R 7,514
R 7,705
R 7,730
R 7,706
R 7,753
R 7,555

846
874
895
878
893
905
906
911
915
924
967
961
907

961
1,060
1,064
1,028
1,069
1,085
1,109
1,123
1,062
1,012
1,051
1,187
1,068

2011 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Average ..................

RE 5,050
RE 4,825
RE 5,004
RE 4,950
RE 5,044
RE 5,034
RE 4,989
RE 5,116
RE 4,994
RE 5,281
RE 5,365
RE 5,362
RE 5,087

RE 479
E 611
RE 631
E 606
RE 601
E 553
RE 468
RE 544
E 585
RE 585
E 593
E 611
RE 572

RE 5,529
RE 5,436
RE 5,636
RE 5,556
RE 5,645
RE 5,588
RE 5,457
RE 5,660
RE 5,579
RE 5,866
RE 5,958
RE 5,973
RE 5,659

2,022
1,920
2,168
2,157
2,222
2,176
2,193
2,201
2,145
2,274
2,342
2,351
2,183

RE 7,551
RE 7,356
RE 7,803
RE 7,713
RE 7,867
RE 7,764
RE 7,650
RE 7,860
RE 7,724
RE 8,140
RE 8,300
RE 8,324
RE 7,841

957
941
956
941
934
945
936
958
937
944
992
1,003
954

2012 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
3-Month Average ...

RE 5,482
E 5,231
E 5,324
E 5,348

RE 612
E 580
E 565
E 586

RE 6,094
E 5,811
E 5,889
E 5,934

R 2,376
E 2,344
E 2,167
E 2,294

RE 8,469
E 8,155
E 8,056
E 8,228

2011 3-Month Average ...


2010 3-Month Average ...

E 4,964

E 573

E 5,537

641

5,492

2,040
2,045

E 7,577

4,851

1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

Total

NGPLd,e

Total

7,537

a Crude oil production on leases, and natural gas liquids (liquefied petroleum
gases, pentanes plus, and a small amount of finished petroleum products)
production at natural gas processing plants. Excludes what was previously
classified as "Field Production" of finished motor gasoline, motor gasoline blending
components, and other hydrocarbons and oxygenates; these are now included in
"Adjustments."
b Includes lease condensate.
c United States excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
d Natural gas plant liquids.
e See Note 6, Petroleum Data Discrepancies, at end of section.
f Renewable fuels and oxygenate plant net production.
g Refinery and blender net production minus refinery and blender net inputs.
See Table 3.2.
h Includes Strategic Petroleum Reserve imports. See Table 3.3b.
i Net imports equal imports minus exports.
j A negative value indicates a decrease in stocks and a positive value indicates
an increase. The current month stock change estimate is based on the change
from the previous months estimate, rather than the stocks values shown in Table
3.4. Includes crude oil stocks in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, but excludes
distillate fuel oil stocks in the Northeast Heating Oil Reserve. See Table 3.4. Also
see Note 4, Petroleum New Stock Basis, at end of section.
k An adjustment for crude oil, hydrogen, oxygenates, renewable fuels, other
hydrocarbons, motor gasoline blending components, finished motor gasoline, and

Importsh

Exportse

Petroleum
Products
Supplied

Net
Importsi

Stock
Changej

Adjustmentsk

231
209
544
781
857
949
981
1,003
945
940
1,040
971
984
1,027
1,048
1,165
1,317
1,433
1,802
2,024

6,025
5,846
6,365
4,286
7,161
7,886
8,498
9,158
9,764
9,912
10,419
10,900
10,546
11,238
12,097
12,549
12,390
12,036
11,114
9,667

135
32
140
-103
107
-246
-151
143
239
-422
-69
325
-105
56
209
145
60
-148
195
109

18
41
64
200
338
496
528
487
495
567
532
501
527
478
564
513
522
653
852
218

17,308
16,322
17,056
15,726
16,988
17,725
18,309
18,620
18,917
19,519
19,701
19,649
19,761
20,034
20,731
20,802
20,687
20,680
19,498
18,771

11,300
11,230
11,621
12,526
12,141
12,444
12,675
12,356
11,823
11,142
11,096
11,132
11,793

1,897
2,034
2,149
2,432
2,399
2,304
2,516
2,410
2,345
2,480
2,598
2,644
2,353

9,404
9,197
9,472
10,093
9,742
10,140
10,159
9,946
9,478
8,662
8,498
8,488
9,441

309
-46
77
762
661
373
440
214
-23
-451
-667
-1,068
49

R 317
R 75
R 159
R 375
R 332
R 354
R 293
R 381
R 256
R 194
R 88
R 265
R 259

18,652
18,850
19,099
19,044
18,866
19,537
19,319
19,662
19,438
18,974
18,977
19,722
19,180

1,067
980
1,027
1,001
1,083
1,101
1,125
1,132
1,132
1,106
1,117
1,135
1,085

11,954
10,503
11,593
11,592
11,669
11,794
11,667
11,145
11,209
10,994
11,166
10,957
11,360

2,687
2,575
2,660
2,903
2,642
2,607
2,919
3,071
3,158
3,104
3,182
3,549
2,924

9,266
7,929
8,933
8,689
9,028
9,187
8,748
8,074
8,051
7,890
7,985
7,407
8,436

318
-1,069
-126
218
926
96
399
-623
-659
-359
65
-654
-115

R 598
R 594
R 402
R 487
R 377
R 376
R 496
R 506
R 293
R 124
R 406
R 215
R 405

19,121
18,869
19,248
18,613
18,363
19,277
18,555
19,153
18,795
18,563
18,734
18,738
18,835

R 966
E 980
E 969
E 972

R 1,053
E 1,077
E 1,060
E 1,063

R 10,944
E 10,785
E 10,805
E 10,846

R 2,839
E 3,125
E 2,843
E 2,932

R 8,104
E 7,659
E 7,962
E 7,914

R 635
E 394
E 467
E 501

R 310
E 811
E 634
E 580

R 18,268
E 18,288
E 18,214
E 18,256

952
872

1,026
1,027

11,378
11,389

2,643
2,026

8,736
9,363

-267
119

529
187

19,087
18,867

distillate fuel oil. See U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Petroleum
Supply Monthly, Appendix B, "PSM Explanatory Notes," for further information.
R=Revised. E=Estimate. NA=Not available.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Pages:

For all available data beginning in 1973, see


http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum. For related information,
see http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/.
Sources: 1973-1975: Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, Petroleum
Statement, Annual, annual reports. 1976-1980: U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Data Reports, Petroleum Statement, Annual, annual reports.
1981-2009: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA), annual reports. 2010: EIA,
PSA, annual report; and revisions to crude oil production, total field production, and
adjustments
at
EIAs
Petroleum
Navigator
see
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_sum_snd_d_nus_mbblpd_m_cur.htm
and
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_sum_crdsnd_k_m.htm. 2011 and 2012: EIA,
Petroleum Supply Monthly, monthly reports; revisions to crude oil production, total
field production, and adjustments at EIAs Petroleum Navigatorsee
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_sum_snd_d_nus_mbblpd_m_cur.htm
and
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_sum_crdsnd_k_m.htm; and, for the current two
months, Weekly Petroleum Status Report data system and Monthly Energy Review
data system calculations.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

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Figure 3.2

Refinery and Blender Net Inputs and Net Production


(Million Barrels per Day)

Net Inputs and Net Production, 1973-2011

Net Inputs and Net Production, Monthly


25

20
Total Net Production

Total Net Production

20

15

10

15

Total
Net
Inputs

Crude Oil Net Inputsa

Crude Oil Net Inputsa


Total
Net
Inputs

10

5
Other Net Inputs

Other Net Inputsb

J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A SOND

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

2010

Net Production, Selected Products, 1973-2011

2011

2012

Net Production, Selected Products, Monthly


10

10

Motor Gasolinec

Motor Gasolinec

Distillate Fuel Oild

Distillate Fuel Oild

Jet Fuele

Residual Fuel Oil

Jet Fuele
Residual Fuel Oil

J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A SOND

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

2010

2011

2012

Net Production, Selected Products


10
8.9

8.8

March 2010

8.7

March 2011

March 2012

6
4.3
3.8

4.3

1.4

1.4

1.4
0.6

0
Motor Gasoline c
a

Distillate Fuel Oil

Includes lease condensate.


Natural gas plant liquids and other liquids.
c
Beginning in 1993, includes fuel ethanol blended into motor gasoline.
d
Beginning in 2009, includes renewable diesel fuel (including biodiesel) blended into distillate fuel oil.
b

38

Jet Fuel

0.5

0.6

Residual Fuel Oil

0.6

0.5

0.5

Propane f

Beginning in 2005, includes kerosene-type jet fuel only.


Includes propylene.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum.
Source: Table 3.2.
f

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 3.2 Refinery and Blender Net Inputs and Net Production
(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Refinery and Blender Net Inputsa

Refinery and Blender Net Productionb


LPGc

Crude
Oild

Other
Liquidsf

Total

Distillate
Fuel Oilg

Jet
Fuelh

NGPLe

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

12,431
12,442
13,481
12,002
13,409
13,973
14,195
14,662
14,889
14,804
15,067
15,128
14,947
15,304
15,475
15,220
15,242
15,156
14,648
14,336

815
710
462
509
467
471
450
416
403
372
380
429
429
419
422
441
501
505
485
485

155
72
81
681
713
775
843
832
853
927
849
825
941
791
866
1,149
1,238
1,337
2,019
2,082

13,401
13,225
14,025
13,192
14,589
15,220
15,487
15,909
16,144
16,103
16,295
16,382
16,316
16,513
16,762
16,811
16,981
16,999
17,153
16,904

2,820
2,653
2,661
2,686
2,925
3,155
3,316
3,392
3,424
3,399
3,580
3,695
3,592
3,707
3,814
3,954
4,040
4,133
4,294
4,048

859
871
999
1,189
1,488
1,416
1,515
1,554
1,526
1,565
1,606
1,530
1,514
1,488
1,547
1,546
1,481
1,448
1,493
1,396

271
234
269
295
404
503
520
565
550
569
583
556
572
570
584
540
543
562
519
537

375
311
330
391
499
654
662
691
674
684
705
667
671
658
645
573
627
655
630
623

6,527
6,518
6,492
6,419
6,959
7,459
7,565
7,743
7,892
7,934
7,951
8,022
8,183
8,194
8,265
8,318
8,364
8,358
8,548
8,786

971
1,235
1,580
882
950
788
726
708
762
698
696
721
601
660
655
628
635
673
620
598

2,301
2,097
2,559
2,183
2,452
2,522
2,541
2,671
2,753
2,709
2,705
2,651
2,712
2,780
2,887
2,782
2,827
2,728
2,561
2,431

13,854
13,685
14,622
13,750
15,272
15,994
16,324
16,759
17,030
16,989
17,243
17,285
17,273
17,487
17,814
17,800
17,975
17,994
18,146
17,882

2010 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

13,666
13,950
14,314
15,131
15,215
15,382
15,519
15,110
14,740
14,000
14,637
14,976
14,724

503
402
413
374
399
397
384
390
443
504
531
563
442

1,501
1,654
2,166
2,135
2,348
2,349
2,595
2,607
2,294
2,517
2,223
2,185
2,219

15,670
16,005
16,893
17,640
17,963
18,127
18,498
18,107
17,477
17,021
17,391
17,724
17,385

3,551
3,658
3,835
4,156
4,375
4,408
4,425
4,404
4,341
4,315
4,503
4,670
4,223

1,338
1,340
1,379
1,470
1,449
1,495
1,542
1,463
1,404
1,317
1,394
1,417
1,418

531
562
575
585
571
572
574
552
551
526
543
572
560

480
540
726
850
857
870
860
778
614
501
390
430
659

8,348
8,510
8,913
9,062
9,113
9,211
9,500
9,426
9,143
9,049
9,134
9,252
9,059

633
632
581
598
615
559
576
554
588
528
564
595
585

2,281
2,385
2,523
2,531
2,622
2,670
2,704
2,605
2,449
2,323
2,457
2,547
2,509

16,631
17,065
17,957
18,668
19,031
19,212
19,607
19,230
18,539
18,033
18,442
18,911
18,452

2011 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

14,446
13,745
14,453
14,302
14,776
15,365
15,617
15,592
15,269
14,543
14,958
14,841
14,833

543
517
454
452
427
443
417
437
494
524
597
566
489

1,732
2,229
2,183
2,494
2,457
2,440
2,247
2,353
2,092
2,252
2,110
2,263
2,237

16,721
16,491
17,090
17,248
17,660
18,248
18,281
18,382
17,855
17,318
17,665
17,670
17,559

4,305
4,032
4,284
4,187
4,277
4,469
4,655
4,667
4,574
4,534
4,903
4,919
4,487

1,362
1,298
1,435
1,422
1,483
1,568
1,550
1,543
1,553
1,375
1,341
1,449
1,449

560
513
525
540
561
566
557
550
569
541
564
566
551

439
490
632
773
805
840
814
784
608
494
384
372
620

8,671
8,793
8,824
8,931
9,142
9,286
9,165
9,265
9,132
8,953
9,125
9,118
9,035

552
529
519
535
557
553
562
604
516
529
516
482
538

2,459
2,329
2,424
2,402
2,477
2,632
2,659
2,652
2,604
2,540
2,512
2,464
2,514

17,788
17,471
18,117
18,249
18,742
19,349
19,405
19,514
18,987
18,425
18,781
18,805
18,643

2012 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
3-Month Average .....

R 14,415
E 14,684
E 14,500
E 14,530

R 513
RF 474
F 448
E 479

R 1,633
RE 1,736
E 2,112
E 1,829

R 16,561
RF 16,894
F 17,060
E 16,837

R 4,498
E 4,314
E 4,252
E 4,355

R 1,437
E 1,397
E 1,385
E 1,406

R 518
RE 556
E 494
E 522

R 414
F 496
F 653
E 522

R 8,427
E 8,665
E 8,668
E 8,585

R 495
E 556
E 554
E 534

R 2,343
RE 2,544
E 2,608
E 2,497

R 17,613
RE 17,971
E 18,120
E 17,900

2011 3-Month Average .....


2010 3-Month Average .....

14,230
13,978

505
441

2,042
1,778

16,777
16,196

4,213
3,682

1,367
1,353

533
556

522
583

8,762
8,593

534
615

2,406
2,397

17,803
17,223

1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

a
b
c
d
e
f

See "Refinery and Blender Net Inputs," in Glossary.


See "Refinery and Blender Net Production," in Glossary.
Liquefied petroleum gases.
Includes lease condensate.
Natural gas plant liquids (liquefied petroleum gases and pentanes plus).
Unfinished oils (net), other hydrocarbons, and hydrogen. Beginning in 1981,
also includes aviation and motor gasoline blending components (net). Beginning in
1993, also includes oxygenates (net), including fuel ethanol. Beginning in 2009,
also includes renewable diesel fuel (including biodiesel).
g Beginning in 2009, includes renewable diesel fuel (including biodiesel)
blended into distillate fuel oil.
h Through 2004, includes kerosene-type and naphtha-type jet fuel. Beginning in
2005, includes kerosene-type jet fuel only; naphtha-type jet fuel is included in
"Other Products."
i Includes propylene.
j Finished motor gasoline. Beginning in 1993, also includes fuel ethanol
blended into motor gasoline.

Propanei

Total

Motor
Residual
Other
Gasolinej Fuel Oil Productsk

Total

k Asphalt and road oil, finished aviation gasoline, kerosene, lubricants,


petrochemical feedstocks, petroleum coke, special naphthas, still gas, waxes, and
miscellaneous products. Beginning in 2005, also includes naphtha-type jet fuel.
R=Revised. E=Estimate. F=Forecast.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Pages:

For all available data beginning in 1973, see


http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum. For related information,
see http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/.
Sources: 1973-1975: Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, Petroleum
Statement, Annual, annual reports. 1976-1980: U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Energy Data Reports, Petroleum Statement, Annual, annual
reports. 1981-2010: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual, annual reports. 2011
and 2012: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly, monthly reports; and, for the current
two months, Weekly Petroleum Status Report data system, Short-Term Integrated
Forecasting System, and Monthly Energy Review data system calculations.

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39

Figure 3.3a Petroleum Trade: Overview


Overview, January 2012

Million Barrels per Day

25

20

18.3

15
10.9

10

8.1

4.2
2.8

2.2

0
Imports From
Persian Gulf

Imports From
OPEC

Total
Imports

Imports From OPEC and Persian Gulf


as Share of Total Imports, 1973-2011

Exports

Net

Imports From OPEC and Persian Gulf


as Share of Total Imports, January
60

80

OPEC

OPEC

39.9%
(2011)

Persian Gulf

16.4%
(2011)

47.8%
(1973)
40

20

40

Persian Gulf

40.8

40.3

38.4

Percent

60
Percent

Products
Supplied

Imports

20.2

20
14.4

13.8

13.6%
(1973)

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Net Imports as Share of Products Supplied,


1973-2011

2010

2011

2012

Net Imports as Share of Products Supplied,


January-March
75

75
44.8%
(2011)

25

50

49.6
45.8

Percent

Percent

50

34.8%
(1973)
27.3%
(1985)

25

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

2010

2011

Note: OPEC=Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum .
Source: Table 3.3a.

40

43.4

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

2012

Table 3.3a Petroleum Trade: Overview


As Share of
Products Supplied
Imports
From
Persian
Gulfa

Imports
From
OPECb

Imports

Exports

Net
Imports

Products
Supplied

Imports
From
Persian
Gulfa

Imports
From
OPECb

Imports

Thousand Barrels per Day


1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

As Share of
Total Imports

Net
Imports

Imports
From
Persian
Gulfa

Imports
From
OPECb

Percent

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

848
1,165
1,519
311
1,966
1,573
1,604
1,755
2,136
2,464
2,488
2,761
2,269
2,501
2,493
2,334
2,211
2,163
2,370
1,689

2,993
3,601
4,300
1,830
4,296
4,002
4,211
4,569
4,905
4,953
5,203
5,528
4,605
5,162
5,701
5,587
5,517
5,980
5,954
4,776

6,256
6,056
6,909
5,067
8,018
8,835
9,478
10,162
10,708
10,852
11,459
11,871
11,530
12,264
13,145
13,714
13,707
13,468
12,915
11,691

231
209
544
781
857
949
981
1,003
945
940
1,040
971
984
1,027
1,048
1,165
1,317
1,433
1,802
2,024

6,025
5,846
6,365
4,286
7,161
7,886
8,498
9,158
9,764
9,912
10,419
10,900
10,546
11,238
12,097
12,549
12,390
12,036
11,114
9,667

17,308
16,322
17,056
15,726
16,988
17,725
18,309
18,620
18,917
19,519
19,701
19,649
19,761
20,034
20,731
20,802
20,687
20,680
19,498
18,771

4.9
7.1
8.9
2.0
11.6
8.9
8.8
9.4
11.3
12.6
12.6
14.1
11.5
12.5
12.0
11.2
10.7
10.5
12.2
9.0

17.3
22.1
25.2
11.6
25.3
22.6
23.0
24.5
25.9
25.4
26.4
28.1
23.3
25.8
27.5
26.9
26.7
28.9
30.5
25.4

36.1
37.1
40.5
32.2
47.2
49.8
51.8
54.6
56.6
55.6
58.2
60.4
58.3
61.2
63.4
65.9
66.3
65.1
66.2
62.3

34.8
35.8
37.3
27.3
42.2
44.5
46.4
49.2
51.6
50.8
52.9
55.5
53.4
56.1
58.4
60.3
59.9
58.2
57.0
51.5

13.6
19.2
22.0
6.1
24.5
17.8
16.9
17.3
19.9
22.7
21.7
23.3
19.7
20.4
19.0
17.0
16.1
16.1
18.4
14.4

47.8
59.5
62.2
36.1
53.6
45.3
44.4
45.0
45.8
45.6
45.4
46.6
39.9
42.1
43.4
40.7
40.2
44.4
46.1
40.9

2010 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

1,563
1,666
1,842
2,026
1,724
1,972
1,679
1,663
1,698
1,490
1,662
1,564
1,711

4,554
4,659
5,084
5,376
5,055
5,297
5,178
5,117
5,111
4,305
4,525
4,614
4,906

11,300
11,230
11,621
12,526
12,141
12,444
12,675
12,356
11,823
11,142
11,096
11,132
11,793

1,897
2,034
2,149
2,432
2,399
2,304
2,516
2,410
2,345
2,480
2,598
2,644
2,353

9,404
9,197
9,472
10,093
9,742
10,140
10,159
9,946
9,478
8,662
8,498
8,488
9,441

18,652
18,850
19,099
19,044
18,866
19,537
19,319
19,662
19,438
18,974
18,977
19,722
19,180

8.4
8.8
9.6
10.6
9.1
10.1
8.7
8.5
8.7
7.9
8.8
7.9
8.9

24.4
24.7
26.6
28.2
26.8
27.1
26.8
26.0
26.3
22.7
23.8
23.4
25.6

60.6
59.6
60.8
65.8
64.4
63.7
65.6
62.8
60.8
58.7
58.5
56.4
61.5

50.4
48.8
49.6
53.0
51.6
51.9
52.6
50.6
48.8
45.7
44.8
43.0
49.2

13.8
14.8
15.9
16.2
14.2
15.8
13.2
13.5
14.4
13.4
15.0
14.0
14.5

40.3
41.5
43.7
42.9
41.6
42.6
40.8
41.4
43.2
38.6
40.8
41.4
41.6

2011 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

1,719
1,495
1,651
1,704
1,829
2,033
2,167
1,910
2,039
1,904
1,944
1,921
1,862

4,872
4,504
4,588
4,509
4,572
4,883
4,928
4,648
4,326
4,267
4,219
4,085
4,534

11,954
10,503
11,593
11,592
11,669
11,794
11,667
11,145
11,209
10,994
11,166
10,957
11,360

2,687
2,575
2,660
2,903
2,642
2,607
2,919
3,071
3,158
3,104
3,182
3,549
2,924

9,266
7,929
8,933
8,689
9,028
9,187
8,748
8,074
8,051
7,890
7,985
7,407
8,436

19,121
18,869
19,248
18,613
18,363
19,277
18,555
19,153
18,795
18,563
18,734
18,738
18,835

9.0
7.9
8.6
9.2
10.0
10.5
11.7
10.0
10.8
10.3
10.4
10.3
9.9

25.5
23.9
23.8
24.2
24.9
25.3
26.6
24.3
23.0
23.0
22.5
21.8
24.1

62.5
55.7
60.2
62.3
63.5
61.2
62.9
58.2
59.6
59.2
59.6
58.5
60.3

48.5
42.0
46.4
46.7
49.2
47.7
47.1
42.2
42.8
42.5
42.6
39.5
44.8

14.4
14.2
14.2
14.7
15.7
17.2
18.6
17.1
18.2
17.3
17.4
17.5
16.4

40.8
42.9
39.6
38.9
39.2
41.4
42.2
41.7
38.6
38.8
37.8
37.3
39.9

2012 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
3-Month Average .....

R 2,208

R 4,203

R 10,944

R 2,839

R 8,104

R 18,268

R 12.1

R 23.0

R 59.9

R 44.4

R 20.2

R 38.4

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

E 10,785

E 3,125

E 7,659

E 18,288

E 59.0

E 41.9

E 10,805

E 2,843

E 7,962

E 18,214

E 59.3

E 43.7

E 10,846

E 2,932

E 7,914

E 18,256

E 59.4

E 43.4

2011 3-Month Average .....


2010 3-Month Average .....

1,626
1,691

4,660
4,769

11,378
11,389

2,643
2,026

8,736
9,363

19,087
18,867

59.6
60.4

45.8
49.6

a Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and
the Neutral Zone (between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia).
b See "Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)" in Glossary.
See Table 3.3c for notes on which countries are included in the data.
R=Revised. E=Estimate. NA=Not available.
Notes: Readers of this table may be interested in a feature article, "Measuring
Dependence on Imported Oil," that was published in the August 1995 Monthly
Energy
Review.
See
http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/pdf/historical/imported_oil.pdf.
Beginning in October 1977, data include Strategic Petroleum Reserve imports.
See Table 3.3b. Annual averages may not equal average of months due to
independent rounding. U.S. geographic coverage is the 50 States and the

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

8.5
9.0

24.4
25.3

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

14.3
14.8

41.0
41.9

District of Columbia. U.S. exports include shipments to U.S. territories, and imports
include receipts from U.S. territories.
Web Pages:

For all available data beginning in 1973, see


http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum. For related information,
see http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/.
Sources: 1973-1975: Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, Petroleum
Statement, Annual, annual reports. 1976-1980: U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Energy Data Reports, Petroleum Statement, Annual, annual
reports. 1981-2010: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual, annual reports. 2011
and 2012: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly, monthly reports; and, for the current
two months, Weekly Petroleum Status Report data system and Monthly Energy
Review data system calculations.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

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Figure 3.3b Petroleum Trade: Imports


(Million Barrels per Day)
Overview, 1973-2011

Crude Oil and Petroleum Products,


January-March
10

15

8.9

8.7

2010

8.8

2011

2012

8
Total

10

6
Crude Oil

2.7

2.5

2.0

2
Petroleum Products

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

OPEC and Non-OPEC, 1973-2011

Crude Oil

Petroleum Products

OPEC and Non-OPEC


10

10

January 2010
January 2011
January 2012

8
Non-OPEC

6.7

7.1

6.7

4.6

4.2

OPEC

4.9

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

From Selected OPEC Countries, January 2012

OPEC

Non-OPEC

From Selected Non-OPEC Countries,


January 2012

3.0

3.5

2.5

3.0

3.008

2.5

2.0

2.0
1.5

1.423

1.5
1.114

1.0

1.0

0.750
0.504

0.5

0.390

0.370

Iraq

Angola

0.0

0.572

0.5

0.321

0.0
Saudi
Arabia

Venezuela

Nigeria

Canada

Mexico

Russia

Note: OPEC=Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.


Web Page: http http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum.
Sources: Tables 3.3b3.3d.

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0.431

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Colombia

Brazil

Table 3.3b Petroleum Trade: Imports and Exports by Type


(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Imports
Crude Oila
SPRc,d
1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................

Total

Exports

LPGb
Distillate
Fuel Oil

Jet
Fuele

Propanef

Total

Motor
Residual
Gasolineg Fuel Oil Otherh

Total

Crude Petroleum
Oila
Products

Total

44
118
27

8
8
11
16

77
52
8
7
19
56

3,244
4,105
5,263
3,201
5,894
7,230
7,508
8,225
8,706
8,731
9,071
9,328
9,140
9,665
10,088
10,126
10,118
10,031
9,783
9,013

392
155
142
200
278
193
230
228
210
250
295
344
267
333
325
329
365
304
213
225

212
133
80
39
108
106
111
91
124
128
162
148
107
109
127
190
186
217
103
81

71
60
69
67
115
102
119
113
137
122
161
145
145
168
209
233
228
182
185
147

132
112
216
187
188
146
166
169
194
182
215
206
183
225
263
328
332
247
253
182

134
184
140
381
342
265
336
309
311
382
427
454
498
518
496
603
475
413
302
223

1,853
1,223
939
510
504
187
248
194
275
237
352
295
249
327
426
530
350
372
349
331

290
144
130
550
705
708
879
945
888
943
938
1,095
1,085
1,087
1,419
1,609
1,881
1,885
1,913
1,635

6,256
6,056
6,909
5,067
8,018
8,835
9,478
10,162
10,708
10,852
11,459
11,871
11,530
12,264
13,145
13,714
13,707
13,468
12,915
11,691

2
6
287
204
109
95
110
108
110
118
50
20
9
12
27
32
25
27
29
44

229
204
258
577
748
855
871
896
835
822
990
951
975
1,014
1,021
1,133
1,292
1,405
1,773
1,980

231
209
544
781
857
949
981
1,003
945
940
1,040
971
984
1,027
1,048
1,165
1,317
1,433
1,802
2,024

2010 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Average ................

8,492
8,761
9,341
9,726
9,655
9,927
9,932
9,543
9,229
8,540
8,699
8,695
9,213

462
293
179
220
189
237
170
246
189
163
178
219
228

131
75
79
88
81
114
113
103
122
94
101
73
98

192
217
137
79
82
73
56
62
85
131
132
214
121

225
242
155
102
108
113
104
107
124
165
165
231
153

179
196
120
178
107
163
114
129
130
86
117
99
134

376
382
376
480
404
283
400
330
367
337
345
315
366

1,435
1,282
1,370
1,732
1,599
1,607
1,841
1,899
1,662
1,758
1,491
1,501
1,600

11,300
11,230
11,621
12,526
12,141
12,444
12,675
12,356
11,823
11,142
11,096
11,132
11,793

33
58
45
37
36
31
69
36
61
23
32
40
42

1,864
1,976
2,104
2,396
2,363
2,273
2,447
2,374
2,283
2,457
2,567
2,604
2,311

1,897
2,034
2,149
2,432
2,399
2,304
2,516
2,410
2,345
2,480
2,598
2,644
2,353

2011 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Average ................

9,069
8,013
9,033
8,715
8,988
9,247
9,310
9,021
9,006
9,029
8,826
8,716
8,921

326
206
190
186
167
126
153
148
177
127
133
174
176

65
68
65
80
91
82
95
66
58
61
72
21
69

172
172
136
94
73
58
61
72
107
93
107
149
108

204
199
165
113
100
85
84
100
130
116
127
174
133

103
119
135
138
137
130
92
106
99
66
74
60
105

456
428
468
519
299
371
246
229
276
282
340
333
353

1,733
1,471
1,538
1,842
1,887
1,753
1,686
1,474
1,463
1,314
1,594
1,478
1,603

11,954
10,503
11,593
11,592
11,669
11,794
11,667
11,145
11,209
10,994
11,166
10,957
11,360

72
30
36
41
37
36
73
34
35
51
64
53
47

2,616
2,544
2,623
2,862
2,605
2,571
2,846
3,037
3,123
3,054
3,118
3,496
2,877

2,687
2,575
2,660
2,903
2,642
2,607
2,919
3,071
3,158
3,104
3,182
3,549
2,924

2012 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
3-Month Average

R 8,572
E 8,908
E 8,956
E 8,810

R 156
E 157
E 169
E 161

R6
E 48
E 17
E 23

R 145
E 133
E 111
E 130

R 168

R 99
E 59
E 82
E 81

R 305
E 213
E 254
E 258

R 1,637

NA
NA
NA

R 10,944
E 10,785
E 10,805
E 10,846

R 56
E 37
E 38
E 44

R 2,783
E 3,088
E 2,805
E 2,888

R 2,839
E 3,125
E 2,843
E 2,932

2011 3-Month Average


2010 3-Month Average

8,728
8,868

242
312

66
96

160
181

189
206

119
164

451
378

1,584
1,365

11,378
11,389

47
45

2,596
1,982

2,643
2,026

a Includes lease condensate.


b Liquefied petroleum gases.
c "SPR" is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which began in October 1977.

Through 2003, includes crude oil imports by SPR only; beginning in 2004, includes
crude oil imports by SPR, and crude oil imports into SPR by others.
d See Note 6, "Petroleum Data Discrepancies," at end of section.
e Through 2004, includes kerosene-type and naphtha-type jet fuel. Beginning in
2005, includes kerosene-type jet fuel only; naphtha-type jet fuel is included in
"Other."
f Includes propylene.
g Finished motor gasoline.
Through 1980, also includes motor gasoline
blending components.
h Asphalt and road oil, finished aviation gasoline, gasoline blending
components, kerosene, lubricants, pentanes plus, petrochemical feedstocks,
petroleum coke, special naphthas, unfinished oils, waxes, other hydrocarbons and
oxygenates, and miscellaneous products. Beginning in 2005, also includes

NA
NA
NA

naphtha-type jet fuel.


R=Revised. E=Estimate. NA=Not available. =Not applicable. =No data
reported.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Pages:

For all available data beginning in 1973, see


http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum. For related information,
see http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/.
Sources: 1973-1975: Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, Petroleum
Statement, Annual, annual reports. 1976-1980: U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Energy Data Reports, Petroleum Statement, Annual, annual
reports. 1981-2010: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual, annual reports. 2011
and 2012: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly, monthly reports; and, for the current
two months, Weekly Petroleum Status Report data system and Monthly Energy
Review data system calculations.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

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Table 3.3c Petroleum Trade: Imports From OPEC Countries


(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Algeria

Angolaa

Ecuadorb

Iraq

Kuwaitc

Libya

Nigeria

Saudi
Arabiac

Venezuela

Otherd

Total
OPEC

......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................

136
282
488
187
280
234
256
285
290
259
225
278
264
382
452
478
657
670
548
493

(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
508
513
460

48
57
27
67
49
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
221
185

4
2
28
46
518
0
1
89
336
725
620
795
459
481
656
531
553
484
627
450

47
16
27
21
86
218
236
253
301
248
272
250
228
220
250
243
185
181
210
182

164
232
554
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
56
87
117
103
79

459
762
857
293
800
627
617
698
696
657
896
885
621
867
1,140
1,166
1,114
1,134
988
809

486
715
1,261
168
1,339
1,344
1,363
1,407
1,491
1,478
1,572
1,662
1,552
1,774
1,558
1,537
1,463
1,485
1,529
1,004

1,135
702
481
605
1,025
1,480
1,676
1,773
1,719
1,493
1,546
1,553
1,398
1,376
1,554
1,529
1,419
1,361
1,189
1,063

514
832
577
439
199
98
62
64
73
93
72
105
83
61
70
47
38
39
26
50

2,993
3,601
4,300
1,830
4,296
4,002
4,211
4,569
4,905
4,953
5,203
5,528
4,605
5,162
5,701
5,587
5,517
5,980
5,954
4,776

2010 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Average ......................

498
498
455
464
518
550
518
565
543
451
572
484
510

280
360
502
509
448
425
374
484
417
324
276
319
393

215
152
183
225
182
245
239
276
229
203
194
192
212

523
540
475
490
394
630
430
281
422
143
340
336
415

77
228
218
278
225
217
189
251
172
215
170
125
197

40
40
79
142
39
98
110
123
43
36
23
66
70

1,048
932
962
1,060
1,026
1,108
1,174
985
1,174
872
856
1,070
1,023

963
898
1,149
1,257
1,097
1,125
1,053
1,132
1,093
1,131
1,152
1,093
1,096

911
1,010
1,061
951
1,117
899
1,084
1,022
1,008
930
942
917
988

10

10

9
3

4,554
4,659
5,084
5,376
5,055
5,297
5,178
5,117
5,111
4,305
4,525
4,614
4,906

2011 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Average ......................

565
394
500
466
400
293
354
298
291
173
260
297
358

316
370
280
277
356
373
407
331
304
424
355
357
346

178
242
146
142
134
219
172
309
305
178
181
106
192

470
263
382
519
407
559
596
637
404
490
395
380
460

147
118
161
78
200
238
228
165
145
278
302
231
191

57
35
31
(s)
(s)
35

1
2
2
10
9
15

1,007
978
913
922
854
853
884
892
580
690
703
534
817

1,102
1,114
1,108
1,107
1,203
1,169
1,326
1,075
1,479
1,120
1,222
1,310
1,195

1,030
989
1,067
997
999
1,077
943
906
806
894
764
860
944

19
68
18
32
11
17
26

16

4,872
4,504
4,588
4,509
4,572
4,883
4,928
4,648
4,326
4,267
4,219
4,085
4,534

2012 January ........................

269

370

100

390

352

504

1,423

750

41

4,203

1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

a Angola joined OPEC in January 2007. For 1973-2006, Angola is included in


"Total Non-OPEC" on Table 3.3d.
b Ecuador was a member of OPEC from 1973-1992, and rejoined OPEC in
November 2007. For 1993-2007, Ecuador is included in "Total Non-OPEC" on
Table 3.3d.
c Imports from the Neutral Zone are reported as originating in either Saudi
Arabia or Kuwait depending on the country reported to U.S. Customs.
d For all years, includes Iran, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates. For 1973-2008,
also includes Indonesia; and for 1975-1994, also includes Gabon.
=No data reported. (s)=Less than 500 barrels per day.
Notes: See "Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)" in
Glossary. Petroleum imports not classified as "OPEC" on this table are included on
Table 3.3d. The country of origin for petroleum products may not be the country
of origin for the crude oil from which the products were produced. For example,

44

refined products imported from West European refining areas may have been
produced from Middle East crude oil. Includes imports for the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve, which began in October 1977. Totals may not equal sum of
components due to independent rounding. U.S. geographic coverage is the 50
States and the District of Columbia.
Web Pages:

For all available data beginning in 1973, see


http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum. For related information,
see http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/.
Sources: 1973-1975: Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, Petroleum
Statement, Annual, annual reports. 1976-1980: U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Energy Data Reports, Petroleum Statement, Annual, annual
reports. 1981-2010: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual, annual reports. 2011
and 2012: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly, monthly reports.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 3.3d Petroleum Trade: Imports From Non-OPEC Countries


(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Brazil
1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

Canada

Colombia

Mexico

Netherlands

Norway

Russiaa

United
Kingdom

U.S. Virgin
Islands

Other

Total
Non-OPEC

......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................

9
5
3
61
49
8
9
5
26
26
51
82
116
108
104
156
193
200
258
309

1,325
846
455
770
934
1,332
1,424
1,563
1,598
1,539
1,807
1,828
1,971
2,072
2,138
2,181
2,353
2,455
2,493
2,479

9
9
4
23
182
219
234
271
354
468
342
296
260
195
176
196
155
155
200
276

16
71
533
816
755
1,068
1,244
1,385
1,351
1,324
1,373
1,440
1,547
1,623
1,665
1,662
1,705
1,532
1,302
1,210

53
19
2
58
55
15
19
25
31
27
30
43
66
87
101
151
174
128
168
140

1
17
144
32
102
273
313
309
236
304
343
341
393
270
244
233
196
142
102
108

26
14
1
8
45
25
25
13
24
89
72
90
210
254
298
410
369
414
465
563

15
14
176
310
189
383
308
226
250
365
366
324
478
440
380
396
272
277
236
245

329
406
388
247
282
278
313
300
293
280
291
268
236
288
330
328
328
346
320
277

1,480
1,052
903
913
1,128
1,233
1,377
1,495
1,640
1,478
1,581
1,631
1,649
1,766
2,008
2,413
2,446
1,839
1,416
1,307

3,263
2,454
2,609
3,237
3,721
4,833
5,267
5,593
5,803
5,899
6,257
6,343
6,925
7,103
7,444
8,127
8,190
7,489
6,961
6,915

2010 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Average ......................

353
226
306
318
319
308
332
251
181
169
198
295
272

2,596
2,491
2,505
2,472
2,528
2,717
2,549
2,489
2,479
2,347
2,513
2,736
2,535

322
386
251
423
315
407
404
372
363
422
492
231
365

1,133
1,137
1,306
1,282
1,428
1,211
1,289
1,282
1,254
1,347
1,363
1,365
1,284

116
126
136
89
108
87
207
137
45
108
57
71
108

126
99
59
166
119
52
119
57
62
111
79
26
89

463
423
494
587
719
760
719
786
648
655
561
514
612

282
413
267
304
176
269
351
266
178
152
187
236
256

298
196
235
331
195
246
239
301
302
270
234
191
253

1,057
1,074
977
1,178
1,180
1,090
1,287
1,298
1,200
1,255
886
855
1,112

6,747
6,571
6,538
7,149
7,087
7,146
7,497
7,239
6,712
6,837
6,571
6,518
6,887

2011 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Average ......................

274
177
161
227
282
285
329
228
188
187
234
404
249

2,826
2,831
2,666
2,625
2,481
2,524
2,626
2,637
2,829
2,692
2,815
2,932
2,706

332
211
399
516
433
309
415
395
529
578
424
508
422

1,366
1,104
1,319
1,077
1,286
1,222
1,197
1,185
1,192
1,177
1,256
1,064
1,205

101
129
91
133
128
175
80
81
64
23
96
101
100

85
69
156
167
101
93
58
87
97
180
174
88
113

531
437
690
704
677
689
562
585
592
687
737
552
621

155
110
197
187
233
146
175
125
124
150
125
162
158

276
182
149
179
194
151
192
185
189
151
177
214
187

1,136
749
1,177
1,267
1,283
1,319
1,105
988
1,079
903
910
846
1,065

7,082
5,999
7,005
7,083
7,097
6,911
6,739
6,497
6,883
6,727
6,948
6,872
6,825

2012 January ........................

321

3,008

431

1,114

101

46

572

168

96

884

6,740

a Through 1992, may include imports from republics other than Russia in the
former U.S.S.R. See "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)" in Glossary.
Notes: See "Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)" in
Glossary for membership. Petroleum imports not classified as "OPEC" on Table
3.3c are included on this table. The country of origin for petroleum products may
not be the country of origin for the crude oil from which the products were
produced. For example, refined products imported from West European refining
areas may have been produced from Middle East crude oil. Includes imports for
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which began in October 1977. Totals may not
equal sum of components due to independent rounding. U.S. geographic

coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.


Web Pages:

For all available data beginning in 1973, see


http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum. For related information,
see http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/.
Sources: 1973-1975: Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, Petroleum
Statement, Annual, annual reports. 1976-1980: U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Energy Data Reports, Petroleum Statement, Annual, annual
reports. 1981-2010: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual, annual reports. 2011
and 2012: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly, monthly reports.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

45

Figure 3.4

Petroleum Stocks
(Billion Barrels, Except as Noted)

Overview, 1973-2011

Overview, Monthly
2.0

2.0

Total
Total

1.5

1.5

1.0

Crude Oil

1.0

0.5

Petroleum Products

0.5

Crude Oil

Petroleum Products

0.0

0.0

J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A SOND

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

2010

Total Stocks (Crude Oil and Petroleum Products)

2011

2012

SPR and Non-SPR Crude Oil Stocks, 1973-2011


750

2.0
1.787

1.770

1.769

SPR

Million Barrels

1.5

1.0

500

Non-SPR

250

0.5

0.0
March

March

2010

2011

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

March
2012

Selected Products
250
225

215

March 2010

221

March 2011

March 2012

Million Barrels

200
147

150

149
135

100
45

50
28

42

40

40

41

37

35

24

0
Motor Gasoline
a

Distillate Fuel Oil

Includes propylene.
Includes kerosene-type jet fuel only.
Notes: SPR=Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Stocks are at end of
b

46

Propane

Jet Fuel b

Residual Fuel Oil

period.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum.
Source: Table 3.4.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 3.4 Petroleum Stocks


(Million Barrels)
Crude Oila
SPRc
1973 Year
1975 Year
1980 Year
1985 Year
1990 Year
1995 Year
1996 Year
1997 Year
1998 Year
1999 Year
2000 Year
2001 Year
2002 Year
2003 Year
2004 Year
2005 Year
2006 Year
2007 Year
2008 Year
2009 Year

Non-SPRd,e,f

LPGb
Totale,f

Distillate
Fuel Oilf,g

Jet
Fuelh

Propanef,i

Totalf

Motor
Gasolinef,j

Residual
Fuel Oilf

Otherk

Totalf

.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................

108
493
586
592
566
563
571
567
541
550
599
638
676
685
689
697
702
727

242
271
358
321
323
303
284
305
324
284
286
312
278
269
286
324
312
286
326
325

242
271
466
814
908
895
850
868
895
852
826
862
877
907
961
1,008
1,001
983
1,028
1,052

196
209
205
144
132
130
127
138
156
125
118
145
134
137
126
136
144
134
146
166

29
30
42
40
52
40
40
44
45
41
45
42
39
39
40
42
39
39
38
43

65
82
65
39
49
43
43
44
65
43
41
66
53
50
55
57
62
52
55
50

99
125
120
74
98
93
86
89
115
89
83
121
106
94
104
109
113
96
113
102

209
235
261
223
220
202
195
210
216
193
196
210
209
207
218
208
212
218
214
223

53
74
92
50
49
37
46
40
45
36
36
41
31
38
42
37
42
39
36
37

179
188
205
174
162
165
164
169
176
157
164
166
152
147
153
157
169
156
162
153

1,008
1,133
1,392
1,519
1,621
1,563
1,507
1,560
1,647
1,493
1,468
1,586
1,548
1,568
1,645
1,698
1,720
1,665
1,737
1,776

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ...........

727
727
727
727
727
727
727
727
727
727
727
727

337
343
359
363
362
365
358
359
363
368
352
333

1,063
1,070
1,086
1,090
1,089
1,092
1,084
1,086
1,089
1,094
1,079
1,060

164
155
147
145
150
158
167
170
167
162
162
164

44
44
42
44
45
45
47
47
47
44
44
43

35
28
28
35
42
49
55
59
61
61
61
49

80
70
73
89
105
120
130
139
141
138
131
108

232
235
225
220
218
216
220
221
219
210
213
219

40
41
41
44
46
43
41
39
40
41
41
41

162
170
174
178
178
169
166
159
158
158
158
158

1,786
1,785
1,787
1,810
1,830
1,842
1,855
1,862
1,861
1,847
1,827
1,794

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ...........

727
727
727
727
727
727
718
696
696
696
696
696

347
350
363
369
370
358
348
349
332
339
338
331

1,074
1,077
1,089
1,096
1,096
1,085
1,066
1,046
1,028
1,035
1,034
1,027

162
154
149
143
145
144
158
157
154
143
144
150

41
39
40
39
41
42
44
43
46
46
42
42

35
26
24
28
34
40
47
52
57
60
59
55

85
71
69
80
92
105
119
130
132
133
125
111

235
229
215
205
214
215
217
212
216
208
221
224

39
35
37
39
37
37
37
39
35
37
39
34

166
168
171
175
180
179
178
173
170
169
167
164

1,803
1,773
1,770
1,776
1,805
1,808
1,820
1,801
1,781
1,770
1,772
1,751

2012 January ................


February ..............
March ...................

696

R 340

R 1,036

R 149

42

R 48

R 101

R 235

R 34

R 174

R 1,771

E 696

E 346

E 1,042

E 140

E 41

E 44

RF 94

E 230

E 34

RE 174

E 1,754

E 696

E 363

E 1,059

E 135

E 40

E 45

F 102

E 221

E 35

E 177

E 1,769

a Includes lease condensate.


b Liquefied petroleum gases.
c "SPR" is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which began in October 1977.

Crude oil stocks in the SPR include non-U.S. stocks held under foreign or
commercial storage agreements.
d All crude oil stocks other than those in SPR.
e Beginning in 1981, includes stocks of Alaskan crude oil in transit. See Note 5,
"Stocks of Alaskan Crude Oil," at end of section.
f See Note 4, "Petroleum New Stock Basis," at end of section.
g Excludes stocks in the Northeast Heating Oil Reserve. Beginning in 2009,
includes renewable diesel fuel (including biodiesel) blended into distillate fuel oil.
h Through 2004, includes kerosene-type and naphtha-type jet fuel. Beginning in
2005, includes kerosene-type jet fuel only; naphtha-type jet fuel is included in
"Other."
i Includes propylene.
j Includes finished motor gasoline and motor gasoline blending components;
excludes oxygenates.
k Asphalt and road oil, aviation gasoline, aviation gasoline blending

components, kerosene, lubricants, pentanes plus, petrochemical feedstocks,


petroleum coke, special naphthas, unfinished oils, waxes, miscellaneous products,
oxygenates, renewable fuels, and other hydrocarbons. Beginning in 2005, also
includes naphtha-type jet fuel.
R=Revised. E=Estimate. F=Forecast. =Not applicable.
Notes: Stocks are at end of period. Totals may not equal sum of
components due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States
and the District of Columbia.
Web Pages:

For all available data beginning in 1973, see


http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum. For related information,
see http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/.
Sources: 1973-1975: Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, Petroleum
Statement, Annual, annual reports. 1976-1980: U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Energy Data Reports, Petroleum Statement, Annual, annual
reports. 1981-2010: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual, annual reports. 2011
and 2012: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly, monthly reports; and, for the current
two months, Weekly Petroleum Status Report data system, Short-Term Integrated
Forecasting System, and Monthly Energy Review data system calculations.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

47

Figure 3.5

Petroleum Products Supplied by Type


(Million Barrels per Day)

Total and Motor Gasoline, 1973-2011

Total, January-March
24

24

Total

18

18.867

19.087

2010

2011

18.256

18

12

12
Motor Gasolinea

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Selected Products,1973-2011

2012

Selected Products, Monthly


12

12

Motor Gasolinea

Motor Gasolinea

Distillate Fuel Oilb


Distillate Fuel Oil

Residual Fuel Oil

Residual Fuel Oil

Propaned

Jet Fuel

Jet Fuel
Propaned

0
J FMA M J J A SOND J F MAM J J A SOND J FMA M J J A SOND

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

2010

2011

2012

Selected Products
12
March 2010
9

8.8

8.7

March 2011

March 2012

8.6

6
3.8

4.0

3.6

3
1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2
0.5

0
Motor Gasoline
a

Distillate Fuel Oil

Jet Fuel

Beginning in 1993, includes fuel ethanol blended into motor gasoline.


Beginning in 2009, includes renewable diesel fuel (including biodiesel)
blended into distillate fuel oil.
c
Beginning in 2005, includes kerosene-type jet fuel only.
b

48

Propane d

0.5

0.4

Residual Fuel Oil

Includes propylene.
Note: SPR=Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum.
Source: Table 3.5.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 3.5 Petroleum Products Supplied by Type


(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Asphalt
and
Aviation
Road Oil Gasoline
1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

LPGa
Distillate
Fuel Oilb

Jet
Fuelc

Kerosene

Propaned

Total

Lubricants

Motor
Gasolinee

Petroleum
Coke

Residual
Fuel Oil

Otherf

Total

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

522
419
396
425
483
486
484
505
521
547
525
519
512
503
537
546
521
494
417
360

45
39
35
27
24
21
20
22
19
21
20
19
18
16
17
19
18
17
15
14

3,092
2,851
2,866
2,868
3,021
3,207
3,365
3,435
3,461
3,572
3,722
3,847
3,776
3,927
4,058
4,118
4,169
4,196
3,945
3,631

1,059
1,001
1,068
1,218
1,522
1,514
1,578
1,599
1,622
1,673
1,725
1,655
1,614
1,578
1,630
1,679
1,633
1,622
1,539
1,393

216
159
158
114
43
54
62
66
78
73
67
72
43
55
64
70
54
32
14
18

872
783
754
883
917
1,096
1,136
1,170
1,120
1,246
1,235
1,142
1,248
1,215
1,276
1,229
1,215
1,235
1,154
1,160

1,449
1,333
1,469
1,599
1,556
1,899
2,012
2,038
1,952
2,195
2,231
2,044
2,163
2,074
2,132
2,030
2,052
2,085
1,954
2,051

162
137
159
145
164
156
151
160
168
169
166
153
151
140
141
141
137
142
131
118

6,674
6,675
6,579
6,831
7,235
7,789
7,891
8,017
8,253
8,431
8,472
8,610
8,848
8,935
9,105
9,159
9,253
9,286
8,989
8,997

261
247
237
264
339
365
379
377
447
477
406
437
463
455
524
515
522
490
464
427

2,822
2,462
2,508
1,202
1,229
852
848
797
887
830
909
811
700
772
865
920
689
723
622
511

1,005
1,001
1,581
1,032
1,373
1,381
1,518
1,605
1,508
1,532
1,458
1,481
1,474
1,579
1,657
1,605
1,640
1,593
1,408
1,251

17,308
16,322
17,056
15,726
16,988
17,725
18,309
18,620
18,917
19,519
19,701
19,649
19,761
20,034
20,731
20,802
20,687
20,680
19,498
18,771

2010 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Average ..................

203
249
264
331
378
517
470
537
463
434
295
204
362

10
10
14
17
15
18
20
14
20
15
11
12
15

3,701
3,854
3,835
3,759
3,639
3,743
3,544
3,830
3,886
3,773
3,873
4,176
3,800

1,344
1,343
1,443
1,410
1,446
1,543
1,494
1,486
1,457
1,430
1,396
1,383
1,432

15
34
11
7
11
16
19
9
8
15
46
50
20

1,638
1,526
1,193
916
891
901
915
973
1,040
1,135
1,168
1,634
1,160

2,644
2,531
2,225
1,843
1,878
1,938
1,978
2,025
2,084
2,126
2,141
2,677
2,173

116
137
138
132
128
155
141
129
136
127
125
113
131

8,520
8,579
8,793
9,108
9,162
9,311
9,301
9,255
9,112
9,016
8,816
8,911
8,993

268
334
425
385
339
411
385
434
433
335
389
371
376

615
515
531
590
519
500
595
476
513
489
552
525
535

1,218
1,263
1,421
1,463
1,351
1,386
1,373
1,467
1,326
1,215
1,333
1,301
1,343

18,652
18,850
19,099
19,044
18,866
19,537
19,319
19,662
19,438
18,974
18,977
19,722
19,180

2011 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Average ..................

224
248
280
314
354
455
463
543
462
424
298
191
355

14
13
19
7
18
17
18
18
13
16
12
10
15

3,968
3,871
3,993
3,689
3,657
3,903
3,452
3,959
3,929
3,944
4,055
3,782
3,849

1,355
1,343
1,389
1,451
1,429
1,545
1,466
1,555
1,417
1,370
1,427
1,354
1,425

17
47
25
9
(s)
4
9
5
13
-4
10
12
12

1,652
1,423
1,189
933
934
889
918
974
979
1,147
1,236
1,400
1,138

2,660
2,406
2,291
1,916
1,994
1,938
1,929
1,987
2,035
2,140
2,235
2,525
2,171

136
121
148
131
120
119
112
134
126
107
124
112
124

8,412
8,648
8,750
8,762
8,784
9,046
8,960
8,907
8,753
8,623
8,527
8,659
8,736

363
282
339
352
415
386
361
452
360
410
361
313
367

623
627
547
600
478
471
316
319
482
402
395
519
480

1,349
1,264
1,468
1,381
1,114
1,394
1,470
1,274
1,207
1,132
1,291
1,261
1,300

19,121
18,869
19,248
18,613
18,363
19,277
18,555
19,153
18,795
18,563
18,734
18,738
18,835

2012 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
3-Month Average ...

R 216
F 240
F 265
E 240

12
F 12
F 14
E 13

R 3,811
E 3,579
E 3,584
E 3,660

R 1,313
E 1,388
E 1,343
E 1,347

R2
RF 25
F5
E 10

R 1,406
E 1,347
E 1,162
E 1,304

R 2,463
RF 2,372
F 2,231
E 2,355

R 129
RF 121
F 141
E 130

R 8,187
E 8,336
E 8,569
E 8,365

R 367
F 325
F 369
E 354

R 420
E 363
E 376
E 387

R 1,349
RE 1,526
E 1,318
E 1,395

R 18,268
E 18,288
E 18,214
E 18,256

2011 3-Month Average ...


2010 3-Month Average ...

250
238

16
11

3,946
3,795

1,363
1,378

29
20

1,421
1,450

2,454
2,465

135
130

8,602
8,632

330
343

598
555

1,363
1,302

19,087
18,867

a Liquefied petroleum gases.


b Beginning in 2009, includes renewable diesel fuel (including biodiesel)

blended into distillate fuel oil.


c Through 2004, includes kerosene-type and naphtha-type jet fuel. Beginning in
2005, includes kerosene-type jet fuel only; naphtha-type jet fuel is included in
"Other."
d Includes propylene.
e Finished motor gasoline. Beginning in 1993, also includes fuel ethanol
blended into motor gasoline.
f Pentanes plus, petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas, still gas (refinery
gas), waxes, and miscellaneous products. Beginning in 1981, also includes
negative barrels per day of distillate and residual fuel oil reclassified as unfinished
oils, and other products (from both primary and secondary supply) reclassified as
gasoline blending components. Beginning in 1983, also includes crude oil burned
as fuel. Beginning in 2005, also includes naphtha-type jet fuel.
R=Revised. E=Estimate. F=Forecast. (s)=Less than 500 barrels per day and
greater than -500 barrels per day.

Notes: Petroleum products supplied is an approximation of petroleum


consumption and is synonymous with the term "petroleum consumption" in Tables
3.7a3.8c.
See Note 7, "Petroleum Products Supplied and Petroleum
Consumption," at end of section. Totals may not equal sum of components due
to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District
of Columbia.
Web Pages:

For all available data beginning in 1973, see


http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum. For related information,
see http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/.
Sources: 1973-1975: Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, Petroleum
Statement, Annual, annual reports. 1976-1980: U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Energy Data Reports, Petroleum Statement, Annual, annual
reports. 1981-2010: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual, annual reports. 2011
and 2012: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly, monthly reports; and, for the current
two months, Weekly Petroleum Status Report data system, Short-Term Integrated
Forecasting System, and Monthly Energy Review data system calculations.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

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Figure 3.6 Heat Content of Petroleum Products Supplied by Type


(Quadrillion Btu)
Total, 1973-2011

Total
4

50
40

3.134

3.152

March

March

March

2010

2011

2012

2.987

30
2

20
1

10
0

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

By Product, March 2012


Asphalt and Road Oil

0.054

Aviation Gasoline
Distillate Fuel Oil
Jet Fuel

0.002
a

0.647
b

Kerosene

0.236

0.001

Liquefied Petroleum Gases

0.244

Lubricants
Motor Gasoline

0.026
c

1.386

Petroleum Coke

0.069

Residual Fuel Oil

0.073

Otherd

0.248

0.0

0.5

a
Includes renewable diesel fuel (including biodiesel) blended into distillate fuel oil.
b
Includes kerosene-type jet fuel only.
c
Includes fuel ethanol blended into motor gasoline.

50

1.0

1.5

2.0

All petroleum products not shown above.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum.
Source: Table 3.6.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 3.6 Heat Content of Petroleum Products Supplied by Type


(Trillion Btu)
Asphalt
and
Aviation
Road Oil Gasoline
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

LPGa
Distillate
Fuel Oilb

Jet
Fuelc

Kerosene

Propaned

Total

Lubricants

Motor
Gasolinee

Petroleum
Coke

Residual
Fuel Oil

Otherf

Total

......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................

1,264
1,014
962
1,029
1,170
1,178
1,176
1,224
1,263
1,324
1,276
1,257
1,240
1,220
1,304
1,323
1,261
1,197
1,012
873

83
71
64
50
45
40
37
40
35
39
36
35
34
30
31
35
33
32
28
27

6,575
6,061
6,110
6,098
6,422
6,818
7,175
7,304
7,359
7,595
7,935
8,179
8,028
8,349
8,652
8,755
8,864
8,921
8,411
7,720

2,167
2,047
2,190
2,497
3,129
3,132
3,274
3,308
3,357
3,462
3,580
3,426
3,340
3,265
3,383
3,475
3,379
3,358
3,193
2,883

447
329
329
236
88
112
128
136
162
151
140
150
90
113
133
144
111
67
30
36

1,221
1,097
1,059
1,236
1,284
1,534
1,594
1,638
1,568
1,745
1,734
1,598
1,747
1,701
1,791
1,721
1,701
1,729
1,620
1,624

1,981
1,807
1,976
2,103
2,059
2,512
2,660
2,690
2,575
2,897
2,945
2,697
2,852
2,748
2,824
2,682
2,700
2,733
2,574
2,664

359
304
354
322
362
346
335
354
371
375
369
338
334
309
313
312
303
313
291
262

12,797
12,798
12,648
13,098
13,872
14,825
15,064
15,254
15,701
16,036
16,155
16,373
16,819
16,981
17,379
17,444
17,622
17,689
17,168
17,135

573
542
522
582
745
802
837
829
982
1,048
895
961
1,018
1,000
1,156
1,133
1,148
1,077
1,022
938

6,477
5,649
5,772
2,759
2,820
1,955
1,952
1,828
2,036
1,905
2,091
1,861
1,605
1,772
1,990
2,111
1,581
1,659
1,432
1,173

2,114
2,109
3,278
2,152
2,839
2,837
3,121
3,298
3,093
3,129
2,979
3,056
3,040
3,264
3,428
3,318
3,416
3,313
2,941
2,611

34,837
32,732
34,205
30,925
33,552
34,556
35,759
36,265
36,934
37,960
38,402
38,333
38,400
39,051
40,593
40,732
40,420
40,358
38,101
36,321

2010 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Total ......................

42
46
54
66
78
103
97
110
92
89
59
42
878

2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
27

668
629
692
657
657
654
640
692
679
681
677
754
8,080

236
213
254
240
254
263
263
261
248
251
238
243
2,963

3
5
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
3
8
9
41

195
164
142
105
106
104
109
116
120
135
134
194
1,624

294
255
246
198
207
206
217
220
219
233
228
298
2,821

22
23
26
24
24
28
27
24
25
24
23
21
291

1,378
1,253
1,422
1,426
1,482
1,458
1,504
1,497
1,426
1,458
1,380
1,441
17,127

50
56
79
70
63
74
72
81
78
63
70
69
826

120
91
103
111
101
94
116
93
97
95
104
102
1,228

215
202
252
251
240
237
242
259
227
215
227
233
2,800

3,029
2,776
3,134
3,046
3,111
3,122
3,183
3,241
3,097
3,114
3,014
3,214
37,082

2011 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Total ......................

46
46
58
63
73
91
95
112
92
87
59
39
860

2
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
27

717
631
721
645
660
682
623
715
687
712
709
683
8,184

238
213
244
247
251
263
258
273
241
241
243
238
2,950

3
7
4
1
(s)
1
2
1
2
-1
2
2
25

196
153
141
107
111
102
109
116
113
136
142
167
1,594

295
241
251
201
216
204
209
217
215
234
235
278
2,796

26
20
28
24
23
22
21
25
23
20
23
21
275

1,361
1,263
1,415
1,372
1,421
1,416
1,449
1,441
1,370
1,395
1,335
1,401
16,639

68
48
63
64
78
70
67
84
65
77
65
58
807

121
110
107
113
93
89
62
62
91
78
74
101
1,102

239
202
259
234
199
236
260
227
208
201
222
224
2,712

3,116
2,784
3,152
2,965
3,017
3,075
3,049
3,160
2,996
3,047
2,968
3,047
36,376

2012 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
3-Month Total .......

R 44

R 688

R 231

F 46

F2

E 605

E 228

F 54

F2

E 647

E 145

E6

E 1,940

2011 3-Month Total .......


2010 3-Month Total .......

150
142

7
5

2,069
1,989

R (s)

R 167

R 270

R 24

R 1,324

R 69

R 82

R 238

R 2,973

F4

E 150

RF 243

F 21

E 1,261

F 57

E 66

RE 273

E 2,806

E 236

F1

E 138

F 244

F 26

E 1,386

F 69

E 73

E 248

E 2,987

E 695

E5

E 455

E 757

E 72

E 3,972

E 194

E 221

E 759

E 8,767

696
703

15
10

491
501

786
796

74
71

4,040
4,054

179
186

338
314

700
669

9,052
8,939

a Liquefied petroleum gases.


b Beginning in 2009, includes renewable diesel fuel (including biodiesel)

blended into distillate fuel oil.


c Through 2004, includes kerosene-type and naphtha-type jet fuel. Beginning in
2005, includes kerosene-type jet fuel only; naphtha-type jet fuel is included in
"Other."
d Includes propylene.
e Finished motor gasoline. Beginning in 1993, also includes fuel ethanol blended
into motor gasoline.
f Pentanes plus, petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas, still gas (refinery
gas), waxes, and miscellaneous products. Beginning in 1981, also includes
negative barrels per day of distillate and residual fuel oil reclassified as unfinished
oils, and other products (from both primary and secondary supply) reclassified as
gasoline blending components. Beginning in 1983, also includes crude oil burned

as fuel. Beginning in 2005, also includes naphtha-type jet fuel.


R=Revised. E=Estimate. F=Forecast. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu and greater
than -0.5 trillion Btu.
Notes: Petroleum products supplied is an approximation of petroleum
consumption and is synonymous with the term "petroleum consumption" in Tables
3.7a3.8c.
See Note 7, "Petroleum Products Supplied and Petroleum
Consumption," at end of section. Totals may not equal sum of components due
to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District
of Columbia.
Web Pages:

For all available data beginning in 1973, see


http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum. For related information,
see http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

51

Figure 3.7

Petroleum Consumption by Sector


(Million Barrels per Day)

By Sector, 1973-2011

By Sector, January 2012

16

16

Transportation

12

12.157

12

8
Industriala

4.585

4
Residential and Commerciala

0.893

Electric Power

0.519

0.114

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Residential and Commercial Sectors,a Selected


Products, January 2012
1.0

Residential

Commerciala

Industriala

Transportation

Electric
Power

Industrial Sector,a Selected Products,


January 2012
2.1
1.896

0.8

0.789

1.4

0.6

0.542

0.4
0.7

0.571

0.2

0.311
0.053

0.0
Distillate
Fuel Oil

LPG

Residual
Fuel Oil

Motor
Gasolinec

Transportation Sector, Selected Products,


January 2012

0.0

LPG

Distillate
Fuel Oil

0.134

Petroleum Asphalt and


Motor
Road Oil Gasolinec
Coke

Electric Power Sector, January 2012

10
8

0.216

0.026

0.06
8.026

0.055

0.05
0.04

0.034

0.03
0.024

4
0.02

2.426

1.313

0.01
0.293

0.00
Motor
Gasolinec

Distillate
Fuel Oild

Jet
Fuele

Residual
Fuel Oil

a
Includes combined-heat-and-power plants and a small number of
electricity-only plants.
b
Liquefied petroleum gases.
c
Includes fuel ethanol blended into motor gasoline .
d
Includes renewable diesel fuel (including biodiesel) blended into

52

Petroleum
Coke

Residual
Fuel Oil

Distillate
Fuel Oil

distillate fuel oil.


e
Includes kerosene-type jet fuel only.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum.
Sources: Tables 3.7a3.7c.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 3.7a Petroleum Consumption: Residential and Commercial Sectors


(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Commercial Sectora

Residential Sector
Distillate
Fuel Oil
1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

Kerosene

Liquefied
Petroleum
Gases

Total

Distillate
Fuel Oil

Kerosene

Liquefied
Petroleum
Gases

Motor
Gasolineb

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

942
850
617
514
460
426
434
411
363
389
424
427
404
425
433
402
335
342
314
283

110
78
51
77
31
36
43
45
52
54
46
46
29
34
41
40
32
21
10
13

407
365
222
224
252
282
334
325
303
376
395
375
384
389
364
366
318
345
394
391

1,459
1,293
890
815
742
743
811
781
718
819
865
849
817
848
839
809
685
708
718
687

303
276
243
297
252
225
227
209
202
206
230
239
209
226
221
210
189
181
174
194

31
24
20
16
6
11
10
12
15
13
14
15
8
9
10
10
7
4
2
2

105
92
63
68
73
78
87
86
84
100
107
102
101
112
108
94
88
87
113
99

45
46
56
50
58
10
14
22
20
15
23
20
24
32
23
24
26
32
24
28

2010 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

460
471
270
196
207
244
189
169
157
233
271
432
274

10
24
8
5
8
11
13
7
6
10
32
35
14

461
441
388
321
327
338
345
353
363
370
373
466
379

931
936
666
521
542
593
547
528
526
614
676
934
667

324
332
190
138
146
172
133
119
111
164
190
304
193

2
4
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
5
6
2

122
116
102
85
86
89
91
93
96
98
99
123
100

2011 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

395
414
282
195
128
199
178
243
266
289
331
428
278

12
33
18
6
(s)
3
6
4
9
-3
7
8
9

464
419
399
334
347
338
336
346
355
373
389
440
378

870
866
699
534
476
540
520
593
630
659
728
876
665

278
291
199
137
90
140
125
171
187
203
233
301
196

2
5
3
1
(s)
1
1
1
1
(s)
1
1
1

2012 January ......................

463

429

893

326

(s)

a Commercial
sector
fuel
use,
including
that
at
commercial
combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial electricity-only plants.
b Finished motor gasoline. Beginning in 1993, also includes fuel ethanol
blended into motor gasoline.
NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 500 barrels per day and greater than -500
barrels per day.
Notes: Data are estimates. For total petroleum consumption by all sectors,
see petroleum products supplied data in Table 3.5. Petroleum products supplied is

Petroleum
Coke
NA
NA
NA
NA

Residual
Fuel Oil

Total

0
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

290
214
245
99
100
62
60
48
37
32
40
30
35
48
53
50
33
33
32
33

774
653
626
530
489
385
397
378
358
366
415
406
376
428
416
389
343
337
345
357

28
28
28
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
0
0
0
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

57
58
33
24
25
30
23
21
19
29
33
53
34

532
538
356
277
289
323
280
264
256
322
356
516
358

122
111
105
88
92
89
89
91
94
99
103
116
100

27
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28

(s)
(s)
(s)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(s)
(s)
(s)

45
47
32
22
15
23
20
28
30
33
38
49
32

475
483
368
277
225
282
264
320
341
362
403
496
357

113

26

(s)

53

519

an approximation of petroleum consumption and is synonymous with the term


"petroleum consumption" in Tables 3.7a3.8c. See Note 7, "Petroleum Products
Supplied
and
Petroleum
Consumption,"
at
end
of
section.
Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

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Table 3.7b Petroleum Consumption: Industrial Sector


(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Industrial Sectora
Asphalt
and
Road Oil
1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

Distillate
Fuel Oil

Kerosene

Liquefied
Petroleum
Gases

Lubricants

Motor
Gasolineb

Petroleum
Coke

Residual
Fuel Oil

Otherc

Total

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

522
419
396
425
483
486
484
505
521
547
525
519
512
503
537
546
521
494
417
360

691
630
621
526
541
532
557
566
570
558
563
611
566
534
570
594
594
595
599
521

75
58
87
21
6
7
9
9
11
6
8
11
7
12
14
19
14
6
2
2

902
844
1,172
1,285
1,215
1,527
1,580
1,617
1,553
1,709
1,720
1,557
1,668
1,561
1,646
1,549
1,627
1,637
1,419
1,541

88
68
82
75
84
80
78
82
86
87
86
79
78
72
73
72
71
73
67
61

133
116
82
114
97
105
105
111
105
80
79
155
163
171
195
187
198
161
131
128

254
246
234
261
325
328
343
331
390
426
361
390
383
375
423
404
425
412
394
363

809
658
586
326
179
147
146
127
100
90
105
89
83
96
108
123
104
84
86
46

1,005
1,001
1,581
1,032
1,373
1,381
1,518
1,605
1,508
1,532
1,458
1,481
1,474
1,579
1,657
1,605
1,640
1,593
1,408
1,251

4,479
4,038
4,842
4,065
4,304
4,594
4,819
4,953
4,844
5,035
4,903
4,892
4,934
4,903
5,222
5,100
5,193
5,056
4,523
4,274

2010 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

203
249
264
331
378
517
470
537
463
434
295
204
362

484
531
686
623
472
427
331
544
701
548
664
700
559

3
6
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
3
8
9
4

2,036
1,949
1,714
1,419
1,446
1,492
1,523
1,559
1,604
1,637
1,648
2,061
1,673

60
70
71
68
66
80
73
66
70
66
64
58
68

140
141
144
149
150
153
153
152
150
148
145
146
148

201
264
356
323
274
333
303
370
371
279
339
307
310

59
55
54
61
51
43
53
42
51
51
57
51
52

1,218
1,263
1,421
1,463
1,351
1,386
1,373
1,467
1,326
1,215
1,333
1,301
1,343

4,403
4,528
4,712
4,438
4,190
4,433
4,282
4,738
4,738
4,380
4,553
4,838
4,519

2011 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

224
248
280
314
354
455
463
543
462
424
298
191
355

749
585
755
544
553
568
257
523
578
575
696
434
568

3
8
5
2
(s)
1
2
1
2
-1
2
2
2

2,049
1,853
1,764
1,475
1,536
1,492
1,486
1,530
1,567
1,648
1,721
1,945
1,672

70
62
76
68
62
61
57
69
65
55
64
58
64

138
142
144
144
144
148
147
146
144
141
140
142
143

283
215
266
304
366
324
286
388
297
362
320
261
307

64
65
57
63
50
48
30
30
49
42
39
52
49

1,349
1,264
1,468
1,381
1,114
1,394
1,470
1,274
1,207
1,132
1,291
1,261
1,300

4,928
4,442
4,814
4,295
4,177
4,492
4,197
4,505
4,371
4,378
4,571
4,346
4,460

2012 January ......................

216

571

(s)

1,896

66

134

311

40

1,349

4,585

a Industrial sector fuel use, including that at industrial combined-heat-and-power


(CHP) and industrial electricity-only plants.
b Finished motor gasoline. Beginning in 1993, also includes fuel ethanol
blended into motor gasoline.
c Pentanes plus, petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas, still gas (refinery
gas), waxes, and miscellaneous products. Beginning in 1981, also includes
negative barrels per day of distillate and residual fuel oil reclassified as unfinished
oils, and other products (from both primary and secondary supply) reclassified as
gasoline blending components. Beginning in 1983, also includes crude oil burned
as fuel. Beginning in 2005, also includes naphtha-type jet fuel.
(s)=Less than 500 barrels per day and greater than -500 barrels per day.

54

Notes: Data are estimates. For total petroleum consumption by all sectors,
see petroleum products supplied data in Table 3.5. Petroleum products supplied is
an approximation of petroleum consumption and is synonymous with the term
"petroleum consumption" in Tables 3.7a3.8c. See Note 7, "Petroleum Products
Supplied
and
Petroleum
Consumption,"
at
end
of
section.
Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 3.7c Petroleum Consumption: Transportation and Electric Power Sectors


(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Electric Power Sectora

Transportation Sector
Aviation
Gasoline
1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

Distillate
Fuel Oilb

Jet
Fuelc

Liquefied
Petroleum
Gases

Lubricants

Motor
Gasolined

Residual
Fuel Oil

Total

Distillate
Fuel Oile

Petroleum
Coke

Residual
Fuel Oilf

Total

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

45
39
35
27
24
21
20
22
19
21
20
19
18
16
17
19
18
17
15
14

1,045
998
1,311
1,491
1,722
1,973
2,096
2,198
2,263
2,352
2,422
2,489
2,536
2,665
2,783
2,858
3,017
3,037
2,824
2,600

1,042
992
1,062
1,218
1,522
1,514
1,578
1,599
1,622
1,673
1,725
1,655
1,614
1,578
1,630
1,679
1,633
1,622
1,539
1,393

35
31
13
21
16
13
11
10
13
10
8
10
10
12
14
20
20
16
29
20

74
70
77
71
80
76
73
78
81
82
81
74
73
68
69
68
67
69
64
57

6,496
6,512
6,441
6,667
7,080
7,674
7,772
7,883
8,128
8,336
8,370
8,435
8,662
8,733
8,887
8,948
9,029
9,093
8,834
8,840

317
310
608
342
443
397
370
310
294
290
386
255
295
249
321
365
395
433
400
353

9,054
8,951
9,546
9,838
10,888
11,668
11,921
12,099
12,420
12,765
13,012
12,938
13,208
13,321
13,720
13,957
14,178
14,287
13,704
13,279

129
107
79
40
45
51
51
52
64
66
82
80
60
76
52
54
35
42
34
33

7
1
2
3
14
37
36
46
56
51
45
47
80
79
101
111
97
78
70
63

1,406
1,280
1,069
435
507
247
273
311
456
418
378
437
287
379
382
382
157
173
104
79

1,542
1,388
1,151
478
566
334
360
410
576
535
505
564
427
534
535
547
289
293
209
175

2010 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

10
10
14
17
15
18
20
14
20
15
11
12
15

2,353
2,490
2,663
2,779
2,781
2,858
2,848
2,963
2,888
2,803
2,719
2,679
2,737

1,344
1,343
1,443
1,410
1,446
1,543
1,494
1,486
1,457
1,430
1,396
1,383
1,432

26
24
22
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
26
21

57
66
67
64
62
75
69
63
66
62
60
55
64

8,352
8,411
8,620
8,929
8,983
9,128
9,118
9,074
8,933
8,839
8,643
8,736
8,816

407
364
403
465
377
322
399
315
381
371
427
355
382

12,547
12,709
13,231
13,682
13,681
13,963
13,966
13,934
13,766
13,540
13,277
13,245
13,466

79
30
24
23
33
41
42
34
29
25
30
60
38

67
69
69
62
64
78
81
63
62
56
50
63
65

93
38
41
40
66
105
120
98
61
37
35
67
67

239
138
134
125
164
224
244
196
153
118
114
189
170

2011 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

14
13
19
7
18
17
18
18
13
16
12
10
15

2,507
2,550
2,730
2,782
2,857
2,964
2,855
2,995
2,871
2,854
2,771
2,593
2,779

1,355
1,343
1,389
1,451
1,429
1,545
1,466
1,555
1,417
1,370
1,427
1,354
1,425

26
23
22
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
24
21

66
59
72
64
58
58
54
65
61
52
60
55
60

8,247
8,478
8,578
8,590
8,612
8,868
8,784
8,732
8,581
8,453
8,359
8,489
8,565

457
478
420
468
372
356
214
215
369
295
286
387
359

12,672
12,944
13,230
13,381
13,365
13,826
13,410
13,600
13,331
13,061
12,937
12,912
13,223

40
31
27
31
29
32
37
26
25
22
23
26
29

81
67
73
49
49
62
75
65
63
48
40
51
60

57
36
38
46
41
44
52
45
34
32
32
31
41

177
134
137
126
119
138
163
135
123
102
96
109
130

2012 January ......................

12

2,426

1,313

24

62

8,026

293

12,157

24

55

34

114

a Electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS


22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to
the public. Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only; beginning in 1989, data
are for electric utilities and independent power producers.
b Beginning in 2009, includes renewable diesel fuel (including biodiesel)
blended into distillate fuel oil.
c Through 2004, includes kerosene-type and naphtha-type jet fuel. Beginning in
2005, includes kerosene-type jet fuel only; naphtha-type jet fuel is included in
"Industrial Sector, Other" on Table 3.7b.
d Finished motor gasoline. Beginning in 1993, also includes fuel ethanol
blended into motor gasoline.
e Fuel oil nos. 1, 2, and 4. Through 2000, electric utility data also include small
amounts of kerosene and jet fuel.

f Fuel oil nos. 5 and 6. Through 2000, electric utility data also include a small
amount of fuel oil no. 4.
Notes: Transportation sector data are estimates. For total petroleum
consumption by all sectors, see petroleum products supplied data in Table 3.5.
Petroleum products supplied is an approximation of petroleum consumption and is
synonymous with the term "petroleum consumption" in Tables 3.7a3.8c. See
Note 7, "Petroleum Products Supplied and Petroleum Consumption," at end of
section. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

55

Figure 3.8

Heat Content of Petroleum Consumption by Sector, Selected Products


(Quadrillion Btu)

Residential and Commercial Sectors,a 1973-2011

Residential and Commercial Sectors,a Monthly


0.20

Distillate
Fuel Oil

0.15

Distillate Fuel Oil

0.10
Residual
Fuel Oil

0.05

LPGb

LPGb

Kerosene

Residual Fuel Oil

0.00
J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A S OND J F MA M J J A S OND

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Industrial Sector,a 1973-2011

2010

2011

2012

Industrial Sector,a Monthly


0.3

2.5
b

LPG

2.0

Distillate
Fuel Oil

LPGb

0.2

1.5
1.0
0.1

0.5

Asphalt and
Road Oil

Distillate Fuel Oil


Asphalt and
Road Oil

0.0

0.0

J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A SOND

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Transportation Sector, 1973-2011

2010

2011

2012

Transportation Sector, Monthly


1.8

20

Motor Gasolinec

15

Motor Gasolinec

1.2

10
0.6

Distillate Fuel Oild

Distillate Fuel Oild


Jet Fuele

0.0

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
a
Includes combined-heat-and-power plants and a small number of
electricity-only plants.
b
Liquefied petroleum gases.
c
Beginning in 1993, includes fuel ethanol blended into motor gasoline.
d
Beginning in 2009, includes renewable diesel fuel (including bio-

56

Jet Fuele
J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A SOND

2010

2011

2012

diesel) blended into distillate fuel oil.


e
Beginning in 2005, includes kerosene-type jet fuel only.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum.
Sources: Tables 3.8a3.8c.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 3.8a Heat Content of Petroleum Consumption: Residential and Commercial Sectors
(Trillion Btu)
Commercial Sectora

Residential Sector
Distillate
Fuel Oil
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Kerosene

Liquefied
Petroleum
Gases

Total

Distillate
Fuel Oil

Kerosene

Liquefied
Petroleum
Gases

Motor
Gasolineb

........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................

2,003
1,807
1,316
1,092
978
905
926
874
772
828
905
908
860
905
924
854
712
726
669
602

227
161
107
159
64
74
89
93
108
111
95
95
60
70
85
84
66
44
21
28

570
512
311
314
352
395
469
455
424
526
555
526
537
544
512
513
446
484
553
547

2,800
2,479
1,734
1,565
1,394
1,374
1,484
1,422
1,304
1,465
1,554
1,529
1,457
1,519
1,520
1,451
1,224
1,254
1,243
1,176

644
587
518
631
536
479
483
444
429
438
491
508
444
481
470
447
401
384
372
413

65
49
41
33
12
22
21
25
31
27
30
31
16
19
20
22
15
9
4
4

147
129
88
95
102
109
122
120
118
140
150
143
141
157
152
131
123
121
158
139

87
89
107
96
111
18
27
43
39
28
45
37
45
60
45
46
49
61
46
53

2010 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Total ........................

83
77
49
34
37
43
34
31
27
42
47
78
583

2
4
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
6
6
29

55
47
46
37
39
39
41
42
42
44
43
55
530

140
128
96
72
78
83
78
74
70
88
96
140
1,142

58
54
34
24
26
30
24
21
19
30
33
55
410

(s)
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
1
5

14
13
12
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
15
140

2011 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Total ........................

71
68
51
34
23
35
32
44
47
52
58
77
592

2
5
3
1
(s)
1
1
1
2
(s)
1
1
18

55
45
47
38
41
39
40
41
41
44
45
52
530

129
118
102
73
64
74
73
86
89
96
104
131
1,139

50
48
36
24
16
24
23
31
33
37
41
54
417

(s)
1
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
3

2012 January ....................

84

(s)

51

135

59

(s)

a Commercial
sector
fuel
use,
including
that
at
commercial
combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial electricity-only plants.
b Finished motor gasoline. Beginning in 1993, also includes fuel ethanol
blended into motor gasoline.
NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu and greater than -0.5 trillion Btu.
Notes: Data are estimates. For total heat content of petroleum consumption
by all sectors, see data for heat content of petroleum products supplied in Table
3.6. Petroleum products supplied is an approximation of petroleum consumption

Petroleum
Coke
NA
NA
NA
NA

Residual
Fuel Oil

Total

0
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

665
492
565
228
230
141
137
111
85
73
92
70
80
111
122
116
75
75
73
76

1,607
1,346
1,318
1,083
991
769
790
743
702
707
807
790
726
828
810
762
664
651
653
685

4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
55

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
0
0
0
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

11
10
6
5
5
6
5
4
4
6
6
10
77

89
82
58
43
47
51
45
42
39
52
56
86
688

15
12
13
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
14
140

4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
54

(s)
(s)
(s)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(s)
(s)
(s)

9
8
6
4
3
4
4
5
6
6
7
9
73

78
73
60
43
35
44
42
52
54
59
64
82
686

13

(s)

10

87

and is synonymous with the term "petroleum consumption" in Tables 3.7a3.8c.


See Note 7, "Petroleum Products Supplied and Petroleum Consumption," at end
of section. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

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Table 3.8b Heat Content of Petroleum Consumption: Industrial Sector


(Trillion Btu)
Industrial Sectora
Asphalt
and
Road Oil

Distillate
Fuel Oil

........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................

1,264
1,014
962
1,029
1,170
1,178
1,176
1,224
1,263
1,324
1,276
1,257
1,240
1,220
1,304
1,323
1,261
1,197
1,012
873

1,469
1,339
1,324
1,119
1,150
1,131
1,187
1,203
1,211
1,187
1,200
1,300
1,204
1,136
1,214
1,264
1,263
1,265
1,277
1,107

156
119
181
44
12
15
18
19
22
13
16
23
14
24
28
39
30
13
4
4

1,215
1,123
1,559
1,664
1,582
1,990
2,054
2,100
2,016
2,217
2,228
2,014
2,160
2,030
2,141
2,009
2,104
2,106
1,823
1,950

195
149
182
166
186
178
173
182
191
193
190
174
172
159
161
160
156
161
150
135

255
223
158
218
185
200
200
212
199
152
150
295
309
324
372
356
376
306
250
244

2010 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Total ........................

42
46
54
66
78
103
97
110
92
89
59
42
878

87
87
124
109
85
75
60
98
123
99
116
126
1,188

(s)
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
2
7

222
193
186
149
156
154
163
165
164
175
171
225
2,121

11
12
13
12
12
14
14
12
13
12
12
11
149

2011 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Total ........................

46
46
58
63
73
91
95
112
92
87
59
39
860

135
95
136
95
100
99
46
94
101
104
122
78
1,207

1
1
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
4

222
182
188
151
162
153
156
163
161
176
176
209
2,097

2012 January ....................

44

103

(s)

203

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Kerosene

Liquefied
Petroleum
Gases

a Industrial sector fuel use, including that at industrial combined-heat-and-power


(CHP) and industrial electricity-only plants.
b Finished motor gasoline. Beginning in 1993, also includes fuel ethanol
blended into motor gasoline.
c Pentanes plus, petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas, still gas (refinery
gas), waxes, and miscellaneous products. Beginning in 1981, also includes
negative barrels per day of distillate and residual fuel oil reclassified as unfinished
oils, and other products (from both primary and secondary supply) reclassified as
gasoline blending components. Beginning in 1983, also includes crude oil burned
as fuel. Beginning in 2005, also includes naphtha-type jet fuel.
(s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu and greater than -0.5 trillion Btu.

58

Residual
Fuel Oil

Otherc

Total

558
540
516
575
714
721
757
727
858
936
796
858
842
825
934
889
934
906
868
799

1,858
1,509
1,349
748
411
337
335
291
230
207
241
203
190
220
249
281
239
193
198
106

2,114
2,109
3,278
2,152
2,839
2,837
3,121
3,298
3,093
3,129
2,979
3,056
3,040
3,264
3,428
3,318
3,416
3,313
2,941
2,611

9,083
8,127
9,509
7,714
8,251
8,588
9,020
9,256
9,083
9,357
9,076
9,181
9,171
9,202
9,831
9,640
9,780
9,461
8,523
7,829

23
21
23
23
24
24
25
25
23
24
23
24
281

38
45
67
58
51
60
57
69
67
52
61
57
682

11
10
11
11
10
8
10
8
10
10
11
10
120

215
202
252
251
240
237
242
259
227
215
227
233
2,800

650
615
730
681
657
676
667
747
719
676
680
729
8,227

13
11
14
12
12
11
11
13
12
10
12
11
141

22
21
23
23
23
23
24
24
22
23
22
23
273

53
36
50
55
68
59
53
72
54
68
58
49
674

13
11
11
12
10
9
6
6
9
8
7
10
113

239
202
259
234
199
236
260
227
208
201
222
224
2,712

744
605
740
644
647
681
652
711
660
676
678
643
8,081

12

22

58

238

689

Lubricants

Motor
Gasolineb

Petroleum
Coke

Notes: Data are estimates. For total heat content of petroleum consumption
by all sectors, see data for heat content of petroleum products supplied in Table
3.6. Petroleum products supplied is an approximation of petroleum consumption
and is synonymous with the term "petroleum consumption" in Tables 3.7a3.8c.
See Note 7, "Petroleum Products Supplied and Petroleum Consumption," at end
of section. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 3.8c Heat Content of Petroleum Consumption: Transportation and Electric Power
Sectors (Trillion Btu)
Electric Power Sectora

Transportation Sector
Aviation
Gasoline
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Distillate
Fuel Oilb

Jet
Fuelc

Liquefied
Petroleum
Gases

Lubricants

Motor
Gasolined

Residual
Fuel Oil

Total

Distillate
Fuel Oile

Petroleum
Coke

Residual
Fuel Oilf

Total

........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................

83
71
64
50
45
40
37
40
35
39
36
35
34
30
31
35
33
32
28
27

2,222
2,121
2,795
3,170
3,661
4,195
4,469
4,672
4,812
5,001
5,165
5,292
5,392
5,666
5,932
6,076
6,414
6,457
6,020
5,528

2,131
2,029
2,179
2,497
3,129
3,132
3,274
3,308
3,357
3,462
3,580
3,426
3,340
3,265
3,383
3,475
3,379
3,358
3,193
2,883

49
43
18
30
23
18
16
14
18
14
12
14
14
17
19
28
27
22
40
28

163
155
172
156
176
168
163
172
180
182
179
164
162
150
152
151
147
152
141
127

12,455
12,485
12,383
12,784
13,575
14,607
14,837
14,999
15,463
15,855
15,960
16,041
16,465
16,597
16,962
17,043
17,197
17,321
16,872
16,837

727
711
1,398
786
1,016
911
851
712
674
665
888
586
677
571
740
837
906
994
920
810

17,832
17,615
19,009
19,472
21,626
23,070
23,648
23,918
24,538
25,219
25,820
25,557
26,085
26,297
27,219
27,645
28,105
28,335
27,214
26,240

273
226
169
85
97
108
109
111
136
140
175
171
127
161
111
115
74
89
73
70

15
2
5
7
30
81
80
102
124
112
99
103
175
175
222
243
214
171
154
139

3,226
2,937
2,459
998
1,163
566
628
715
1,047
959
871
1,003
659
869
879
876
361
397
240
181

3,515
3,166
2,634
1,090
1,289
755
817
927
1,306
1,211
1,144
1,277
961
1,205
1,212
1,235
648
657
468
390

2010 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Total ........................

2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
27

425
406
481
486
502
499
514
535
505
506
475
484
5,818

236
213
254
240
254
263
263
261
248
251
238
243
2,963

3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
29

11
11
13
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
141

1,351
1,229
1,394
1,398
1,453
1,429
1,475
1,468
1,398
1,430
1,353
1,413
16,791

79
64
79
88
73
61
78
61
72
72
80
69
877

2,107
1,928
2,225
2,227
2,299
2,270
2,348
2,342
2,240
2,276
2,161
2,224
26,646

14
5
4
4
6
7
8
6
5
4
5
11
80

12
12
13
11
12
14
15
12
11
10
9
12
144

18
7
8
8
13
20
23
19
12
7
7
13
154

45
23
25
23
31
41
46
37
28
22
21
36
378

2011 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Total ........................

2
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
27

453
416
493
486
516
518
516
541
502
515
484
468
5,908

238
213
244
247
251
263
258
273
241
241
243
238
2,950

3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
29

12
10
14
12
11
10
10
12
11
10
11
10
133

1,334
1,239
1,388
1,345
1,393
1,388
1,421
1,412
1,343
1,367
1,309
1,373
16,312

89
84
82
88
73
67
42
42
70
58
54
75
823

2,132
1,966
2,226
2,181
2,249
2,251
2,251
2,286
2,171
2,196
2,105
2,170
26,182

7
5
5
5
5
6
7
5
4
4
4
5
62

15
11
14
9
9
11
14
12
11
9
7
10
132

11
6
7
9
8
8
10
9
6
6
6
6
94

33
23
26
23
22
25
31
25
22
19
17
20
288

2012 January ....................

438

231

12

1,298

57

2,041

10

21

a Electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS


22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to
the public. Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only; beginning in 1989, data
are for electric utilities and independent power producers.
b Beginning in 2009, includes renewable diesel fuel (including biodiesel)
blended into distillate fuel oil.
c Through 2004, includes kerosene-type and naphtha-type jet fuel. Beginning in
2005, includes kerosene-type jet fuel only; naphtha-type jet fuel is included in
"Industrial Sector Other" on Table 3.8b.
d Finished motor gasoline. Beginning in 1993, also includes fuel ethanol
blended into motor gasoline.
e Fuel oil nos. 1, 2, and 4. Through 2000, electric utility data also include small
amounts of kerosene and jet fuel.

f Fuel oil nos. 5 and 6. Through 2000, electric utility data also include a small
amount of fuel oil no. 4.
Notes: Transportation sector data are estimates. For total heat content of
petroleum consumption by all sectors, see data for heat content of petroleum
products supplied in Table 3.6. Petroleum products supplied is an approximation of
petroleum consumption and is synonymous with the term "petroleum consumption"
in Tables 3.7a3.8c. See Note 7, "Petroleum Products Supplied and Petroleum
Consumption," at end of section. Totals may not equal sum of components due
to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District
of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Petroleum
Note 1. Petroleum Survey Respondents. The U.S.
Energy Information Administration (EIA) uses a number of
sources and methods to maintain the survey respondent lists.
On a regular basis, survey managers review such industry
publications as the Oil & Gas Journal and Oil Daily for
information on facilities or companies starting up or closing
down operations. Those sources are augmented by articles
in newspapers, communications from respondents indicating
changes in status, and information received from survey
systems.
To supplement routine frames maintenance and to provide
more thorough coverage, a comprehensive frames investigation is conducted every 3 years. This investigation results in
the reassessment and recompilation of the complete frame
for each survey. The effort also includes the evaluation of
the impact of potential frame changes on the historical time
series of data from these respondents. The results of this
frame study are usually implemented in January to provide a
full year under the same frame.
In 1991, EIA conducted a frame identifier survey of companies that produce, blend, store, or import oxygenates. A
summary of the results from the identification survey was
published in the Weekly Petroleum Status Report dated
February 12, 1992, and in the February 1992 issue of the
Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM). In order to continue to
provide relevant information about U.S. and regional
gasoline supply, EIA conducted a second frame identifier
survey of those companies during 1992. As a result, numerous respondents were added to the monthly surveys effective in January 1993. See PSM, Appendix B, Frame.
Note 2. Motor Gasoline. Beginning in January 1981, EIA
expanded its universe to include non-refinery blenders and
separated blending components from finished motor
gasoline as a reporting category. Also, survey forms were
modified to describe refinery operations more accurately.
Beginning with the reporting of January 1993 data, EIA
made adjustments to the product supplied series for finished
motor gasoline. It was recognized that motor gasoline
statistics published by EIA through 1992 were underreported because the reporting system was (1) not collecting
all fuel ethanol blending, and (2) there was a misreporting of
motor gasoline blending components that were blended into
finished gasoline. The adjustments are incorporated into
EIAs data beginning in January 1993. To facilitate data
analysis across the 19921993 period, EIA prepared a table
of 1992 data adjusted according to the 1993 basis. See
Petroleum Supply Monthly, March 1993, Table H3.
Note 3. Distillate and Residual Fuel Oils. The requirement to report crude oil in pipelines or burned on leases as
either distillate or residual fuel oil was eliminated. Prior to
January 1981, the refinery input of unfinished oils typically
exceeded the available supply of unfinished oils.
60

That discrepancy was assumed to be due to the redesignation of distillate and residual fuel oils received as such but
used as unfinished oil inputs by the receiving refinery. The
imbalance between supply and disposition of unfinished oils
would then be subtracted from the production of distillate
and residual fuel oils. Two-thirds of that difference was
subtracted from distillate and one-third from residual.
Beginning in January 1981, EIA modified its survey forms
to account for redesignated product and discontinued the
above-mentioned adjustment.
Prior to 1983, crude oil burned on leases and used at pipeline
pump stations was reported as either distillate or residual fuel
oil and was included as product supplied for these products.
Note 4. Petroleum New Stock Basis. In January 1975,
1979, 1981, and 1983, numerous respondents were added to
bulk terminal and pipeline surveys, affecting subsequent
stocks reported and stock change calculations. Using the
expanded coverage (new basis), the end-of-year stocks, in
million barrels, would have been:
Crude Oil: 1982645 (Total) and 351 (Non-SPR).
Distillate Fuel Oil:
1974224; 1980205; and
1982186.
Jet Fuel (Total): 197430; 198042; and 198239.
Liquefied Petroleum Gases:
1974113; 1978136;
1980128; and 1982102.
Propane and Propylene: 197886; 198069; and
198257.
Motor Gasoline (Total):
1974225; 1980263;
1982244.
Residual Fuel Oil: 197475; 198091; and 198269.
Total Petroleum:
19741,121; 19801,425; and
19821,461.
Stock change calculations beginning in 1975, 1979, 1981,
and 1983 were made by using new basis stock levels.
In January 1984, changes were made in the reporting of
natural gas liquids. As a result, unfractionated stream is
now reported on a component basis (ethane, propane,
normal butane, isobutane, and pentanes plus). This change
affects stocks reported and stock change calculations.
Under the new basis, 1983 end-of-year stocks, in million
barrels, would have been 108 for liquefied petroleum gases,
and 55 for propane and propylene.
In January 1993, changes were made in the monthly surveys
to begin collecting bulk terminal and pipeline stocks of
oxygenates. This change affected stocks reported and stock
change calculations. However, a new basis stock level was
not calculated for 1992 end-of-year stocks.
Note 5. Stocks of Alaskan Crude Oil. Stocks of Alaskan
crude oil in transit were included for the first time in
January 1981. The major impact of this change is on the
reporting of stock change calculations. Using the expanded
coverage (new basis), 1980 end-of-year stocks, in million
barrels, would have been 488 (Total) and 380 (Non-SPR).

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Note 6. Petroleum Data Discrepancies. Due to differences internal to EIA data processing systems, some small
discrepancies exist between data in the Monthly Energy
Review and the Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA) and Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM). The data that have discrepancies are footnoted in Section 3 tables. The corresponding
PSA/PSM values, in thousand barrels per day, are: Natural
Gas Plant Liquids Production, 1976: 1,603; Total Exports,
1979: 472; Petroleum Products Exports, 1979: 237; and
SPR Crude Oil Imports, 1978: 162.
Note 7. Petroleum Products Supplied and Petroleum
Consumption. Total petroleum products supplied is the
sum of the products supplied for each petroleum product,
crude oil, unfinished oils, and gasoline blending components. For each of these except crude oil, product supplied
is calculated by adding refinery production, natural gas
plant liquids production, new supply of other liquids,
imports, and stock withdrawals, and subtracting stock
additions, refinery inputs, and exports. Crude oil product
supplied is the sum of crude oil burned on leases and at
pipeline pump stations as reported on Form EIA-813,
Monthly Crude Oil Report. Prior to 1983, crude oil
burned on leases and used at pipeline pump stations was
reported as either distillate or residual fuel oil and was
included as product supplied for these products. Petroleum product supplied (see Tables 3.5 and 3.6) is an
approximation of petroleum consumption and is synonymous with the term Petroleum Consumption in Tables
3.7a3.8c.

Table 3.6 Sources


Asphalt and Road Oil, Aviation Gasoline, Distillate Fuel
Oil, Kerosene, Propane, Lubricants, Petroleum Coke,
and Residual Fuel Oil
Product supplied data in thousand barrels per day for these
petroleum products are from Table 3.5, and are converted to
trillion Btu by multiplying by the appropriate heat content
factors in Table A1.
Jet Fuel
Product supplied data in thousand barrels per day for
kerosene-type jet fuel and, through 2004, naphtha-type jet
fuel are from the U.S. Energy Information Administrations
(EIA) Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA), Petroleum Supply
Monthly (PSM), and earlier publications (see sources for
Table 3.5). These data are converted to trillion Btu by multiplying by the appropriate heat content factors in Table A1.
Total jet fuel product supplied is the sum of the data in trillion
Btu for kerosene-type and naphtha-type jet fuel.
Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) Total
Prior to the current two months, product supplied data in
thousand barrels per day for the component products of
LPG
(ethane/ethylene,
propane/propylene,
normal
butane/butylene, and isobutane/isobutylene) are from the
PSA, PSM, and earlier publications (see sources for Table

3.5). These data are converted to trillion Btu by multiplying


by the appropriate heat content factors in Table A1. Total
LPG product supplied is the sum of the data in trillion Btu
for the LPG component products.
For the current two months, product supplied data in
thousand barrels per day for total LPG are from Table 3.5,
and are converted to trillion Btu by multiplying by the LPG
heat content factors in Table A3.
Motor Gasoline
Product supplied data in thousand barrels per day for motor
gasoline are from Table 3.5, and are converted to trillion Btu
by multiplying by the motor gasoline heat content factors in
Table A3.
Other Petroleum Products
Prior to the current two months, product supplied data in
thousand barrels per day for other petroleum products
are from the PSA, PSM, and earlier publications (see
sources for Table 3.5). Other petroleum products
include pentanes plus, petrochemical feedstocks, special
naphthas, still gas (refinery gas), waxes, and miscellaneous products; beginning in 1981, also includes negative
barrels per day of distillate and residual fuel oil reclassified as unfinished oils, and other products (from both
primary and secondary supply) reclassified as gasoline
blending components; beginning in 1983, also includes
crude oil burned as fuel; and beginning in 2005, also
includes naphtha-type jet fuel. These data are converted
to trillion Btu by multiplying by the appropriate heat
content factors in MER Table A1. Total Other petroleum product supplied is the sum of the data in trillion
Btu for the individual products.
For the current two months, total Other petroleum
products supplied is calculated by first estimating total
petroleum products supplied (product supplied data in
thousand barrels per day for total petroleum from Table 3.5
are converted to trillion Btu by multiplying by the total
petroleum consumption heat content factor in Table A3),
and then subtracting data in trillion Btu (from Table 3.6) for
asphalt and road oil, aviation gasoline, distillate fuel oil, jet
fuel, kerosene, total LPG, lubricants, motor gasoline, petroleum coke, and residual fuel oil.
Total Petroleum
Total petroleum products supplied is the sum of the data in
trillion Btu for the products (except Propane) shown in
Table. 3.6.

Tables 3.7a3.7c Sources


Petroleum consumption data in these tables are derived from
data for petroleum products supplied from the following
sources:
19731975: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, "Petroleum Statement,
Annual."

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19761980: U.S. Energy Information Administrations


(EIA), Energy Data Reports, "Petroleum Statement,
Annual."
19812010: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual.
2011 and 2012: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly.
Energy-use allocation procedures by individual product are
as follows:

Since 1979, the industrial sector sales total is the sum of


the sales for industrial, farm, oil company, off-highway
diesel, and all other uses. Prior to 1979, each year's sales
subtotal of the heating plus industrial category is split
into residential, commercial, and industrial (including
farm) in proportion to the 1979 shares, and this estimated
industrial portion is added to oil company, off-highway
diesel, and all other uses.

Asphalt and Road Oil


All consumption of asphalt and road oil is assigned to the
industrial sector.

The transportation sector sales total is the sum of the sales


for railroad, vessel bunkering, on-highway diesel, and
military uses for all years.

Aviation Gasoline
All consumption of aviation gasoline is assigned to the
transportation sector.
Distillate Fuel Oil
Distillate fuel oil consumption is assigned to the sectors as
follows:
Distillate Fuel Oil Consumed by the Electric Power
Sector
See sources for Table 7.4b. For 19731979, electric utility
consumption of distillate fuel oil is assumed to be the
amount of petroleum (minus small amounts of kerosene
and kerosene-type jet fuel deliveries) consumed in gas
turbine and internal combustion plants. For 19802000,
electric utility consumption of distillate fuel oil is assumed
to be the amount of light oil (fuel oil nos. 1 and 2, plus
small amounts of kerosene and jet fuel) consumed.
Distillate Fuel Oil Consumed by the End-Use Sectors,
Annually
The aggregate end-use amount is total distillate fuel oil
supplied minus the amount consumed by the electric power
sector. The end-use total consumed annually is allocated to
the individual end-use sectors (residential, commercial,
industrial, and transportation) in proportion to each
sectors share of sales as reported in EIA's Fuel Oil and
Kerosene Sales (Sales) report series (DOE/EIA-0535),
which is based primarily on data collected by Form
EIA-821, Annual Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales Report
(previously Form EIA-172). Shares for the current year are
based on the most recent Sales report.
Following are notes on the individual sector groupings:
Since 1979, the residential sector sales total is directly
from the Sales reports. Prior to 1979, each year's sales
subtotal of the heating plus industrial category is split into
residential, commercial, and industrial (including farm) in
proportion to the 1979 shares.
Since 1979, the commercial sector sales total is directly
from the Sales reports. Prior to 1979, each year's sales
subtotal of the heating plus industrial category is split into
residential, commercial, and industrial (including farm) in
proportion to the 1979 shares.
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Distillate Fuel Oil Consumed by the End-Use Sectors,


Monthly
Residential sector and commercial sector monthly
consumption is estimated by allocating the annual
estimates, which are described above, into the months in
proportion to each month's share of the year's sales of
No. 2 heating oil. (For each month of the current year,
the residential and commercial consumption increase
from the same month in the previous year is based on the
percent increase in that months No. 2 heating oil sales
from the same month in the previous year.) The years
No. 2 heating oil sales totals are from the following
sources: for 19731980, the Ethyl Corporation, Monthly
Report of Heating Oil Sales; for 1981 and 1982, the
American Petroleum Institute, Monthly Report of Heating
Oil Sales; and for 1983 forward, EIA, Form EIA-782A,
"Refiners'/Gas Plant Operators' Monthly Petroleum
Product Sales Report," No. 2 Fuel Oil Sales to End Users
and for Resale.
The transportation highway use portion is allocated into
the months in proportion to each month's share of the
year's total sales for highway use as reported by the
Federal Highway Administration's Table MF-25,
"Private and Commercial Highway Use of Special Fuels
by Months." After 1993, the sales-for-highway-use data
are no longer available as a monthly series; the 1993
data are used for allocating succeeding year's totals into
months.
A distillate fuel oil balance is calculated as total distillate
fuel oil supplied minus the amount consumed by the electric
power sector, residential sector, commercial sector, and for
highway use.
Industrial sector monthly consumption is estimated by
multiplying each months distillate fuel oil balance by the
annual industrial consumption share of the annual distillate
fuel oil balance.
Total transportation sector monthly consumption is
estimated as total distillate fuel oil supplied minus the
amount consumed by the residential, commercial, industrial,
and electric power sectors.

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Jet Fuel
Through 1982, small amounts of kerosene-type jet fuel were
consumed by the electric power sector. Kerosene-type jet
fuel deliveries to the electric power sector as reported on
Form FERC-423 (formerly Form FPC-423) were used as
estimates of this consumption. Through 2004, all remaining
jet fuel (kerosene-type and naphtha-type) is consumed by
the transportation sector. Beginning in 2005, kerosene-type
jet fuel is consumed by the transportation sector, while
naphtha-type jet fuel is classified under Other Petroleum
Products, which is assigned to the industrial sector.
Kerosene
Kerosene product supplied is allocated to the individual
end-use sectors (residential, commercial, and industrial)
in proportion to each sectors share of sales as reported in
EIA's Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales (Sales) report series
(DOE/EIA-0535), which is based primarily on data
collected by Form EIA-821, Annual Fuel Oil and
Kerosene Sales Report (previously Form EIA-172).
Since 1979, the residential sector sales total is directly from
the Sales reports. Prior to 1979, each year's sales category
called "heating" is allocated to the residential, commercial,
and industrial sectors in proportion to the 1979 shares.
Since 1979, the commercial sector sales total is directly
from the Sales reports. Prior to 1979, each year's sales
category called "heating" is allocated to the residential,
commercial, and industrial sectors in proportion to the 1979
shares.
Since 1979, the industrial sector sales total is the sum of the
sales for industrial, farm, and all other uses. Prior to 1979,
each year's sales category called "heating" is allocated to the
residential, commercial and industrial sectors in proportion
to the 1979 shares, and the estimated industrial (including
farm) portion is added to all other uses.
Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG)
The annual shares of LPG's total consumption that are
estimated to be used by each sector are applied to each
month's total LPG consumption to create monthly sector
consumption estimates. The annual sector shares are
calculated as described below.
Sales of LPG to the residential and commercial sectors
combined are converted from thousand gallons per year to
thousand barrels per year and are assumed to be the
annual consumption of LPG by the combined sectors.
Since 2003, residential sector LPG consumption is
assumed to equal propane retail sales, with the remainder
of the combined residential and commercial LPG
consumption being assigned to the commercial sector.
Prior to 2003, residential sector LPG consumption is based on
the average of the State residential shares for 20032008, with
the remainder of the combined residential and commercial LPG
consumption being assigned to the commercial sector.

The quantity of LPG sold each year for consumption in


internal combustion engines is allocated between the transportation and industrial sectors on the basis of data for
special fuels used on highways published by the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, in Highway Statistics. The allocations of LPG sold
for internal combustion engine use to the transportation
sector range from a low of 20 percent (in 2001) to a high of
78 percent (in 2008).
LPG consumed annually by the industrial sector is estimated
as the difference between LPG total product supplied and
the sum of the estimated LPG consumption by the residential, commercial, and transportation sectors. The industrial
sector LPG consumption includes LPG used by chemical
plants as raw materials or solvents and used in the production of synthetic rubber; refinery fuel use; use as synthetic
natural gas feedstock and use in secondary recovery
projects; all farm use; LPG sold to gas utility companies for
distribution through the mains; and a portion of the use of
LPG as an internal combustion engine fuel.
Sources of the annual sales data for creating annual energy
shares are:
19731982: EIA's "Sales of Liquefied Petroleum Gases
and Ethane" reports, based primarily on data collected by
Form EIA-174, Sales of Liquefied Petroleum Gases.
1983: End-use consumption estimates for 1983 are based
on 1982 end-use consumption because the collection of data
under Form EIA-174 was discontinued after data year 1982.
1984 forward: American Petroleum Institute (API), "Sales
of Natural Gas Liquids and Liquefied Refinery Gases,"
which is based on an LPG sales survey jointly sponsored
by API, the Gas Processors Association, and the National
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association. EIA adjusts the data
to remove quantities of pentanes plus and to estimate
withheld values.
Lubricants
The consumption of lubricants is allocated to the industrial
and transportation sectors for all months according to proportions developed from annual sales of lubricants to the two
sectors from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census, Current Industrial Reports, "Sales of Lubricating and
Industrial Oils and Greases." The 1973 shares are applied to
1973 and 1974; the 1975 shares are applied to 1975 and 1976;
and the 1977 shares are applied to 1977 forward.
Motor Gasoline
The total monthly consumption of motor gasoline is
allocated to the sectors in proportion to aggregations of
annual sales categories created on the basis of the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, Tables MF-21, MF-24, and
MF-25, as follows:
Commercial sales are the sum of sales for public
non-highway use and miscellaneous and unclassified uses.

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Industrial sales are the sum of sales for agriculture,


construction, and industrial and commercial use as classified in the Highway Statistics.
Transportation sales are the sum of sales for highway use
(minus the sales of special fuels, which are primarily diesel
fuel and are accounted for in the transportation sector of
distillate fuel) and sales for marine use.
Petroleum Coke
Portions of petroleum coke are consumed by the electric
power sector (see sources for Table 7.4b) and the commercial
sector (see sources for Table 7.4c). The remaining petroleum
coke is assigned to the industrial sector.
Residual Fuel Oil
Residual fuel oil consumption is assigned to the sectors as
follows:
Residual Fuel Oil Consumed by the Electric Power
Sector
See sources for Table 7.4b. For 19731979, electric utility
consumption of residual fuel oil is assumed to be the
amount of petroleum consumed in steam-electric power
plants. For 19802000, electric utility consumption of
residual fuel oil is assumed to be the amount of heavy oil
(fuel oil nos. 4, 5, and 6) consumed.
Residual Fuel Oil Consumed by the End-Use Sectors,
Annually
The aggregate end-use amount is total residual fuel oil
supplied minus the amount consumed by the electric
power sector. The end-use total consumed annually is
allocated to the individual end-use sectors (commercial,
industrial, and transportation) in proportion to each
sectors share of sales as reported in EIAs Fuel Oil and
Kerosene Sales (Sales) report series (DOE/EIA-535),
which is based primarily on data collected by Form
EIA-821, Annual Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales Report
(previously Form EIA-172). Shares for the current year
are based on the most recent Sales report.
Following are notes on the individual sector groupings:
Since 1979, commercial sales data are directly from the
Sales reports. Prior to 1979, each year's sales subtotal of
the heating plus industrial category is allocated to the
commercial and industrial sectors in proportion to the
1979 shares.
Since 1979, industrial sales data are the sum of sales for
industrial, oil company, and all other uses. Prior to 1979,
each year's sales subtotal of the heating plus industrial
category is allocated to the commercial and industrial
sectors in proportion to the 1979 shares, and the
estimated industrial portion is added to oil company and
all other uses.
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Transportation sales are the sum of sales for railroad,


vessel bunkering, and military uses for all years.
Residual Fuel Oil Consumed by the End-Use Sectors,
Monthly
Commercial sector monthly consumption is estimated by
allocating the annual estimates, which are described
above, into the months in proportion to each month's
share of the year's sales of No. 2 heating oil. (For each
month of the current year, the consumption increase from
the same month in the previous year is based on the
percent increase in that months No. 2 heating oil sales
from the same month in the previous year.) The years'
No. 2 heating oil sales totals are from the following
sources: for 19731980, the Ethyl Corporation, Monthly
Report of Heating Oil Sales; for 1981 and 1982, the
American Petroleum Institute, Monthly Report of Heating
Oil Sales; and for 1983 forward, EIA, Form EIA-782A,
"Refiners'/Gas Plant Operators' Monthly Petroleum
Product Sales Report," No. 2 Fuel Oil Sales to End Users
and for Resale.
A residual fuel oil balance is calculated as total residual
fuel oil supplied minus the amount consumed by the
electric power sector, commercial sector, and by industrial
combined-heat-and-power plants (see sources for Table
7.4c).
Transportation sector monthly consumption is estimated by
multiplying each months residual fuel oil balance by the
annual transportation consumption share of the annual residual fuel oil balance.
Total industrial sector monthly consumption is estimated as
total residual fuel oil supplied minus the amount consumed by
the commercial, transportation, and electric power sectors.
Other Petroleum Products
Consumption of all remaining petroleum products is
assigned to the industrial sector.
Other petroleum
products include pentanes plus, petrochemical feedstocks,
special naphthas, still gas (refinery gas), waxes, and
miscellaneous products. Beginning in 1981, also includes
negative barrels per day of distillate and residual fuel oil
reclassified as unfinished oils, and other products (from
both primary and secondary supply) reclassified as
gasoline blending components. Beginning in 1983, also
includes crude oil burned as fuel. Beginning in 2005, also
includes naphtha-type jet fuel.

Table 3.8a Sources


Distillate Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Petroleum Coke, and
Residual Fuel Oil
Residential and/or commercial sector consumption data in
thousand barrels per day for these petroleum products are
from Table 3.7a, and are converted to trillion Btu by

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multiplying by the appropriate heat content factors in


Table A1.
Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG)
Residential and commercial sector consumption data in
thousand barrels per day for LPG are from Table 3.7a, and
are converted to trillion Btu by multiplying by the propane
heat content factor in Table A1.
Motor Gasoline
Commercial sector consumption data in thousand barrels per
day for motor gasoline are from Table 3.7a, and are
converted to trillion Btu by multiplying by the motor
gasoline heat content factors in Table A3.
Total Petroleum
Residential sector total petroleum consumption is the sum of
the data in trillion Btu for the petroleum products shown
under Residential Sector in Table 3.8a. Commercial
sector total petroleum consumption is the sum of the data in
trillion Btu for the petroleum products shown under
Commercial Sector in Table 3.8a.

Table 3.8b Sources


Asphalt and Road Oil, Distillate Fuel Oil, Kerosene,
Lubricants, Petroleum Coke, and Residual Fuel Oil
Industrial sector consumption data in thousand barrels per
day for these petroleum products are from Table 3.7b, and
are converted to trillion Btu by multiplying by the appropriate heat content factors in Table A1.
Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG)
Industrial sector consumption data for LPG are calculated
by subtracting LPG consumption data in trillion Btu for
the residential (Table 3.8a), commercial (Table 3.8a), and
transportation (Table 3.8c) sectors from total LPG
consumption (Table 3.6).
Motor Gasoline
Industrial sector consumption data in thousand barrels per
day for motor gasoline are from Table 3.7b, and are
converted to trillion Btu by multiplying by the motor
gasoline heat content factors in Table A3.

Other Petroleum Products


Industrial sector Other petroleum data are equal to the
Other petroleum data in Table 3.6.
Total Petroleum
Industrial sector total petroleum consumption is the sum of
the data in trillion Btu for the petroleum products shown in
Table 3.8b.

Table 3.8c Sources


Aviation Gasoline, Distillate Fuel Oil, Lubricants, Petroleum Coke, and Residual Fuel Oil
Transportation and/or electric power sector consumption
data in thousand barrels per day for these petroleum
products are from Table 3.7c, and are converted to trillion
Btu by multiplying by the appropriate heat content factors in
Table A1.
Jet Fuel
Transportation sector consumption data in thousand barrels
per day for kerosene-type jet fuel and, through 2004,
naphtha-type jet fuel (see sources for Table 3.7c) are
converted to trillion Btu by multiplying by the appropriate
heat content factors in Table A1. Total transportation sector
jet fuel consumption is the sum of the data in trillion Btu for
kerosene-type and naphtha-type jet fuel.
Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG)
Transportation sector consumption data in thousand barrels
per day for LPG are from Table 3.7c, and are converted to
trillion Btu by multiplying by the propane heat content
factor in Table A1.
Motor Gasoline
Transportation sector consumption data in thousand barrels
per day for motor gasoline are from Table 3.7c, and are
converted to trillion Btu by multiplying by the motor
gasoline heat content factors in Table A3.
Total Petroleum
Transportation sector total petroleum consumption is the
sum of the data in trillion Btu for the petroleum products
shown under Transportation Sector in Table 3.8c. Electric
power sector total petroleum consumption is the sum of the
data in trillion Btu for the petroleum products shown under
Electric Power Sector in Table 3.8c.

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Crude Oil and Natural Gas


Resource Development
.

4. Natural
Gas

Figure 4.1 Natural Gas


(Trillion Cubic Feet)
Overview, 1973-2011

Overview, Monthly

30

3.5

25

Consumption

3.0

Consumption

2.5

20
Dry Production

15

2.0
Dry
Production

1.5
10
1.0
5

Net Imports

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Consumption by Sector, 1973-2011

0.5

Net Imports

0.0
J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D
2010
2011
2012

Consumption by Sector, Monthly

12

1.2
Industrial

10

Residential

Electric
Power

0.9
8

Industrial

0.6

Residential

Electric Power

0.3
2

Commercial

Commercial

Transportation

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Underground Storage, End of Year, 1973-2011

Transportation

0.0
J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D
2010
2011
2012

Underground Storage, End of Month


9

8
Total

Total

6
6
4

Working Gas

Base Gas

Working Gas

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Base Gas

0
J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D
2010
2011
2012

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#naturalgas.


Sources: Tables 4.1, 4.3, and 4.4.

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Table 4.1 Natural Gas Overview


(Billion Cubic Feet)
Gross
Withdrawalsa

Marketed
Production
(Wet)b

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

24,067
21,104
21,870
19,607
21,523
23,744
24,114
24,213
24,108
23,823
24,174
24,501
23,941
24,119
23,970
23,457
23,535
24,664
25,636
26,057

i22,648
i20,109

917
872
777
816
784
908
958
964
938
973
1,016
954
957
876
927
876
906
930
953
1,024

i21,731
i19,236

20,180
17,270
18,594
19,506
19,812
19,866
19,961
19,805
20,198
20,570
19,885
19,974
19,517
18,927
19,410
20,196
21,112
21,648

19,403
16,454
17,810
18,599
18,854
18,902
19,024
18,832
19,182
19,616
18,928
19,099
18,591
18,051
18,504
19,266
20,159
20,624

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

2,224
2,057
2,296
2,187
2,231
2,134
2,221
2,241
2,251
2,343
2,266
2,388
26,836

1,838
1,692
1,884
1,810
1,881
1,797
1,908
1,924
1,874
1,942
1,882
1,971
22,402

88
81
90
86
90
86
91
92
89
93
90
94
1,070

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

2,309
2,109
2,423
2,363
2,420
2,330
2,344
2,371
2,371
2,496
2,483
R 2,557
R 28,576

E 1,972
E 1,752
E 2,020
E 1,979
E 2,046
E 1,977
E 2,044
E 2,051
E 2,005
E 2,112
E 2,074
RE 2,138
RE 24,170

2012 January ................

2,578

E 2,148

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Extraction
Lossc

Dry Gas
Productiond

Supplemental
Gaseous
Fuelse

Trade

Net
Storage
Withdrawalsf

Imports

Exports

Net
Imports

NA
NA
155
126
123
110
109
103
102
98
90
86
68
68
60
64
66
63
61
65

1,033
953
985
950
1,532
2,841
2,937
2,994
3,152
3,586
3,782
3,977
4,015
3,944
4,259
4,341
4,186
4,608
3,984
3,751

77
73
49
55
86
154
153
157
159
163
244
373
516
680
854
729
724
822
963
1,072

956
880
936
894
1,447
2,687
2,784
2,837
2,993
3,422
3,538
3,604
3,499
3,264
3,404
3,612
3,462
3,785
3,021
2,679

-442
-344
23
235
-513
415
2
24
-530
172
829
-1,166
467
-197
-114
52
-436
192
34
-355

-196
-235
-640
-428
307
396
860
871
657
-119
-306
99
65
44
461
236
103
-203
2
-103

22,049
19,538
19,877
17,281
j19,174
22,207
22,609
22,737
22,246
22,405
23,333
22,239
23,027
22,277
22,403
22,014
21,699
23,104
23,277
22,910

1,750
1,611
1,794
1,723
1,791
1,712
1,817
1,832
1,785
1,849
1,792
1,877
21,332

5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
5
6
65

385
324
319
298
298
282
329
305
282
295
273
352
3,741

94
88
100
76
86
90
86
84
79
96
124
135
1,137

291
236
219
223
212
192
243
221
202
199
150
217
2,604

822
628
34
-364
-416
-326
-231
-190
-363
-360
77
675
-13

-86
-24
65
80
-2
41
-35
-15
-16
-54
-78
-89
-213

2,783
2,456
2,117
1,667
1,591
1,624
1,800
1,853
1,612
1,639
1,947
2,685
23,775

92
79
99
95
101
95
99
99
95
104
104
107
1,169

E 1,880
E 1,674
E 1,921
E 1,884
E 1,945
E 1,881
E 1,944
E 1,951
E 1,910
E 2,008
E 1,971
RE 2,031
RE 23,000

6
5
6
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
61

371
308
314
278
271
265
293
279
253
278
R 248
R 295
R 3,453

136
125
145
127
132
120
113
111
127
110
128
134
1,507

235
183
170
152
139
146
179
168
126
169
R 120
R 161
R 1,946

799
584
145
-212
-398
-340
-244
-244
-398
-385
-37
384
-348

-41
-3
-11
2
-21
-38
-5
-3
-2
-50
R -52
R -66
R -290

2,879
2,443
2,231
1,830
1,668
1,653
1,880
1,877
1,641
1,747
2,007
2,515
24,369

101

E 2,047

280

133

147

545

-12

2,733

a Gas withdrawn from natural gas and crude oil wells; excludes lease
condensate.
b Gross withdrawals minus repressuring, nonhydrocarbon gases removed, and
vented and flared. See Note 1, "Natural Gas Production," at end of section.
c See Note 2, "Natural Gas Extraction Loss," at end of section.
d Marketed production (wet) minus extraction loss.
e See Note 3, "Supplemental Gaseous Fuels," at end of section.
f Net withdrawals from underground storage. For 1980-2010, also includes net
withdrawals of liquefied natural gas in above-ground tanks. See Note 4, "Natural
Gas Storage," at end of section.
g See Note 5, "Natural Gas Balancing Item," at end of section. Since 1980,
excludes transit shipments that cross the U.S.-Canada border (i.e., natural gas
delivered to its destination via the other country).
h See Note 6, "Natural Gas Consumption," at end of section.
i May include unknown quantities of nonhydrocarbon gases.

Balancing ConsumpItemg
tionh

j For 1989-1992, a small amount of consumption at independent power


producers may be counted in both "Other Industrial" and "Electric Power Sector" on
Table 4.3. See Note 7, "Natural Gas Consumption, 1989-1992," at end of section.
R=Revised. E=Estimate. NA=Not available.
Notes: See Note 8, "Natural Gas Adjustments, 1993-2000," at end of section.
Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#naturalgas for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Imports and Exports: Table 4.2. Consumption: Table 4.3.
Balancing Item: Calculated as consumption minus dry gas production,
supplemental gaseous fuels, net imports, and net storage withdrawals. All Other
Data: 1973-2006U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Natural Gas
Annual, annual reports. 2007 forwardEIA, Natural Gas Monthly, March 2012,
Table 1.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

69

Table 4.2 Natural Gas Trade by Country


(Billion Cubic Feet)
Imports

Exports

Algeriaa Canadab Egypta Mexicob Nigeriaa Qatara


1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Trinidad
and
Tobagoa Othera,c

Total

Canadab

Japana

Mexicob Othera,d

Total

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

3
5
86
24
84
18
35
66
69
76
47
65
27
53
120
97
17
77
0
0

1,028
948
797
926
1,448
2,816
2,883
2,899
3,052
3,368
3,544
3,729
3,785
3,437
3,607
3,700
3,590
3,783
3,589
3,271

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
73
120
115
55
160

2
0
102
0
0
7
14
17
15
55
12
10
2
0
0
9
13
54
43
28

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
38
8
50
12
8
57
95
12
13

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
46
23
35
14
12
3
0
18
3
13

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
99
98
151
378
462
439
389
448
267
236

0
0
0
0
0
0
5
12
17
17
21
14
8
11
46
11
0
18
15
29

1,033
953
985
950
1,532
2,841
2,937
2,994
3,152
3,586
3,782
3,977
4,015
3,944
4,259
4,341
4,186
4,608
3,984
3,751

15
10
0
0
17
28
52
56
40
39
73
167
189
271
395
358
341
482
559
701

48
53
45
53
53
65
68
62
66
64
66
66
63
66
62
65
61
47
39
31

14
9
4
2
16
61
34
38
53
61
106
141
263
343
397
305
322
292
365
338

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3

77
73
49
55
86
154
153
157
159
163
244
373
516
680
854
729
724
822
963
1,072

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

327
277
276
252
257
248
291
282
250
257
242
322
3,280

17
12
9
6
9
6
6
0
6
3
0
0
73

1
1
5
5
4
2
1
1
3
4
(s)
1
30

0
0
3
9
9
11
5
0
3
2
0
0
42

12
6
1
9
0
0
0
0
0
5
9
4
46

22
16
16
15
16
11
17
17
16
15
14
15
190

6
12
9
3
3
5
8
5
3
9
9
9
81

385
324
319
298
298
282
329
305
282
295
273
352
3,741

68
60
77
50
55
51
50
49
50
63
84
82
739

2
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
7
2
2
3
33

23
22
21
22
29
34
32
33
23
25
30
38
333

0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
6
8
12
32

94
88
100
76
86
90
86
84
79
96
124
135
1,137

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

331
276
275
245
235
238
272
249
233
247
R 232
R 269
R 3,102

3
6
6
6
3
6
0
0
0
3
0
3
35

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
(s)
(s)
3

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2

13
0
14
4
24
5
5
8
4
8
3
4
91

16
11
10
11
8
11
13
11
8
8
12
10
129

9
15
9
13
0
6
3
9
9
12
0
9
92

371
308
314
278
271
265
293
279
253
278
R 248
R 295
R 3,453

85
84
98
76
80
71
64
67
77
64
84
87
937

2
2
2
2
3
2
0
2
2
0
2
0
18

37
37
41
43
44
47
47
42
39
43
39
42
500

13
3
3
6
6
0
3
0
8
3
3
5
52

136
125
145
127
132
120
113
111
127
110
128
134
1,507

2012 January ................

264

(s)

280

84

43

133

As liquefied natural gas.


b By pipeline, except for very small amounts of liquefied natural gas imported
from Canada in 1973, 1977, and 1981 and exported to Mexico beginning in 1998.
See Note 9, "Natural Gas Imports and Exports," at end of section.
c Australia in 1997-2001 and 2004; Brunei in 2002; Equatorial Guinea in 2007;
Indonesia in 1986 and 2000; Malaysia in 1999 and 2002-2005; Norway in 2008
forward; Oman in 2000-2005; Peru in 2010 and 2011; United Arab Emirates in
1996-2000; Yemen in 2010 forward; and Other (unassigned) in 2004.
d Brazil in 2010 and 2011; China in 2011; Chile in 2011; India in 2010 forward;
Russia in 2007; South Korea in 2009-2011; Spain in 2010 and 2011; and United
Kingdom in 2010 and 2011.

70

R=Revised. (s)=Less than 500 million cubic feet.


Notes: See Note 9, "Natural Gas Imports and Exports," at end of section.
Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. U.S.
geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#naturalgas for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: 1973-1987: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form
FPC-14, "Annual Report for Importers and Exporters of Natural Gas."
1988-2008: EIA, Natural Gas Annual, annual reports. 2009 forward: EIA,
Natural Gas Monthly, March 2012, Tables 4 and 5; and U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, "Natural Gas Imports and Exports."

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 4.3 Natural Gas Consumption by Sector


(Billion Cubic Feet)
End-Use Sectors
Industrial

Transportation
Pipelinesd

Other Industrial
Residential
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Commerciala

Lease and
Plant Fuel

CHPb

Non-CHPc

Total

Total

h
h
h
h

and Distributione

Vehicle
Fuel

Total

Electric
Power
Sectorf,g

Total

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

4,879
4,924
4,752
4,433
4,391
4,850
5,241
4,984
4,520
4,726
4,996
4,771
4,889
5,079
4,869
4,827
4,368
4,722
4,892
4,779

2,597
2,508
2,611
2,432
2,623
3,031
3,158
3,215
2,999
3,045
3,182
3,023
3,144
3,179
3,129
2,999
2,832
3,013
3,153
3,119

1,496
1,396
1,026
966
1,236
1,220
1,250
1,203
1,173
1,079
1,151
1,119
1,113
1,122
1,098
1,112
1,142
1,226
1,220
1,275

( )
( )
( )
( )
1,055
1,258
1,289
1,282
1,355
1,401
1,386
1,310
1,240
1,144
1,191
1,084
1,115
1,050
955
990

8,689
6,968
7,172
5,901
i 5,963
6,906
7,146
7,229
6,965
6,678
6,757
6,035
6,287
6,007
6,066
5,518
5,412
5,604
5,715
5,178

8,689
6,968
7,172
5,901
i 7,018
8,164
8,435
8,511
8,320
8,079
8,142
7,344
7,527
7,150
7,256
6,601
6,527
6,655
6,670
6,167

10,185
8,365
8,198
6,867
8,255
9,384
9,685
9,714
9,493
9,158
9,293
8,463
8,640
8,273
8,354
7,713
7,669
7,881
7,890
7,443

728
583
635
504
660
700
711
751
635
645
642
625
667
591
566
584
584
621
648
670

NA
NA
NA
NA
(s)
5
6
8
9
12
13
15
15
18
21
23
24
25
26
27

728
583
635
504
660
705
718
760
645
657
655
640
682
610
587
607
608
646
674
697

3,660
3,158
3,682
3,044
i 3,245
4,237
3,807
4,065
4,588
4,820
5,206
5,342
5,672
5,135
5,464
5,869
6,222
6,841
6,668
6,873

22,049
19,538
19,877
17,281
i 19,174
22,207
22,609
22,737
22,246
22,405
23,333
22,239
23,027
22,277
22,403
22,014
21,699
23,104
23,277
22,910

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

934
796
580
313
198
134
111
107
117
202
447
848
4,787

499
441
337
215
161
130
120
127
133
185
287
467
3,102

106
98
109
104
107
102
107
108
107
112
108
114
1,282

90
80
84
79
82
84
91
95
87
84
82
92
1,029

526
490
488
435
437
420
420
419
424
438
469
521
5,488

616
570
572
514
519
504
512
514
511
522
551
613
6,517

722
667
681
618
626
607
619
622
618
634
659
727
7,800

80
70
60
46
44
45
50
52
45
45
55
76
669

3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
31

82
72
62
49
47
48
53
55
47
48
57
79
700

546
480
457
471
560
706
897
943
697
570
497
564
7,387

2,783
2,456
2,117
1,667
1,591
1,624
1,800
1,853
1,612
1,639
1,947
2,685
23,775

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

971
774
608
348
208
133
112
110
122
229
431
688
4,735

529
435
365
236
168
133
126
133
141
216
282
398
3,161

E 113
E 100
E 116
E 113
E 117
E 113
E 117
E 117
E 115
E 121
E 119
E 122

E 1,383

89
79
81
82
87
83
88
89
84
81
86
94
1,024

551
501
513
469
461
437
439
448
444
469
487
527
5,746

640
581
594
552
548
520
527
537
528
550
572
620
6,769

753
681
710
665
665
633
644
655
643
671
691
R 742
8,153

E 81
E 69
E 63
E 51
E 47
E 47
E 53
E 53
E 46
E 49
E 56
E 71

E 686

E3
E3
E3
E3
E3
E3
E3
E3
E3
E3
E3
E3

E 33

E 84
E 71
E 66
E 54
E 50
E 49
E 56
E 56
E 49
E 52
E 59
E 74

E 718

542
482
483
526
578
705
942
923
686
578
543
612
7,602

2,879
2,443
2,231
1,830
1,668
1,653
1,880
1,877
1,641
1,747
2,007
2,515
24,369

2012 January ................

802

449

E 123

94

534

628

751

E 77

E3

E 80

651

2,733

a All commercial sector fuel use, including that at commercial


combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial electricity-only plants. See
Table 7.4c for CHP fuel use.
b Industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and a small number of industrial
electricity-only plants.
c All industrial sector fuel use other than that in "Lease and Plant Fuel" and
"CHP."
d Natural gas consumed in the operation of pipelines, primarily in compressors.
e Natural gas used as fuel in the delivery of natural gas to consumers.
f The
electric
power
sector
comprises
electricity-only
and
combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose
primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.
g Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 1989, data are
for electric utilities and independent power producers.
h Included in "Non-CHP."
i For 1989-1992, a small amount of consumption at independent power
producers may be counted in both "Other Industrial" and "Electric Power Sector."
See Note 7, "Natural Gas Consumption, 1989-1992," at end of section.
R=Revised. E=Estimate. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 500 million cubic
feet.
Notes: Data are for natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental

gaseous fuels. See Note 8, "Natural Gas Adjustments, 1993-2000," at end of


section. See Note, "Classification of Power Plants Into Energy-Use Sectors," at
end of Section 7. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#naturalgas for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Residential, Commercial, Lease and Plant Fuel, Other
Industrial Total and Pipelines and Distribution: 1973-2006U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA), Natural Gas Annual (NGA), annual reports and
unpublished revisions. 2007 forwardEIA, Natural Gas Monthly (NGM), March
2012, Table 2. Industrial CHP: Table 7.4c. Vehicle Fuel: 1990 and
1991EIA, NGA 2000, (November 2001), Table 95.
1992-1998EIA,
"Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 1999" (October 1999), Table 10,
and "Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 2003" (February 2004),
Table 10. Data for compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas in
gasoline-equivalent gallons were converted to cubic feet by multiplying by the
motor gasoline conversion factor (see Table A3) and dividing by the natural gas
end-use sectors conversion factor (see Table A4). 1999-2006EIA, NGA, annual
reports. 2007 forwardEIA, NGM, March 2012, Table 2. Electric Power
Sector: Table 7.4b.

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Table 4.4 Natural Gas in Underground Storage


(Volumes in Billion Cubic Feet)
Natural Gas in
Underground Storage,
End of Period

Change in Working Gas


From Same Period
Previous Year

Storage Activity

Base Gas

Working Gas

Totala

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

2,864
3,162
3,642
3,842
3,868
4,349
4,341
4,350
4,326
4,383
4,352
4,301
4,340
4,303
4,201
4,200
4,211
4,234
4,232
4,277

2,034
2,212
2,655
2,607
3,068
2,153
2,173
2,175
2,730
2,523
1,719
2,904
2,375
2,563
2,696
2,635
3,070
2,879
2,840
3,130

4,898
5,374
6,297
6,448
6,936
6,503
6,513
6,525
7,056
6,906
6,071
7,204
6,715
6,866
6,897
6,835
7,281
7,113
7,073
7,407

305
162
-99
-270
555
-453
19
2
554
-207
-806
1,185
-528
187
133
-61
435
-191
-39
290

17.6
7.9
-3.6
-9.4
22.1
-17.4
.9
.1
25.5
-7.6
-31.9
68.9
-18.2
7.9
5.2
-2.3
16.5
-6.2
-1.4
10.2

1,533
1,760
1,910
2,359
1,934
2,974
2,911
2,824
2,379
2,772
3,498
2,309
3,138
3,099
3,037
3,057
2,493
3,325
3,374
2,966

1,974
2,104
1,896
2,128
2,433
2,566
2,906
2,800
2,905
2,598
2,684
3,464
2,670
3,292
3,150
3,002
2,924
3,133
3,340
3,315

-442
-344
14
231
-499
408
6
24
-526
174
814
-1,156
468
-193
-113
55
-431
192
34
-349

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

4,276
4,278
4,278
4,278
4,279
4,287
4,287
4,290
4,294
4,305
4,309
4,301
4,301

2,304
1,683
1,652
2,011
2,420
2,740
2,966
3,153
3,508
3,851
3,769
3,111
3,111

6,580
5,961
5,930
6,289
6,699
7,027
7,253
7,443
7,801
8,156
8,078
7,412
7,412

171
-75
-7
101
45
-20
-125
-206
-138
41
-69
-19
-19

8.0
-4.2
-.4
5.3
1.9
-.7
-4.0
-6.1
-3.8
1.1
-1.8
-.6
-.6

873
657
238
68
53
64
112
137
52
52
237
731
3,274

63
38
207
427
463
385
339
323
411
407
163
66
3,291

811
619
31
-360
-410
-321
-227
-186
-359
-355
74
665
-17

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

4,306
4,306
4,304
4,307
4,308
4,305
4,304
4,304
4,305
4,305
4,302
4,305
4,305

2,308
1,724
1,581
1,789
2,188
2,530
2,774
3,020
3,416
3,804
3,843
3,462
3,462

6,614
6,029
5,884
6,096
6,495
6,835
7,079
7,323
7,721
8,109
8,145
7,767
7,767

4
40
-72
-222
-232
-210
-192
-133
-92
-46
74
351
351

.2
2.4
-4.3
-11.0
-9.6
-7.7
-6.5
-4.2
-2.6
-1.2
2.0
11.3
11.3

852
668
317
108
66
90
124
138
64
62
198
488
3,175

53
84
172
320
464
430
368
382
462
448
235
105
3,523

799
584
145
-212
-398
-340
-244
-244
-398
-385
-37
384
-348

2012 January ................

4,307

2,916

7,223

608

26.4

633

88

545

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

a For total underground storage capacity at the end of each calendar year, see
Note 4, "Natural Gas Storage," at end of section.
b For 1980-2010, data differ from those shown on Table 4.1, which includes
liquefied natural gas storage for that period.
c Positive numbers indicate that withdrawals are greater than injections.
Negative numbers indicate that injections are greater than withdrawals. Net
withdrawals or injections may not equal the difference between applicable ending
stocks. See Note 4, "Natural Gas Storage," at end of section.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#naturalgas for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources:

Storage Activity: 1973-1975U.S. Energy Information


Administration (EIA), Natural Gas Annual 1994, Volume 2, Table 9.

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Volume

Percent

Withdrawals

Injections

Netb,c

1976-1979EIA, Natural Gas Production and Consumption 1979, Table 1.


1980-1995EIA, Historical Natural Gas Annual 1930 Through 2000, Table 11.
1996-2006EIA, Natural Gas Monthly (NGM), monthly issues.
2007
forwardEIA, NGM, March 2012, Table 8. All Other Data: 1973 and
1974American Gas Association, Gas Facts, 1972 Data, Table 57, Gas Facts,
1973 Data, Table 57, and Gas Facts, 1974 Data, Table 40.
1975 and
1976Federal Energy Administration (FEA), Form FEA-G318-M-0, "Underground
Gas Storage Report," and Federal Power Commission (FPC), Form FPC-8,
"Underground Gas Storage Report." 1977 and 1978EIA, Form FEA-G318-M-0,
"Underground Gas Storage Report," and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC), Form FERC-8, "Underground Gas Storage Report." 1979-1995EIA,
Form EIA-191, "Underground Gas Storage Report," and FERC, Form FERC-8,
"Underground Gas Storage Report." 1996-2006EIA, NGM, monthly issues. 2007
forwardEIA, NGM, March 2012, Table 8.

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Natural Gas
Note 1. Natural Gas Production. Final annual data are
from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Natural Gas Annual (NGA).
Data for the two most recent months presented are
estimated. Some of the data for earlier months are also estimated or computed. For a discussion of computation and
estimation procedures, see the EIA Natural Gas Monthly
(NGM).
Monthly data are considered preliminary until after publication
of the EIA NGA. Preliminary monthly data are gathered from
reports to the Interstate Oil Compact Commission and the U.S.
Minerals Management Service. Volumetric data are converted,
as necessary, to a standard 14.73 psi pressure base. Unless
there are major changes, data are not revised until after publication of the EIA NGA.
Differences between annual data in the EIA NGA and the
sum of preliminary monthly data (JanuaryDecember) are
allocated proportionally to the months to create final
monthly data.
Note 2. Natural Gas Extraction Loss. Extraction loss is
the reduction in volume of natural gas resulting from the
removal of natural gas liquid constituents at natural gas
processing plants.
Annual data are from the EIA NGA, where they are estimated on the basis of the type and quantity of liquid products extracted from the gas stream and the calculated volume
of such products at standard conditions. For a detailed explanation of the calculations used to derive estimated extraction
losses, see the EIA NGA.
Preliminary monthly data are estimated on the basis of
extraction loss as an annual percentage of marketed
production. This percentage is applied to each months
marketed production to estimate monthly extraction loss.
Monthly data are revised and considered final after the publication of the EIA NGA. Final monthly data are estimated by
allocating annual extraction loss data to the months on the basis
of total natural gas marketed production data from the EIA
NGA.
Note 3. Supplemental Gaseous Fuels. Supplemental
gaseous fuels are any substances that, introduced into or
commingled with natural gas, increase the volume available for disposition. Such substances include, but are not
limited to, propane-air, refinery gas, coke oven gas, still
gas, manufactured gas, biomass gas, and air or inert gases
added for Btu stabilization.
Annual data beginning with 1980 are from the EIA NGA.
Unknown quantities of supplemental gaseous fuels are
included in consumption data for 1979 and earlier years.

Monthly data are considered preliminary until after the publication of the EIA NGA. Monthly estimates are based on the
annual ratio of supplemental gaseous fuels to the sum of dry
gas production, net imports, and net withdrawals from storage.
The ratio is applied to the monthly sum of the three elements
to compute a monthly supplemental gaseous fuels figure.
Although the total amount of supplemental gaseous fuels
consumed is known for 1980 forward, the amount consumed
by each energy-use sector is estimated by EIA. These estimates
are used to create natural gas (without supplemental gaseous
fuels) data for Tables 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, and 2.6 (note: to avoid
double-counting in these tables, supplemental gaseous fuels are
accounted for in their primary energy category: Coal, Petroleum, or Biomass). It is assumed that supplemental gaseous
fuels are commingled with natural gas consumed by the residential, commercial, other industrial, and electric power
sectors, but are not commingled with natural gas used for lease
and plant fuel, pipelines and distribution, or vehicle fuel. The
estimated consumption of supplemental gaseous fuels by each
sector (residential, commercial, other industrial, and electric
power) is calculated as that sectors natural gas consumption
(see Table 4.3) divided by the sum of natural gas consumption
by the residential, commercial, other industrial, and electric
power sectors (see Table 4.3), and then multiplied by total
supplemental gaseous fuels consumption (see Table 4.1). For
estimated sectoral consumption of supplemental gaseous fuels
in Btu, the residential, commercial, and other industrial values
in cubic feet are multiplied by the End-Use Sectors conversion factors (see Table A4), and the electric power values in
cubic feet are multiplied by the Electric Power Sector conversion factors (see Table A4). Total supplemental gaseous fuels
consumption in Btu is calculated as the sum of the Btu values
for the sectors.
Note 4. Natural Gas Storage. Natural gas in storage at
the end of a reporting period may not equal the quantity
derived by adding or subtracting net injections or withdrawals from the quantity in storage at the end of the previous
period. The difference is due to changes in the quantity of
native gas included in the base gas and/or losses in base gas
due to migration from storage reservoirs.
Total underground storage capacity, which includes both
active and inactive fields, at the end of each calendar year
since 1975 (first year data were available), in billion cubic
feet, was:
1975 . . . 6,280
1988 . . . 8,124
2001 . . . 8,182
1976 . . . 6,544
1989 . . . 8,120
2002 . . . 8,207
1977 . . . 6,678
1990 . . . 7,794
2003 . . . 8,206
1978 . . . 6,890
1991 . . . 7,993
2004 . . . 8,255
1979 . . . 6,929
1992 . . . 7,932
2005 . . . 8,268
1980 . . . 7,434
1993 . . . 7,989
2006 . . . 8,330
1981 . . . 7,805
1994 . . . 8,043
2007 . . . 8,402
1982 . . . 7,915
1995 . . . 7,953
2008 . . . 8,499
1983 . . . 7,985
1996 . . . 7,980
2009 . . . 8,656
1984 . . . 8,043
1997 . . . 8,332
2010 . . . 8,764
1985 . . . 8,087
1998 . . . 8,179
2011 . . . p8,776
1986 . . . 8,145
1999 . . . 8,229
1987 . . . 8,124
2000 . . . 8,241
P=Preliminary

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Monthly underground storage data are collected from the


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Form FERC-8
(interstate data) and EIA Form EIA-191 (intrastate data).
Beginning in January 1991, all data are collected on the revised
Form EIA-191. Injection and withdrawal data from the FERC8/EIA-191 survey are adjusted to correspond to data from Form
EIA-176 following publication of the EIA NGA.
The final monthly and annual storage and withdrawal data
for 19802010 include both underground and liquefied
natural gas (LNG) storage. Annual data on LNG additions and withdrawals are from Form EIA-176. Monthly
data are estimated by computing the ratio of each months
underground storage additions and withdrawals to annual
underground storage additions and withdrawals and
applying the ratio to the annual LNG data.
Note 5. Natural Gas Balancing Item. The balancing item
for natural gas represents the difference between the sum of
the components of natural gas supply and the sum of
components of natural gas disposition. The differences may
be due to quantities lost or to the effects of data reporting
problems. Reporting problems include differences due to the
net result of conversions of flow data metered at varying
temperature and pressure bases and converted to a standard
temperature and pressure base; the effect of variations in
company accounting and billing practices; differences between
billing cycle and calendar period time frames; and imbalances
resulting from the merger of data reporting systems that vary
in scope, format, definitions, and type of respondents.
The increase of 0.2 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in the Balancing Item category in 1983, followed by a decline of 0.5 Tcf
in 1984, reflected unusually large differences resulting from
the use of the annual billing cycle (essentially December 15
through the following December 14) consumption data in
conjunction with calendar year supply data. Record cold
temperatures during the last half of December 1983 resulted
in a reported 0.3 Tcf increase in net withdrawals from
underground storage for peak shaving as compared with the
same period in 1982, but the effect of this cold weather was
reflected primarily in 1984 consumption data. For underground storage data, see Table F2 in the May 1985 EIA
NGM, which was published in July 1985.
Note 6. Natural Gas Consumption. Consumption
includes use for lease and plant fuel, pipelines and distribution,
vehicle fuel, and electric power plants, as well as deliveries to
residential, commercial, and other industrial customers.

EIA-176, Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental


Gas Supply and Disposition. As a result, for 1989
through 1992, those volumes are probably included in both
the industrial and electric power sectors and doublecounted in total consumption. In 1993, 0.28 trillion cubic
feet was reported as delivered to nonutility generators.
Note 8. Natural Gas Data Adjustments, 19932000. For
19932000, the original data for natural gas delivered to
industrial consumers (now Other Industrial in Table 4.3)
included deliveries to both industrial users and independent
power producers (IPPs). These data were adjusted to
remove the estimated consumption at IPPs from Other
Industrial and include it with electric utilities under Electric Power Sector. (To estimate the monthly IPP consumption,
the monthly pattern for Other Industrial CHP in Table 4.3 was
used.)
For 19962000, monthly data for several natural gas series
shown in EIAs Natural Gas Navigator (see
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_cons_sum_dcu_nus_m.htm)
were not reconciled and updated to be consistent with the
final annual data in EIAs NGA. In the Monthly Energy
Review, monthly data for these series were adjusted so that
the monthly data sum to the final annual values. The Table
4.1 data series (and years) that were adjusted are: Gross
Withdrawals (1996, 1997), Marketed Production (1997),
Extraction Loss (1997, 1998, 2000), Dry Gas Production
(1996, 1997), Supplemental Gaseous Fuels (19972000),
Balancing Item (19972000), and Total Consumption (1997
2000). The Table 4.3 data series (and years) that were
adjusted are: Lease and Plant Fuel (19972000), Total Industrial (19972000), Pipelines and Distribution (2000), Total
Transportation (2000), and Total Consumption (19972000).
Note 9. Natural Gas Imports and Exports. The United
States imports natural gas via pipeline from Canada and
Mexico; and imports liquefied natural gas (LNG) via
tanker from Algeria, Australia, Brunei, Egypt, Equatorial
Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Peru, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. In addition, very small amounts of LNG
arrived from Canada in 1973 (667 million cubic feet),
1977 (572 million cubic feet), and 1981 (6 million cubic
feet). The United States exports natural gas via pipeline to
Canada and Mexico; and exports LNG via tanker to Brazil,
China, Chile, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Spain, and
United Kingdom. Also, small amounts of LNG have gone
to Mexico since 1998.

Final data for series other than Other Industrial CHP and
Electric Power Sector are from the EIA NGA. Monthly data
are considered preliminary until after publication of the EIA
NGA. For more detailed information on the methods of estimating preliminary and final monthly data, see the EIA NGM.

Annual and final monthly data are from the annual EIA
Form FPC-14, Annual Report for Importers and Exporters
of Natural Gas, which requires data to be reported by
month for the calendar year.

Note 7. Natural Gas Consumption, 19891992. Prior to


1993, deliveries to nonutility generators were not separately collected from natural gas companies on Form

Preliminary monthly data are EIA estimates. For a discussion


of estimation procedures, see the EIA NGM. Preliminary data
are revised after the publication of the EIA U.S. Imports and
Exports of Natural Gas.

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5. Crude Oil and Natural Gas


Resource Development

Figure 5.1

Crude Oil and Natural Gas Resource Development Indicators

Rotary Rigs in Operation by Type, 1973-2011

Rotary Rigs in Operation by Type, Monthly

2.5

2.0
Thousand Rigs

Thousand Rigs

Total

2
Natural
Gas

Total

1.5
Crude Oil

1.0
Natural Gas

1
0.5
Crude Oil

0.0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Active Well Service Rig Count, Monthly

J FMAMJ J A SOND J FMAMJ J A SOND J FMAMJ J A SOND


2010
2011
20 12

Footage Drilled, Monthly


40

2.5
2011

2012

2012
2011

30

2010

Million Feet

Thousand Rigs

2.0
1.5
1.0

2010

20

10
0.5
0

0.0
J

Total Wells Drilled by Type, 1973-2011


50

20
10

2.0
Thousand Wells

30

Crude Oil
Wells

1.5

1.0

Natural Gas
Wells

0.5
Dry Wells

Dry Wells

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

0.0
J FMAMJ J A SOND J FMAMJ J A SOND J FMAMJ J A SOND
2010
2011
20 12

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#crude.


Sources: Tables 5.1 and 5.2.

76

2.5

Crude Oil
Wells
Natural Gas
Wells

Thousand Wells

Total Wells Drilled by Type, Monthly

40

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Table 5.1 Crude Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Activity Measurements
(Number of Rigs)
Rotary Rigs in Operationa
By Site
Onshore
1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

By Type
Offshore

Crude Oil

Natural Gas

Totalb

Active
Well Service
Rig Countc

........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................

1,110
1,554
2,678
1,774
902
622
671
821
703
519
778
1,003
717
924
1,095
1,287
1,559
1,695
1,814
1,046

84
106
231
206
108
101
108
122
123
106
140
153
113
108
97
94
90
72
65
44

NA
NA
NA
NA
532
323
306
376
264
128
197
217
137
157
165
194
274
297
379
278

NA
NA
NA
NA
464
385
464
564
560
496
720
939
691
872
1,025
1,184
1,372
1,466
1,491
801

1,194
1,660
2,909
1,980
1,010
723
779
943
827
625
918
1,156
830
1,032
1,192
1,381
1,649
1,768
1,879
1,089

2,008
2,486
4,089
4,716
3,658
3,041
3,445
3,499
3,014
2,232
2,692
2,267
1,830
1,967
2,064
2,222
2,364
2,388
2,515
1,722

2010 January ..........................


February ........................
March .............................
April ...............................
May ................................
June ...............................
July ................................
August ...........................
September .....................
October ..........................
November ......................
December ......................
Average ........................

1,225
1,305
1,368
1,426
1,464
1,511
1,558
1,619
1,635
1,647
1,662
1,687
1,514

42
45
51
53
49
20
15
20
19
21
22
24
31

433
446
471
508
541
566
591
644
668
693
723
759
591

822
892
933
959
960
953
971
983
977
966
950
940
943

1,267
1,350
1,419
1,479
1,513
1,531
1,573
1,638
1,655
1,668
1,683
1,711
1,546

1,706
1,726
1,754
1,816
1,818
1,857
1,852
1,900
1,918
1,965
1,971
1,968
1,854

2011 January ..........................


February ........................
March .............................
April ...............................
May ................................
June ...............................
July ................................
August ...........................
September .....................
October ..........................
November ......................
December ......................
Average ........................

1,686
1,692
1,694
1,762
1,804
1,829
1,865
1,923
1,946
1,982
1,974
1,960
1,844

26
26
26
28
32
34
35
35
32
35
37
42
32

793
801
830
896
948
979
1,014
1,055
1,063
1,077
1,125
1,173
980

909
907
884
885
878
877
880
894
907
933
880
824
888

1,711
1,718
1,720
1,790
1,836
1,863
1,900
1,957
1,978
2,017
2,011
2,002
1,876

2,004
1,990
2,044
2,052
2,047
2,069
2,116
2,136
2,115
2,100
2,100
2,131
2,075

2012 January ..........................


February ........................
March .............................
3-Month Average .........

1,961
1,949
1,935
1,947

42
42
43
42

1,208
1,261
1,307
1,262

790
723
667
722

2,003
1,990
1,979
1,990

2,154
2,135
2,143
2,144

2011 3-Month Average .........


2010 3-Month Average .........

1,691
1,299

26
46

808
450

900
882

1,716
1,345

2,013
1,729

a Rotary rigs in operation are reported weekly. Monthly data are averages of 4or 5-week reporting periods, not calendar months. Multi-month data are averages
of the reported data over the covered months, not averages of the weekly data.
Annual data are averages over 52 or 53 weeks, not calendar years. Published data
are rounded to the nearest whole number.
b Sum of rigs drilling for crude oil, rigs drilling for natural gas, and other rigs (not
shown) drilling for miscellaneous purposes, such as service wells, injection wells,
and stratigraphic tests.
c The number of rigs doing true workovers (where tubing is pulled from the well),
or doing rod string and pump repair operations, and that are, on average, crewed
and working every day of the month.

NA=Not available.
Note: Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page:
See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#crude for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources:
Rotary Rigs in Operation: By SiteBaker Hughes, Inc.,
Houston, Texas, Rotary Rigs Runningby State. By TypeBaker Hughes,
Inc., Houston, Texas, weekly phone recording. Active Well Service
Rig Count:
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, Texas. See
http://www.c-a-m.com/Forms/Product.aspx?prodID=cdc209c4-79a3-47e5-99c2fdeda6d4aad6.

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Table 5.2 Crude Oil and Natural Gas Exploratory and Development Wells
Wells Drilled
Exploratory
Crude
Oil

Natural
Gas

Development

Dry

Total

Crude
Oil

Natural
Gas

Dry

Total
Total

Crude
Oil

Natural
Gas

Dry

Total

Thousand
Feet

Number
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

642
982
1,777
1,680
778
570
489
491
327
197
288
357
258
350
383
539
646
808
897
R 605

1,067
1,248
2,099
1,200
811
558
576
562
566
570
657
1,052
844
997
1,671
2,141
2,456
2,794
2,345
1,206

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

R 56

91
71
85
R 78
107
R 100
103
104
73
87
114
92
R 1,105

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

66
64
71
R 68
87
80
94
R 72
R 82
R 86
109
109
R 988

2012 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
3-Month Total .....

109
110
110
329

2011 3-Month Total .....


2010 3-Month Total .....

201
159

R 45

58
49
R 48
61
46
59
60
72
65
57
676

73
R 57

75
68
83
R 90
R 70
87
R 69
96
81
R 68
R 917
67

5,952
7,129
9,081
8,954
3,652
2,024
1,956
2,113
1,590
1,157
1,341
1,733
1,282
1,297
1,350
1,462
1,547
1,582
1,715
1,060

7,661
9,359
12,957
11,834
5,241
3,152
3,021
3,166
2,483
1,924
2,286
3,142
2,384
2,644
3,404
4,142
4,649
5,184
4,957
R 2,871

9,525
15,966
31,182
33,581
12,061
7,678
8,347
10,715
7,355
4,608
7,802
8,531
6,517
7,779
8,406
10,240
12,739
12,522
15,736
10,630
918
892
1,109
1,198
1,296
1,420
1,415
1,467
1,471
1,564
1,510
1,402
15,662
1,514
1,347
1,581
1,593
1,720
1,839
1,918
1,851
R 1,706
2,160
2,215
2,215
R 21,659

82

R 229

R 68

R 184

91

234
207
R 244
R 255
R 259
260
226
282
288
219
R 2,887

R 80

89
94
R 110
97
93
123
109
70
R 1,106
87
64
70
62
90
73
116
81
R 83
110
118
119
R 1,073

46
164

137
120
120
377

205
247

221
241

R 51

226
R 185

216
R 198

260
R 243
R 280
R 240
R 234
R 292
308
R 296
R 2,978
313
276
870

2,215
2,216
2,217
6,648

627
647

4,442
2,919

R 281

5,866
6,879
15,362
13,124
10,435
7,524
8,451
10,936
11,073
11,457
16,394
21,020
16,498
19,725
22,515
26,449
30,382
29,925
29,901
17,083

4,368
6,517
11,704
12,257
4,593
2,790
2,934
3,761
3,171
2,393
2,805
2,865
2,472
2,685
2,732
3,191
3,659
3,396
3,569
R 2,448

19,759
29,362
58,248
58,962
27,089
17,992
19,732
25,412
21,599
18,458
27,001
32,416
25,487
30,189
33,653
39,880
46,780
45,843
49,206
R 30,161

10,167
16,948
32,959
35,261
12,839
8,248
8,836
11,206
7,682
4,805
8,090
8,888
6,775
8,129
8,789
10,779
13,385
13,330
16,633
R 11,235

1,284

R 169

R 2,371

R 1,098

R 144

R 2,134

1,245
1,189
1,241
R 1,261
1,443
1,434
1,387
1,503
1,439
1,475
R 15,999

220
258
264
309
R 400
321
279
R 292
288
258
R 3,202

2,574
2,645
2,801
R 2,990
R 3,258
3,222
3,137
R 3,359
3,237
3,135
R 34,863

1,167
1,247
R 1,344
1,481
1,461
1,526
1,531
1,636
1,575
1,459
16,338

1,174
1,143
1,285
1,253
R 1,095
1,232
1,138
1,201
R 1,163
R 1,258
1,354
1,145
R 14,441

235
201
297
248
323
324
277
334
R 270
342
338
338
R 3,527

2,923
2,691
3,163
3,094
R 3,138
3,395
3,333
3,386
R 3,139
R 3,760
3,907
3,698
R 39,627

1,580
1,411
1,652
R 1,661
1,807
1,919
2,012
R 1,923
R 1,788
R 2,246
2,324
2,324
R 22,647

1,151

3,704

919
3,221

338
339
339
1,016

3,475
10,885

2,324
2,326
2,327
6,977

3,602
3,627

733
533

8,777
7,079

4,643
3,078

R=Revised.
Notes: Prior to 1990, these well counts include only the original drilling of a
hole intended to discover or further develop already discovered crude oil or natural
gas resources. Other drilling activities, such as drilling an old well deeper, drilling of
laterals from the original well, drilling of service and injection wells, and drilling for
resources other than crude oil or natural gas are excluded. After 1990, a new well
is defined as the first hole in the ground whether it is lateral or not. Due to the
methodology used to estimate ultimate well counts from the available partially
reported data, the counts shown on this page are frequently revised. See Note,

78

R 1,151

Total
Footage
Drilled

R 3,706

6,933
8,127
17,461
14,324
11,246
8,082
9,027
11,498
11,639
12,027
17,051
22,072
17,342
20,722
24,186
28,590
32,838
32,719
32,246
18,289

10,320
13,646
20,785
21,211
8,245
4,814
4,890
5,874
4,761
3,550
4,146
4,598
3,754
3,982
4,082
4,653
5,206
4,978
5,284
R 3,508

27,420
38,721
71,205
70,796
32,330
21,144
22,753
28,578
24,082
20,382
29,287
35,558
27,871
32,833
37,057
44,022
51,429
51,027
54,163
R 33,032

138,223
180,494
316,943
314,409
R 156,056
R 117,186
R 126,369
R 161,300
R 137,241
R 102,845
R 144,439
R 180,116
R 145,171
R 177,258
R 204,277
R 240,334
R 282,696
R 301,327
R 333,518
R 217,899

R 974

1,375

R 251

R 2,600

R 18,167

R 937

R 1,169

R 212

R 2,318

R 16,508

2,808
2,852
R 3,045
R 3,245
R 3,517
3,482
3,363
R 3,641
3,525
3,354
R 37,750

R 20,574

R 271,262

1,330

311

R 1,267

R 338

1,348
R 1,361
1,546
1,538
1,460
1,590
1,553
1,567
R 17,104

353
403
R 510
418
372
R 415
397
328
R 4,308

1,247

322
265
367
310
413
397
393
415
R 353
452
456
457
R 4,600

R 1,200

1,360
1,321
R 1,178
R 1,322
R 1,208
1,288
R 1,232
R 1,354
1,435
R 1,213
R 15,358
1,218
965
3,385

475
459
459
1,393

3,807
3,874

954
774

R 1,202

R 20,269
R 21,806
R 22,939
R 24,988
R 25,435
R 23,751
R 26,167
R 25,901
R 24,757

3,149

R 25,283

R 2,876

R 23,184

3,379

R 28,310

R 3,292

R 27,529

R 3,398

R 24,695

R 3,638

R 26,218

R 3,613

R 25,637

R 3,626

R 27,282

R 3,373

R 26,735

R 4,052

R 30,263

4,215

R 31,143

R 3,994

R 31,617

R 42,605

R 327,896

4,017

R 32,310

R 3,987

R 32,716

3,751
11,755

32,797
97,823

9,404
7,726

76,777
55,249

"Crude Oil and Natural Gas Exploratory and Development Wells," at end of section.
Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page:
See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#crude for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: 19731989: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
computations based on well reports submitted to the American Petroleum Institute.
1990 forward: EIA computations based on well reports submitted to IHS, Inc.,
Denver, CO.

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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Resource


Development
Note. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Exploratory and
Development Wells. Three well types are considered in the
Monthly Energy Review (MER) drilling statistics:
completed for crude oil, completed for natural gas, and
dry hole. Wells that productively encounter both crude
oil and natural gas are categorized as completed for crude
oil. Both development wells and exploratory wells (new
field wildcats, new pool tests, and extension tests) are
included in the statistics. All other classes of wells drilled in
connection with the search for producible hydrocarbons are
excluded. If a lateral is drilled at the same time as the original
hole it is not counted separately, but its footage is included.
Prior to the March 1985 MER, drilling statistics consisted of

completion data for the above types and classes of wells as


reported to the American Petroleum Institute (API) during a
given month. Due to time lags between the date of well
completion and the date of completion reporting to the API,
as-reported well completions proved to be an inaccurate
indicator of drilling activity. During 1982, for example,
as-reported well completions rose, while the number of
actual completions fell. Consequently, the drilling statistics
published since the March 1985 MER are U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA) estimates produced by
statistically imputing well counts and footage based on the
partial data available from the API. These estimates are
subject to continuous revision as new data, some of which
pertain to earlier months and years, become available.
Additional information about the EIA estimation
methodology may be found in Estimating Well
Completions, a feature article published in the March 1985
MER.

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6. Coal

Figure 6.1

Coal
(Million Short Tons)

Overview, 1973-2011

Overview, Monthly

1,400

120

1,200
1,000
800

100
Production

80
Consumption

Consumption

60

600

40

400

20

200

Production

Net Exports

Net Exports

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

-20
J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D
2010
20 11
2012

Consumption by Sector, 1973-2011

Electric Power Sector Consumption, Monthly

1,200

120
Electric Power

1,000

100

800

80

600

60

400

40

200

Industrial

20

2010

2011

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Stocks, End of Year, 1973-2011

Electric Power Sector Stocks, End of Month

250

240

200
Total

180

182

178
165

150
100
50

Electric
Power

120

60
Producers and Distributors

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

January
2010

January
2011

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#coal.


Sources: Tables 6.16.3.

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January
2012

Table 6.1 Coal Overview


(Thousand Short Tons)

Productiona

Waste
Coal
Suppliedb

Imports

Exports

Trade
Net Importsc

Stock
Changed

Losses and
Unaccounted
fore

Consumption

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

598,568
654,641
829,700
883,638
1,029,076
1,032,974
1,063,856
1,089,932
1,117,535
1,100,431
1,073,612
1,127,689
1,094,283
1,071,753
1,112,099
1,131,498
1,162,750
1,146,635
1,171,809
1,074,923

NA
NA
NA
NA
3,339
8,561
8,778
8,096
8,690
8,683
9,089
10,085
9,052
10,016
11,299
13,352
14,409
14,076
14,146
13,666

127
940
1,194
1,952
2,699
9,473
8,115
7,487
8,724
9,089
12,513
19,787
16,875
25,044
27,280
30,460
36,246
36,347
34,208
22,639

53,587
66,309
91,742
92,680
105,804
88,547
90,473
83,545
78,048
58,476
58,489
48,666
39,601
43,014
47,998
49,942
49,647
59,163
81,519
59,097

-53,460
-65,369
-90,548
-90,727
-103,104
-79,074
-82,357
-76,058
-69,324
-49,387
-45,976
-28,879
-22,726
-17,970
-20,718
-19,482
-13,401
-22,816
-47,311
-36,458

(f)
32,154
25,595
-27,934
26,542
-275
-17,456
-11,253
24,228
23,988
-48,309
41,630
10,215
-26,659
-11,462
-9,702
42,642
5,812
12,354
39,668

f -17,476

-5,522
10,827
2,796
-1,730
632
1,411
3,678
-4,430
-2,906
938
7,120
4,040
-4,403
6,887
9,092
8,824
4,085
5,740
14,985

562,584
562,640
702,730
818,049
904,498
962,104
1,006,321
1,029,544
1,037,103
1,038,647
1,084,095
1,060,146
1,066,355
1,094,861
1,107,255
1,125,978
1,112,292
1,127,998
1,120,548
997,478

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

85,711
83,087
96,904
90,960
85,401
88,621
90,795
93,350
93,360
91,831
91,558
92,791
1,084,368

1,187
908
1,192
1,071
1,138
1,219
1,273
1,261
1,102
982
1,121
1,197
13,651

1,665
1,239
1,899
1,812
1,475
1,771
1,390
1,702
1,588
1,775
1,473
1,563
19,353

5,866
5,386
6,554
7,358
7,220
7,387
6,928
7,001
7,145
6,623
7,015
7,232
81,716

-4,202
-4,146
-4,655
-5,545
-5,745
-5,616
-5,539
-5,299
-5,556
-4,849
-5,542
-5,669
-62,363

-9,978
-6,588
8,845
11,519
2,723
-9,407
-15,570
-8,837
5,040
11,425
8,840
-9,225
-11,215

-3,933
323
2,038
1,858
-3,819
331
1,262
-2,502
-1,778
-292
-641
2,718
-4,435

96,607
86,115
82,559
73,108
81,890
93,301
100,837
100,651
85,644
76,831
78,938
94,826
1,051,307

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

91,398
85,618
96,608
88,335
86,652
88,647
85,375
95,362
93,889
R 94,513
R 93,973
R 93,965
R 1,094,336

1,187
1,030
1,068
910
852
1,109
1,173
1,142
1,087
R 999
R 1,039
R 934
R 12,529

1,014
843
1,524
1,136
1,313
970
1,208
1,545
835
917
807
976
13,088

8,509
8,275
9,832
8,843
9,042
9,102
7,865
9,387
8,723
9,159
8,808
9,713
107,259

-7,496
-7,432
-8,308
-7,706
-7,730
-8,132
-6,657
-7,843
-7,888
-8,242
-8,001
-8,737
-94,171

-11,881
-6,225
3,605
R 8,631
R 1,931
R -10,168
R -16,097
R -11,097
R 4,703
R 13,271
R 10,155
R 5,843
R -7,328

R 1,047

R 79,272

R 16,956

R 1,003,066

2012 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
3-Month Total .....

91,657
82,706
82,720
257,082

RF 1,233

R 789

R 9,126

R -8,337

R 1,198

R 6,844

R 76,511

NA
NA
NA

R 534

R 8,460

R -7,927

NA
NA

NA
NA

2011 3-Month Total .....


2010 3-Month Total .....

273,623
265,702

3,285
3,288

3,381
4,803

26,617
17,807

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

a Beginning in 2001, includes a small amount of refuse recovery (coal


recaptured from a refuse mine and cleaned to reduce the concentration of
noncombustible materials).
b Waste coal (including fine coal, coal obtained from a refuse bank or slurry
dam, anthracite culm, bituminous gob, and lignite waste) consumed by the electric
power and industrial sectors. Beginning in 1989, waste coal supplied is counted as
a supply-side item to balance the same amount of waste coal included in
"Consumption."
c Net imports equal imports minus exports. A minus sign indicates exports are
greater than imports.
d A negative value indicates a decrease in stocks; a positive value indicates an
increase.
e "Losses and Unaccounted for" is calculated as the sum of production, imports,

NA
NA
-23,236
-13,003

NA
NA
NA
-14,501
-7,722

R 661

R 96,309

R 5,836

R 79,605

R 7,094

R 78,669

R 239

R 72,669

R -1,382

R 79,225

R 2,001

R 89,792

R -3,663

R 99,651

R 2,000

R 97,758

R 133

R 82,251

R -1,218

R 75,217

R 4,208

R 72,648

NA
NA
NA
13,590
-1,572

NA
NA
NA
254,583
265,281

and waste coal supplied, minus exports, stock change, and consumption.
f In 1973, stock change is included in "Losses and Unaccounted for."
R=Revised. NA=Not available. F=Forecast.
Notes: For methodology used to calculate production, consumption, and
stocks, see Note 1, "Coal Production," Note 2, "Coal Consumption," and Note 3,
"Coal Stocks," at end of section. Data include refined coal. Data values
preceded by "F" are derived from the U.S. Energy Information Administrations
Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System. See Note 4, "Coal Forecast Values," at
end of section. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page:
See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#coal for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Table 6.2 Coal Consumption by Sector


(Thousand Short Tons)
End-Use Sectors
Commercial

Industrial
Other Industrial

Residential

CHPa

Otherb

Total

Coke
Plants

CHPc

Non-CHPd

Total

Total

Transportation

Electric
Power
Sectore,f

Total

................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................
................

4,113
2,823
1,355
1,711
1,345
755
721
711
534
585
454
481
533
551
512
378
290
353
351
353

(g)
(g)
(g)
(g)
1,191
1,419
1,660
1,738
1,443
1,490
1,547
1,448
1,405
1,816
1,917
1,922
1,886
1,927
2,021
1,798

7,004
6,587
5,097
6,068
4,189
3,633
3,625
4,015
2,879
2,803
2,126
2,441
2,506
1,869
2,693
2,420
1,050
1,247
1,134
1,059

7,004
6,587
5,097
6,068
5,379
5,052
5,285
5,752
4,322
4,293
3,673
3,888
3,912
3,685
4,610
4,342
2,936
3,173
3,155
2,857

94,101
83,598
66,657
41,056
38,877
33,011
31,706
30,203
28,189
28,108
28,939
26,075
23,656
24,248
23,670
23,434
22,957
22,715
22,070
15,326

(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
27,781
29,363
29,434
29,853
28,553
27,763
28,031
25,755
26,232
24,846
26,613
25,875
25,262
22,537
21,902
19,766

68,038
63,646
60,347
75,372
48,549
43,693
42,254
41,661
38,887
36,975
37,177
39,514
34,515
36,415
35,582
34,465
34,210
34,078
32,491
25,549

68,038
63,646
60,347
75,372
76,330
73,055
71,689
71,515
67,439
64,738
65,208
65,268
60,747
61,261
62,195
60,340
59,472
56,615
54,393
45,314

162,139
147,244
127,004
116,429
115,207
106,067
103,395
101,718
95,628
92,846
94,147
91,344
84,403
85,509
85,865
83,774
82,429
79,331
76,463
60,641

(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)

389,212
405,962
569,274
693,841
782,567
850,230
896,921
921,364
936,619
940,922
985,821
964,433
977,507
1,005,116
1,016,268
1,037,485
1,026,636
1,045,141
1,040,580
933,627

562,584
562,640
702,730
818,049
904,498
962,104
1,006,321
1,029,544
1,037,103
1,038,647
1,084,095
1,060,146
1,066,355
1,094,861
1,107,255
1,125,978
1,112,292
1,127,998
1,120,548
997,478

2010 January ............


February ..........
March ...............
April .................
May ..................
June .................
July ..................
August .............
September .......
October ............
November ........
December ........
Total ................

43
37
33
21
21
24
24
25
22
26
27
35
339

193
167
149
117
118
135
142
152
133
121
128
165
1,720

156
136
121
54
55
62
48
52
45
86
90
116
1,022

349
303
271
171
173
197
190
203
178
207
218
281
2,742

1,472
1,584
1,801
1,786
1,794
1,772
1,783
1,814
1,894
1,731
1,787
1,874
21,092

2,094
1,978
2,124
2,220
2,010
1,898
2,122
2,194
1,941
1,958
1,854
2,246
24,638

2,197
2,329
2,220
2,067
2,294
2,378
2,199
2,167
2,432
2,419
2,538
2,202
27,443

4,291
4,306
4,344
4,287
4,305
4,276
4,321
4,361
4,373
4,376
4,392
4,448
52,082

5,763
5,891
6,145
6,073
6,099
6,049
6,104
6,175
6,268
6,107
6,179
6,321
73,174

(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)

90,452
79,884
76,110
66,842
75,597
87,030
94,519
94,247
79,176
70,492
72,514
88,189
975,052

96,607
86,115
82,559
73,108
81,890
93,301
100,837
100,651
85,644
76,831
78,938
94,826
1,051,307

2011 January ............


February ..........
March ...............
April .................
May ..................
June .................
July ..................
August .............
September .......
October ............
November ........
December ........
Total ................

40
37
35
23
24
23
20
19
18
R 20
R 22
R 24
R 305

178
165
158
124
128
124
134
124
121
116
123
138
1,633

144
133
127
63
65
63
30
28
27
R 48
R 51
R 57
R 838

322
298
285
187
193
187
165
152
149
R 164
R 174
R 195
R 2,471

1,746
1,623
1,819
1,668
1,878
1,846
1,670
1,863
1,874
R 1,784
R 1,772
R 1,891
R 21,434

2,320
2,044
2,088
1,767
2,126
2,056
2,208
2,182
2,100
2,080
1,835
1,927
24,733

R 2,200

R 4,520

R 6,266

R 4,491

R 6,115

R 2,433

R 4,521

R 6,339

R 2,283

R 4,050

R 5,718

R 1,905

R 4,031

R 5,909

R 1,980

R 4,036

R 5,882

R 1,852

R 4,060

R 5,730

R 1,875

R 4,057

R 5,920

R 1,979

R 4,078

R 5,953

R 2,059

R 4,139

R 5,923

R 2,288

R 4,123

R 5,895

R 2,264

R 4,191

R 6,082

R 25,564

R 50,297

R 71,731

(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)

89,682
73,156
72,009
66,741
73,100
83,700
93,736
91,667
76,131
69,109
66,557
72,971
928,558

R 96,309

R 2,447

R 1,003,066

2012 January ............

F 29

154

F 77

F 231

F 2,018

2,102

F 1,901

F 4,003

F 6,021

(h)

70,231

76,511

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

a Commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and a small number of


commercial electricity-only plants, such as those at hospitals and universities.
See Note, "Classification of Power Plants Into Energy-Use Sectors," at end of
Section 7.
b All commercial sector fuel use other than that in "Commercial CHP."
c Industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and a small number of industrial
electricity-only plants. See Note, "Classification of Power Plants Into Energy-Use
Sectors," at end of Section 7.
d All industrial sector fuel use other than that in "Coke Plants" and "Industrial
CHP."
e The electric power sector comprises electricity-only and combined-heatand-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose primary business is
to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.
f Through 1988, data are for consumption at electric utilities only. Beginning in
1989, data also include consumption at independent power producers.

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116
24

R 79,605
R 78,669
R 72,669
R 79,225
R 89,792
R 99,651
R 97,758
R 82,251
R 75,217
R 72,648
R 79,272

g Included in "Commercial Other."


h Included in "Industrial Non-CHP."

R=Revised. F=Forecast.
Notes: CHP monthly values are from Table 7.4c; electric power sector
monthly values are from Table 7.4b; all other monthly values are estimates
derived from collected quarterly and annual data.
See Note 2, "Coal
Consumption," at end of section. Data include refined coal. Data values
preceded by "F" are derived from the U.S. Energy Information Administrations
Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System. See Note 4, "Coal Forecast Values,"
at end of section. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page:
See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#coal for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Table 6.3 Coal Stocks by Sector


(Thousand Short Tons)
End-Use Sectors
Producers
and
Distributors
1973 Year
1975 Year
1980 Year
1985 Year
1990 Year
1995 Year
1996 Year
1997 Year
1998 Year
1999 Year
2000 Year
2001 Year
2002 Year
2003 Year
2004 Year
2005 Year
2006 Year
2007 Year
2008 Year
2009 Year

Residential
and
Commercial

Industrial
Coke Plants

Othera

Total

Total

Electric
Power
Sectorb,c

Total

.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................

12,530
12,108
24,379
33,133
33,418
34,444
28,648
33,973
36,530
39,475
31,905
35,900
43,257
38,277
41,151
34,971
36,548
33,977
34,688
47,718

290
233
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
498
529

6,998
8,797
9,067
3,420
3,329
2,632
2,667
1,978
2,026
1,943
1,494
1,510
1,364
905
1,344
2,615
2,928
1,936
2,331
1,957

10,370
8,529
11,951
10,438
8,716
5,702
5,688
5,597
5,545
5,569
4,587
6,006
5,792
4,718
4,842
5,582
6,506
5,624
6,007
5,109

17,368
17,326
21,018
13,857
12,044
8,334
8,355
7,576
7,571
7,511
6,081
7,516
7,156
5,623
6,186
8,196
9,434
7,560
8,338
7,066

17,658
17,559
21,018
13,857
12,044
8,334
8,355
7,576
7,571
7,511
6,081
7,516
7,156
5,623
6,186
8,196
9,434
7,560
8,836
7,595

86,967
110,724
183,010
156,376
156,166
126,304
114,623
98,826
120,501
c 141,604
102,296
138,496
141,714
121,567
106,669
101,137
140,964
151,221
161,589
189,467

117,155
140,391
228,407
203,367
201,629
169,083
151,627
140,374
164,602
188,590
140,282
181,912
192,127
165,468
154,006
144,304
186,946
192,758
205,112
244,780

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ...........

48,854
49,069
50,936
50,761
50,900
51,497
47,935
48,638
49,913
49,430
50,571
49,820

510
490
471
482
494
505
509
513
517
529
541
552

1,832
1,708
1,583
1,715
1,846
1,978
1,948
1,918
1,889
1,901
1,913
1,925

5,515
5,921
6,326
6,358
6,391
6,423
6,425
6,427
6,430
6,403
6,376
6,350

7,347
7,629
7,910
8,073
8,237
8,400
8,373
8,346
8,319
8,304
8,289
8,275

7,857
8,119
8,381
8,556
8,730
8,905
8,882
8,859
8,836
8,833
8,830
8,827

178,091
171,026
177,742
189,260
191,669
181,490
169,504
159,987
163,776
175,686
183,389
174,917

234,802
228,214
237,058
248,577
251,299
241,892
226,322
217,484
222,524
233,949
242,790
233,564

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ...........

48,295
45,750
44,336
45,585
46,775
45,398
46,926
44,445
43,763
44,415
42,971
41,917

536
520
503
500
497
494
498
502
506
R 533
R 560
R 588

1,937
1,948
1,959
1,958
1,957
1,956
2,082
2,221
2,405
R 2,473
R 2,541
R 2,610

6,076
5,802
5,528
R 5,653
R 5,778
R 5,903
R 5,887
R 5,871
R 5,856
R 5,911
R 5,967
R 6,023

8,012
7,750
7,487
R 7,611
R 7,735
R 7,858
R 7,969
R 8,092
R 8,261
R 8,384
R 8,508
R 8,632

8,548
8,269
7,990
R 8,111
R 8,232
R 8,353
R 8,468
R 8,594
R 8,767
R 8,918
R 9,069
R 9,220

164,840
161,439
166,737
173,999
174,619
165,707
147,967
139,225
144,438
156,906
168,354
175,100

221,684
215,458
219,063
R 227,694
R 229,625
R 219,457
R 203,361
R 192,264
R 196,967
R 210,239
R 220,393
R 226,236

2012 January ................

F 38,444

F 587

F 2,070

F 4,711

F 6,782

F 7,369

181,621

227,434

a Through 1977, data are for stocks held by the manufacturing and
transportation sectors. Beginning in 1978, data are for stocks held at manufacturing
plants only.
b The electric power sector comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-andpower (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose primary business is to sell
electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.
c Through 1998, data are for stocks at electric utilities only. Beginning in 1999,
data also include stocks at independent power producers.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. F=Forecast.
Notes: Stocks are at end of period. Electric power sector monthly values

are from Table 7.5; producers and distributors monthly values are estimates
derived from collected annual data; all other monthly values are estimates derived
from collected quarterly values. Data include refined coal. Data values
preceded by "F" are derived from the U.S. Energy Information Administrations
Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System. See Note 4, "Coal Forecast Values," at
end of section. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page:
See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#coal for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Coal
Note 1. Coal Production. Preliminary monthly estimates
of national coal production are the sum of weekly estimates
developed by the U.S. Energy Information Administration
(EIA) and published in the Weekly Coal Production report.
When a week extends into a new month, production is allocated on a daily basis and added to the appropriate month.
Weekly estimates are based on Association of American
Railroads (AAR) data showing the number of railcars
loaded with coal during the week by Class I and certain
other railroads.
Prior to 2002, the weekly coal production model converted
AAR data into short tons of coal by using the average
number of short tons of coal per railcar loaded reported in
the Quarterly Freight Commodity Statistics from the
Surface Transportation Board. If an average coal tonnage
per railcar loaded was not available for a specific railroad,
the national average was used. To derive the estimate of
total weekly production, the total rail tonnage for the week
was divided by the ratio of quarterly production shipped by
rail and total quarterly production. Data for the corresponding quarter of previous years were used to derive this ratio.
This method ensured that the seasonal variations were
preserved in the production estimates.
Beginning in 2002, the weekly coal production model uses
statistical autoregressive methods to estimate national coal
production as a function of railcar loadings of coal, and
heating degree-days and cooling degree-days. On Thursday
of each week, EIA receives from the AAR data for the
previous week. The latest weekly national data for heating
degree-days and cooling degree-days are obtained from the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations
Climate Prediction Center. The weekly coal model is run
and a national level coal production estimate is obtained.
The weekly coal model is refit every quarter after preliminary coal data are available.
When preliminary quarterly data become available, the
monthly and weekly estimates are adjusted to conform to the
quarterly figures. The adjustment procedure uses State-level
production data and is explained in EIA's Quarterly Coal
Report. Initial estimates of annual production published in
January of the following year are based on preliminary
production data covering the first nine months (three quarters) and weekly/monthly estimates for the fourth quarter.
The fourth quarter estimates may or may not be revised
when preliminary data become available in March of the
following year, depending on the magnitude of the difference between the estimates and the preliminary data. In any
event, all quarterly, monthly, and weekly production figures
are adjusted to conform to the final annual production data
published in the Monthly Energy Review in the fall of the
following year.
Note 2. Coal Consumption. Coal consumption data are
reported by major end-use sector. Forecast data (designated
86

by an F) are derived from forecasted values shown in the


EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (DOE/EIA-0202) table
titled U.S. Coal Supply and Demand: Base Case. The
monthly estimates are based on the quarterly values, which
are released in March, June, September, and December. The
estimates are revised quarterly as collected data become available from the data sources. Sector-specific information
follows.
Residential and CommercialCoal consumption by the residential and commercial sectors is reported to EIA for the two
sectors combined; EIA estimates the amount consumed by the
sectors individually. To create the estimates, it is first
assumed that an occupied coal-heated housing unit consumes
fuel at the same Btu rate as an oil-heated housing unit. Then,
for the years in which data are available on the number of
occupied housing units by heating source (19731981 and
subsequent odd-numbered years), residential consumption
of coal is estimated by the following steps: a ratio is created
of the number of occupied housing units heated by coal to
the number of occupied housing units heated by oil; that
ratio is then multiplied by the Btu quantity of oil consumed
by the residential sector to derive an estimate of the Btu
quantity of coal consumed by the residential sector; and,
finally, the amount estimated as the residential sector
consumption is subtracted from the residential and commercial sectors combined consumption to derive the commercial sectors estimated consumption. The 2007 share is
applied to 2008 forward, and the other missing years shares
are interpolated.
Industrial Coke PlantsPrior to 1980, monthly coke plant
consumption data were taken directly from reported data.
For 19801987, coke plant consumption estimates were
derived by proportioning reported quarterly data by using
the ratios of monthly-to-quarterly consumption data in 1979,
the last year in which monthly data were reported. Beginning in January 1988, monthly coke plant consumption estimates are derived from the reported quarterly data by using
monthly ratios of raw steel production data from the American Iron and Steel Institute. The ratios are the monthly raw
steel production from open hearth and basic oxygen process
furnaces as a proportion of the quarterly production from
those kinds of furnaces.
Industrial OtherPrior to 1978, monthly consumption data
for the other industrial sector (all industrial users minus
coke plants) were derived by using reported data to modify
baseline consumption figures from the most recent Bureau
of the Census Annual Survey of Manufactures or Census of
Manufactures. For 1978 and 1979, monthly estimates
were derived from data reported on Forms EIA-3 and EIA6. For 19801987, monthly figures were estimated by
proportioning quarterly data by using the ratios of
monthly-to-quarterly consumption data in 1979, the last
year in which monthly data were reported on Form EIA-3.
Beginning in January 1988, monthly consumption for the
other industrial sector is estimated from reported quarterly
data by using ratios derived from industrial production
indices published by the Board of Governors of the

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Federal Reserve System. Indices for six major industry


groups are used as the basis for calculating the ratios:
food manufacturing, which is North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) code 311; paper manufacturing, NAICS 322; chemical manufacturing, NAICS 325;
petroleum and coal products, NAICS 324; non-metallic
mineral products manufacturing, NAICS 327; and primary
metal manufacturing, NAICS 331. The monthly ratios are
computed as the monthly sum of the weighted indices as a
proportion of the quarterly sum of the weighted indices by
using the 1977 proportion as the weights. Prior to 2008,
quarterly consumption data for the other industrial sector
were derived by adding beginning stocks at manufacturing
plants to current receipts and subtracting ending stocks at
manufacturing plants. In this calculation, current receipts
are the greater of either reported receipts from manufacturing plants (Form EIA-3) or reported shipments to the other
industrial sector (Form EIA-6), thereby ensuring that agriculture, forestry, fishing, and construction consumption
data were included where appropriate. Beginning in 2008,
quarterly consumption totals for other industrial coal
include data for manufacturing and mining only. Over
time, surveyed coal consumption data for agriculture,
forestry, fishing, and construction dwindled to about
20,000 to 30,000 tons annually. Therefore, in 2008, EIA
consolidated its programs by eliminating agriculture,
forestry, fishing, and construction as surveyed sectors.
Electric Power SectorMonthly consumption data for electric power plants are taken directly from reported data.
Note 3. Coal Stocks. Coal stocks data are reported by
major end-use sector. Forecast data for the most recent
months (designated by an F) are derived from forecasted
values shown in the EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook
(DOE/EIA-0202) table titled U.S. Coal Supply and Demand:
Base Case. The monthly estimates are based on the quarterly values (released in March, June, September, and December) or annual values. The estimates are revised as collected
data become available from the data sources. Sector-specific
information follows.
Producers and DistributorsPrior to 1998, quarterly
stocks at producers and distributors were taken directly
from reported data. Monthly data were estimated by
using one-third of the current quarterly change to indicate
the monthly change in stocks. Beginning in 1998, endof-year stocks are taken from reported data. Monthly
stocks are estimated by a model.
Residential and CommercialPrior to 1980, stock estimates for the residential and commercial sector were
taken directly from reported data. For 1980-2007, stock
estimates were not collected. Beginning in 2008, quarterly stocks data are collected on Form EIA-3 (data for
Commercial and Institutional Coal Users).
Industrial Coke PlantsPrior to 1980, monthly stocks at
coke plants were taken directly from reported data.

Beginning in 1980, coke plant stocks are estimated by using


one-third of the current quarterly change to indicate the
monthly change in stocks. Quarterly stocks are taken
directly from data reported on Form EIA-5.
Industrial OtherPrior to 1978, stocks for the other industrial sector were derived by using reported data to modify
baseline figures from a one-time Bureau of Mines survey
of consumers. For 19781982, monthly estimates were
derived by judgmentally proportioning reported quarterly
data based on representative seasonal patterns of supply
and demand. Beginning in 1983, other industrial coal
stocks are estimated as indicated above for coke plants.
Quarterly stocks are taken directly from data reported on
Form EIA-3 and therefore include only manufacturing
industries; data for agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining,
and construction stocks are not available.
Electric Power SectorMonthly stocks data at electric
power plants are taken directly from reported data.
Note 4. Coal Forecast Values. Data values preceded by
F in this section are forecast values. They are derived
from EIA Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System
(STIFS). The model is driven primarily by data and
assumptions about key macroeconomic variables, the world
oil price, and weather. The coal forecast relies on other
variables as well, such as alternative fuel prices (natural gas
and oil) and power generation by sources other than fossil
fuels, including nuclear and hydroelectric power. Each
month, EIA staff review the model output and make
adjustments, if appropriate, based on their knowledge of
developments in the coal industry.
The STIFS model results are published monthly in EIAs
Short-Term Energy Outlook, which is accessible on the Web
at http://www.eia.gov/emeu/steo/pub/contents.html.
Note 5. Additional Coal Information. EIAs Quarterly
Coal Report provides additional information about coal data
and estimation procedures.

Table 6.1 Sources


Production
1973September 1977: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Mines, Minerals Yearbook and Minerals Industry
Surveys.
October 1977 forward: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Weekly Coal Production.
Waste Coal Supplied
19891997: EIA, Form EIA-867, Annual Nonutility
Power Producer Report.
19982000: EIA, Form EIA-860B, Annual Electric
Generator ReportNonutility.
20012003: EIA, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report,
and Form EIA-3, Quarterly Coal Consumption and

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87

Quality ReportManufacturing Plants.


20042007: EIA, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report,
Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant Report,
and Form EIA-3, Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality ReportManufacturing Plants.
2008 forward: EIA, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations
Report, and Form EIA-3, Quarterly Coal Consumption and
Quality Report, Manufacturing and Transformation/Processing
Coal Plants and Commercial and Institutional Coal Users;
and, for forecast values, EIA, Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System.
Imports and Exports
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
Monthly Reports IM 145 (Imports) and EM 545 (Exports).
Stock Change
Calculated from data in Table 6.3.
Losses and Unaccounted for
Calculated as the sum of production, imports, and waste coal
supplied, minus exports, stock change, and consumption.
Consumption
Table 6.2.

Table 6.2 Sources


Residential and Commercial Total
Coal consumption by the residential and commercial sectors
combined is reported to the U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA). EIA estimates the sectors individually using the method described in Note 2, Consumption,
at the end of Section 6. Data for the residential and
commercial sectors combined are from:
19731976: U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau
of Mines (BOM), Minerals Yearbook.
JanuarySeptember 1977: DOI, BOM, Form 6-1400,
Monthly Coal Report, Retail DealersUpper Lake Docks.
October 19771979: EIA, Form EIA-2, Monthly Coal
Report, Retail DealersUpper Lake Docks.
19801997: EIA, Form EIA-6, Coal Distribution Report,
quarterly.
19982007: DOI, Mine Safety and Health Administration,
Form 7000-2, Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal
Production.
2008 forward: EIA, Form EIA-3, Quarterly Coal Consumption
and
Quality
Report,
Manufacturing
and
Transformation/Processing Coal Plants and Commercial and
Institutional Coal Users (data for Commercial and Institutional Coal Users); and, for forecast values, EIA, ShortTerm Integrated Forecasting System (STIFS).
Commercial CHP
Table 7.4c.
Commercial Other
Calculated as Commercial Total minus Commercial CHP.
88

Industrial Coke Plants


1973September 1977: DOI, BOM, Minerals Yearbook
and Minerals Industry Surveys.
October 19771980: EIA, Form EIA-5/5A, Coke and
Coal ChemicalsMonthly/Annual Supplement.
19811984: EIA, Form EIA-5/5A, Coke Plant
ReportQuarterly/Annual Supplement.
1985 forward:
EIA, Form EIA5, Coke Plant
ReportQuarterly; and, for forecast values, EIA, STIFS.
Other Industrial Total
1973September 1977: DOI, BOM, Minerals Yearbook and
Minerals Industry Surveys.
October 19771979: EIA, Form EIA-3, Monthly Coal
Consumption ReportManufacturing Plants.
19801997: EIA, Form EIA-3, Quarterly Coal Consumption ReportManufacturing Plants, and Form EIA-6,
Coal Distribution Report, quarterly.
19982007: EIA, Form EIA-3, Quarterly Coal Consumption ReportManufacturing Plants, Form EIA-6A, Coal
Distribution Report, annual, and Form EIA-7A, Coal
Production Report, annual.
2008 forward:
EIA, Form EIA-3, Quarterly Coal
Consumption and Quality Report, Manufacturing and
Transformation/Processing Coal Plants and Commercial and
Institutional Coal Users, and Form EIA-7A, Coal Production Report, annual; and, for forecast values, EIA, STIFS.
Other Industrial CHP
Table 7.4c.
Other Industrial Non-CHP
Calculated as Other Industrial Total minus Other Industrial CHP.
Transportation
19731976: DOI, BOM, Minerals Yearbook.
JanuarySeptember 1977: DOI, BOM, Form 6-1400,
Monthly Coal Report, Retail DealersUpper Lake
Docks.
OctoberDecember 1977: EIA, Form EIA-6, Coal Distribution Report, quarterly.
Electric Power
Table 7.4b.

Table 6.3 Sources


Producers and Distributors
19731979: U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau
of Mines (BOM), Form 6-1419Q, Distribution of Bituminous Coal and Lignite Shipments.
19801997:
U.S. Energy Information Administration
(EIA), Form EIA-6, Coal Distribution Report, quarterly.
19982007:
EIA, Form EIA-6A, Coal Distribution
Report, annual.
2008 forward: EIA, Form EIA-7A, Coal Production
Report, annual, and Form EIA-8A, Coal Stocks Report,

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annual; and, for forecast values, EIA, Short-Term Integrated


Forecasting System (STIFS).
Residential and Commercial
19731976: DOI, BOM, Minerals Yearbook.
JanuarySeptember 1977:
DOI, BOM, Form 6-1400,
Monthly Coal Report, Retail DealersUpper Lake Docks.
October 19771979: EIA, Form EIA-2, Monthly Coal
Report, Retail DealersUpper Lake Docks.
2008 forward:
EIA, Form EIA-3, Quarterly Coal
Consumption and Quality Report, Manufacturing and
Transformation/Processing Coal Plants and Commercial and
Institutional Coal Users (data for Commercial and Institutional Coal Users); and, for forecast values, EIA, STIFS.
Industrial Coke Plants
1973September 1977: DOI, BOM, Minerals Yearbook and
Minerals Industry Surveys.
October 19771980: EIA, Form EIA-5/5A, Coke and Coal
ChemicalsMonthly/Annual.

19811984:
EIA, Form EIA 5/5A, Coke Plant
ReportQuarterly/Annual Supplement.
1985 forward:
EIA, Form EIA-5, Coke Plant
ReportQuarterly; and, for forecast values, EIA, STIFS.
Industrial Other
1973September 1977: DOI, BOM, Minerals Yearbook and
Minerals Industry Surveys.
October 19771979: EIA, Form EIA-3, Monthly Coal
Consumption ReportManufacturing Plants.
19982007: EIA, Form EIA-3, Quarterly Coal Consumption ReportManufacturing Plants.
2008 forward: EIA, Form EIA-3, Quarterly Coal Consumption
and
Quality
Report,
Manufacturing
and
Transformation/Processing Coal Plants and Commercial and
Institutional Coal Users; and, for forecast values, EIA,
STIFS.
Electric Power
Table 7.5.

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7. Electricity

Figure 7.1

Electricity Overview
(Billion Kilowatthours)

Overview, 2011

Net Generation, 2011

5,000

5,000
4,106

4,000

4,000

3,856

3,000

3,000

2,000

2,000

1,000

1,000
52

15

Imports

Exports

0
Net
Generation

4,106

3,955

End
Use

Electric
Power

Net Generation by Sector, 1989-2011

142

Commercial

Industrial

Total

Net Generation by Sector, Monthly


500

5,000

400

4,000

Totala

Totala

3,000

300

Electric Power

Electric Power

2,000

200

1,000

100
Industrial

Industrial

0
1990

1995

2000

2005

J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A SOND J F MA M J J A SOND

2010

End Use, 2011

2010

2011

2012

Trade, 1973-2011
60

5,000
Imports

50
4,000

3,856

3,726

40
3,000
30
Exports

2,000

20

1,000

10
130

0
Retail
Salesb
a

Direct
Usec

Includes commercial sector.


Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers reported by electric utilities and other energy service providers.
b

92

1975

Total

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

See Direct Use in Glossary.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity.
Source: Table 7.1.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 7.1 Electricity Overview


(Billion Kilowatthours)
Net Generation
Electric
Power
Sectora
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Commercial
Sectorb

Industrial
Sectorc

Trade

Total

Importsd

Exportsd

Net
Importsd

T&D Lossese
and
Unaccounted
forf

End Use
Retail
Salesg

Direct
Useh

Total

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

1,861
1,918
2,286
2,470
2,901
3,194
3,284
3,329
3,457
3,530
3,638
3,580
3,698
3,721
3,808
3,902
3,908
4,005
3,974
3,810

NA
NA
NA
NA
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8

3
3
3
3
131
151
151
154
154
156
157
149
153
155
154
145
148
143
137
132

1,864
1,921
2,290
2,473
3,038
3,353
3,444
3,492
3,620
3,695
3,802
3,737
3,858
3,883
3,971
4,055
4,065
4,157
4,119
3,950

17
11
25
46
18
43
43
43
40
43
49
39
37
30
34
44
43
51
57
52

3
5
4
5
16
4
3
9
14
14
15
16
16
24
23
19
24
20
24
18

14
6
21
41
2
39
40
34
26
29
34
22
21
6
11
25
18
31
33
34

165
180
216
190
203
229
231
224
221
240
244
202
248
228
266
269
266
298
287
261

1,713
1,747
2,094
2,324
2,713
3,013
3,101
3,146
3,264
3,312
3,421
3,394
3,465
3,494
3,547
3,661
3,670
3,765
3,733
3,597

NA
NA
NA
NA
125
151
153
156
161
172
171
163
166
168
168
150
147
126
132
127

1,713
1,747
2,094
2,324
2,837
3,164
3,254
3,302
3,425
3,484
3,592
3,557
3,632
3,662
3,716
3,811
3,817
3,890
3,865
3,724

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

348
308
300
276
316
363
396
395
333
296
294
349
3,972

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9

12
11
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
13
144

361
320
312
288
328
376
410
409
346
308
306
362
4,125

5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
45

1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
19

4
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
1
(s)
1
3
26

22
15
12
13
35
36
32
27
8
10
21
34
265

332
298
293
267
284
331
369
372
328
288
275
319
3,754

E 11

343
309
303
277
294
342
381
384
339
298
285
331
3,886

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

351
302
307
291
312
356
406
393
325
297
292
323
3,955

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8

12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
12
13
142

364
313
319
303
325
368
419
406
338
309
304
336
4,106

4
4
4
4
5
4
6
6
4
4
3
4
52

2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
15

3
2
2
2
4
3
5
5
3
3
2
3
37

23
10
21
21
32
34
44
29
6
16
23
29
287

333
296
290
274
286
327
369
370
324
286
273
299
3,726

E 11

E 130

344
306
301
284
297
338
380
382
335
296
284
311
3,856

2012 January ................

327

13

341

22

311

E 12

322

a Electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS


22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to
the public. Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only; beginning in 1989, data
are for electric utilities and independent power producers.
b Commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial electricity-only
plants.
c Industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and industrial electricity-only
plants. Through 1988, data are for industrial hydroelectric power only.
d Electricity transmitted across U.S. borders. Net imports equal imports minus
exports.
e Transmission and distribution losses (electricity losses that occur between the
point of generation and delivery to the customer). See Note 2, "Electrical System
Energy Losses," at end of Section 2.
f Data collection frame differences and nonsampling error.

E 10
E 11
E 10
E 11
E 11
E 12
E 12
E 11
E 11
E 11
E 12

132
E 10
E 11
E 10
E 11
E 11
E 12
E 12
E 11
E 10
E 11
E 12

g Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers by electric utilities and, beginning


in 1996, other energy service providers.
h Use of electricity that is 1) self-generated, 2) produced by either the same
entity that consumes the power or an affiliate, and 3) used in direct support of a
service or industrial process located within the same facility or group of facilities
that house the generating equipment. Direct use is exclusive of station use.
E=Estimate. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 billion kilowatthours.
Notes: See Note, "Classification of Power Plants Into Energy-Use Sectors," at
end of section. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Figure 7.2

Electricity Net Generation


(Billion Kilowatthours)

Total (All Sectors), Major Sources, 1989-2011

Total (All Sectors), Major Sources, Monthly


200

2,500

Coal
Coal

2,000

150

1,500
Natural
Gas

1,000

Natural
Gas

100

Nuclear
Electric
Power

Nuclear Electric Power

50

Renewable Energya

500

Renewable Energya

Petroleum

Petroleum

0
1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D
2010
2011
2012

Total (All Sectors), Major Sources, 2011

Electric Power Sector, Major Sources, 2011

2,000

2,000
1,734

1,715

1,500

1,500
1,017

1,000

1,000

790

931
790

520

500

489

500
28

Coal

Natural

Energya

Electric
Power

Gas

Coal

leum

Commercial Sector, Major Sources, 2011

26

Nuclear Renewable Petro-

Natural
Gas

Nuclear Renewable PetroElectric


Power

Energya

leum

Industrial Sector, Major Sources, 2011

100
4.5

80

60

81.5

40

1.7

26.4
1.0

18.4

20

8.1
0.1

0
Natural
Gas

Waste

Coal

Petroleum

a
Conventional hydroelectric power, wood, waste, geothermal, solar/PV,
and wind.
b
Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste
gases derived from fossil fuels.

94

1.8

1.8

0
Natural
Gas

Wood

Coal

Other Petroleum HydroGases b


electric
Power c

Conventional hydroelectric power.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity.
Sources: Tables 7.2a7.2c.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 7.2a Electricity Net Generation: Total (All Sectors)


(Sum of Tables 7.2b and 7.2c; Million Kilowatthours)
Fossil Fuels

Coala

Petroleumb

Natural
Gasc

Renewable Energy

Other
Gasesd

Nuclear
Electric
Power

Hydroelectric
Pumped
Storagee

Conventional
Hydroelectric
Powerf

Biomass

Woodg

Wasteh

Geothermal

Solar/
PVi

Wind

Totalj

1973 Total ....................


1975 Total ....................
1980 Total ....................
1985 Total ....................
1990 Total k .................
1995 Total ....................
1996 Total ....................
1997 Total ....................
1998 Total ....................
1999 Total ....................
2000 Total ....................
2001 Total ....................
2002 Total ....................
2003 Total ....................
2004 Total ....................
2005 Total ....................
2006 Total ....................
2007 Total ....................
2008 Total ....................
2009 Total ....................

847,651
852,786
1,161,562
1,402,128
1,594,011
1,709,426
1,795,196
1,845,016
1,873,516
1,881,087
1,966,265
1,903,956
1,933,130
1,973,737
1,978,301
2,012,873
1,990,511
2,016,456
1,985,801
1,755,904

314,343
289,095
245,994
100,202
126,460
74,554
81,411
92,555
128,800
118,061
111,221
124,880
94,567
119,406
121,145
122,225
64,166
65,739
46,243
38,937

340,858
299,778
346,240
291,946
372,765
496,058
455,056
479,399
531,257
556,396
601,038
639,129
691,006
649,908
710,100
760,960
816,441
896,590
882,981
920,979

NA
NA
NA
NA
10,383
13,870
14,356
13,351
13,492
14,126
13,955
9,039
11,463
15,600
15,252
13,464
14,177
13,453
11,707
10,632

83,479
172,505
251,116
383,691
576,862
673,402
674,729
628,644
673,702
728,254
753,893
768,826
780,064
763,733
788,528
781,986
787,219
806,425
806,208
798,855

(f)
(f)
(f)
(f)
-3,508
-2,725
-3,088
-4,040
-4,467
-6,097
-5,539
-8,823
-8,743
-8,535
-8,488
-6,558
-6,558
-6,896
-6,288
-4,627

275,431
303,153
279,182
284,311
292,866
310,833
347,162
356,453
323,336
319,536
275,573
216,961
264,329
275,806
268,417
270,321
289,246
247,510
254,831
273,445

130
18
275
743
32,522
36,521
36,800
36,948
36,338
37,041
37,595
35,200
38,665
37,529
38,117
38,856
38,762
39,014
37,300
36,050

198
174
158
640
13,260
20,405
20,911
21,709
22,448
22,572
23,131
14,548
15,044
15,812
15,421
15,420
16,099
16,525
17,734
18,443

1,966
3,246
5,073
9,325
15,434
13,378
14,329
14,726
14,774
14,827
14,093
13,741
14,491
14,424
14,811
14,692
14,568
14,637
14,840
15,009

NA
NA
NA
11
367
497
521
511
502
495
493
543
555
534
575
550
508
612
864
891

6
2,789
3,164
3,234
3,288
3,026
4,488
5,593
6,737
10,354
11,187
14,144
17,811
26,589
34,450
55,363
73,886

1,864,057
1,920,755
2,289,600
2,473,002
3,037,827
3,353,487
3,444,188
3,492,172
3,620,295
3,694,810
3,802,105
3,736,644
3,858,452
3,883,185
3,970,555
4,055,423
4,064,702
4,156,745
4,119,388
3,950,331

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

173,320
153,044
144,406
126,952
143,272
165,491
179,600
177,745
148,746
132,270
135,185
167,258
1,847,290

4,348
2,373
2,470
2,286
2,994
3,989
4,411
3,575
2,783
2,228
2,079
3,523
37,061

74,173
66,198
63,431
64,644
73,665
92,268
114,624
121,151
93,004
77,738
69,227
77,573
987,697

909
825
1,010
943
1,017
964
963
1,061
954
808
907
952
11,313

72,569
65,245
64,635
57,611
66,658
68,301
71,913
71,574
69,371
62,751
62,655
73,683
806,968

-565
-351
-325
-335
-441
-472
-557
-600
-421
-438
-467
-530
-5,501

22,383
20,590
20,886
19,097
25,079
29,854
24,517
20,119
17,265
17,683
19,562
23,169
260,203

3,126
2,895
3,090
2,932
2,893
3,094
3,308
3,319
3,157
3,003
3,080
3,275
37,172

1,503
1,382
1,592
1,558
1,577
1,627
1,640
1,642
1,575
1,547
1,625
1,650
18,917

1,312
1,159
1,307
1,240
1,311
1,264
1,274
1,297
1,253
1,222
1,252
1,330
15,219

10
33
76
112
153
176
161
156
138
75
77
44
1,212

6,854
5,432
8,589
9,764
8,698
8,049
6,724
6,686
7,106
7,944
9,748
9,059
94,652

360,957
319,735
312,168
287,800
327,936
375,759
409,725
408,884
346,045
307,921
306,010
362,119
4,125,060

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

170,983
138,295
134,717
124,293
137,493
158,308
176,709
171,472
141,220
126,872
121,197
132,706
1,734,265

3,268
74,458
2,201
65,852
2,454
66,169
2,279
70,529
2,198
75,769
2,439
91,096
3,011 120,377
2,407 119,646
2,247
91,377
1,934
79,078
1,723
75,637
2,000
86,606
28,162 1,016,595

910
770
955
913
848
980
1,059
999
958
949
923
1,005
11,269

72,743
64,789
65,662
54,547
57,017
65,270
72,345
71,339
66,849
63,354
64,474
71,837
790,225

-426
-247
-350
-467
-419
-568
-709
-663
-554
-572
-441
-496
-5,912

26,148
24,687
31,737
31,629
33,105
32,253
31,570
26,320
21,500
20,036
21,374
24,715
325,074

3,258
2,896
3,041
2,788
2,802
3,243
3,348
3,290
3,113
2,876
2,980
3,311
36,946

1,503
1,393
1,655
1,619
1,702
1,685
1,767
1,717
1,621
1,669
1,689
1,765
19,786

1,478
1,326
1,465
1,337
1,438
1,363
1,372
1,380
1,334
1,393
1,377
1,439
16,700

31
8,659
80 10,528
113 10,537
161 12,447
201 11,635
257 10,887
226
7,382
236
7,342
183
6,883
169 10,623
78 12,354
79 10,469
1,814 119,747

363,855
313,351
319,092
302,994
324,757
368,184
419,480
406,450
337,606
309,279
304,268
336,419
4,105,734

2012 January ................

129,064

1,096

72,382

-330

23,933

3,293

1,621

1,438

2,232

91,213

a Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and coal
synfuel.
b Distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petroleum coke, jet fuel, kerosene, other
petroleum, and waste oil.
c Natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels.
d Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases
derived from fossil fuels.
e Pumped storage facility production minus energy used for pumping.
f Through 1989, hydroelectric pumped storage is included in "Conventional
Hydroelectric Power."
g Wood and wood-derived fuels.
h Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Through 2000, also includes
non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and
tire-derived fuels).

70

NA
NA
NA

13,823

340,743

i Solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) energy.


j Includes batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur,

miscellaneous technologies, and, beginning in 2001, non-renewable waste


(municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and tire-derived fuels).
k Through 1988, all data except hydroelectric are for electric utilities only;
hydroelectric data through 1988 include industrial plants as well as electric utilities.
Beginning in 1989, data are for electric utilities, independent power producers,
commercial plants, and industrial plants.
NA=Not available.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See sources for Tables 7.2b and 7.2c.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

95

Table 7.2b Electricity Net Generation: Electric Power Sector


(Subset of Table 7.2a; Million Kilowatthours)
Fossil Fuels

Coala

Petroleumb

Natural
Gasc

Renewable Energy

Other
Gasesd

Nuclear
Electric
Power

ConvenHydrotional
electric
HydroPumped electric
Storagee Powerf

Biomass

Woodg

Wasteh

Geothermal

Solar/
PVi

Wind

Totalj

1973 Total ....................


1975 Total ....................
1980 Total ....................
1985 Total ....................
1990 Totalk ..................
1995 Total ....................
1996 Total ....................
1997 Total ....................
1998 Total ....................
1999 Total ....................
2000 Total ....................
2001 Total ....................
2002 Total ....................
2003 Total ....................
2004 Total ....................
2005 Total ....................
2006 Total ....................
2007 Total ....................
2008 Total ....................
2009 Total ....................

847,651
852,786
1,161,562
1,402,128
1,572,109
1,686,056
1,771,973
1,820,762
1,850,193
1,858,618
1,943,111
1,882,826
1,910,613
1,952,714
1,957,188
1,992,054
1,969,737
1,998,390
1,968,838
1,741,123

314,343
289,095
245,994
100,202
118,864
68,146
74,783
86,479
122,211
111,539
105,192
119,149
89,733
113,697
114,678
116,482
59,708
61,306
42,881
35,811

340,858
299,778
346,240
291,946
309,486
419,179
378,757
399,596
449,293
472,996
517,978
554,940
607,683
567,303
627,172
683,829
734,417
814,752
802,372
841,006

NA
NA
NA
NA
621
1,927
1,341
1,533
2,315
1,607
2,028
586
1,970
2,647
3,568
3,777
4,254
4,042
3,200
3,058

83,479
172,505
251,116
383,691
576,862
673,402
674,729
628,644
673,702
728,254
753,893
768,826
780,064
763,733
788,528
781,986
787,219
806,425
806,208
798,855

(f)
(f)
(f)
(f)
-3,508
-2,725
-3,088
-4,040
-4,467
-6,097
-5,539
-8,823
-8,743
-8,535
-8,488
-6,558
-6,558
-6,896
-6,288
-4,627

272,083
300,047
276,021
281,149
289,753
305,410
341,159
350,648
317,867
314,663
271,338
213,749
260,491
271,512
265,064
267,040
286,254
245,843
253,096
271,506

130
18
275
743
7,032
7,597
8,386
8,680
8,608
8,961
8,916
8,294
9,009
9,528
9,736
10,570
10,341
10,711
10,638
10,738

198
174
158
640
11,500
17,986
17,816
18,485
19,233
19,493
20,307
12,944
13,145
13,808
13,062
13,031
13,927
14,294
15,379
15,954

1,966
3,246
5,073
9,325
15,434
13,378
14,329
14,726
14,774
14,827
14,093
13,741
14,491
14,424
14,811
14,692
14,568
14,637
14,840
15,009

NA
NA
NA
11
367
497
521
511
502
495
493
543
555
534
575
550
508
612
864
891

6
2,789
3,164
3,234
3,288
3,026
4,488
5,593
6,737
10,354
11,187
14,144
17,811
26,589
34,450
55,363
73,886

1,860,710
1,917,649
2,286,439
2,469,841
2,901,322
3,194,230
3,284,141
3,329,375
3,457,416
3,529,982
3,637,529
3,580,053
3,698,458
3,721,159
3,808,360
3,902,192
3,908,077
4,005,343
3,974,349
3,809,837

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

171,660
151,461
142,665
125,615
141,669
163,912
177,778
175,848
147,157
130,663
133,815
165,494
1,827,738

4,111
2,166
2,299
2,109
2,801
3,792
4,199
3,375
2,608
2,037
1,879
3,302
34,679

66,847
59,556
56,492
58,124
66,862
85,033
106,961
112,961
85,498
70,876
62,305
69,875
901,389

275
247
275
273
279
265
267
249
240
170
219
208
2,967

72,569
65,245
64,635
57,611
66,658
68,301
71,913
71,574
69,371
62,751
62,655
73,683
806,968

-565
-351
-325
-335
-441
-472
-557
-600
-421
-438
-467
-530
-5,501

22,207
20,421
20,691
18,898
24,903
29,711
24,405
20,019
17,188
17,561
19,426
23,024
258,455

1,011
926
939
837
830
955
1,061
1,074
974
887
934
1,018
11,446

1,294
1,207
1,391
1,334
1,359
1,409
1,419
1,413
1,364
1,330
1,412
1,443
16,376

1,312
1,159
1,307
1,240
1,311
1,264
1,274
1,297
1,253
1,222
1,252
1,330
15,219

10
33
76
112
153
175
161
156
137
75
76
43
1,206

6,853
5,431
8,588
9,763
8,696
8,048
6,723
6,685
7,104
7,942
9,746
9,058
94,636

348,128
307,994
299,571
276,121
315,656
362,985
396,195
394,651
333,057
295,646
293,833
348,549
3,972,386

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

169,157
136,752
133,163
123,067
135,794
156,677
174,850
169,572
139,458
125,200
119,867
131,311
1,714,870

3,056
2,042
2,282
2,112
2,053
2,276
2,840
2,243
2,075
1,792
1,597
1,857
26,223

67,038
59,187
59,350
63,709
68,567
84,032
112,765
111,991
84,392
72,407
68,418
78,714
930,568

247
206
250
250
250
282
296
293
287
279
242
266
3,148

72,743
64,789
65,662
54,547
57,017
65,270
72,345
71,339
66,849
63,354
64,474
71,837
790,225

-426
-247
-350
-467
-419
-568
-709
-663
-554
-572
-441
-496
-5,912

26,001
24,517
31,537
31,422
32,888
32,097
31,442
26,217
21,375
19,905
21,222
24,520
323,141

986
873
883
674
753
921
1,042
1,020
896
752
753
951
10,504

1,293
1,204
1,457
1,439
1,467
1,470
1,537
1,481
1,395
1,444
1,457
1,538
17,182

1,478
1,326
1,465
1,337
1,438
1,363
1,372
1,380
1,334
1,393
1,377
1,439
16,700

31
8,657
79 10,525
112 10,534
160 12,444
199 11,632
254 10,884
223
7,380
233
7,339
181
6,880
167 10,618
77 12,348
79 10,464
1,795 119,704

350,775
301,735
306,932
291,282
312,220
355,569
406,019
393,059
325,121
297,294
291,954
323,103
3,955,065

2012 January ................

127,430

1,940

83,532

422

72,382

-330

23,749

949

1,388

1,438

a Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and coal
synfuel.
b Distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petroleum coke, jet fuel, kerosene, other
petroleum, and waste oil.
c Natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels.
d Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases
derived from fossil fuels.
e Pumped storage facility production minus energy used for pumping.
f Through 1989, hydroelectric pumped storage is included in "Conventional
Hydroelectric Power."
g Wood and wood-derived fuels.
h Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Through 2000, also includes
non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and
tire-derived fuels).

96

69

NA
NA
NA

13,814

327,388

i Solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) energy.


j Includes batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur,

miscellaneous technologies, and, beginning in 2001, non-renewable waste


(municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and tire-derived fuels).
k Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 1989, data are
for electric utilites and independent power producers.
NA=Not available.
Notes:

The electric power sector comprises electricity-only and


combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose
primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public. Totals
may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Geographic
coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 7.2c Electricity Net Generation: Commercial and Industrial Sectors


(Subset of Table 7.2a; Million Kilowatthours)
Commercial Sectora

Industrial Sectorb

Biomass
Coalc
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Petroleumd

Natural
Gase

Wastef

Totalg

Coalc

Petroleumd

Natural
Gase

Other
Gasesh

Hydroelectric
Poweri

Biomass
Woodj

Wastef

Totalk

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

NA
NA
NA
NA
796
998
1,051
1,040
985
995
1,097
995
992
1,206
1,340
1,353
1,310
1,371
1,261
1,096

NA
NA
NA
NA
589
379
369
427
383
434
432
438
431
423
499
375
235
189
142
163

NA
NA
NA
NA
3,272
5,162
5,249
4,725
4,879
4,607
4,262
4,434
4,310
3,899
3,969
4,249
4,355
4,257
4,188
4,225

NA
NA
NA
NA
812
1,519
2,176
2,342
2,335
2,393
1,985
1,007
1,053
1,289
1,562
1,657
1,599
1,599
1,534
1,748

NA
NA
NA
NA
5,837
8,232
9,030
8,701
8,748
8,563
7,903
7,416
7,415
7,496
8,270
8,492
8,371
8,273
7,926
8,165

NA
NA
NA
NA
21,107
22,372
22,172
23,214
22,337
21,474
22,056
20,135
21,525
19,817
19,773
19,466
19,464
16,694
15,703
13,686

NA
NA
NA
NA
7,008
6,030
6,260
5,649
6,206
6,088
5,597
5,293
4,403
5,285
5,967
5,368
4,223
4,243
3,219
2,963

NA
NA
NA
NA
60,007
71,717
71,049
75,078
77,085
78,793
78,798
79,755
79,013
78,705
78,959
72,882
77,669
77,580
76,421
75,748

NA
NA
NA
NA
9,641
11,943
13,015
11,814
11,170
12,519
11,927
8,454
9,493
12,953
11,684
9,687
9,923
9,411
8,507
7,574

3,347
3,106
3,161
3,161
2,975
5,304
5,878
5,685
5,349
4,758
4,135
3,145
3,825
4,222
3,248
3,195
2,899
1,590
1,676
1,868

NA
NA
NA
NA
25,379
28,868
28,354
28,225
27,693
28,060
28,652
26,888
29,643
27,988
28,367
28,271
28,400
28,287
26,641
25,292

NA
NA
NA
NA
949
900
919
882
880
686
839
596
846
715
797
733
572
631
821
740

3,347
3,106
3,161
3,161
130,830
151,025
151,017
154,097
154,132
156,264
156,673
149,175
152,580
154,530
153,925
144,739
148,254
143,128
137,113
132,329

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

116
102
91
80
84
97
110
105
89
80
69
88
1,111

13
11
8
9
12
10
18
11
9
7
4
12
124

367
339
351
326
326
350
459
490
421
419
401
476
4,725

137
111
134
144
149
150
146
152
148
133
134
136
1,672

709
623
661
645
666
699
812
838
750
712
683
793
8,592

1,544
1,481
1,649
1,258
1,519
1,482
1,713
1,792
1,499
1,527
1,301
1,677
18,441

225
197
163
169
181
187
194
189
165
184
196
209
2,258

6,959
6,303
6,588
6,194
6,477
6,885
7,205
7,701
7,085
6,443
6,520
7,223
81,583

634
578
735
669
738
700
696
812
713
637
688
744
8,343

169
162
188
187
164
132
107
99
76
117
130
134
1,668

2,114
1,967
2,149
2,094
2,061
2,137
2,246
2,243
2,182
2,114
2,145
2,255
25,706

72
64
67
80
69
68
75
78
62
84
79
71
869

12,120
11,118
11,936
11,034
11,614
12,075
12,718
13,395
12,238
11,562
11,493
12,777
144,082

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

103
95
97
71
77
82
96
86
76
63
64
78
989

13
8
7
5
6
8
13
7
6
8
6
6
93

402
350
341
347
373
368
431
408
356
359
378
413
4,526

139
125
134
118
160
144
155
160
150
153
155
154
1,746

739
656
666
622
714
693
791
752
674
668
691
739
8,403

1,723
1,447
1,457
1,155
1,622
1,549
1,763
1,814
1,686
1,609
1,266
1,317
18,406

198
151
165
162
140
155
158
157
166
135
121
138
1,846

7,017
6,314
6,478
6,473
6,829
6,696
7,181
7,248
6,629
6,312
6,841
7,480
81,500

663
564
705
662
597
698
762
706
670
669
680
738
8,115

137
160
188
196
208
147
118
100
123
126
147
188
1,838

2,271
2,021
2,156
2,112
2,047
2,321
2,304
2,268
2,215
2,123
2,226
2,359
26,422

71
64
65
62
74
71
76
76
76
72
77
73
858

12,341
10,961
11,494
11,089
11,822
11,921
12,669
12,639
11,811
11,317
11,623
12,577
142,266

2012 January ................

83

387

163

698

1,552

286

7,295

673

182

2,343

70

12,657

a Commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial electricity-only


plants.
b Industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and industrial electricity-only
plants.
c Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and coal
synfuel.
d Distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petroleum coke, jet fuel, kerosene, other
petroleum, and waste oil.
e Natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels.
f Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Through 2000, also includes
non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and
tire-derived fuels).
g Includes a small amount of conventional hydroelectric power, other gases,
photovoltaic (PV) energy, wind, wood, and other, which are not separately
displayed.

h Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases
derived from fossil fuels.
i Conventional hydroelectric power.
j Wood and wood-derived fuels.
k Includes photovoltaic (PV) energy, wind, batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch,
purchased steam, sulfur, miscellaneous technologies, and, beginning in 2001,
non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and
tire-derived fuels).
NA=Not available.
Notes: See Note, "Classification of Power Plants Into Energy-Use Sectors," at
end of section. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Figure 7.3

Consumption of Selected Combustible Fuels for Electricity Generation

Coal by Sector, 1989-2011

Petroleum by Sector, 1989-2011


300

1.2
Totala

Totala

Electric Power
Million Barrels

Billion Short Tons

0.9

0.6

200

Electric Power

100

0.3
Industrial

Industrial

0.0
1990

1995

2000

2005

1990

2010

2000

2005

2010

2005

2010

Other Gasesb by Sector, 1989-2011

Natural Gas by Sector, 1989-2011

250

200

6
Totala

Trillion Btu

Trillion Cubic Feet

1995

4
Electric Power

150
Totala

100

Industrial

50
Industrial

Electric Power

0
1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Wood by Sector, 1989-2011

1990

1995

2000

Waste by Sector, 1989-2011


400

750

Trillion Btu

Trillion Btu

Totala

500

Industrial

300

Total

200

Electric Power

250
100
Industrial
Commercial

Electric Power

0
1990
a

1995

2000

2005

2010

Includes commercial sector.


Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases
derived from fossil fuels.
b

98

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity.


Sources: Tables 7.3a7.3c.

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Table 7.3a Consumption of Combustible Fuels for Electricity Generation:


Total (All Sectors) (Sum of Tables 7.3b and 7.3c)
Petroleum
Distillate
Fuel Oilb

Coala
Thousand
Short Tons

Residual
Fuel Oilc

Other
Liquidsd

Thousand Barrels

Biomass
Petroleum
Cokee

Totale

Natural
Gasf

Thousand
Short Tons

Thousand
Barrels

Billion
Cubic Feet

Other
Gasesg

Wastei

Otherj

Trillion Btu

1973 Total ....................


1975 Total ....................
1980 Total ....................
1985 Total ....................
1990 Total k .................
1995 Total ....................
1996 Total ....................
1997 Total ....................
1998 Total ....................
1999 Total ....................
2000 Total ....................
2001 Total ....................
2002 Total ....................
2003 Total ....................
2004 Total ....................
2005 Total ....................
2006 Total ....................
2007 Total ....................
2008 Total ....................
2009 Total ....................

389,212
405,962
569,274
693,841
792,457
860,594
907,209
931,949
946,295
949,802
994,933
972,691
987,583
1,014,058
1,020,523
1,041,448
1,030,556
1,046,795
1,042,335
934,683

47,058
38,907
29,051
14,635
18,143
19,615
20,252
20,309
25,062
25,951
31,675
31,150
23,286
29,672
20,163
20,651
13,174
15,683
12,832
12,658

513,190
467,221
391,163
158,779
190,652
95,507
106,055
118,741
172,728
158,187
143,381
165,312
109,235
142,518
142,088
141,518
58,473
63,833
38,191
28,576

NA
NA
NA
NA
437
680
1,712
237
549
974
1,450
855
1,894
2,947
2,856
2,968
2,174
2,917
2,822
2,328

507
70
179
231
1,914
3,355
3,322
4,086
4,860
4,552
3,744
3,871
6,836
6,303
7,677
8,330
7,363
6,036
5,417
4,821

562,781
506,479
421,110
174,571
218,800
132,578
144,626
159,715
222,640
207,871
195,228
216,672
168,597
206,653
203,494
206,785
110,634
112,615
80,932
67,668

3,660
3,158
3,682
3,044
3,692
4,738
4,312
4,565
5,081
5,322
5,691
5,832
6,126
5,616
5,675
6,036
6,462
7,089
6,896
7,121

NA
NA
NA
NA
112
133
159
119
125
126
126
97
131
156
135
110
115
115
97
84

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

90,767
80,209
76,544
67,037
76,061
87,395
94,993
94,786
79,573
70,918
72,756
88,645
979,684

2,485
869
785
726
1,050
1,244
1,347
1,093
905
787
876
1,883
14,050

2,860
1,075
1,245
1,160
1,997
3,087
3,681
2,987
1,789
1,113
982
2,021
23,997

241
212
147
126
121
154
200
164
151
129
143
266
2,056

433
404
438
382
415
493
524
423
394
362
317
408
4,994

7,751
4,174
4,370
3,923
5,244
6,950
7,849
6,358
4,813
3,840
3,588
6,210
65,071

570
502
479
494
582
731
923
972
723
594
519
591
7,680

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

90,106
73,505
72,340
66,870
73,511
84,072
94,214
92,177
76,612
69,524
66,789
73,190
932,911

1,238
854
839
957
909
969
1,161
809
778
711
715
835
10,775

1,700
1,007
1,122
1,328
1,222
1,261
1,542
1,333
958
940
904
927
14,246

231
124
133
121
110
145
167
122
162
124
135
134
1,707

526
387
465
304
316
388
479
415
392
307
250
331
4,561

5,802
3,919
4,421
3,924
3,820
4,316
5,265
4,341
3,861
3,311
3,002
3,551
49,533

2012 January ................

70,595

772

988

135

414

3,964

a Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and coal
synfuel.
b Fuel oil nos. 1, 2, and 4. For 1973-1979, data are for gas turbine and internal
combustion plant use of petroleum. For 1980-2000, electric utility data also include
small amounts of kerosene and jet fuel.
c Fuel oil nos. 5 and 6. For 1973-1979, data are for steam plant use of
petroleum. For 1980-2000, electric utility data also include a small amount of fuel
oil no. 4.
d Jet fuel, kerosene, other petroleum liquids, and waste oil.
e Petroleum coke is converted from short tons to barrels by multiplying by 5.
f Natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels.
g Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases
derived from fossil fuels.
h Wood and wood-derived fuels.
i Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Through 2000, also includes
non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and

Woodh

1
3
8
442
480
513
484
475
490
496
486
605
519
344
355
350
353
339
320

2
2
2
7
211
316
324
339
332
332
330
228
257
249
230
230
241
245
267
272

NA
NA
NA
NA
36
42
37
36
36
41
46
160
191
193
183
173
172
168
172
170

7
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
7
8
90

30
28
29
27
27
29
31
32
30
28
29
31
350

22
20
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
281

15
13
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
184

564
503
504
548
603
729
966
948
710
600
568
639
7,880

7
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
91

30
27
28
24
25
29
30
30
28
26
26
30
333

22
21
24
23
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
25
287

12
11
14
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
162

676

30

23

14

(s)

tire-derived fuels).
j Batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, miscellaneous
technologies, and, beginning in 2001, non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste
from non-biogenic sources, and tire-derived fuels).
k Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 1989, data are
for electric utilities, independent power producers, commercial plants, and industrial
plants.
NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.
Notes: Data are for fuels consumed to produce electricity. Data also include
fuels consumed to produce useful thermal output at a small number of electric utility
combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants. Totals may not equal sum of
components due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States
and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See sources for Tables 7.3b and 7.3c.

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Table 7.3b Consumption of Combustible Fuels for Electricity Generation:


Electric Power Sector (Subset of Table 7.3a)
Petroleum
Distillate
Fuel Oilb

Coala
Thousand
Short Tons

Residual
Fuel Oilc

Other
Liquidsd

Thousand Barrels

Biomass
Petroleum
Cokee

Totale

Natural
Gasf

Thousand
Short Tons

Thousand
Barrels

Billion
Cubic Feet

1973 Total ....................


1975 Total ....................
1980 Total ....................
1985 Total ....................
1990 Total k .................
1995 Total ....................
1996 Total ....................
1997 Total ....................
1998 Total ....................
1999 Total ....................
2000 Total ....................
2001 Total ....................
2002 Total ....................
2003 Total ....................
2004 Total ....................
2005 Total ....................
2006 Total ....................
2007 Total ....................
2008 Total ....................
2009 Total ....................

389,212
405,962
569,274
693,841
781,301
847,854
894,400
919,009
934,126
937,888
982,713
961,523
975,251
1,003,036
1,012,459
1,033,567
1,022,802
1,041,346
1,036,891
929,692

47,058
38,907
29,051
14,635
16,394
18,066
18,472
18,646
23,166
23,875
29,722
29,056
21,810
27,441
18,793
19,450
12,578
15,135
12,318
11,848

513,190
467,221
391,163
158,779
183,285
88,895
98,795
112,423
165,875
151,921
138,047
159,150
104,577
137,361
138,831
138,337
56,347
62,072
37,222
27,768

NA
NA
NA
NA
25
441
567
130
411
514
403
374
1,243
1,937
2,511
2,591
1,783
2,496
2,608
2,110

507
70
179
231
1,008
2,452
2,467
3,201
3,999
3,607
3,155
3,308
5,705
5,719
7,135
7,877
6,905
5,523
5,000
4,485

562,781
506,479
421,110
174,571
204,745
119,663
130,168
147,202
209,447
194,345
183,946
205,119
156,154
195,336
195,809
199,760
105,235
107,316
77,149
64,151

3,660
3,158
3,682
3,044
3,147
4,094
3,660
3,903
4,416
4,644
5,014
5,142
5,408
4,909
5,075
5,485
5,891
6,502
6,342
6,567

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

90,080
79,537
75,772
66,559
75,311
86,725
94,194
93,922
78,881
70,205
72,206
87,854
971,245

2,441
833
756
695
1,021
1,220
1,306
1,066
880
762
849
1,847
13,677

2,804
1,023
1,214
1,132
1,964
3,059
3,643
2,962
1,760
1,076
949
1,973
23,560

219
196
130
112
104
137
185
149
136
112
125
244
1,848

404
379
415
360
390
463
495
392
371
337
290
383
4,679

7,482
3,946
4,176
3,741
5,040
6,733
7,610
6,136
4,628
3,634
3,373
5,978
62,477

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

89,305
72,814
71,671
66,411
72,742
83,360
93,388
91,340
75,820
68,779
66,260
72,633
924,523

1,215
832
822
936
891
946
1,135
788
756
686
693
811
10,513

1,653
973
1,093
1,296
1,199
1,236
1,518
1,311
940
911
883
899
13,914

223
117
121
104
103
129
158
107
126
119
129
128
1,564

495
365
440
282
295
364
452
389
369
288
233
309
4,281

2012 January ................

69,864

754

961

124

331

a Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and coal
synfuel.
b Fuel oil nos. 1, 2, and 4. For 1973-1979, data are for gas turbine and internal
combustion plant use of petroleum. For 1980-2000, electric utility data also include
small amounts of kerosene and jet fuel.
c Fuel oil nos. 5 and 6. For 1973-1979, data are for steam plant use of
petroleum. For 1980-2000, electric utility data also include a small amount of fuel
oil no. 4.
d Jet fuel, kerosene, other petroleum liquids, and waste oil.
e Petroleum coke is converted from short tons to barrels by multiplying by 5.
f Natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels.
g Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases
derived from fossil fuels.
h Wood and wood-derived fuels.
i Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Through 2000, also includes
non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and

100

Other
Gasesg

Woodh

Wastei

Otherj

Trillion Btu
NA
NA
NA
NA

6
18
16
14
23
14
19
9
25
30
27
24
28
27
23
21

3
8
106
106
117
117
125
125
126
116
141
156
150
166
163
165
159
160

2
2
2
7
180
282
280
292
287
290
294
205
224
216
206
205
216
221
242
244

519
456
432
449
536
681
869
915
671
547
473
538
7,085

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
20

16
15
15
14
13
15
16
16
15
13
15
16
177

20
18
21
20
21
21
22
22
21
20
21
22
249

9
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
116

5,564
3,750
4,234
3,747
3,670
4,134
5,069
4,152
3,670
3,155
2,871
3,382
47,398

512
457
457
500
551
679
912
894
661
553
518
584
7,279

1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
20

15
14
13
11
12
14
15
15
13
12
12
15
160

20
18
22
21
22
22
23
22
21
21
21
22
256

9
8
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
117

3,497

623

15

21

10

(s)

NA
NA
NA
NA
(s)
2
2
1
2
1
1
109
137
136
131
116
117
117
122
115

tire-derived fuels).
j Batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, miscellaneous
technologies, and, beginning in 2001, non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste
from non-biogenic sources, and tire-derived fuels).
k Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 1989, data are
for electric utilities and independent power producers.
NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.
Notes: Data are for fuels consumed to produce electricity. Data also include
fuels consumed to produce useful thermal output at a small number of electric utility
combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants. The electric power sector comprises
electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22
category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the
public. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Table 7.3c Consumption of Selected Combustible Fuels for Electricity Generation:


Commercial and Industrial Sectors (Subset of Table 7.3a)
Commercial Sectora

Industrial Sectorb
Biomass

1989 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Biomass

Coalc

Petroleumd

Natural
Gase

Wastef

Coalc

Petroleumd

Natural
Gase

Thousand
Short Tons

Thousand
Barrels

Billion
Cubic Feet

Trillion
Btu

Thousand
Short Tons

Thousand
Barrels

Billion
Cubic Feet

Other
Gasesg

Woodh

Wastef

Otheri

Trillion Btu

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

414
417
569
656
630
440
481
514
532
477
582
377
377
347
361
369
317

1,165
953
649
645
790
802
931
823
1,023
834
894
766
585
333
258
166
190

18
28
43
42
39
41
39
37
36
33
38
33
34
35
34
33
34

9
15
21
31
34
32
33
26
15
18
19
19
20
21
19
20
23

9,707
10,740
12,171
12,153
12,311
11,728
11,432
11,706
10,636
11,855
10,440
7,687
7,504
7,408
5,089
5,075
4,674

8,482
13,103
12,265
13,813
11,723
12,392
12,595
10,459
10,530
11,608
10,424
6,919
6,440
5,066
5,041
3,617
3,328

444
517
601
610
623
625
639
640
654
685
668
566
518
536
554
520
520

83
104
114
143
105
102
112
107
88
106
127
108
85
87
88
73
62

267
335
373
394
367
349
364
369
370
464
362
194
189
187
188
179
160

15
16
13
13
14
13
8
10
7
15
13
5
5
3
4
5
4

37
36
40
35
36
35
39
45
44
43
46
41
46
45
41
39
42

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

32
28
26
23
23
27
30
29
26
23
21
26
314

18
16
12
11
14
13
26
15
13
11
7
15
172

3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
39

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
24

654
643
746
456
727
643
769
835
666
690
529
765
8,125

252
212
182
171
190
204
213
207
171
195
208
217
2,422

48
43
44
42
44
47
50
53
48
44
43
48
555

5
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
5
6
6
70

14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
172

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8

4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
55

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

30
28
28
22
23
24
28
26
23
20
20
24
297

14
9
8
6
7
9
15
9
8
11
8
8
112

3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
38

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
24

771
663
641
437
746
688
798
811
769
725
509
533
8,091

223
160
179
171
143
173
181
180
183
145
124
161
2,023

49
44
44
45
48
47
50
50
46
44
47
51
564

6
5
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
71

15
13
14
14
13
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
173

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8

2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
31

2012 January ................

25

706

460

50

15

a Commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial electricity-only


plants.
b Industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and industrial electricity-only
plants.
c Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and coal
synfuel.
d Distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petroleum coke, jet fuel, kerosene, other
petroleum, and waste oil.
e Natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels.
f Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Through 2000, also includes
non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and
tire-derived fuels).
g Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases
derived from fossil fuels.
h Wood and wood-derived fuels.

i Batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, miscellaneous


technologies, and, beginning in 2001, non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste
from non-biogenic sources, and tire-derived fuels).
Notes: Data are for fuels consumed to produce electricity. Through 1988,
data are not available. See Note, "Classification of Power Plants Into
Energy-Use Sectors," at end of section. Totals may not equal sum of
components due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States
and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity for all
available data beginning in 1989.
Sources: 1989-1997: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form
EIA-867, "Annual Nonutility Power Producer Report." 1998-2000: EIA, Form
EIA-860B, "Annual Electric Generator ReportNonutility." 2001-2003: EIA,
Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report." 2004-2007: EIA, Form EIA-906, "Power
Plant Report," and Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report."
2008 forward: EIA, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

101

Figure 7.4

Consumption of Selected Combustible Fuels for Electricity Generation


and Useful Thermal Output

Coal by Sector, 1989-2011

Petroleum by Sector, 1989-2011


360

1.2
Totala

270

Electric Power
Million Barrels

Billion Short Tons

0.9

0.6

Totala

180
Electric Power

90

0.3

Industrial
Industrial

0.0
1990

1995

2000

2005

1990

2010

1995

2000

2005

2010

Other Gasesb by Sector, 1989-2011

Natural Gas by Sector, 1989-2011

400

10

Totala
Totala

300

Electric Power

Trillion Btu

Trillion Cubic Feet

Industrial

200

100
2
Industrial

Electric Power

0
1990

1995

2000

2005

1990

2010

Wood by Sector, 1989-2011

2005

2010

Total

Trillion Btu

Industrial

0.8

0.4

300
Electric Power

200
100

Commercial

Electric Power

0.0

Industrial

0
1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Includes commercial sector.


Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases
derived from fossil fuels.

102

2010

400

1.2

2005

500
Total

2000

Waste by Sector, 1989-2011

1.6

Quadrillion Btu

1995

1990

1995

2000

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity.


Sources: Tables 7.4a7.4c.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 7.4a Consumption of Combustible Fuels for Electricity Generation


and Useful Thermal Output: Total (All Sectors) (Sum of Tables 7.4b and 7.4c)
Petroleum
Distillate
Fuel Oilb

Coala
Thousand
Short Tons

Residual
Fuel Oilc

Other
Liquidsd

Thousand Barrels

Biomass
Petroleum
Cokee

Totale

Natural
Gasf

Thousand
Short Tons

Thousand
Barrels

Billion
Cubic Feet

Other
Gasesg

Woodh

Wastei

Otherj

Trillion Btu

1973 Total ....................


1975 Total ....................
1980 Total ....................
1985 Total ....................
1990 Total k .................
1995 Total ....................
1996 Total ....................
1997 Total ....................
1998 Total ....................
1999 Total ....................
2000 Total ....................
2001 Total ....................
2002 Total ....................
2003 Total ....................
2004 Total ....................
2005 Total ....................
2006 Total ....................
2007 Total ....................
2008 Total ....................
2009 Total ....................

389,212
405,962
569,274
693,841
811,538
881,012
928,015
952,955
966,615
970,175
1,015,398
991,635
1,005,144
1,031,778
1,044,798
1,065,281
1,053,783
1,069,606
1,064,503
955,190

47,058
38,907
29,051
14,635
20,194
21,697
22,444
22,893
30,006
30,616
34,572
33,724
24,749
31,825
23,520
24,446
14,655
17,042
14,137
14,800

513,190
467,221
391,163
158,779
209,081
112,168
124,607
134,623
189,267
172,319
156,673
177,137
118,637
152,859
157,478
156,915
69,846
74,616
43,477
33,672

NA
NA
NA
NA
1,332
1,322
2,468
526
1,230
1,812
2,904
1,418
3,257
4,576
4,764
4,270
3,396
4,237
3,765
3,218

507
70
179
231
2,832
4,590
4,596
6,095
6,196
5,989
4,669
4,532
7,353
7,067
8,721
9,113
8,622
7,299
6,314
5,828

562,781
506,479
421,110
174,571
244,765
158,140
172,499
188,517
251,486
234,694
217,494
234,940
183,409
224,593
229,364
231,193
131,005
132,389
92,948
80,830

3,660
3,158
3,682
3,044
4,346
5,572
5,178
5,433
6,030
6,305
6,677
6,731
6,986
6,337
6,727
7,021
7,404
7,962
7,689
7,938

NA
NA
NA
NA
288
313
346
307
334
350
356
263
278
294
353
348
341
329
300
259

1
0
3
8
1,256
1,382
1,389
1,397
1,349
1,352
1,380
1,182
1,287
1,266
1,360
1,353
1,399
1,336
1,263
1,137

2
2
2
7
257
374
392
407
404
400
401
263
289
293
282
289
300
304
328
333

NA
NA
NA
NA
86
97
91
103
95
101
109
229
252
262
254
237
247
239
212
228

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

92,738
82,029
78,383
69,179
77,725
89,063
96,783
96,593
81,250
72,571
74,496
90,600
1,001,411

2,643
978
866
837
1,111
1,295
1,455
1,185
961
871
1,017
2,029
15,247

3,212
1,397
1,439
1,355
2,221
3,291
3,921
3,190
2,006
1,370
1,212
2,332
26,944

338
286
207
176
176
204
244
206
191
186
204
361
2,777

525
497
522
458
500
586
613
510
475
453
414
499
6,053

8,819
5,143
5,124
4,656
6,005
7,721
8,684
7,132
5,534
4,693
4,503
7,218
75,231

643
566
547
556
647
796
997
1,047
791
662
586
665
8,502

21
19
23
22
23
23
22
23
22
20
21
23
262

103
96
103
98
98
101
105
106
103
101
102
109
1,226

29
26
30
29
29
29
29
29
27
29
30
30
346

18
17
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
237

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

92,180
75,364
74,254
68,631
75,353
85,880
96,079
93,974
78,352
71,305
68,515
75,036
954,925

1,302
934
890
1,020
962
1,013
1,208
851
816
762
748
868
11,374

2,014
1,197
1,327
1,541
1,405
1,452
1,739
1,523
1,129
1,162
1,082
1,109
16,678

286
161
175
170
147
188
206
165
225
152
164
162
2,203

602
490
573
409
434
475
566
498
465
388
358
408
5,666

6,611
4,742
5,256
4,774
4,683
5,030
5,982
5,029
4,497
4,018
3,784
4,181
58,586

639
568
570
615
671
794
1,037
1,020
777
666
636
713
8,707

22
20
24
23
23
24
24
24
23
25
23
25
281

108
96
100
95
94
104
105
103
101
97
100
109
1,214

29
26
29
27
29
29
30
30
29
29
30
31
349

15
14
16
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
189

2012 January ................

72,487

817

1,177

171

487

4,598

753

26

107

29

16

a Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and coal
synfuel.
b Fuel oil nos. 1, 2, and 4. Through 2000, electric utility data also include small
amounts of kerosene and jet fuel.
c Fuel oil nos. 5 and 6. Through 2000, electric utility data also include a small
amount of fuel oil no. 4.
d Jet fuel, kerosene, other petroleum liquids, and waste oil.
e Petroleum coke is converted from short tons to barrels by multiplying by 5.
f Natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels.
g Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases
derived from fossil fuels.
h Wood and wood-derived fuels.
i Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Through 2000, also includes

non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and


tire-derived fuels).
j Batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, miscellaneous
technologies, and, beginning in 2001, non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste
from non-biogenic sources, and tire-derived fuels).
k Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 1989, data are
for electric utilities, independent power producers, commercial plants, and industrial
plants.
NA=Not available.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See sources for Tables 7.4b and 7.4c.

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103

Table 7.4b Consumption of Combustible Fuels for Electricity Generation


and Useful Thermal Output: Electric Power Sector (Subset of Table 7.4a)
Petroleum
Distillate
Fuel Oilb

Coala
Thousand
Short Tons

Residual
Fuel Oilc

Other
Liquidsd

Thousand Barrels

Biomass
Petroleum
Cokee

Totale

Natural
Gasf

Thousand
Short Tons

Thousand
Barrels

Billion
Cubic Feet

Other
Gasesg

389,212
405,962
569,274
693,841
782,567
850,230
896,921
921,364
936,619
940,922
985,821
964,433
977,507
1,005,116
1,016,268
1,037,485
1,026,636
1,045,141
1,040,580
933,627

47,058
38,907
29,051
14,635
16,567
18,553
18,780
18,989
23,300
24,058
30,016
29,274
21,876
27,632
19,107
19,675
12,646
15,327
12,547
12,035

513,190
467,221
391,163
158,779
184,915
90,023
99,951
113,669
166,528
152,493
138,513
159,504
104,773
138,279
139,816
139,409
57,345
63,086
38,241
28,782

NA
NA
NA
NA
26
499
653
152
431
544
454
377
1,267
2,026
2,713
2,685
1,870
2,594
2,670
2,210

507
70
179
231
1,008
2,674
2,642
3,372
4,102
3,735
3,275
3,427
5,816
5,799
7,372
8,083
7,101
5,685
5,119
4,611

562,781
506,479
421,110
174,571
206,550
122,447
132,593
149,668
210,769
195,769
185,358
206,291
156,996
196,932
198,498
202,184
107,365
109,431
79,056
66,081

3,660
3,158
3,682
3,044
3,245
4,237
3,807
4,065
4,588
4,820
5,206
5,342
5,672
5,135
5,464
5,869
6,222
6,841
6,668
6,873

NA
NA
NA
NA
11
24
20
24
29
19
25
15
33
41
58
84
65
61
61
55

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

90,452
79,884
76,110
66,842
75,597
87,030
94,519
94,247
79,176
70,492
72,514
88,189
975,052

2,459
851
759
699
1,023
1,222
1,309
1,068
883
772
890
1,854
13,790

2,887
1,061
1,256
1,214
2,055
3,147
3,730
3,051
1,845
1,161
1,035
2,062
24,503

222
219
131
112
104
137
185
149
136
112
126
245
1,877

413
389
427
369
400
471
503
394
372
346
301
391
4,777

7,636
4,076
4,281
3,871
5,181
6,860
7,742
6,236
4,726
3,773
3,557
6,118
64,055

546
480
457
471
560
706
897
943
697
570
497
564
7,387

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

89,682
73,156
72,009
66,741
73,100
83,700
93,736
91,667
76,131
69,109
66,557
72,971
928,558

1,225
858
827
940
894
950
1,139
793
760
690
697
814
10,586

1,759
1,020
1,164
1,378
1,279
1,316
1,603
1,400
1,027
995
962
973
14,876

224
117
121
104
103
129
158
107
127
119
131
128
1,568

500
374
451
291
306
374
462
400
380
295
242
319
4,394

5,707
3,866
4,364
3,879
3,807
4,265
5,211
4,299
3,812
3,280
2,999
3,512
49,003

2012 January ................

70,231

758

1,054

125

342

3,649

104

Wastei

Otherj

Trillion Btu

1973 Total ....................


1975 Total ....................
1980 Total ....................
1985 Total ....................
1990 Total k .................
1995 Total ....................
1996 Total ....................
1997 Total ....................
1998 Total ....................
1999 Total ....................
2000 Total ....................
2001 Total ....................
2002 Total ....................
2003 Total ....................
2004 Total ....................
2005 Total ....................
2006 Total ....................
2007 Total ....................
2008 Total ....................
2009 Total ....................

a Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and coal
synfuel.
b Fuel oil nos. 1, 2, and 4. Through 2000, electric utility data also include small
amounts of kerosene and jet fuel.
c Fuel oil nos. 5 and 6. Through 2000, electric utility data also include a small
amount of fuel oil no. 4.
d Jet fuel, kerosene, other petroleum liquids, and waste oil.
e Petroleum coke is converted from short tons to barrels by multiplying by 5.
f Natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels.
g Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases
derived from fossil fuels.
h Wood and wood-derived fuels.
i Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Through 2000, also includes
non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and

Woodh

1
3
8
129
125
138
137
137
138
134
126
150
167
165
185
182
186
177
180

2
2
2
7
188
296
300
309
308
315
318
211
230
230
223
221
231
237
258
261

5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
52

17
16
16
15
14
16
17
18
16
15
16
17
196

21
20
22
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
264

10
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
124

542
482
483
526
578
705
942
923
686
578
543
612
7,602

4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
56

16
15
15
12
13
15
16
16
15
13
13
16
175

21
20
23
22
22
23
24
23
22
23
23
23
269

10
9
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
126

651

16

22

11

(s)

NA
NA
NA
NA
(s)
2
2
1
2
1
1
113
143
140
138
123
125
124
131
124

tire-derived fuels).
j Batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, miscellaneous
technologies, and, beginning in 2001, non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste
from non-biogenic sources, and tire-derived fuels).
k Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 1989, data are
for electric utilities and independent power producers.
NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.
Notes:

The electric power sector comprises electricity-only and


combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose
primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public. Totals
may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Geographic
coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 7.4c Consumption of Selected Combustible Fuels for Electricity Generation


and Useful Thermal Output: Commercial and Industrial Sectors (Subset of Table 7.4a)
Commercial Sectora

Industrial Sectorb
Biomass

Biomass

Coalc

Petroleumd

Natural
Gase

Wastef

Coalc

Petroleumd

Natural
Gase

Thousand
Short Tons

Thousand
Barrels

Billion
Cubic Feet

Trillion
Btu

Thousand
Short Tons

Thousand
Barrels

Billion
Cubic Feet

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

1,125
1,191
1,419
1,660
1,738
1,443
1,490
1,547
1,448
1,405
1,816
1,917
1,922
1,886
1,927
2,021
1,798

1,967
2,056
1,245
1,246
1,584
1,807
1,613
1,615
1,832
1,250
1,449
2,009
1,630
935
752
671
521

30
46
78
82
87
87
84
85
79
74
58
72
68
68
70
66
76

22
28
40
53
58
54
54
47
25
26
29
34
34
36
31
34
36

24,867
27,781
29,363
29,434
29,853
28,553
27,763
28,031
25,755
26,232
24,846
26,613
25,875
25,262
22,537
21,902
19,766

25,444
36,159
34,448
38,661
37,265
38,910
37,312
30,520
26,817
25,163
26,212
28,857
27,380
22,706
22,207
13,222
14,228

914
1,055
1,258
1,289
1,282
1,355
1,401
1,386
1,310
1,240
1,144
1,191
1,084
1,115
1,050
955
990

195
275
290
325
283
305
331
331
248
245
253
295
264
277
268
239
204

926
1,125
1,255
1,249
1,259
1,211
1,213
1,244
1,054
1,136
1,097
1,193
1,166
1,216
1,148
1,084
955

35
41
38
39
41
42
31
35
27
34
34
24
34
33
36
35
35

85
86
95
89
102
93
99
108
101
92
103
94
94
102
98
60
82

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

193
167
149
117
118
135
142
152
133
121
128
165
1,720

55
47
26
24
28
26
59
46
27
21
22
55
437

7
7
7
6
6
6
8
9
7
7
7
8
86

3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
36

2,094
1,978
2,124
2,220
2,010
1,898
2,122
2,194
1,941
1,958
1,854
2,246
24,638

1,128
1,021
817
761
796
835
883
849
780
899
924
1,045
10,740

90
80
84
79
82
84
91
95
87
84
82
92
1,029

17
15
18
18
18
18
17
19
18
17
17
19
210

86
79
86
83
83
85
88
88
87
86
86
91
1,029

4
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
47

6
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
91

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

178
165
158
124
128
124
134
124
121
116
123
138
1,633

45
24
29
15
17
22
35
20
15
19
18
23
282

8
7
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
6
7
8
81

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
36

2,320
2,044
2,088
1,767
2,126
2,056
2,208
2,182
2,100
2,080
1,835
1,927
24,733

858
852
862
880
859
743
737
710
670
719
767
646
9,302

89
79
81
82
87
83
88
89
84
81
86
94
1,024

18
16
20
19
18
19
19
19
18
20
19
20
224

91
81
86
83
81
89
89
86
87
84
87
93
1,037

4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
44

3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
40

2012 January ................

154

30

2,102

919

94

21

91

1989 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

a Commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial electricity-only


plants.
b Industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and industrial electricity-only
plants.
c Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and coal
synfuel.
d Distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petroleum coke, jet fuel, kerosene, other
petroleum, and waste oil.
e Natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels.
f Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Through 2000, also includes
non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and
tire-derived fuels).
g Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases
derived from fossil fuels.

Other
Gasesg

Woodh

Wastef

Otheri

Trillion Btu

h Wood and wood-derived fuels.


i Batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, miscellaneous

technologies, and, beginning in 2001, non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste


from non-biogenic sources, and tire-derived fuels).
Notes: See Note, "Classification of Power Plants Into Energy-Use Sectors," at
end of section. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity for all
available data beginning in 1989.
Sources: 1989-1997: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form
EIA-867, "Annual Nonutility Power Producer Report." 1998-2000: EIA, Form
EIA-860B, "Annual Electric Generator ReportNonutility." 2001-2003: EIA,
Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report." 2004-2007: EIA, Form EIA-906, "Power
Plant Report," and Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report."
2008 forward: EIA, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

105

Figure 7.5

Stocks of Coal and Petroleum: Electric Power Sector

Coal, 1973-2011

Coal, Monthly
250

200

200
Million Short Tons

Million Short Tons

150

100

50

150
100
50
2010

2011

2012

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Total Petroleum, 1973-2011

Total Petroleum, Monthly

150

70

50

100

Million Barrels

Million Barrels

60

50

40
30
20
10

Coal and Petroleum Stocks, 1973-2011

36

January 2010
January 2011
January 2012

27
Coal

Million Barrels

Quadrillion Btu

2012

Petroleum by Major Type, End of Month

18

18
16 15

17 17 17

7
4

Petroleum

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Residual

Distillate

Fuel Oil

Fuel Oil

Converted from short tons to barrels by multiplying by 5.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity.
Sources: Tables 7.5, A1, and A5 (column 6).

106

2011

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

2010

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Petroleum
Cokea

Table 7.5 Stocks of Coal and Petroleum: Electric Power Sector


Petroleum
Coala

Distillate Fuel Oilb

Thousand Short Tons

Residual Fuel Oilc

Other Liquidsd

Thousand Barrels

Petroleum Cokee

Totale

Thousand Short Tons

Thousand Barrels

1973 Year .............................


1975 Year .............................
1980 Year .............................
1985 Year .............................
1990 Year .............................
1995 Year .............................
1996 Year .............................
1997 Year .............................
1998 Year .............................
1999 Year f ...........................
2000 Year ............................
2001 Year .............................
2002 Year .............................
2003 Year .............................
2004 Year .............................
2005 Year .............................
2006 Year .............................
2007 Year .............................
2008 Year .............................
2009 Year .............................

86,967
110,724
183,010
156,376
156,166
126,304
114,623
98,826
120,501
141,604
102,296
138,496
141,714
121,567
106,669
101,137
140,964
151,221
161,589
189,467

10,095
16,432
30,023
16,386
16,471
15,392
15,216
15,456
16,343
17,995
15,127
20,486
17,413
19,153
19,275
18,778
18,013
18,395
17,761
17,886

79,121
108,825
105,351
57,304
67,030
35,102
32,473
33,336
37,451
34,256
24,748
34,594
25,723
25,820
26,596
27,624
28,823
24,136
21,088
19,068

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
800
779
879
1,012
1,380
1,902
1,955
2,257

312
31
52
49
94
65
91
469
559
372
211
390
1,711
1,484
937
530
674
554
739
1,394

90,776
125,413
135,635
73,933
83,970
50,821
48,146
51,138
56,591
54,109
40,932
57,031
52,490
53,170
51,434
50,062
51,583
47,203
44,498
46,181

2010 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ...................

178,091
171,026
177,742
189,260
191,669
181,490
169,504
159,987
163,776
175,686
183,389
174,917

17,193
17,409
17,353
17,295
17,185
17,040
16,917
16,737
16,608
16,698
17,024
16,758

18,035
18,532
18,679
18,353
17,935
17,411
16,441
16,288
17,269
17,781
17,492
16,629

2,198
2,222
2,105
2,228
2,235
2,172
2,268
2,292
2,330
2,377
2,410
2,319

1,406
1,280
1,240
1,243
1,188
1,117
1,046
1,112
1,158
1,197
1,098
1,019

44,454
44,562
44,337
44,090
43,294
42,209
40,856
40,878
41,996
42,840
42,414
40,800

2011 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ...................

164,840
161,439
166,737
173,999
174,619
165,707
147,967
139,225
144,438
156,906
168,354
175,100

16,673
16,654
16,498
16,301
16,195
16,779
16,550
16,583
16,691
16,955
17,148
17,101

16,061
15,575
15,393
15,180
15,235
16,356
16,090
15,804
15,654
15,942
15,832
15,469

2,383
2,435
2,437
2,460
2,447
2,564
2,561
2,581
2,593
2,640
2,677
2,690

801
707
489
522
548
491
462
435
389
413
453
470

39,123
38,200
36,776
36,551
36,617
38,152
37,510
37,144
36,884
37,601
37,923
37,608

2012 January ........................

181,621

17,179

15,248

2,718

394

37,116

a Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, and lignite.


b Fuel oil nos. 1, 2 and 4. For 1973-1979, data are for gas turbine and internal

combustion plant stocks of petroleum. For 1980-2000, electric utility data also
include small amounts of kerosene and jet fuel.
c Fuel oil nos. 5 and 6. For 1973-1979, data are for steam plant stocks of
petroleum. For 1980-2000, electric utility data also include a small amount of fuel
oil no. 4.
d Jet fuel and kerosene. Through 2003, data also include a small amount of
waste oil.
e Petroleum coke is converted from short tons to barrels by multiplying by 5.
f Through 1998, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 1999, data are
for electric utilities and independent power producers.
NA=Not available.
Notes:

The electric power sector comprises electricity-only and


combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose
primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public. Stocks

are at end of period. Totals may not equal sum of components due to
independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of
Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: 1973-September 1977: Federal Power Commission, Form FPC-4,
"Monthly Power Plant Report." October 1977-1981: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Form FPC-4, "Monthly Power Plant Report." 1982-1988: U.S.
Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-759, "Monthly Power Plant
Report." 1989-1997: EIA, Form EIA-759, "Monthly Power Plant Report," and
Form EIA-867, "Annual Nonutility Power Producer Report." 1998-2000: EIA,
Form EIA-759, "Monthly Power Plant Report," and Form EIA-860B, "Annual Electric
Generator ReportNonutility." 2001-2003: EIA, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant
Report." 2004-2007: EIA, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report," and Form
EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report." 2008 forward: EIA, Form
EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

107

Figure 7.6

Electricity End Use


(Billion Kilowatthours)

Electricity End Use Overview, 1989-2011

Retail Salesa by Sector, January 2012

5,000

175
150

4,000
Total

126.5

125

105.1

3,000

Retail Salesa

100
78.6

75

2,000

50

1,000
25
Direct Useb

0
1990

1995

2000

2005

Retail Salesa by Sector, 1973-2011

0.7

2010

Residential

Commercial

Industrial Transportation d

Retail Salesa by Sector, Monthly


175

1,500

Residential

Commercialc

Residential

150
Industrial

1,000

125
100

Commercialc

75
500

Industrial

50
25
Transportation d

Transportation d

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Retail Salesa Total, January

J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D
2010
2011
2012

Retail Salesa Total, Monthly

400

400
332

333
311

300

300

200

200

100

100
2010

2012

0
2010

2011

2012

a
Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers reported by utilities and
other energy service providers.
b
See Direct Use in Glossary.
c
Commercial sector, including public street and highway lighting, interdepartmental sales, and other sales to public authorites.

108

2011

Transportation sector, including sales to railroads and railways.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity.
Source: Table 7.6.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 7.6 Electricity End Use


(Million Kilowatthours)
Discontinued
Retail Sales Series

Retail Salesa
Transportationd

Total
Retail Salese

Total
End Useg

Commercial
(Old) h

NA
NA
NA
NA
124,529
150,677
152,638
156,239
160,866
171,629
170,943
162,649
166,184
168,295
168,470
150,016
146,927
125,670
132,197
126,938

1,712,909
1,747,091
2,094,449
2,323,974
2,837,084
3,163,963
3,253,765
3,301,849
3,425,097
3,483,716
3,592,357
3,557,107
3,631,650
3,662,029
3,715,949
3,810,984
3,816,845
3,890,231
3,865,159
3,723,803

388,266
403,049
488,155
605,989
751,027
862,685
887,445
928,633
979,401
1,001,996
1,055,232
1,083,069
1,104,497

59,326
68,222
73,732
87,279
91,988
95,407
97,539
102,901
103,518
106,952
109,496
113,174
105,552

331,841
298,440
292,505
267,034
283,712
330,889
369,006
371,728
327,711
287,811
274,871
318,943
3,754,493

E 11,084
E 10,144
E 10,884
E 10,091
E 10,611
E 11,037
E 11,690
E 12,298
E 11,221
E 10,605
E 10,520
E 11,725

342,925
308,585
303,389
277,125
294,323
341,927
380,696
384,026
338,932
298,416
285,392
330,668
3,886,403

710
633
655
618
615
637
645
620
630
608
584
649
7,606

332,561
295,909
290,044
273,805
285,951
326,881
368,580
370,073
324,186
285,699
273,053
299,421
3,726,163

E 11,301
E 10,037
E 10,506
E 10,119
E 10,831
E 10,899
E 11,630
E 11,570
E 10,787
E 10,356
E 10,639
E 11,505
E 130,179

343,862
305,945
300,550
283,924
296,783
337,780
380,209
381,643
334,973
296,055
283,692
310,926
3,856,342

669

310,859

E 11,539

322,398

Residential

Commercialb

Industrialc

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

579,231
588,140
717,495
793,934
924,019
1,042,501
1,082,512
1,075,880
1,130,109
1,144,923
1,192,446
1,201,607
1,265,180
1,275,824
1,291,982
1,359,227
1,351,520
1,392,241
1,379,981
1,364,474

E 444,505
E 468,296

E 3,087
E 2,974

558,643
689,121
838,263
953,117
980,061
1,026,626
1,077,957
1,103,821
1,159,347
1,190,518
1,204,531
1,198,728
1,230,425
1,275,079
1,299,744
1,336,315
1,335,981
1,307,168

686,085
687,680
815,067
836,772
945,522
1,012,693
1,033,631
1,038,197
1,051,203
1,058,217
1,064,239
996,609
990,238
1,012,373
1,017,850
1,019,156
1,011,298
1,027,832
1,009,300
917,442

3,244
4,147
4,751
4,975
4,923
4,907
4,962
5,126
5,382
5,724
5,517
6,810
7,224
7,506
7,358
8,173
7,700
7,781

1,712,909
1,747,091
2,094,449
2,323,974
2,712,555
3,013,287
3,101,127
3,145,610
3,264,231
3,312,087
3,421,414
3,394,458
3,465,466
3,493,734
3,547,479
3,660,969
3,669,919
3,764,561
3,732,962
3,596,865

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

147,500
122,840
111,790
88,046
94,843
127,496
154,688
154,053
124,582
96,688
93,166
130,015
1,445,708

108,120
100,747
101,756
99,791
106,176
119,388
127,925
129,143
119,137
108,461
101,524
108,031
1,330,199

75,506
74,164
78,303
78,597
82,088
83,347
85,725
87,904
83,353
82,046
79,575
80,264
970,873

715
689
656
600
606
658
667
628
639
615
607
633
7,712

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

144,911
120,685
105,065
94,069
97,755
126,008
154,888
153,688
122,842
94,576
93,126
116,087
1,423,700

107,884
99,368
103,507
100,019
106,841
117,460
127,139
128,200
117,403
107,655
99,782
104,030
1,319,288

79,055
75,223
80,817
79,099
80,741
82,775
85,907
87,565
83,311
82,860
79,561
78,655
975,569

2012 January ................

126,475

105,076

78,640

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

a Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers reported by electric utilities and,


beginning in 1996, other energy service providers.
b Commercial sector, including public street and highway lighting,
interdepartmental sales, and other sales to public authorities.
c Industrial sector. Through 2002, excludes agriculture and irrigation; beginning
in 2003, includes agriculture and irrigation.
d Transportation sector, including sales to railroads and railways.
e The sum of "Residential," "Commercial," "Industrial," and "Transportation."
f Use of electricity that is 1) self-generated, 2) produced by either the same
entity that consumes the power or an affiliate, and 3) used in direct support of a
service or industrial process located within the same facility or group of facilities
that house the generating equipment. Direct use is exclusive of station use.
g The sum of "Total Retail Sales" and "Direct Use."

Direct Usef

131,910

Other
(Old) i

h "Commercial (Old)" is a discontinued seriesdata are for the commercial


sector, excluding public street and highway lighting, interdepartmental sales, and
other sales to public authorities.
i "Other (Old)" is a discontinued seriesdata are for public street and highway
lighting, interdepartmental sales, other sales to public authorities, agriculture and
irrigation, and transportation including railroads and railways.
E=Estimate. NA=Not available. =Not applicable.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#electricity for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

109

and service) by Canada from the United States.

Electricity
Note. Classification of Power Plants Into EnergyUse Sectors. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) classifies power plants (both electricity-only
and combined-heat-and-power plants) into energy-use
sectors based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), which replaced the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system in 1997. Plants with a
NAICS code of 22 are assigned to the Electric Power
Sector. Those with NAICS codes beginning with 11
(agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting); 21 (mining,
including oil and gas extraction); 23 (construction); 3133
(manufacturing); 2212 (natural gas distribution); and
22131 (water supply and irrigation systems) are assigned
to the Industrial Sector. Those with all other codes are
assigned to the Commercial Sector. Form EIA-860,
Annual Electric Generator Report, asks respondents to
indicate the primary purpose of the facility by assigning a
NAICS code from the list at
http://www.eia.gov/survey/form/eia_860/instructions_form.doc.

Table 7.1 Sources


Net Generation, Electric Power Sector
Table 7.2b.

Net Generation, Commercial and Industrial Sectors


Table 7.2c.

Imports and Exports, Electricity Trade With


Canada and Mexico, 1973 1989
1973September 1977:
Unpublished Federal Power
Commission data.
October 19771980: Unpublished Economic Regulatory
Administration (ERA) data.
1981: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of
Energy Emergency Operations, Report on Electric Energy
Exchanges with Canada and Mexico for Calendar Year
1981, April 1982 (revised June 1982).
1982 and 1983: DOE, ERA, Electricity Exchanges Across
International Borders.
19841986: DOE, ERA, Electricity Transactions Across
International Borders.
1987 and 1988: DOE, ERA, Form ERA-781R, Annual
Report of International Electrical Export/Import Data.
1989: DOE, Fossil Energy, Form FE-781R, Annual
Report of International Electrical Export/Import Data.

Imports and Exports, Electricity Trade with


Canada, 1990 Forward
National Energy Board of Canada, data for total sales (firm
and interruptible; which exclude non-revenue, inadvertent,
and service) from Canada to the United States, and data for
total purchases (which exclude non-revenue, inadvertent,
110

Imports and Exports, Electricity Trade with


Mexico, 1990 Forward
DOE, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability,
Form OE-781R, Monthly Electricity Imports and Exports
Report, and predecessor form. For 2001 forward, data from
the California Independent System Operator are used in
combination with the Form OE-781 values to estimate
electricity trade with Mexico.

T&D Losses and Unaccounted for


Calculated as the sum of total net generation and imports
minus end use and exports.

End Use
Table 7.6.

Table 7.2b Sources


1973September 1977: Federal Power Commission, Form
FPC-4, Monthly Power Plant Report.
October 19771981: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Form FPC-4, Monthly Power Plant Report.
19821988:
U.S. Energy Information Administration
(EIA), Form EIA-759, Monthly Power Plant Report.
19891997: EIA, Form EIA-759, Monthly Power Plant
Report, and Form EIA-867, Annual Nonutility Power
Producer Report.
19982000: EIA, Form EIA-759, Monthly Power Plant
Report, and Form EIA-860B, Annual Electric Generator ReportNonutility.
20012003: EIA, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report.
20042007: EIA, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report,
and Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant
Report.
2008 forward: EIA, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report.

Table 7.2c Sources


Industrial Sector, Hydroelectric Power, 19731988
1973September 1977:
Federal Power Commission
(FPC), Form FPC-4, Monthly Power Plant Report, for
plants with generating capacity exceeding 10 megawatts,
and FPC, Form FPC-12C, Industrial Electric Generating
Capacity, for all other plants.
October 19771978: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Form FPC-4, Monthly Power Plant
Report, for plants with generating capacity exceeding 10
megawatts, and FERC, Form FPC-12C, Industrial
Electric Generating Capacity, for all other plants.
1979:
FERC, Form FPC-4, Monthly Power Plant
Report, for plants with generating capacity exceeding 10
megawatts, and U.S. Energy Information Administration
(EIA) estimates for all other plants.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

19801988: Estimated by EIA as the average generation


over the 6-year period of 19741979.

2008 forward: EIA, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations


Report.

All Data, 1989 Forward


19891997: EIA, Form EIA-867, Annual Nonutility Power
Producer Report.
19982000:
EIA, Form EIA-860B, Annual Electric
Generator ReportNonutility.
20012003: EIA, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report.
20042007: EIA, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report,
and Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant
Report.
2008 forward: EIA, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report.

Table 7.3b Sources

Table 7.6 Sources


Retail Sales, Residential and Industrial
1973September 1977: Federal Power Commission, Form
FPC-5, Monthly Statement of Electric Operating Revenue
and Income.
October 1977February 1980: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC), Form FPC-5, Monthly Statement of
Electric Operating Revenue and Income.
March 19801982: FERC, Form FPC-5, "Electric Utility
Company Monthly Statement."
1983: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form
EIA-826, "Electric Utility Company Monthly Statement.
19841997: EIA, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Utility
Report.
1998 forward: EIA, Electric Power Monthly, March 2012,
Table 5.1.

1973September 1977: Federal Power Commission, Form


FPC-4, Monthly Power Plant Report.
October 19771981: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Form FPC-4, Monthly Power Plant Report.
19821988: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA),
Form EIA-759, Monthly Power Plant Report.
19891997: EIA, Form EIA-759, Monthly Power
Plant Report, and Form EIA-867, Annual
Nonutility Power Producer Report.
19982000: EIA, Form EIA-759, Monthly Power Plant
Report, and Form EIA-860B, Annual Electric Generator
ReportNonutility.
20012003: EIA, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report.
20042007: EIA, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report,
and Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant
Report.
2008 forward: EIA, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report.

19732002: Estimated by EIA as the transportation portion


of Other (Old).
See estimation methodology at
http://www.eia.gov/states/sep_use/notes/use_elec.pdf.
2003 forward: EIA, Electric Power Monthly, March 2012,
Table 5.1.

Table 7.4b Sources

Direct Use, Annual

1973September 1977: Federal Power Commission, Form


FPC-4, Monthly Power Plant Report.
October 19771981: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Form FPC-4, Monthly Power Plant Report.
19821988: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA),
Form EIA-759, Monthly Power Plant Report.
19891997: EIA, Form EIA-759, Monthly Power
Plant Report, and Form EIA-867, Annual
Nonutility Power Producer Report.
19982000: EIA, Form EIA-759, Monthly Power Plant
Report, and Form EIA-860B, Annual Electric Generator
ReportNonutility.
20012003: EIA, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report.
20042007: EIA, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report,
and Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant
Report.

Retail Sales, Commercial


19732002: Estimated by EIA as the sum of Commercial
(Old) and the non-transportation portion of Other (Old).
See estimation methodology at
http://www.eia.gov/states/sep_use/notes/use_elec.pdf.
2003 forward: EIA, Electric Power Monthly, March 2012,
Table 5.1.

Retail Sales, Transportation

19891996: EIA, Form EIA-867, Annual Nonutility Power


Producer Report.
19972010: EIA, Electric Power Annual 2010, November 2011, Table 7.2.
2011: Sum of monthly estimates.

Direct Use, Monthly


Annual shares are calculated as annual direct use divided by
annual commercial and industrial net generation (on Table
7.1). Then monthly direct use estimates are calculated as the
annual share multiplied by the monthly commercial and
industrial net generation values. For 2011 and 2012, the
2010 annual share is used.

Discontinued Retail Sales Series Commercial (Old)


and Other (Old)
19732002: See sources for Residential and Industrial.

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8. Nuclear
Energy

Figure 8.1

Nuclear Energy Overview

Operable Units, End of Year, 1973-2011


125

Number of Units

100
Peak: 112 units
(1990)

75

104 units
(2011)

50
25

42 units
(1973)

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

Electricity Net Generation, 1973-2011

1995

2000

2005

2010

Nuclear Share of Electricity Net Generation,


1973-2011

25
20

15

Percent

Trillion Kilowatthours

Total

2
1

Nuclear Electric Power

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Nuclear Electricity Net Generation

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2005

2010

120
72.569

72.743

100

72.382

60
Percent

80

30

60
40
20

0
January

January

January

2010

2011

2012

2010

2011

2012

0
J

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#nuclear.


Sources: Tables 7.2a and 8.1.

114

2000

Capacity Factor, Monthly

90

Billion Kilowatthours

10

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Table 8.1 Nuclear Energy Overview

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Total
Operable
Unitsa,b

Net Summer
Capacity of
Operable Unitsb,c

Nuclear Electricity
Net Generation

Number

Million Kilowatts

Million Kilowatthours

Nuclear Share
of Electricity
Net Generation

Capacity Factord
Percent

..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................

42
57
71
96
112
109
109
107
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104

22.683
37.267
51.810
79.397
99.624
99.515
100.784
99.716
97.070
97.411
97.860
98.159
98.657
99.209
99.628
99.988
100.334
100.266
100.755
101.004

83,479
172,505
251,116
383,691
576,862
673,402
674,729
628,644
673,702
728,254
753,893
768,826
780,064
763,733
788,528
781,986
787,219
806,425
806,208
798,855

4.5
9.0
11.0
15.5
19.0
20.1
19.6
18.0
18.6
19.7
19.8
20.6
20.2
19.7
19.9
19.3
19.4
19.4
19.6
20.2

53.5
55.9
56.3
58.0
66.0
77.4
76.2
71.1
78.2
85.3
88.1
89.4
90.3
87.9
90.1
89.3
89.6
91.8
91.1
90.3

2010 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Total ..........................

104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104

e RE 101.002

72,569
65,245
64,635
57,611
66,658
68,301
71,913
71,574
69,371
62,751
62,655
73,683
806,968

20.1
20.4
20.7
20.0
20.3
18.2
17.6
17.5
20.0
20.4
20.5
20.3
19.6

RE 96.6

2011 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Total ..........................

104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104

E 101.167

20.0
20.7
20.6
18.0
17.6
17.7
17.2
17.6
19.8
20.5
21.2
21.4
19.2

E 96.6

RP 101.423

72,743
64,789
65,662
54,547
57,017
65,270
72,345
71,339
66,849
63,354
64,474
71,837
790,225

E 101.423

72,382

21.2

2012 January ......................

104

RE 101.000
RE 100.998
RE 100.996
RE 101.063
RE 101.094
RE 101.092
RE 101.090
RE 101.088
RE 101.104
RE 101.129

101.167
101.167
E 101.167
E 101.167
E 101.167
E 101.167
RE 101.281
RE 101.281
RE 101.351
RE 101.351
RE 101.351
RE 101.351
RP 101.423

a Total of nuclear generating units holding full-power licenses, or equivalent


permission to operate, at end of period. See Note 1, "Operable Nuclear Reactors,"
at end of section. For additional information on nuclear generating units, see
Annual
Energy
Review
2010,
October
2011,
Table
9.1,
http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/#nuclear.
b At end of period.
c For the definition of "Net Summer Capacity," see Note 2, "Nuclear Capacity,"
at end of section.
d For an explanation of the method of calculating the capacity factor, see Note
2, "Nuclear Capacity," at end of section.
e Beginning in 2010, monthly capacity values are estimated in two steps: 1)
uprates reported on Form EIA-860M are added to specific months; and 2) the

RE 96.1
RE 86.0
RE 79.2
RE 88.7
E 93.8
RE 95.6
RE 95.2
RE 95.3
E 83.4
E 86.0

97.9
91.1
E 95.3
E 87.2
E 74.9
E 75.8
RE 89.5
RE 96.0
RE 94.6
RE 91.6
RE 84.0
RE 88.4
RP 95.2
RP 89.1
E 95.9

difference between the resulting year-end capacity (from data reported on Form
EIA-860M) and final capacity (reported on Form EIA-860) is distributed evenly
across the 12 months.
R=Revised. P=Preliminary. E=Estimate.
Notes: For a discussion of nuclear reactor unit coverage, see Note 1,
"Operable Nuclear Reactors," at end of section. Nuclear electricity net
generation totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#nuclear for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

115

Nuclear Energy

time of summer peak demand. Auxiliary power of a typical


nuclear power plant is about 5 percent of gross generation.

Note 1. Operable Nuclear Reactors. A reactor is


generally defined as operable while it possessed a full-power
license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or its
predecessor the Atomic Energy Commission, or equivalent
permission to operate, at the end of the year or month
shown. The definition is liberal in that it does not exclude
units retaining full-power licenses during long, non-routine
shutdowns that for a time rendered them unable to generate
electricity. Examples are:

(b) Net Design Capacity or Net Design Electrical Rating


(DER)The nominal net electrical output of a unit,
specified by the utility and used for plant design.

(a) In 1985 the five then-active Tennessee Valley Authority


(TVA) units (Browns Ferry 1, 2, and 3, and Sequoyah 1 and
2) were shut down under a regulatory forced outage. All
five units were idle for several years, restarting in 2007,
1991, 1995, 1988, and 1988, respectively and were counted
as operable during the shutdowns.
(b) Shippingport was shut down from 1974 through 1976
for conversion to a light-water breeder reactor, but is
counted as operable from 1957 until its retirement in 1982.
(c) Calvert Cliffs 2 was shut down in 1989 and 1990 for
replacement of pressurizer heater sleeves but is counted as
operable during those years.
Exceptions to the definition are Shoreham and Three Mile
Island 2. Shoreham was granted a full-power license in April
1989, but was shut down two months later and never
restarted. In 1991, the license was changed to Possession
Only. Although not operable at the end of the year,
Shoreham is counted as operable during 1989. A major
accident closed Three Mile Island 2 in 1979, and although
the unit retained its full-power license for several years, it is
considered permanently shut down since that year.

The monthly capacity factors are calculated as the monthly


nuclear electricity net generation divided by the maximum
possible nuclear electricity net generation for that month. The
maximum possible nuclear electricity net generation is the
number of hours in the month (assuming 24-hour days, with
no adjustment for changes to or from Daylight Savings Time)
multiplied by the net summer capacity of operable nuclear
generating units at the end of the month. That fraction is then
multiplied by 100 to obtain a percentage. Annual capacity
factors are calculated as the annual nuclear electricity net
generation divided by the annual maximum possible nuclear
electricity net generation (the sum of the monthly values for
maximum possible nuclear electricity net generation).

Table 8.1 Sources


Total Operable Units and Net Summer Capacity of
Operable Units
1973-1982: Compiled from various sources, primarily
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Programs, U.S. Central Station Nuclear Electric
Generating Units: Significant Milestones.
1983 forward: U.S. Energy Information Administration
(EIA), Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report,
Form EIA-860M, Monthly Update to the Annual Electric
Generator Report, and monthly updates as appropriate. For
a
list
of
currently
operable
units,
see
http://www.eia.gov/nuclear/reactors/stats_table1.html.

Note 2. Nuclear Capacity. Nuclear generating units may


have more than one type of net capacity rating, including the
following:

Nuclear Electricity Net Generation and Nuclear Share of


Electricity Net Generation
See Table 7.2a.

(a) Net Summer CapacityThe steady hourly output that


generating equipment is expected to supply to system load,
exclusive of auxiliary power, as demonstrated by test at the

Capacity Factor
Calculated by EIA using the method described above in
Note 2.

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9. Energy
Prices

Figure 9.1 Petroleum Prices


Crude Oil Prices, 1973-2011

Composite Refiner Acquisition Cost, Monthly

120

150

100

125
Dollars per Barrel

80
60

Dollars per Barrel

2012

40
Composite Refiner
Acquisition Cost

20

2011

100
2010

75
50
25

Domestic First
Purchase Price

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Refiner Prices to End Users: Motor Gasoline, Diesel Fuel, and Jet Fuel, Monthly
Dollarsa per Gallon (Excluding Taxes)

4.50

No. 2
Diesel Fuel

4.00
3.50
3.00

Finished
Motor Gasoline

2.50
2.00

Kerosene-Type
Jet Fuel

1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
J

F M A M J

J A S O N D J

F M A M J

2010

J A S O N D J

F M A M J

2011

J A S O N D

2012

Refiner Prices to End Users: No. 2 Fuel Oil, Propane, and Residual Fuel, Monthly
Dollarsa per Gallon (Excluding Taxes)

4.50
4.00
No. 2 Fuel Oil

3.50
3.00

Residual Fuel Oil

2.50
2.00
1.50

Propane (Consumer Grade)

1.00
0.50
0.00
J

F M A M J J A S O N D J
2010

F M A M J J A S O N D J
2011

F M A M J J A S O N D
2012

Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See Nominal Dollars in Glossary.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices.
Sources: Tables 9.1, 9.5, and 9.7.

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Table 9.1 Crude Oil Price Summary


(Dollarsa per Barrel)
Refiner Acquisition Costb
Domestic First
Purchase Pricec

F.O.B. Cost
of Importsd

Landed Cost
of Importse

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..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

3.89
7.67
21.59
24.09
20.03
14.62
18.46
17.23
10.87
15.56
26.72
21.84
22.51
27.56
36.77
50.28
59.69
66.52
94.04
56.35

f 5.21
11.18
32.37
25.84
20.37
15.69
19.32
16.94
10.76
16.47
26.27
20.46
22.63
25.86
33.75
47.60
57.03
66.36
90.32
57.78

2010 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Average ..................

72.89
72.74
75.77
78.80
70.90
70.77
71.37
72.07
71.23
76.02
79.20
83.98
74.71

2011 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Average ..................
2012 January ....................
February ..................

1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

a
b
c
d
e
f

Domestic

Imported

Composite

f 6.41
12.70
33.67
26.67
21.13
16.78
20.31
18.11
11.84
17.23
27.53
21.82
23.91
27.69
36.07
49.29
59.11
67.97
93.33
60.23

E 4.17

E 4.08

E 4.15

8.39
24.23
26.66
22.59
17.33
20.77
19.61
13.18
17.90
29.11
24.33
24.65
29.82
38.97
52.94
62.62
69.65
98.47
59.49

13.93
33.89
26.99
21.76
17.14
20.64
18.53
12.04
17.26
27.70
22.00
23.71
27.71
35.90
48.86
59.02
67.04
92.77
59.17

10.38
28.07
26.75
22.22
17.23
20.71
19.04
12.52
17.51
28.26
22.95
24.10
28.53
36.98
50.24
60.24
67.94
94.74
59.29

72.96
71.50
75.41
78.27
69.21
70.17
71.01
71.27
71.72
75.52
79.56
83.95
74.20

74.78
75.01
77.65
79.34
72.00
72.62
73.43
73.63
74.25
77.26
81.56
86.64
76.49

76.04
75.91
78.52
82.12
75.23
73.93
74.54
76.21
74.87
78.88
82.05
86.48
77.96

75.07
73.73
76.77
80.03
71.15
71.91
73.25
73.50
73.20
77.02
80.07
85.59
75.88

75.48
74.58
77.43
80.83
72.66
72.66
73.73
74.58
73.85
77.77
80.85
85.95
76.69

85.66
86.69
99.19
108.80
102.46
97.30
97.82
89.00
90.22
92.28
100.18
98.71
95.73

86.80
92.07
104.19
111.52
105.92
104.35
105.60
97.72
100.84
101.92
R 105.79
R 103.36
R 101.70

89.61
94.25
104.80
112.54
108.28
105.19
106.19
99.27
101.03
102.55
R 105.98
R 105.53
R 102.98

88.73
89.50
102.34
111.96
107.55
102.53
102.67
95.89
96.89
98.34
106.69
104.51
100.74

87.99
91.72
102.48
113.08
107.99
105.36
105.94
99.01
101.05
102.00
107.67
R 106.52
102.70

88.28
90.85
102.43
112.65
107.82
104.23
104.68
97.70
99.39
100.57
107.28
R 105.69
R 101.93

R 98.95

R 105.11

R 104.06

R 103.97

R 105.25

R 104.70

NA

NA

NA

E 105.92

E 108.73

E 107.60

Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.
See Note 1, "Crude Oil Refinery Acquisition Costs," at end of section.
See Note 2, "Crude Oil Domestic First Purchase Prices," at end of section.
See Note 3, "Crude Oil F.O.B. Costs," at end of section.
See Note 4, "Crude Oil Landed Costs," at end of section.
Based on October, November, and December data only.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. E=Estimate.
Notes: Values for Domestic First Purchase Price and Refiner Acquisition Cost
for the current two months and for F.O.B. and Landed Costs of Imports for the

current three months are preliminary. F.O.B. and landed costs through 1980
reflect the period of reporting; prices since then reflect the period of loading.
Annual averages are the averages of the monthly prices, weighted by volume.
Geographic coverage is the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, and all U.S. Territories and Possessions.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

119

Table 9.2 F.O.B. Costs of Crude Oil Imports From Selected Countries
(Dollarsa per Barrel)
Selected Countries
Angola

Colombia

Mexico

Nigeria

Saudi
Arabia

United
Kingdom

Venezuela

Persian
Gulf
Nationsb

Total
OPECc

Total
Non-OPECc

1973 Averaged .................


1975 Average ..................
1980 Average ..................
1985 Average ..................
1990 Average ..................
1995 Average ..................
1996 Average ..................
1997 Average ..................
1998 Average ..................
1999 Average ..................
2000 Average ..................
2001 Average ..................
2002 Average ..................
2003 Average ..................
2004 Average ..................
2005 Average ..................
2006 Average ..................
2007 Average ..................
2008 Average ..................
2009 Average ..................

W
10.97
33.45
26.30
20.23
16.58
20.71
18.81
12.11
17.46
27.90
23.25
24.09
28.22
37.26
52.48
62.23
67.80
95.66
57.07

20.75
16.73
21.33
18.85
12.56
17.20
29.04
24.25
24.64
28.89
37.73
51.89
59.77
67.93
91.17
57.90

11.44
31.06
25.33
19.26
15.64
19.14
16.72
10.49
15.89
25.39
18.89
21.60
24.83
31.55
43.00
52.91
61.35
84.61
56.47

7.81
11.82
35.93
28.04
22.46
17.40
21.27
19.43
12.97
17.32
28.70
24.85
25.38
29.40
38.71
55.95
65.69
76.64
102.06
64.61

3.25
10.87
28.17
22.04
20.36
W
19.28
15.16
8.87
17.65
24.62
18.98
23.92
25.03
34.08
47.96
56.09
W
93.03
57.87

34.36
27.64
23.43
16.94
19.43
18.59
12.52
19.14
27.21
23.30
24.50
28.76
37.30
54.48
66.03
69.96
96.33
65.63

5.39
11.04
24.81
23.64
19.55
13.86
17.73
15.33
9.31
14.33
24.45
18.01
20.13
23.81
31.78
46.39
55.80
64.10
88.06
55.58

3.68
10.88
28.92
23.31
18.54
W
19.22
15.24
9.09
17.15
24.72
18.89
23.38
25.17
33.08
47.21
56.02
69.93
91.44
59.53

5.43
11.34
32.21
25.67
20.40
15.36
18.94
16.26
10.20
15.90
25.56
19.73
22.18
25.36
33.95
49.60
59.18
69.58
93.15
58.53

4.80
10.62
32.85
25.96
20.32
16.02
19.65
17.51
11.21
16.84
26.77
21.04
22.93
26.21
33.58
45.79
55.35
62.69
87.15
57.16

2010 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Average ..................

74.62
W
78.11
84.40
71.86
72.90
74.77
77.11
W
W
85.99
W
78.18

70.08
68.70
73.90
74.85
64.32
67.19
70.00
69.88
69.71
76.06
78.92
81.62
72.56

72.96
69.16
72.76
75.57
68.30
67.64
68.53
69.53
69.90
73.93
77.14
81.75
72.46

75.91
76.07
81.27
85.94
74.28
75.61
79.63
75.70
80.93
84.59
86.61
93.68
80.83

W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
74.06
W
W
W
76.44

70.86
68.83
70.88
72.59
66.37
66.19
67.25
68.27
67.59
72.10
75.03
77.78
70.30

W
71.89
76.10
80.01
73.60
72.49
71.76
72.79
73.34
78.28
80.99
W
75.65

73.42
71.77
75.83
78.88
70.45
71.39
72.16
72.38
73.24
77.55
80.95
85.72
75.23

72.49
71.14
74.91
77.73
68.24
69.20
69.87
70.35
70.24
73.80
78.49
82.40
73.24

2011 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Average ..................

95.97
W
113.63
122.52
113.33
115.13
114.80
W
112.49
109.74
112.49
111.26
111.82

83.36
87.23
101.29
114.17
106.15
102.78
100.30
95.01
97.45
102.37
106.97
R 103.10
R 100.19

84.36
88.77
102.55
109.90
105.13
103.43
104.84
98.21
100.28
101.48
107.94
R 105.96
R 100.92

99.86
109.07
117.98
126.05
117.66
119.13
119.68
115.61
115.43
114.46
115.35
W
115.35

W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
109.99
W
W
W
R 107.07

81.25
85.11
97.56
106.56
101.60
100.59
100.62
97.17
95.72
96.93
105.44
R 105.76
R 97.22

W
97.25
107.36
114.82
110.29
106.39
109.06
106.98
108.41
105.62
106.51
R 104.46
R 106.49

89.74
96.01
106.19
115.15
108.50
108.22
110.09
104.19
105.82
105.20
108.16
R 106.41
R 105.34

83.92
88.67
102.44
107.71
103.81
100.42
100.90
93.57
97.08
98.65
R 104.17
R 101.24
R 98.54

2012 January ....................

111.10

106.58

108.06

113.78

104.96

107.46

107.56

103.29

a Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.
b Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and

the Neutral Zone (between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia).


c See "Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)" in Glossary.
On this table, "Total OPEC" for all years includes Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya,
Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela; for
19732008, also includes Indonesia; for 19731992 and again beginning in 2008,
also includes Ecuador (although Ecuador rejoined OPEC in November 2007, on
this table Ecuador is included in "Total Non-OPEC" for 2007); for 19741995, also
includes Gabon (although Gabon was a member of OPEC for only 19751994);
and beginning in 2007, also includes Angola. Data for all countries not included in
"Total OPEC" are included in "Total Non-OPEC."
d Based on October, November, and December data only.
R=Revised. =No data reported. W=Value withheld to avoid disclosure of
individual company data.

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Notes: The Free on Board (F.O.B.) cost at the country of origin excludes all
costs related to insurance and transportation. See "F.O.B." in Glossary, and Note
3, "Crude Oil F.O.B. Costs," at end of section. Values for the current two months
are preliminary. Prices through 1980 reflect the period of reporting; prices since
then reflect the period of loading. Annual averages are averages of the monthly
prices, including prices not published, weighted by volume. Cargoes that are
purchased on a "netback" basis, or under similar contractual arrangements
whereby the actual purchase price is not established at the time the crude oil is
acquired for importation into the United States, are not included in the published
data until the actual prices have been determined and reported. U.S. geographic
coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 9.3 Landed Costs of Crude Oil Imports From Selected Countries
(Dollarsa per Barrel)
Selected Countries
Angola

Canada

Colombia

Mexico

Nigeria

Saudi
Arabia

United
Kingdom

Venezuela

Persian
Gulf
Nationsb

Total
OPECc

Total
Non-OPECc

1973 Averaged ...............


1975 Average ................
1980 Average ................
1985 Average ................
1990 Average ................
1995 Average ................
1996 Average ................
1997 Average ................
1998 Average ................
1999 Average ................
2000 Average ................
2001 Average ................
2002 Average ................
2003 Average ................
2004 Average ................
2005 Average ................
2006 Average ................
2007 Average ................
2008 Average ................
2009 Average ................

W
11.81
34.76
27.39
21.51
17.66
21.86
20.24
13.37
18.37
29.57
25.13
25.43
30.14
39.62
54.31
64.85
71.27
98.18
61.32

5.33
12.84
30.11
25.71
20.48
16.65
19.94
17.63
11.62
17.54
26.69
20.72
22.98
26.76
34.51
44.73
53.90
60.38
90.00
57.60

22.34
17.45
22.02
19.71
13.26
18.09
29.68
25.88
25.28
30.55
39.03
53.42
62.13
70.91
93.43
58.50

12.61
31.77
25.63
19.64
16.19
19.64
17.30
11.04
16.12
26.03
19.37
22.09
25.48
32.25
43.47
53.76
62.31
85.97
57.35

9.08
12.70
37.15
28.96
23.33
18.25
21.95
20.64
14.14
17.63
30.04
26.55
26.45
31.07
40.95
57.55
68.26
78.01
104.83
68.01

5.37
12.50
29.80
24.72
21.82
16.84
20.49
17.52
11.16
17.48
26.58
20.98
24.77
27.50
37.11
50.31
59.19
70.78
94.75
62.14

35.68
28.36
22.65
17.91
20.88
20.64
13.55
18.26
29.26
25.32
26.35
30.62
39.28
55.28
67.44
72.47
96.95
63.87

5.99
12.36
25.92
24.43
20.31
14.81
18.59
16.35
10.16
15.58
26.05
19.81
21.93
25.70
33.79
47.87
57.37
66.13
90.76
57.78

5.91
12.64
30.59
25.50
20.55
16.78
20.45
17.44
11.18
17.37
26.77
20.73
24.13
27.54
36.53
49.68
58.92
69.83
93.59
62.15

6.85
12.70
33.56
26.86
21.23
16.61
20.14
17.73
11.46
16.94
27.29
21.52
23.83
27.70
36.84
51.36
61.21
71.14
95.49
61.90

5.64
12.70
33.99
26.53
20.98
16.95
20.47
18.45
12.22
17.51
27.80
22.17
23.97
27.68
35.29
47.31
57.14
63.96
90.59
58.58

2010 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Average ................

77.32
79.06
80.93
82.26
74.80
76.54
77.20
78.40
80.49
85.33
86.98
91.77
80.63

72.59
73.37
76.82
78.36
69.16
69.14
70.25
70.10
68.66
69.23
75.40
80.76
72.80

74.26
73.11
76.08
76.33
66.52
69.64
71.61
71.49
70.85
76.72
80.24
82.76
74.25

73.23
69.48
73.07
75.03
68.71
68.02
69.31
69.95
70.47
74.73
77.55
82.37
72.86

78.58
79.25
83.68
86.80
76.90
78.14
81.07
79.15
81.58
86.01
89.15
95.44
83.15

76.63
77.29
77.57
79.53
77.52
76.01
75.46
76.06
77.15
81.81
84.62
90.45
79.25

77.97
77.84
79.07
80.25
W
77.67
76.60
79.52
W
W
87.10
92.50
80.12

72.63
70.91
72.92
75.21
68.53
68.30
69.59
70.14
68.88
74.29
77.53
80.79
72.43

76.34
77.27
77.55
79.15
76.20
75.14
74.75
75.81
76.64
81.24
84.09
89.99
78.58

75.91
76.24
78.40
80.07
73.95
74.55
74.81
75.42
76.39
80.52
84.38
89.25
78.27

73.59
73.33
76.84
78.61
70.20
70.92
72.03
71.81
71.89
74.15
78.96
83.97
74.67

2011 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Average ................

99.58
110.07
114.40
124.01
116.76
116.73
117.98
113.36
112.63
114.82
R 115.14
R 115.65
R 114.05

81.43
80.65
89.32
99.26
98.29
92.36
91.76
84.05
85.19
88.21
R 93.80
R 95.94
R 90.03

85.88
90.14
105.74
112.47
109.70
104.31
101.35
95.08
99.17
104.14
R 108.52
R 106.64
R 102.53

85.00
89.08
103.03
110.55
105.62
103.71
105.38
98.78
99.90
101.97
108.46
R 106.31
R 101.22

101.24
108.94
117.17
126.47
119.95
120.81
121.80
115.83
117.19
116.09
117.05
R 117.10
R 116.40

96.59
103.20
110.12
116.13
112.19
110.00
111.06
109.38
109.91
108.90
R 108.61
R 107.33
R 108.74

W
W
118.42
124.67
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
RW
R 118.35

84.70
89.88
101.22
107.95
104.04
102.32
103.04
99.54
99.10
99.89
106.90
R 108.02
R 100.14

96.57
101.81
109.56
115.18
111.48
108.97
110.19
108.26
108.82
108.07
R 108.35
R 106.86
R 108.01

94.03
99.96
109.23
116.64
111.90
109.87
111.58
106.24
107.67
107.98
R 110.09
R 109.49
R 107.83

85.02
89.03
101.20
108.91
105.06
100.83
100.38
93.81
95.59
97.91
R 102.90
R 102.67
R 98.76

2012 January ..................

112.67

93.91

110.07

108.68

115.28

107.77

106.29

107.72

108.55

101.29

a Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.
b Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and

the Neutral Zone (between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia).


c See "Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)" in Glossary.
On this table, "Total OPEC" for all years includes Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya,
Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela; for
19732008, also includes Indonesia; for 19731992 and again beginning in 2008,
also includes Ecuador (although Ecuador rejoined OPEC in November 2007, on
this table Ecuador is included in "Total Non-OPEC" for 2007); for 19741995, also
includes Gabon (although Gabon was a member of OPEC for only 19751994);
and beginning in 2007, also includes Angola. Data for all countries not included in
"Total OPEC" are included in "Total Non-OPEC."
d Based on October, November, and December data only.
R=Revised. =No data reported. W=Value withheld to avoid disclosure of
individual company data.
Notes: See "Landed Costs" in Glossary, and Note 4, "Crude Oil Landed

Costs," at end of section. Values for the current two months are preliminary.
Prices through 1980 reflect the period of reporting; prices since then reflect the
period of loading. Annual averages are averages of the monthly prices, including
prices not published, weighted by volume. Cargoes that are purchased on a
"netback" basis, or under similar contractual arrangements whereby the actual
purchase price is not established at the time the crude oil is acquired for importation
into the United States, are not included in the published data until the actual prices
have been determined and reported. U.S. geographic coverage is the 50 States
and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: October 1973-September 1977: Federal Energy Administration,
Form FEA-F701-M-0, "Transfer Pricing Report." October 1977-December 1977:
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form FEA-F701-M-0, "Transfer
Pricing Report." 1978-2009: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009, Table 22.
2010 forward: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Monthly, April 2012, Table 22.

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Table 9.4 Motor Gasoline Retail Prices, U.S. City Average


(Dollarsa per Gallon, Including Taxes)
Leaded
Regular

Unleaded
Regular

Unleaded
Premiumb

All Typesc

0.388
0.567
1.191
1.115
1.149
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
1.245
1.202
1.164
1.147
1.231
1.234
1.059
1.165
1.510
1.461
1.358
1.591
1.880
2.295
2.589
2.801
3.266
2.350

NA
NA
NA
1.340
1.349
1.336
1.413
1.416
1.250
1.357
1.693
1.657
1.556
1.777
2.068
2.491
2.805
3.033
3.519
2.607

NA
NA
1.221
1.196
1.217
1.205
1.288
1.291
1.115
1.221
1.563
1.531
1.441
1.638
1.923
2.338
2.635
2.849
3.317
2.401

2010 January ....................................


February ..................................
March .......................................
April .........................................
May ..........................................
June .........................................
July ..........................................
August .....................................
September ...............................
October ....................................
November ................................
December ................................
Average ..................................

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

2.731
2.659
2.780
2.858
2.869
2.736
2.736
2.745
2.704
2.795
2.852
2.985
2.788

2.987
2.922
3.035
3.113
3.124
3.000
2.997
3.015
2.968
3.055
3.109
3.234
3.047

2.779
2.709
2.829
2.906
2.915
2.783
2.783
2.795
2.754
2.843
2.899
3.031
2.836

2011 January ....................................


February ..................................
March .......................................
April .........................................
May ..........................................
June .........................................
July ..........................................
August .....................................
September ...............................
October ....................................
November ................................
December ................................
Average ..................................

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

3.091
3.167
3.546
3.816
3.933
3.702
3.654
3.630
3.612
3.468
3.423
3.278
3.527

3.345
3.424
3.807
4.074
4.192
3.972
3.915
3.893
3.887
3.745
3.700
3.553
3.792

3.139
3.215
3.594
3.863
3.982
3.753
3.703
3.680
3.664
3.521
3.475
3.329
3.577

2012 January ....................................


February ..................................
March .......................................

NA
NA
NA

3.399
3.572
3.868

3.663
3.840
4.138

3.447
3.622
3.918

1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................

a Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.
b The 1981 average (available in Web file) is based on September through

December data only.


c Also includes types of motor gasoline not shown separately.
NA=Not available.
Notes: See Note 5, "Motor Gasoline Prices," at end of section. In
September 1981, the Bureau of Labor Statistics changed the weights used in the
calculation of average motor gasoline prices. From September 1981 forward,
gasohol is included in the average for all types, and unleaded premium is weighted

122

more heavily. Geographic coverage for 1973-1977 is 56 urban areas.


Geographic coverage for 1978 forward is 85 urban areas.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Monthly Data: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Consumer Prices: Energy. Annual Data: 1973Platts Oil Price
Handbook and Oilmanac, 1974, 51st Edition. 1974 forwardcalculated by the
U.S. Energy Information Administration as the simple averages of monthly data.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 9.5 Refiner Prices of Residual Fuel Oil


(Dollarsa per Gallon, Excluding Taxes)
Residual Fuel Oil
Sulfur Content Less
Than or Equal to 1 Percent

Residual Fuel Oil


Sulfur Content
Greater Than 1 Percent

Average

Sales for
Resale

Sales to
End Users

Sales for
Resale

Sales to
End Users

Sales for
Resale

Sales to
End Users

......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................

0.293
0.608
0.610
0.472
0.383
0.456
0.415
0.299
0.382
0.627
0.523
0.546
0.728
0.764
1.115
1.202
1.406
1.918
1.337

0.314
0.675
0.644
0.505
0.436
0.526
0.488
0.354
0.405
0.708
0.642
0.640
0.804
0.835
1.168
1.342
1.436
2.144
1.413

0.245
0.479
0.560
0.372
0.338
0.389
0.366
0.269
0.329
0.512
0.428
0.508
0.588
0.601
0.842
1.085
1.314
1.843
1.344

0.275
0.523
0.582
0.400
0.377
0.433
0.403
0.287
0.362
0.566
0.492
0.544
0.651
0.692
0.974
1.173
1.350
1.889
1.306

0.263
0.528
0.577
0.413
0.363
0.420
0.387
0.280
0.354
0.566
0.476
0.530
0.661
0.681
0.971
1.136
1.350
1.866
1.342

0.298
0.607
0.610
0.444
0.392
0.455
0.423
0.305
0.374
0.602
0.531
0.569
0.698
0.739
1.048
1.218
1.374
1.964
1.341

2010 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Average ......................

1.767
1.725
1.739
1.827
1.675
1.629
1.686
1.705
1.716
1.793
1.865
2.036
1.756

1.852
1.862
1.862
1.887
1.898
1.874
1.858
1.895
1.883
1.913
2.025
2.215
1.920

1.705
1.650
1.700
1.725
1.675
1.604
1.604
1.625
1.612
1.688
1.741
1.814
1.679

1.660
1.574
1.609
1.655
1.601
1.555
1.536
1.571
1.558
1.637
1.701
1.784
1.619

1.721
1.666
1.711
1.748
1.675
1.612
1.629
1.642
1.632
1.712
1.768
1.865
1.697

1.725
1.681
1.692
1.718
1.686
1.636
1.639
1.676
1.645
1.721
1.804
1.931
1.713

2011 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Average ......................

NA
2.100
2.344
2.555
2.463
2.467
2.547
2.394
2.368
2.512
2.566
2.473
2.389

2.302
2.451
2.654
2.741
2.786
2.905
2.877
2.896
2.882
2.891
2.853
2.891
2.736

1.896
2.079
2.307
2.427
2.374
2.377
2.430
2.392
2.370
2.375
2.424
2.335
2.316

1.870
2.019
2.245
2.370
2.325
2.312
2.362
2.342
2.318
2.276
2.368
2.348
2.257

1.918
2.086
2.321
2.448
2.392
2.402
2.474
2.392
2.369
2.406
2.459
2.371
2.336

2.013
2.150
2.403
2.475
2.440
2.473
2.508
2.512
2.473
2.454
2.521
2.509
2.401

2012 January ........................

2.591

2.965

2.480

2.452

2.512

2.620

1978 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

a Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.
NA=Not available.
Notes: Sales for resale are those made to purchasers other than ultimate
consumers. Sales to end users are those made directly to ultimate consumers,
including bulk consumers (such as agriculture, industry, and electric utilities) and
commercial consumers. Values for the current month are preliminary. Prices
prior to 1983 are U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates. See Note

6, "Historical Petroleum Prices," at end of section. Geographic coverage is the


50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices for all
available data beginning in 1978.
Sources: 1978-2009: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009, Table 16.
2010 forward: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Monthly, April 2012, Table 16.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

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Table 9.6 Refiner Prices of Petroleum Products for Resale


(Dollarsa per Gallon, Excluding Taxes)
Finished
Motor
Gasolineb

Finished
Aviation
Gasoline

KeroseneType
Jet Fuel

......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................

0.434
0.941
0.835
0.786
0.626
0.713
0.700
0.526
0.645
0.963
0.886
0.828
1.002
1.288
1.670
1.969
2.182
2.586
1.767

0.537
1.128
1.130
1.063
0.975
1.055
1.065
0.912
1.007
1.330
1.256
1.146
1.288
1.627
2.076
2.490
2.758
3.342
2.480

2010 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Average ......................

2.097
2.033
2.197
2.265
2.152
2.113
2.113
2.095
2.088
2.198
2.243
2.383
2.165

2011 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Average ......................
2012 January ........................

1978 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

Kerosene

No. 2
Fuel
Oil

No. 2
Diesel
Fuel

Propane
(Consumer
Grade)

0.386
0.868
0.794
0.773
0.539
0.646
0.613
0.450
0.533
0.880
0.763
0.716
0.871
1.208
1.723
1.961
2.171
3.020
1.719

0.404
0.864
0.874
0.839
0.580
0.714
0.653
0.465
0.550
0.969
0.821
0.752
0.955
1.271
1.757
2.007
2.249
2.851
1.844

0.369
0.803
0.776
0.697
0.511
0.639
0.590
0.422
0.493
0.886
0.756
0.694
0.881
1.125
1.623
1.834
2.072
2.745
1.657

0.365
0.801
0.772
0.694
0.538
0.659
0.606
0.444
0.546
0.898
0.784
0.724
0.883
1.187
1.737
2.012
2.203
2.994
1.713

0.237
0.415
0.398
0.386
0.344
0.461
0.416
0.288
0.342
0.595
0.540
0.431
0.607
0.751
0.933
1.031
1.194
1.437
0.921

2.759
2.662
2.906
2.999
2.945
2.835
2.891
2.842
2.805
2.890
2.868
3.024
2.874

2.121
1.999
2.129
2.247
2.186
2.094
2.100
2.138
2.131
2.263
2.342
2.459
2.185

2.282
2.216
2.219
2.281
2.110
2.103
2.046
2.125
2.163
2.384
NA
2.744
2.299

2.075
1.986
2.100
2.214
2.129
2.037
2.001
2.041
2.093
2.221
2.308
2.435
2.147

2.078
2.025
2.163
2.312
2.177
2.120
2.098
2.161
2.190
2.325
2.392
2.486
2.214

1.332
1.324
1.179
1.144
1.098
1.049
1.012
1.084
1.151
1.253
1.277
1.322
1.212

2.472
2.584
2.934
3.218
3.174
2.970
3.058
2.949
2.896
2.805
2.701
2.614
2.867

3.161
3.248
3.607
4.035
4.096
3.847
4.011
3.899
3.878
3.616
3.494
3.424
3.739

2.585
2.783
3.095
3.259
3.188
3.101
3.090
3.040
3.025
2.962
3.089
2.951
3.014

2.804
2.974
3.196
3.296
W
3.054
3.158
3.089
3.073
3.096
3.258
R 3.006
3.065

2.585
2.737
2.996
3.167
3.039
2.956
3.024
2.927
2.927
2.915
3.050
2.928
2.907

2.621
2.820
3.134
3.296
3.116
3.079
3.135
3.032
3.035
3.035
3.157
R 2.927
3.034

1.380
1.401
1.403
1.433
1.515
1.503
1.513
1.522
1.557
1.511
1.498
1.444
1.467

2.747

3.576

3.059

3.197

3.027

3.017

1.341

a Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.
b See Note 5, "Motor Gasoline Prices," at end of section.

R=Revised. NA=Not available. W=Value withheld to avoid disclosure of


individual company data.
Notes: Sales for resale are those made to purchasers other than ultimate
consumers. Sales to end users are shown in Table 9.7; they are sales made
directly to ultimate consumers, including bulk consumers (such as agriculture,
industry, and electric utilities) and residential and commercial consumers. Values

124

for the current month are preliminary. Prices prior to 1983 are U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA) estimates. See Note 6, "Historical Petroleum
Prices," at end of section. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District
of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices for all
available data beginning in 1978.
Sources: 1978-2009: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009, Table 4.
2010 forward: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Monthly, April 2012, Table 4.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 9.7 Refiner Prices of Petroleum Products to End Users


(Dollarsa per Gallon, Excluding Taxes)
Finished
Motor
Gasolineb

Finished
Aviation
Gasoline

KeroseneType
Jet Fuel

......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................

0.484
1.035
0.912
0.883
0.765
0.847
0.839
0.673
0.781
1.106
1.032
0.947
1.156
1.435
1.829
2.128
2.345
2.775
1.888

0.516
1.084
1.201
1.120
1.005
1.116
1.128
0.975
1.059
1.306
1.323
1.288
1.493
1.819
2.231
2.682
2.849
3.273
2.442

2010 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Average ......................

2.240
2.173
2.301
2.370
2.353
2.251
2.247
2.250
2.219
2.319
2.378
2.514
2.301

2011 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Average ......................
2012 January ........................

1978 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

Kerosene

No. 2
Fuel
Oil

No. 2
Diesel
Fuel

Propane
(Consumer
Grade)

0.387
0.868
0.796
0.766
0.540
0.651
0.613
0.452
0.543
0.899
0.775
0.721
0.872
1.207
1.735
1.998
2.165
3.052
1.704

0.421
0.902
1.030
0.923
0.589
0.740
0.745
0.501
0.605
1.123
1.045
0.990
1.224
1.160
1.957
2.244
2.263
3.283
2.675

0.400
0.788
0.849
0.734
0.562
0.673
0.636
0.482
0.558
0.927
0.829
0.737
0.933
1.173
1.705
1.982
2.241
2.986
1.962

0.377
0.818
0.789
0.725
0.560
0.681
0.642
0.494
0.584
0.935
0.842
0.762
0.944
1.243
1.786
2.096
2.267
3.150
1.834

0.335
0.482
0.717
0.745
0.492
0.605
0.552
0.405
0.458
0.603
0.506
0.419
0.577
0.839
1.089
1.358
1.489
1.892
1.220

2.914
2.855
3.103
3.201
3.129
2.981
3.028
2.967
2.893
3.000
3.095
3.218
3.028

2.129
2.018
2.144
2.272
2.199
2.105
2.103
2.158
2.148
2.298
2.374
2.484
2.201

2.986
2.974
2.978
3.040
2.938
2.965
NA
2.772
2.898
3.058
3.130
3.276
3.063

2.369
2.310
2.425
2.527
2.487
2.393
2.246
2.379
2.346
2.580
2.641
2.749
2.462

2.192
2.144
2.265
2.410
2.343
2.284
2.212
2.260
2.269
2.389
2.457
2.554
2.314

1.913
2.009
NA
1.326
1.264
1.204
1.162
1.211
1.283
1.425
NA
1.863
1.481

2.615
2.712
3.072
3.340
3.419
3.184
3.172
3.134
3.090
2.980
2.922
2.808
3.050

3.323
3.374
3.767
4.132
4.091
3.913
4.027
3.920
3.915
3.697
3.620
W
3.803

2.623
2.818
3.161
3.306
3.220
3.138
3.118
3.057
3.059
2.987
3.124
2.963
3.054

3.358
3.506
3.697
3.796
3.894
3.802
3.812
3.851
3.873
3.823
3.892
R 3.824
R 3.616

2.889
3.020
3.255
3.430
3.337
3.193
3.294
3.251
3.288
3.346
3.403
3.255
3.193

2.681
2.867
3.189
3.370
3.231
3.183
3.214
3.143
3.127
3.108
3.225
R 3.024
3.117

NA
1.823
1.763
NA
1.648
1.681
1.620
1.650
1.702
1.706
1.773
1.691
1.709

2.912

3.088

3.848

3.345

3.090

1.655

a Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.
b See Note 5, "Motor Gasoline Prices," at end of section.

R=Revised. NA=Not available. W=Value withheld to avoid disclosure of


individual company data.
Notes: Sales to end users are those made directly to ultimate consumers,
including bulk consumers (such as agriculture, industry, and electric utilities) and
residential and commercial consumers. Sales for resale are shown in Table 9.6;
they are sales made to purchasers other than ultimate consumers. Values for

the current month are preliminary. Prices prior to 1983 are U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA) estimates. See Note 6, "Historical Petroleum
Prices," at end of section. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District
of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices for all
available data beginning in 1978.
Sources: 1978-2009: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009, Table 2.
2010 forward: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Monthly, April 2012, Table 2.

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125

Table 9.8a No. 2 Distillate Prices to Residences: Northeastern States


(Dollarsa per Gallon, Excluding Taxes)
Maine

New
Hampshire

Vermont

Massachusetts

Rhode
Island

Connecticut

New
York

New
Jersey

Pennsylvania

..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............

0.486
0.963
0.997
0.989
0.787
0.972
0.942
0.788
0.813
1.297
1.217
1.129
1.314
1.511
1.986
2.294
2.540
3.199

0.503
1.004
1.024
1.028
0.779
0.940
0.942
0.788
0.770
1.281
1.256
1.119
1.312
1.497
1.972
2.283
2.535
3.207

0.508
1.015
1.077
1.070
0.853
0.969
0.987
0.873
0.854
1.255
1.261
1.172
1.309
1.505
1.987
2.408
2.679
3.323

0.488
0.978
1.070
1.084
0.844
0.976
0.960
0.818
0.836
1.273
1.221
1.141
1.386
1.559
2.064
2.355
2.576
3.197

0.507
1.011
1.067
1.086
0.874
0.986
0.989
0.868
0.858
1.259
1.236
1.124
1.344
1.511
2.000
2.360
2.602
3.210

0.501
0.983
1.080
1.098
0.864
0.986
0.963
0.831
0.852
1.291
1.239
1.118
1.355
1.518
2.012
2.357
2.615
3.195

0.501
0.982
1.113
1.125
0.955
1.063
1.065
0.948
0.969
1.442
1.363
1.218
1.436
1.627
2.105
2.458
2.674
3.293

0.496
0.979
1.059
1.087
0.888
1.024
1.033
0.892
0.913
1.404
1.314
1.220
1.489
1.662
2.166
2.467
2.664
3.267

0.488
0.964
1.023
1.026
0.826
0.953
0.950
0.814
0.815
1.224
1.159
1.064
1.304
1.489
1.974
2.286
2.508
3.157

2009 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Average ..............

2.506
2.404
2.237
2.250
2.175
2.295
2.268
2.350
2.333
2.391
2.461
2.486
2.382

2.537
2.426
2.283
2.246
2.151
2.201
2.077
2.243
2.272
2.373
2.484
2.523
2.377

2.774
2.693
2.545
2.437
2.370
2.376
2.324
2.378
2.403
2.484
2.604
2.640
2.593

2.356
2.226
2.166
2.192
2.142
2.371
2.312
2.432
2.386
2.470
2.619
2.634
2.358

2.346
2.209
2.127
2.143
2.169
2.385
2.285
2.454
2.357
2.537
2.685
2.718
2.376

2.576
2.429
2.362
2.314
2.225
2.413
2.354
2.490
2.349
2.516
2.645
2.665
2.487

2.543
2.447
2.334
2.338
2.300
2.428
2.291
2.523
2.455
2.574
2.747
2.733
2.504

2.389
2.288
2.166
2.187
2.187
2.381
2.322
2.454
2.437
2.541
2.710
2.731
2.404

2.427
2.268
2.202
2.177
2.190
2.211
2.137
2.257
2.196
2.315
2.520
2.536
2.330

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Average ..............

2.583
2.536
2.560
2.565
2.511
2.479
2.478
2.469
2.539
2.677
2.774
2.910
2.639

2.611
2.600
2.632
2.651
2.636
2.574
2.532
2.513
2.543
2.642
2.772
2.904
2.680

2.753
2.705
2.747
2.771
2.710
2.649
2.614
2.619
2.657
2.784
2.924
3.032
2.795

2.762
2.729
2.795
2.868
2.811
2.716
2.656
2.651
2.686
2.860
2.969
3.126
2.850

2.856
2.777
2.800
2.959
2.921
2.829
2.728
2.735
2.745
2.942
3.044
3.197
2.927

2.764
2.730
2.758
2.815
2.736
2.705
2.653
2.634
2.647
2.822
2.946
3.106
2.835

2.893
2.845
2.801
2.845
2.781
2.691
2.651
2.668
2.721
2.848
2.969
3.147
2.894

2.928
2.871
2.929
2.946
2.873
2.747
2.715
2.701
2.754
2.912
3.077
3.278
2.973

2.692
2.697
2.755
2.752
2.680
2.561
2.519
2.543
2.583
2.759
2.892
3.061
2.780

2011 January ................


February ..............

3.071
3.188

3.102
3.269

3.186
3.330

3.313
3.493

3.368
3.536

3.268
3.477

3.281
3.428

3.458
3.624

3.237
3.369

1978 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average

a Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.
Notes: States are grouped in Tables 9.8a9.8c by geographic region of the
country. Values for the current month are preliminary. Prices prior to 1983 are
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates. See Note 6, "Historical
Petroleum Prices," at end of section.

Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices for all


available data beginning in 1978.
Sources: 1978-2009: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009, Table 15.
2010 and 2011: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Monthly, July 2011, Table 15.

Due to budget cuts in 2011, EIA adjusted its data programs. No. 2 distillate fuel oil
prices to residences (Tables 9.8a-9.8c) will not be available for March 2011 forward.

126

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Table 9.8b No. 2 Distillate Prices to Residences: Selected South Atlantic


and Midwestern States (Dollarsa per Gallon, Excluding Taxes)
Delaware

District
of
Columbia

Maryland

Virginia

West
Virginia

Ohio

Michigan

Indiana

Illinois

Wisconsin

Minnesota

..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............

0.478
0.954
1.046
1.058
0.870
0.984
0.984
0.858
0.884
1.270
1.234
1.164
1.433
1.570
2.075
2.381
2.584
3.187

0.507
1.026
1.143
1.078
1.010
1.178
1.174
1.022
1.011
W
1.431
W
W
W
W
W
W
W

0.492
0.979
1.088
1.119
0.936
1.063
1.057
0.902
0.907
1.351
1.342
1.201
1.455
1.632
2.127
2.398
2.668
3.273

0.491
0.985
1.063
1.106
0.844
0.952
0.948
0.856
0.870
1.269
1.202
1.057
1.311
1.462
2.044
2.268
2.407
3.124

0.462
0.922
0.980
0.991
0.815
0.960
0.962
0.818
0.789
1.251
1.139
1.054
1.304
1.493
2.043
2.261
2.478
3.221

0.474
0.919
0.997
0.981
0.808
0.921
0.913
0.767
0.820
1.220
1.160
1.058
1.284
1.475
2.009
2.244
2.494
3.147

0.479
0.978
1.021
1.009
0.860
0.977
0.942
0.804
0.883
NA
NA
1.109
1.321
1.539
2.053
2.329
2.588
3.067

0.485
0.996
0.991
0.993
0.816
0.912
0.865
0.748
0.793
1.207
1.133
1.025
1.202
1.537
2.017
2.317
2.557
3.105

0.465
0.958
0.975
0.961
0.785
0.893
0.870
0.735
0.716
1.095
1.121
0.975
1.198
1.405
2.021
2.312
2.528
3.152

0.447
0.915
0.983
0.942
0.812
0.899
0.933
0.801
0.847
1.171
1.180
1.073
1.269
1.465
1.993
2.297
2.571
3.088

0.478
0.999
1.019
1.014
0.801
0.909
0.899
0.738
0.774
1.156
1.122
1.051
1.218
1.433
1.987
2.268
2.587
3.065

2009 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Average ..............

2.428
2.310
2.253
2.267
2.253
2.289
2.253
2.340
2.309
2.505
2.683
2.724
2.421

W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W

2.470
2.407
2.275
2.263
2.224
2.320
2.307
2.397
2.396
2.561
2.707
2.763
2.473

2.225
2.145
1.999
NA
1.824
2.037
2.055
2.140
2.118
2.322
2.408
2.495
2.193

2.329
2.188
2.042
2.035
2.008
2.119
2.122
2.217
2.253
2.397
2.504
2.496
2.265

2.041
1.888
1.826
1.917
1.941
2.180
2.103
2.279
2.205
2.364
2.479
2.493
2.130

1.991
1.866
1.806
1.810
1.807
2.095
1.964
2.153
2.179
2.336
2.485
2.447
2.096

2.062
1.912
1.822
1.922
1.972
2.176
2.181
2.321
2.318
2.391
2.520
2.507
2.189

2.069
1.869
1.836
1.983
NA
2.060
NA
2.147
NA
2.386
2.483
2.427
2.155

2.004
1.854
1.781
1.870
1.975
2.200
2.166
2.284
2.262
2.331
2.421
2.395
2.105

1.974
1.813
1.735
1.890
1.872
2.156
2.092
2.297
2.232
2.301
2.388
2.394
2.124

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Average ..............

2.878
2.857
2.988
NA
2.853
2.695
2.655
2.617
2.678
2.847
NA
3.223
2.951

W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W

2.861
2.833
2.894
2.858
2.808
2.705
2.636
2.669
2.692
2.822
2.985
3.195
2.925

2.594
2.561
2.587
NA
2.435
2.356
2.345
2.351
2.397
2.567
2.754
2.920
2.621

2.681
2.714
2.712
2.676
2.583
2.501
2.499
2.547
2.577
2.720
2.834
3.024
2.724

2.572
2.533
2.585
2.566
2.574
2.436
2.436
2.511
2.554
2.695
2.802
2.923
2.653

2.526
2.501
2.640
2.731
2.669
2.505
2.481
2.508
2.596
2.734
2.830
2.933
2.657

2.565
2.510
2.614
2.679
NA
2.482
2.510
2.550
2.607
2.701
2.864
2.979
2.670

2.526
2.516
2.660
2.777
2.783
NA
2.582
W
2.732
NA
2.915
3.030
2.749

2.466
2.421
2.537
2.640
2.567
2.478
2.508
2.514
2.562
2.702
2.788
2.894
2.610

2.505
W
2.580
2.668
2.581
2.557
2.466
2.559
2.596
2.719
2.866
2.965
2.470

2011 January ................


February ..............

3.431
3.560

W
W

3.377
3.508

3.093
3.222

3.204
3.365

3.039
3.189

3.041
3.196

3.109
3.246

3.098
3.286

3.008
3.169

3.031
3.184

1978 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average

a Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.
NA=Not available. W=Value withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company
data.
Notes: States are grouped in Tables 9.8a9.8c by geographic region of the
country. Values for the current month are preliminary. Prices prior to 1983 are
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates. See Note 6, "Historical

Petroleum Prices," at end of section.


Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices for all
available data beginning in 1978.
Sources: 1978-2009: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009, Table 15.
2010 and 2011: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Monthly, July 2011, Table 15.

Due to budget cuts in 2011, EIA adjusted its data programs. No. 2 distillate fuel oil
prices to residences (Tables 9.8a-9.8c) will not be available for March 2011 forward.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

127

Table 9.8c No. 2 Distillate Prices to Residences: Selected Western States


and U.S. Average (Dollarsa per Gallon, Excluding Taxes)
Idaho

Washington

Oregon

Alaska

U.S.
Average

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

0.436
0.916
0.972
0.974
0.839
0.933
0.953
0.784
0.762
1.170
1.038
0.919
1.188
1.495
2.123
2.391
2.598
3.078

0.486
1.008
1.011
1.029
0.962
1.080
1.139
0.978
1.065
1.445
1.336
1.204
1.487
1.749
2.385
2.681
2.909
3.401

0.458
0.973
0.971
0.970
0.894
0.989
1.031
0.861
0.938
1.368
1.211
1.060
1.303
1.594
2.146
2.411
2.500
3.060

0.532
0.978
1.083
1.101
0.834
0.909
0.973
0.852
0.966
1.337
1.377
1.087
1.243
1.524
2.061
2.395
2.518
3.485

0.490
0.974
1.053
1.063
0.867
0.989
0.984
0.852
0.876
1.311
1.250
1.129
1.355
1.548
2.052
2.365
2.592
3.219

2009 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

1.879
1.762
1.674
1.863
1.878
2.148
2.123
2.158
2.273
2.333
2.459
2.354
2.048

2.388
2.253
2.124
2.414
2.473
2.544
2.335
2.489
2.658
2.737
2.871
2.830
2.491

1.939
1.819
1.727
1.986
2.050
2.278
2.149
2.326
2.357
2.469
2.551
2.475
2.132

2.160
NA
1.946
2.140
2.256
2.506
2.362
2.554
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.503

2.426
2.309
2.210
2.211
2.167
2.307
2.219
2.369
2.334
2.458
2.608
2.628
2.386

2010 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

2.392
2.412
2.569
2.747
2.675
NA
2.540
2.598
2.676
2.853
2.937
2.980
2.716

2.918
2.817
2.924
3.105
3.053
2.892
NA
2.757
NA
3.174
3.195
3.242
3.039

2.583
2.536
2.664
2.817
2.685
2.653
NA
2.625
2.760
2.871
2.935
2.991
2.776

NA
2.790
2.884
2.965
2.958
2.891
2.878
2.901
2.944
3.041
3.070
3.134
2.951

2.763
2.658
2.757
2.787
2.723
2.623
2.584
2.597
2.641
2.795
2.926
3.089
2.798

2011 January ......................


February ....................

3.005
3.173

3.350
3.537

3.079
3.295

3.210
3.366

3.251
3.409

1978 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average

a Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.
NA=Not available.
Notes: States are grouped in Tables 9.8a9.8c by geographic region of the
country. Values for the current month are preliminary. Prices prior to 1983 are
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates. See Note 6, "Historical

Petroleum Prices," at end of section.


Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices for all
available data beginning in 1978.
Sources: 1978-2009: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009, Table 15.
2010 and 2011: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Monthly, July 2011, Table 15.

Due to budget cuts in 2011, EIA adjusted its data programs. No. 2 distillate fuel oil
prices to residences (Tables 9.8a-9.8c) will not be available for March 2011 forward.

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Figure 9.2 Average Retail Prices of Electricity


(Centsa per Kilowatthour)
By Sector, 1973-2011

By Sector, Monthly

14

14
Transportation

12

12

Transportation
Residential

10

10

Commercial

Commercial
Residential

8
Otherb

Industrial

Industrial

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See Nominal Price in Glossary.
b
Public street and highway lighting, interdepartmental sales, other sales to
public authorities, agricultural and irrigation, and transportation including railroads and railways.

J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D

2010
2011
2012
Note: Includes taxes.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices.
Source: Table 9.9.

Figure 9.3 Cost of Fossil-Fuel Receipts at Electric Generating Plants


(Dollarsa per Million Btu, Including Taxes)
Costs, 1973-2011

Costs, Monthly

20

25

20
15
Residual Fuel Oil
Residual Fuel Oil

15
10

10

Natural Gas

Natural Gas

5
Coal

Coal

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D

2010
a

Prices are not adjusted for inflation.


Glossary.

See Nominal Dollars in

2011

2012

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices.


Source: Table 9.10.

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Table 9.9 Average Retail Prices of Electricity


(Centsa per Kilowatthour, Including Taxes)
Residential

Commercialb

Industrialc

Transportationd

Othere

Total

......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................

2.50
3.50
5.40
7.39
7.83
8.40
8.36
8.43
8.26
8.16
8.24
8.58
8.44
8.72
8.95
9.45
10.40
10.65
11.26
11.51

2.40
3.50
5.50
7.27
7.34
7.69
7.64
7.59
7.41
7.26
7.43
7.92
7.89
8.03
8.17
8.67
9.46
9.65
10.36
10.17

1.30
2.10
3.70
4.97
4.74
4.66
4.60
4.53
4.48
4.43
4.64
5.05
4.88
5.11
5.25
5.73
6.16
6.39
6.83
6.81

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
7.54
7.18
8.57
9.54
9.70
10.74
10.65

2.10
3.10
4.80
6.09
6.40
6.88
6.91
6.91
6.63
6.35
6.56
7.20
6.75

2.00
2.90
4.70
6.44
6.57
6.89
6.86
6.85
6.74
6.64
6.81
7.29
7.20
7.44
7.61
8.14
8.90
9.13
9.74
9.82

2010 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Average ......................

10.49
10.89
11.11
11.71
11.91
11.91
12.04
12.03
11.95
11.86
11.62
11.06
11.54

9.55
9.89
9.95
9.95
10.15
10.56
10.72
10.62
10.52
10.25
9.99
9.82
10.19

6.50
6.55
6.53
6.55
6.64
6.96
7.23
7.22
7.00
6.80
6.56
6.60
6.77

10.17
10.48
10.28
10.52
10.52
11.14
10.95
10.86
10.53
10.49
10.47
10.39
10.57

9.28
9.47
9.48
9.53
9.72
10.18
10.46
10.40
10.17
9.81
9.55
9.52
9.83

2011 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Average ......................

10.95
11.12
11.59
11.75
12.01
12.05
12.16
12.15
12.25
12.13
11.88
11.52
11.80

9.85
10.07
10.01
10.05
10.27
10.75
10.77
10.82
10.67
10.30
10.06
9.85
10.32

6.59
6.70
6.60
6.60
6.75
7.21
7.39
7.46
7.23
6.82
6.60
6.60
6.89

10.39
10.69
10.35
10.14
10.80
11.12
11.32
10.93
10.88
10.37
10.04
9.90
10.58

9.55
9.64
9.64
9.64
9.87
10.35
10.57
10.58
10.39
9.90
9.67
9.64
9.99

2012 January ........................

11.43

9.88

6.50

9.73

9.65

1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

a Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Price" in Glossary.
b Commercial sector. For 19732002, prices exclude public street and highway

lighting, interdepartmental sales, and other sales to public authorities.


c Industrial sector. For 19732002, prices exclude agriculture and irrigation.
d Transportation sector, including railroads and railways.
e Public street and highway lighting, interdepartmental sales, other sales to
public authorities, agriculture and irrigation, and transportation including railroads
and railways.
NA=Not available. =Not applicable.
Notes: Beginning in 2003, the category "Other" has been replaced by
"Transportation," and the categories "Commercial" and "Industrial" have been
redefined. Prices are calculated by dividing revenue by sales. Revenue may not
correspond to sales for a particular month because of energy service provider
billing and accounting procedures. That lack of correspondence could result in
uncharacteristic increases or decreases in the monthly prices. Prices include
State and local taxes, energy or demand charges, customer service charges,
environmental surcharges, franchise fees, fuel adjustments, and other

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miscellaneous charges applied to end-use customers during normal billing


operations. Prices do not include deferred charges, credits, or other adjustments,
such as fuel or revenue from purchased power, from previous reporting periods.
See Note 7, "Electricity Retail Prices," at end of section for plant coverage, and
for information on preliminary and final values. Geographic coverage is the 50
States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: 1973-September 1977: Federal Power Commission, Form FPC-5,
"Monthly Statement of Electric Operating Revenues and Income." October
1977-February 1980: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Form
FPC-5, "Monthly Statement of Electric Operating Revenues and Income." March
1980-1982: FERC, Form FERC-5, "Electric Utility Company Monthly Statement."
1983: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-826, "Electric
Utility Company Monthly Statement." 1984-1997: EIA, Form EIA-861, "Annual
Electric Utility Report." 1998 forward: EIA, Electric Power Monthly, March 2012,
Table 5.3.

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Table 9.10 Cost of Fossil-Fuel Receipts at Electric Generating Plants


(Dollarsa per Million Btu, Including Taxes)
Petroleum
Coal

Residual Fuel Oilb

Distillate Fuel Oilc

Petroleum Coke

Totald

Natural Gase

All Fossil Fuelsf

1973 Average ....................


1975 Average ....................
1980 Average ....................
1985 Average ....................
1990 Average ....................
1995 Average ....................
1996 Average ....................
1997 Average ....................
1998 Average ....................
1999 Average ....................
2000 Average ....................
2001 Average ....................
2002 Averageg ...................
2003 Average ....................
2004 Average ....................
2005 Average ....................
2006 Average ....................
2007 Average ....................
2008 Average ....................
2009 Average ....................

0.41
.81
1.35
1.65
1.45
1.32
1.29
1.27
1.25
1.22
1.20
1.23
1.25
1.28
1.36
1.54
1.69
1.77
2.07
2.21

0.79
2.01
4.27
4.24
3.32
2.59
3.03
2.79
2.08
2.44
4.29
3.73
3.73
4.66
4.73
7.06
7.85
8.64
13.62
8.98

NA
NA
NA
NA
5.38
3.99
4.87
4.49
3.30
4.03
6.65
6.30
5.34
6.82
8.02
11.72
13.28
14.85
21.46
13.22

NA
NA
NA
NA
.80
.65
.78
.91
.71
.65
.58
.78
.78
.72
.83
1.11
1.33
1.51
2.11
1.61

0.80
2.02
4.35
4.32
3.35
2.57
3.03
2.73
2.02
2.36
4.18
3.69
3.34
4.33
4.29
6.44
6.23
7.17
10.87
7.02

0.34
.75
2.20
3.44
2.32
1.98
2.64
2.76
2.38
2.57
4.30
4.49
3.56
5.39
5.96
8.21
6.94
7.11
9.01
4.74

0.48
1.04
1.93
2.09
1.69
1.45
1.52
1.52
1.44
1.44
1.74
1.73
1.86
2.28
2.48
3.25
3.02
3.23
4.12
3.04

2010 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

2.23
2.27
2.31
2.29
2.26
2.25
2.27
2.30
2.28
2.27
2.26
2.23
2.27

11.85
12.11
12.44
13.17
12.36
11.96
12.28
12.28
12.34
13.53
14.06
14.61
12.57

15.73
15.69
16.42
17.10
16.54
16.12
15.89
16.24
16.53
17.14
17.43
18.56
16.60

1.72
1.80
2.09
2.18
2.22
2.15
2.42
2.65
2.67
2.43
2.22
2.57
2.28

9.72
9.51
8.95
7.95
9.47
9.26
9.63
9.18
9.35
9.13
10.86
11.29
9.54

6.71
6.07
5.29
4.71
4.79
5.12
5.18
4.92
4.45
4.30
4.35
5.43
5.09

3.74
3.45
3.16
3.01
3.12
3.34
3.51
3.39
3.10
2.94
2.94
3.32
3.26

2011 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

2.33
2.36
2.34
2.39
2.44
2.42
2.45
2.48
2.44
2.39
2.37
2.35
2.40

14.65
15.98
17.65
18.30
17.73
18.81
20.17
19.51
20.81
19.69
19.46
21.01
18.43

19.48
20.93
22.60
24.06
23.17
22.89
22.96
22.48
22.67
23.04
23.33
22.31
22.41

2.92
2.67
2.94
2.99
3.22
2.57
3.14
2.95
2.79
2.80
2.18
2.29
2.80

11.71
12.08
13.71
13.73
13.70
13.82
12.22
11.68
12.17
13.68
13.27
12.76
12.88

5.35
5.06
4.61
4.85
4.85
5.03
4.96
4.72
4.54
4.32
4.08
4.00
4.71

3.36
3.26
3.12
3.29
3.38
3.49
3.61
3.44
3.26
3.12
3.03
3.00
3.29

2012 January ......................

2.43

20.93

22.96

2.26

13.28

3.67

2.97

a Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.
b For 19732001, electric utility data are for heavy oil (fuel oil nos. 5 and 6, and

small amounts of fuel oil no. 4).


c For 19732001, electric utility data are for light oil (fuel oil nos. 1 and 2).
d Distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petroleum coke, jet fuel, kerosene, other
petroleum, and waste oil. For 19731982, data do not include refined motor oil,
bunker oil, and liquefied petroleum gases. For 19731989, data do not include
petroleum coke.
e Natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels. For
1973-2000, data also include a small amount of blast furnace gas and other gases
derived from fossil fuels.
f Weighted average of costs shown under "Coal," "Petroleum," and "Natural

Gas."
g Through 2001, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 2002, data also
include independent power producers, and electric generating plants in the
commercial and industrial sectors. See Note 8, "Costs of Fossil-Fuel Receipts at
Electric Generating Plants," at end of section for plant coverage.
NA=Not available.
Notes: Receipts are purchases of fuel. Yearly costs are averages of
monthly values, weighted by quantities in Btu. Geographic coverage is the 50
States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Figure 9.4

Natural Gas Prices


(Dollarsa per Thousand Cubic Feet)

Selected Prices, 1973-2011


10
8
6
4
Citygate

Wellhead

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2005

2010

Consuming Sectors, 1973-2011


14
12
10
8

Residentialb

Commercialb

6
4
2

Transportation

Electric Powerb
Industrialb

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

Consuming Sectors, Monthly


20
Residentialb

15

Commercialb

10

Industrialb

Electric Powerb

0
J

a
b

F M A M

J J
2010

S O N D

F M A M

Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See Nominal Dollars in Glossary.
Includes taxes.

132

J J
2011

S O N D

F M A M

J J
2012

S O N D

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices.


Source: Table 9.11.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 9.11 Natural Gas Prices


(Dollarsa per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Consuming Sectorsb
Residential

Commercialc

Industriald

Wellhead
Price

Citygate
Price

Pricef

Percentage
of Sectorg

Pricef

Percentage
of Sectorg

Pricef

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

0.22
.44
1.59
2.51
1.71
1.55
2.17
2.32
1.96
2.19
3.68
4.00
2.95
4.88
5.46
7.33
6.39
6.25
7.97
3.67

NA
NA
NA
3.75
3.03
2.78
3.27
3.66
3.07
3.10
4.62
5.72
4.12
5.85
6.65
8.67
8.61
8.16
9.18
6.48

1.29
1.71
3.68
6.12
5.80
6.06
6.34
6.94
6.82
6.69
7.76
9.63
7.89
9.63
10.75
12.70
13.73
13.08
13.89
12.14

NA
NA
NA
NA
99.2
99.0
99.0
98.8
97.7
95.2
92.6
92.4
97.9
97.5
97.7
98.1
98.1
98.0
97.5
97.4

0.94
1.35
3.39
5.50
4.83
5.05
5.40
5.80
5.48
5.33
6.59
8.43
6.63
8.40
9.43
11.34
12.00
11.34
12.23
10.06

NA
NA
NA
NA
86.6
76.7
77.6
70.8
67.0
66.1
63.9
66.0
77.4
78.2
78.0
82.1
80.8
80.4
79.9
77.8

2010 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Average ..................

5.69
5.30
4.70
4.10
4.24
4.27
4.44
4.38
3.83
4.05
4.12
4.68
4.48

6.84
6.64
6.50
5.88
5.81
6.02
6.31
6.22
5.72
5.70
5.48
5.74
6.18

10.56
10.69
10.98
11.97
13.12
14.86
16.21
16.65
15.64
13.37
10.88
9.88
11.39

97.4
97.8
97.6
96.2
97.1
96.9
96.8
96.4
96.7
96.8
97.4
97.4
97.4

9.65
9.71
9.70
9.55
9.49
9.73
10.07
9.96
9.57
9.28
8.86
8.56
9.47

2011 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Average ..................

E 4.37
E 4.34
E 3.95
E 4.05
E 4.12
E 4.20
E 4.27
E 4.20
E 3.82
E 3.62
E 3.35
E 3.14
E 3.95

5.68
5.75
5.68
5.61
5.78
6.08
6.12
6.19
5.92
5.43
5.25
5.03
5.62

9.79
10.00
10.19
11.03
12.13
14.14
15.53
15.98
15.07
12.45
10.58
9.69
10.80

96.1
96.1
95.8
95.5
95.8
95.9
95.9
95.2
95.1
95.1
94.6
95.9
95.7

2012 January ....................

E 2.89

4.86

9.55

95.7

1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

Transportation

Electric Powere

Percentage
of Sectorg

Vehicle Fuelh
Pricef

Pricef

Percentage
of Sectorg,i

0.50
.96
2.56
3.95
2.93
2.71
3.42
3.59
3.14
3.12
4.45
5.24
4.02
5.89
6.53
8.56
7.87
7.68
9.65
5.33

NA
NA
NA
68.8
35.2
24.5
19.4
18.1
16.1
18.8
19.8
20.8
22.7
22.1
23.6
24.0
23.4
22.2
20.5
18.8

NA
NA
NA
NA
3.39
3.98
4.34
4.44
4.59
4.34
5.54
6.60
5.10
6.19
7.16
9.14
8.72
8.50
11.75
8.13

0.38
.77
2.27
3.55
2.38
2.02
2.69
2.78
2.40
2.62
4.38
4.61
e3.68
5.57
6.11
8.47
7.11
7.31
9.26
4.93

92.1
96.1
96.9
94.0
76.8
71.4
68.4
68.0
63.7
58.3
50.5
40.2
83.9
91.2
89.8
91.3
93.4
92.2
101.1
101.1

81.2
81.8
79.7
75.7
73.0
71.9
70.6
69.8
68.5
71.8
77.7
80.2
77.5

6.93
6.76
6.01
5.12
5.07
5.03
5.49
5.37
4.61
4.74
4.60
5.42
5.49

19.0
18.6
18.4
17.7
17.9
18.0
18.3
17.8
17.5
16.8
17.6
17.8
18.0

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
6.25

6.98
6.27
5.47
4.91
4.96
5.31
5.34
5.06
4.61
4.45
4.55
5.68
5.27

101.0
100.5
101.0
100.9
100.9
100.6
100.6
100.5
100.7
101.3
101.0
101.3
100.8

8.66
8.81
8.81
8.97
9.17
9.48
9.67
9.89
9.51
8.88
8.60
8.28
8.86

68.4
67.7
64.9
61.7
58.5
56.5
54.8
52.8
52.0
52.7
61.1
64.7
R 62.3

5.56
5.67
5.11
5.26
5.10
5.09
4.95
5.13
4.72
4.59
4.53
4.47
5.02

16.3
16.1
16.2
15.6
16.2
15.6
16.5
15.8
15.7
15.6
15.9
16.5
16.0

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

5.63
5.28
4.82
5.03
5.01
5.19
5.11
4.84
4.69
4.47
4.24
4.15
4.87

101.5
102.1
101.2
101.8
101.1
101.2
100.2
100.9
101.5
101.6
101.2
101.4
101.2

8.23

64.8

4.47

15.5

NA

3.81

100.6

a Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.
b See Note 9, "Natural Gas Prices," at end of section.
c Commercial sector, including commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP)

and commercial electricity-only plants. See Note, "Classification of Power Plants


Into Energy-Use Sectors," at end of Section 7.
d Industrial sector, including industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and
industrial electricity-only plants. See Note, "Classification of Power Plants Into
Energy-Use Sectors," at end of Section 7.
e The
electric
power
sector
comprises
electricity-only
and
combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose
primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.
Through 2001, data are for electric utilities only; beginning in 2002, data also
include independent power producers. See Note 8, "Costs of Fossil-Fuel
Receipts at Electric Generating Plants," at end of section for plant coverage.
f Includes taxes.
g The percentage of the sectors consumption in Table 4.3 for which price
data are available. For details on how the percentages are derived, see Table
9.11 Sources at end of section.

h Much of the natural gas delivered for vehicle fuel represents deliveries to
fueling stations that are used primarily or exclusively by fleet vehicles. Thus, the
prices are often those associated with the cost of gas in the operation of fleet
vehicles.
i Percentages exceed 100 percent when reported natural gas receipts are
greater than reported natural gas consumptionthis can occur when
combined-heat-and-power plants report fuel receipts related to non-electric
generating activities.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. E=Estimate.
Notes: Prices are for natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental
gaseous fuels. Prices are intended to include all taxes. See Note 9, "Natural
Gas Prices," at end of section. Wellhead annual and year-to-date prices are
simple averages of the monthly prices; all other annual and year-to-date prices
are volume-weighted averages of the monthly prices. Geographic coverage is
the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#prices for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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133

Energy Prices
Note 1. Crude Oil Domestic First Purchase Prices. The
average domestic first purchase price represents the average
price at which all domestic crude oil is purchased. Prior to
February 1976, the price represented an estimate of the average of posted prices; beginning with February 1976, the
price represents an average of actual first purchase prices.
The data series was previously called Actual Domestic
Wellhead Price.
Note 2. Crude Oil F.O.B. Costs. F.O.B. literally means
Free on Board. It denotes a transaction whereby the seller
makes the product available with an agreement on a given
port at a given price; it is the responsibility of the buyer to
arrange for the transportation and insurance.
Note 3. Crude Oil Landed Costs. The landed cost of
imported crude oil from selected countries does not represent the total cost of all imported crude. Prior to April 1975,
imported crude costs to U.S. company-owned refineries in
the Caribbean were not included in the landed cost, and
costs of crude oil from countries that export only small
amounts to the United States were also excluded. Beginning
in April 1975, however, coverage was expanded to include
U.S. company-owned refineries in the Caribbean. Landed
costs do not include supplemental fees.
Note 4. Crude Oil Refinery Acquisition Costs. Beginning with January 1981, refiner acquisition costs of crude
oil are from data collected on U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA) Form EIA-14, Refiners Monthly
Cost Report. Those costs were previously published from
data collected on Economic Regulatory Administration
(ERA) Form ERA-49, Domestic Crude Oil Entitlements
Program Refiners Monthly Report. Form ERA-49 was
discontinued with the decontrol of crude oil on January 28,
1981. Crude oil purchases and costs are defined for Form
EIA-14 in accordance with conventions used for Form
ERA-49. The respondents for the two forms are also essentially the same. However, due to possible different interpretations of the filing requirements and a different method for
handling prior period adjustments, care must be taken when
comparing the data collected on the two forms.
The refiner acquisition cost of crude oil is the average price
paid by refiners for crude oil booked into their refineries in
accordance with accounting procedures generally accepted
and consistently and historically applied by the refiners
concerned. Domestic crude oil is that oil produced in the
United States or from the outer continental shelf as defined in
43 USC Section 1331. Imported crude oil is either that oil
reported on Form ERA-51, Transfer Pricing Report, or any
crude oil that is not domestic oil. The composite cost is the
weighted average of domestic and imported crude oil costs.
Crude oil costs and volumes reported on Form ERA-49
excluded unfinished oils but included the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Crude oil costs and volumes reported
134

on Federal Energy Administration (FEA) Form FEA-P110M-1, Refiners Monthly Cost Allocation Report, included
unfinished oils but excluded SPR. Imported averages
derived from Form ERA-49 exclude oil purchased for SPR,
whereas the composite averages derived from Form ERA-49
include SPR. None of the prices derived from Form EIA-14
include either unfinished oils or SPR.
Note 5. Motor Gasoline Prices. Several different series of
motor gasoline prices are published in this section. U.S. city
average retail prices of motor gasoline are calculated
monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics during the development of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). These prices
include all Federal, State, and local taxes paid at the time of
sale. From 19741977, prices were collected in 56 urban
areas. From 1978 forward, prices are collected from a new
sample of service stations in 85 urban areas selected to
represent all urban consumersabout 80 percent of the total
U.S. population. The service stations are selected initially,
and on a replacement basis, in such a way that they represent the purchasing habits of the CPI population. Service
stations in the current sample include those providing all
types of service (i.e., full-, mini-, and self-serve).
Refiner prices of finished motor gasoline for resale and to
end users are determined by the EIA in a monthly survey of
refiners and gas plant operators (Form EIA-782A). The
prices do not include any Federal, State, or local taxes paid
at the time of sale. Estimates of prices prior to January 1983
are based on Form FEA-P302-M-1/EIA-460, Petroleum
Industry Monthly Report for Product Prices, and also
exclude all Federal, State, or local taxes paid at the time of
sale. Sales for resale are those made to purchasers who are
other-than-ultimate consumers. Sales to end users are sales
made directly to the consumer of the product, including bulk
consumers (such as agriculture, industry, and utilities) and
residential and commercial consumers.
Note 6. Historical Petroleum Prices. Starting in January
1983, Form EIA-782, Monthly Petroleum Product Sales
Report, replaced 10 previous surveys. Every attempt was
made to continue the most important price series. However,
prices published through December 1982 and those
published since January 1983 do not necessarily form
continuous data series due to changes in survey forms, definitions, instructions, populations, samples, processing
systems, and statistical procedures. To provide historical
data, continuous series were generated for annual data
19781982 and for monthly data 1981 and 1982 by estimating the prices that would have been published had Form
EIA-782 survey and system been in operation at that time.
This form of estimation was performed after detailed adjustment was made for product and sales type matching and for
discontinuity due to other factors. An important difference
between the previous and present prices is the distinction
between wholesale and resale and between retail and end
user. The resale category continues to include sales among
resellers. However, sales to bulk consumers, such as utility,
industrial, and commercial accounts previously included in

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the wholesale category, are now counted as made to end


users. The end-user category continues to include retail
sales through company-owned and operated outlets but
also includes sales to the bulk consumers such as agriculture, industry, and electric utilities. Additional information may be found in Estimated Historic Time Series for
the EIA-782, a feature article by Paula Weir, printed in
the December 1983 [3] Petroleum Marketing Monthly,
published by EIA.
Note 7. Electricity Retail Prices. Average annual retail
prices of electricity have the following plant coverage:
Through 1979, annual data are for Classes A and B
privately owned electric utilities only. For 19801982,
annual data are for selected Class A utilities whose electric
operating revenues were $100 million or more during the
previous year. For 1983, annual data are for a selected
sample of electric utilities. Beginning in 1984, data are for
a census of electric utilities. Beginning in 1996, annual
data also include energy service providers selling to retail
customers.
Average monthly retail prices of electricity have the
following plant coverage: Through 1985, monthly data are
derived from selected privately owned electric utilities
and, therefore, are not national averages. Beginning in
1986, monthly data are based on a sample of publicly and
privately owned electric utilities. Beginning in 1996,
monthly data also include energy service providers selling
to retail customers.
Preliminary monthly data are from Form EIA-826,
"Monthly Electric Sales and Revenue Report With State
Distributions Report," which is a monthly collection of
data from approximately 450 of the largest publicly and
privately owned electric utilities as well as a census of
energy service providers with retail sales in deregulated
States; a model is then applied to the collected data to estimate for the entire universe of U.S. electric utilities.
Preliminary annual data are the sum of the monthly revenues divided by the sum of the monthly sales. When final
annual data become available each year from Form EIA861, "Annual Electric Power Industry Report," their ratios
to the preliminary Form EIA-826 values are used to derive
adjusted final monthly values.
Note 8. Costs of Fossil-Fuel Receipts at Electric Generating Plants. Data for 19731982 cover all regulated electric
generating plants at which the generator nameplate capacity of all steam-electric units combined totaled 25 megawatts or greater. From 19741982, peaking units were
included in the data and counted towards the
25-megawatt-or-greater total. Data for 19831990 cover
all regulated electric generating plants at which the
generator nameplate capacity of all steam-electric units
combined totaled 50 megawatts or greater. Data for
19912001 cover all regulated electric generating plants at
which the generator nameplate capacity of all steamelectric units and combined-cycle units together totaled 50

megawatts or greater. Data for 2002 forward cover the


aforementioned regulated generating plants plus unregulated generating plants (independent power producers, as
well as combined-heat-and-power generating plants and
electricity-only plants in the commercial and industrial
sector) whose total facility fossil-fueled nameplate generating capacity is 50 or more megawatts, regardless of unit
type.
Note 9. Natural Gas Prices. Natural gas prices are
intended to include all taxes. Instructions on the data
collection forms specifically direct that all Federal, State,
and local taxes, surcharges, and/or adjustments billed to
consumers are to be included. However, sales and other
taxes itemized on more than 3,000 consumers bills are
sometimes excluded by the reporting utilities. Deliveredto-consumers prices for 1987 forward represent natural
gas delivered and sold to residential, commercial, industrial, vehicle fuel, and electric power consumers. They do
not include the price of natural gas delivered on behalf of
third parties to residential, commercial, industrial, and vehicle
fuel customers except for certain States in the residential and
commercial sectors for 2002 forward. Volumes of natural gas
delivered on behalf of third parties are included in the
consumption data shown in Table 4.3. Additional information
is available in the EIA Natural Gas Monthly, Appendix C.

Table 9.1 Sources


Domestic First Purchase Price
19731976: U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau
of Mines (BOM), Minerals Yearbook, Crude Petroleum and
Petroleum Products chapter.
1977: Federal Energy Administration, based on Form FEAP124, Domestic Crude Oil Purchasers Monthly Report.
19782009: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA),
Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009, Table 1.
2010 forward: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Monthly, April
2012, Table 1.
F.O.B. and Landed Cost of Imports
October 1973September 1977: Federal Energy Administration, Form FEA-F701-M-0, Transfer Pricing Report.
OctoberDecember 1977: EIA, Form FEA-F701-M-0,
Transfer Pricing Report.
19782009: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009, Table
1.
2010 forward: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Monthly, April
2012, Table 1.
Refiner Acquisition Cost
1973: EIA estimates. The domestic price was derived by
adding estimated transportation costs to the reported domestic first purchase price. The imported price was derived by
adding an estimated ocean transport cost to the average
Free Alongside Ship value published by the U.S. Bureau
of the Census.

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135

19741976: DOI, BOM, Minerals Yearbook, Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products chapter.
1977: JanuarySeptember, FEA, based on Form FEAP110-M-1, Refiners Monthly Cost Allocation Report.
OctoberDecember, EIA, based on Form FEA-P110-M-1,
Refiners Monthly Cost Allocation Report.
19782009: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009, Table
1.
2010 forward: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Monthly, April
2012, Table 1.

Vehicle Fuel Price


EIA, NGA, annual reports.
Electric Power Sector Price
19731998: EIA, NGA 2000, Table 96.
19992002: EIA, NGM, October 2004, Table 4.
20032007: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Form
FERC-423, Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for
Electric Utility Plants, and EIA, Form EIA-423 Monthly
Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report.
2008 forward: Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations
Report.

Table 9.2 Sources


October 1973September 1977: Federal Energy Administration, Form FEA-F701-M-0, Transfer Pricing Report.
October 1977December 1977: U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Form FEA-F701-M-0, Transfer
Pricing Report.
19782009: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009, Table
21.
2010 forward: EIA, Petroleum Marketing Monthly, April
2012, Table 21.

Table 9.10 Sources


1973September 1977: Federal Power Commission, Form
FPC-423, Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for
Electric Utility Plants.
October 1977December 1977: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Form FERC-423, Monthly Report of Cost
and Quality of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants.
1978 and 1979: U.S. Energy Information Administration
(EIA), Form FERC-423, Monthly Report of Cost and
Quality of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants.
19801989: EIA, Electric Power Monthly, May issues.
19902000: EIA, Electric Power Monthly, March 2003,
Table 26.
20012007: EIA, Electric Power Monthly, October 2008,
Table 4.1; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Form
FERC-423, Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels
for Electric Utility Plants; and EIA, Form EIA-423,
Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants
Report.
2008 forward: EIA, Electric Power Monthly, March 2012,
Table 4.1; and Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations
Report.

Table 9.11 Sources


All Prices Except Vehicle Fuel and Electric Power
19732006: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA),
Natural Gas Annual (NGA), annual reports and unpublished
revisions.
2007 forward: EIA, Natural Gas Monthly (NGM), March
2012, Table 3.

136

Percentage of Residential Sector


19892009: EIA, Form EIA-176, Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition.
2010 forward: Estimated by EIA as the average of the three
previous annual values.
Percentage of Commercial Sector
19872006: EIA, NGA, annual reports. Calculated as the
total amount of natural gas delivered to commercial
consumers minus the amount delivered for the account of
others, and then divided by the total amount delivered to
commercial consumers.
2007 forward: EIA, NGM, March 2012, Table 3.
Percentage of Industrial Sector
19822006: EIA, NGA, annual reports. Calculated as the
total amount of natural gas delivered to industrial consumers
minus the amount delivered for the account of others, and then
divided by the total amount delivered to industrial consumers.
2007 forward: EIA, NGM, March 2012, Table 3.
Percentage of Electric Power Sector
19732001: Calculated by EIA as the quantity of natural
gas receipts by electric utilities reported on Form FERC-423,
"Monthly Report of Cost and Quantity of Fuels for Electric
Utility Plants" (and predecessor forms) divided by the quantity
of natural gas consumed by the electric power sector (for 19731988, see Monthly Energy Review, Table 7.3b; for 1989-2001,
see Monthly Energy Review, Table 7.4b).
2002-2007: Calculated by EIA as the quantity of natural
gas receipts by electric utilities and independent power
producers reported on Form FERC-423, "Monthly Report
of Cost and Quantity of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants,"
and EIA-423, Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for
Electric Plants Report, divided by the quantity of natural
gas consumed by the electric power sector (see Monthly
Energy Review, Table 7.4b).
2008 forward: Calculated by EIA as the quantity of natural
gas receipts by electric utilities and independent power
producers reported on Form EIA-923, Power Plant
Operations Report, divided by the quantity of natural gas
consumed by the electric power sector (see Monthly
Energy Review, Table 7.4b).

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10. Renewable
Energy

Figure 10.1 Renewable Energy Consumption


(Quadrillion Btu)
Total and Major Sources, 1973-2011
10
8
Total

6
Biomassa

4
Hydroelectric Powerb

2
Otherc

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

By Source, 2011

1995

2000

2005

2010

By Sector, 2011

6
4.9

3.2

4
2.0

1.9

3
2.3

1.2

1
0.2

Hydro- Wood
electric
Powerb

Biofuelsa

Wind

Waste

Geo- Solar/
thermala PVa

Fossil Fuels

80

Industrial Transportation Electric


Power

Compared With Other Resources, 2011

80

80.1

60

60

40

40
Nuclear
Electric
Power

20
Renewable Energy

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

See Table 10.1 for definition.


Conventional hydroelectric power.
c
Geothermal, solar/PV, and wind.

138

Residential Commercial

100

100

0.1

Compared With Other Resources, 1973-2011

0.6

0.2

0
a

1.1

0.5

20
9.1

8.3

Fossil

Renewable

Nuclear

Fuels

Energy

Electric
Power

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#renewable.


Sources: Tables 1.3 and 10.110.2c.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 10.1 Renewable Energy Production and Consumption by Source


(Trillion Btu)
Productiona
Biomass

Consumption
Total
Renewable
Energyd

Biomass
Hydroelectric
Powere

Biofuelsb

Totalc

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

NA
NA
NA
93
111
198
141
186
202
211
233
254
308
402
487
564
720
978
1,387
1,583

1,529
1,499
2,475
3,016
2,735
3,099
3,155
3,108
2,929
2,965
3,006
2,624
2,705
2,805
2,998
3,104
R 3,216
R 3,461
R 3,864
R 3,927

4,411
4,687
5,428
6,084
6,041
6,558
7,012
7,018
6,494
6,517
6,104
5,164
5,734
5,982
6,070
6,229
R 6,599
R 6,509
R 7,202
R 7,615

2,861
3,155
2,900
2,970
3,046
3,205
3,590
3,640
3,297
3,268
2,811
2,242
2,689
2,825
2,690
2,703
2,869
2,446
2,511
2,669

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

152
142
158
152
157
152
158
160
155
162
163
167
1,879

359

R 672
R 610
R 682
R 661
R 716
R 753
R 701
R 661
R 625
R 645
R 682
R 725

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

R 331

366
352
358
355
368
R 370
359
368
R 368
382
R 4,336

R 8,132

R 382
R 343
R 376
R 358
R 368
R 373
R 382
R 384
R 371
R 378
R 381
R 402

R 754
R 715
R 821
R 819
R 838
R 826
R 795
R 746
R 679
R 710
R 741
R 778

Solar/
PVg

Windh

Woodi

20
34
53
97
171
152
163
167
168
171
164
164
171
175
178
181
181
186
192
200

NA
NA
NA
(s)
59
69
70
70
69
68
R 66
64
63
62
63
63
68
76
89
98

NA
NA
NA
(s)
29
33
33
34
31
46
57
70
105
115
142
178
264
341
546
721

218
201
204
186
245
291
239
196
168
173
191
226
2,539

18
16
18
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
208

R 10
R9
R 10
R 10
R 11
R 11
R 11
R 11
R 11
R 10
R 10
R 10

67
53
84
95
85
79
66
65
69
77
95
88
923

R 20

18
19
R 19
R 19
19
18
19
R 19
19
R 226
19

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

169
151
170
162
168
165
170
175
166
175
176
186
2,033

R 4,498

R 9,222

255
241
310
309
323
315
308
257
210
195
209
241
3,171

2012 January ................

172

385

785

233

Geothermalf

18
R 20

a Production equals consumption for all renewable energy sources except


biofuels.
b Total biomass inputs to the production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel.
c Wood and wood-derived fuels, biomass waste, and total biomass inputs to the
production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel.
d Hydroelectric power, geothermal, solar thermal/photovoltaic, wind, and
biomass.
e Conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using the
fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table A6).
f Geothermal electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fuels
heat ratesee Table A6), and geothermal heat pump and direct use energy.
g Solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) electricity net generation (converted to Btu
using the fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table A6), and solar thermal direct use energy.
h Wind electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fuels heat
ratesee Table A6).
i Wood and wood-derived fuels.

R 126
R 12
R 12
R 13
R 13
R 14
R 14
R 14
R 14
R 13
R 14
R 12
R 13

Total
Renewable
Energy

Wastej

Biofuelsk

Total

1,527
1,497
2,474
2,687
2,216
2,370
2,437
2,371
2,184
2,214
2,262
2,006
1,995
2,002
2,121
R 2,137
R 2,099
R 2,070
R 2,040
R 1,891

2
2
2
236
408
531
577
551
542
540
511
364
402
401
389
403
397
413
436
R 453

NA
NA
NA
93
111
200
143
184
201
209
236
253
303
404
499
577
771
991
1,372
1,567

1,529
1,499
2,475
3,016
2,735
3,101
3,157
3,105
2,927
2,963
3,008
2,622
2,701
2,807
3,010
R 3,117
R 3,267
R 3,474
R 3,849
R 3,911

4,411
4,687
5,428
6,084
6,041
6,560
7,014
7,016
6,493
6,516
6,106
5,163
5,729
5,983
6,082
6,242
R 6,649
R 6,523
R 7,186
R 7,598

R 168

R 39
R 35
R 40
R 39
R 39
R 39
R 40
R 40

142
136
149
149
155
154
159
158
152
160
157
162
1,833

349
326
357
R 348
R 356
357
368
369
356
365
362
R 376
R 4,290

R 662
R 604
R 673
R 657
R 715
R 755
R 702
R 659
R 621
R 642
R 675
R 719
R 8,086

154
144
159
153
163
164
160
173
160
166
164
173
1,933

R 367
R 336
R 365
R 349
R 363
R 372
R 372
R 382
R 364
R 369
R 369
R 389

R 738
R 709
R 810
R 811
R 832
R 825
R 785
R 743
R 673
R 701
R 729
R 765

R 4,397

R 9,122

153

365

766

154
R 168

160
162
R 164
R 170
R 171
R 166
R 166
R 165
R 174
R 1,988
R 174
R 156
R 166
R 158
R 160
R 168
R 171
R 169
R 165
R 163
R 164
R 175

38
R 39
R 40
R 41
R 469

R 158

84
103
103
121
114
106
72
72
67
104
121
102
1,168

40

R 1,987

40
38
40
40
R 41
41
40
R 40
41
42
R 477

13

135

173

40

R 36

j Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Through 2000, also includes
non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and
tire-derived fuels).
k Fuel ethanol (minus denaturant) and biodiesel consumption, plus losses and
co-products from the production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.
Notes: Most data for the residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation
sectors are estimates. See notes and sources for Tables 10.2a and 10.2b. See
Note, "Renewable Energy Production and Consumption," at end of section.
Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#renewable for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Tables 10.2a10.4.

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Table 10.2a Renewable Energy Consumption: Residential and Commercial Sectors


(Trillion Btu)
Commercial Sectora

Residential Sector
Biomass
Geothermalb
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Solar/
PVc

Biomass

Woodd

Total

Hydroelectric
Powere

Geothermalb

Solar/
PVf

Windg

Woodd

Wasteh

Fuel
Ethanoli

Total

Total

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

NA
NA
NA
NA
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
13
14
16
18
22
26
33

NA
NA
NA
NA
56
64
65
64
64
63
R 61
59
57
57
57
58
63
70
80
89

354
425
850
1,010
580
520
540
430
380
390
420
370
380
400
410
430
R 380
R 410
450
430

354
425
850
1,010
641
591
612
502
452
461
489
438
448
470
481
504
R 462
R 502
R 557
552

NA
NA
NA
NA
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
(s)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

NA
NA
NA
NA
3
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
9
11
12
14
14
14
15
17

NA
NA
NA
NA

(s)
(s)

NA
NA
NA
NA

(s)

7
8
21
24
66
72
76
73
64
67
71
67
69
71
70
70
65
R 70
73
72

NA
NA
NA
NA
28
40
53
58
54
54
47
25
26
29
34
34
36
31
34
36

NA
NA
NA
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3

7
8
21
24
94
113
129
131
118
121
119
92
95
101
105
105
R 103
R 103
109
112

7
8
21
24
98
118
135
138
127
129
128
101
104
113
118
R 120
R 118
118
125
129

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
37

R 10

R 48

R 114

36
32
36
35
36
35
36
36
35
36
35
36
420

R 571

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1

2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
19

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
R 72

3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
36

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
3

9
8
9
9
10
9
9
R 10
9
9
9
9
R 111

11
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
R 130

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
R 40

R 12

R 37

R 52

R 11

R 33

R 47

R 12

R 37

R 52

R 12

35

R 50

R 12

R 37

R 52

R 12

R 50

R 140

35
R 37
R 37
35
R 37
35
R 37
R 430

2012 January ................

12

36

R9
R 10
R9
R 10
R9
R 10
R 10
R9
R 10
R9
R 10

R 12
R 12
R 12
R 12
R 12
R 12

R 44
R 48
R 47
R 48
R 47
R 48
R 48
R 47
R 48
R 47
R 48

R 610

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
R 20

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
R 71

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
36

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
3

9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
110

11
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
R 131

52

(s)

(s)

(s)

(s)

11

R 52
R 52
R 50
R 52
R 50
R 52

a Commercial sector, including commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP)


and commercial electricity-only plants. See Note, "Classification of Power Plants
Into Energy-Use Sectors," at end of Section 7.
b Geothermal heat pump and direct use energy.
c Solar thermal direct use energy, and photovoltaic (PV) electricity net
generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table A6).
Includes small amounts of distributed solar thermal and PV energy used in the
commercial, industrial, and electric power sectors.
d Wood and wood-derived fuels.
e Conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using the
fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table A6).
f Photovoltaic (PV) electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the
fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table A6) at commercial plants with capacity of 1
megawatt or greater.
g Wind electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fuels heat
ratesee Table A6).

140

R2

h Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Through 2000, also includes
non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and
tire-derived fuels).
i The fuel ethanol (minus denaturant) portion of motor fuels, such as E10,
consumed by the commercial sector.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. =No data reported. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion
Btu.
Notes:
Data are estimates, except for commercial sector solar/PV,
hydroelectric power, wind, and waste. Totals may not equal sum of components
due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the
District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#renewable for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Table 10.2b Renewable Energy Consumption: Industrial and Transportation Sectors


(Trillion Btu)
Industrial Sectora

Transportation Sector
Biomass

Hydroelectric
Powerb
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Geothermalc

Biomass

Losses
Fuel
and CoEthanolh productsi

Solar/
PVd

Winde

Woodf

Wasteg

1,165
1,063
1,600
1,645
1,442
1,652
1,683
1,731
1,603
1,620
1,636
1,443
1,396
1,363
1,476
1,452
1,472
R 1,405
R 1,340
R 1,208

NA
NA
NA
230
192
195
224
184
180
171
145
129
146
142
132
148
130
144
144
R 155

NA
NA
NA
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
6
7
10
10
12
13

NA
NA
NA
42
49
86
61
80
86
90
99
108
130
169
203
230
285
377
532
617

R 109

R 15
R 13

1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
17

60
56
62
60
62
60
62
63
61
64
65
67
742

R 170

R 172

188
181
183
182
R 188
190
R 185
R 190
190
198
R 2,230

190
183
185
R 183
190
191
187
192
R 191
199
R 2,250

66
59
66
62
64
63
64
65
62
65
66
69
772

197
176
190
182
185
190
192
191
R 187
R 189
192
202
2,273

R 199
R 178

67

197

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

35
32
33
33
31
55
61
58
55
49
42
33
39
43
33
32
29
16
17
18

NA
NA
NA
NA
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
4

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
16

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
4

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
18

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
4

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

116
R 1,311

15
15
15
R 172

1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
17

2012 January ................

(s)

(s)

(s)

114

15

100
R 110
R 105
106
R 107
R 111
111
R 110
R 110
108
114
R 1,301

15
15
R 14
R 13
R 14
R 14
R 13
R 15
R 15
R 15
R 169

R 115
R 102
R 109

R 14

105

R 105
R 112
R 112
R 110
R 109
R 107
R 110

a Industrial sector, including industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and


industrial electricity-only plants. See Note, "Classification of Power Plants Into
Energy-Use Sectors," at end of Section 7.
b Conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using the
fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table A6).
c Geothermal heat pump and direct use energy.
d Photovoltaic (PV) electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the
fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table A6) at industrial plants with capacity of 1
megawatt or greater.
e Wind electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fuels heat
ratesee Table A6).
f Wood and wood-derived fuels.
g Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Through 2000, also includes
non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and
tire-derived fuels).
h The fuel ethanol (minus denaturant) portion of motor fuels, such as E10,

15
14

14

R 14

14

R 14
R 14
R 14

Biodiesel

Total

NA
NA
NA
50
60
112
81
102
113
118
135
141
168
228
286
327
442
557
786
894

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1
2
2
3
12
33
46
40
40

NA
NA
NA
50
60
112
81
102
113
118
135
142
170
230
290
339
475
602
826
934

81
76
83
84
89
90
91
91
86
91
88
92
1,040

(s)
3
2
4
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
29

81
79
85
88
92
92
94
93
89
93
90
93
1,070

192
R 185
187
192
R 194
192
188
190
R 194
204
2,295

83
81
87
83
90
92
85
96
83
89
84
90
1,042

3
3
5
7
6
7
9
10
14
11
12
12
99

86
84
92
90
96
100
94
106
96
99
97
102
1,141

199

81

84

Total

Total

1,165
1,063
1,600
1,918
1,684
1,934
1,969
1,996
1,872
1,882
1,881
1,681
1,676
1,679
1,817
1,837
1,897
R 1,936
R 2,028
R 1,994

1,200
1,096
1,633
1,951
1,717
1,992
2,033
2,057
1,929
1,934
1,928
1,719
1,720
1,726
1,853
1,873
1,930
R 1,956
R 2,049
R 2,016
187

185

Fuel
Ethanolj

consumed by the industrial sector.


i Losses and co-products from the production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel.
Does not include natural gas, electricity, and other non-biomass energy used in the
production of fuel ethanol and biodieselthese are included in the industrial sector
consumption statistics for the appropriate energy source.
j The fuel ethanol (minus denaturant) portion of motor fuels, such as E10 and
E85, consumed by the transportation sector.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. =No data reported. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion
Btu.
Notes: Data are estimates, except for industrial sector hydroelectric power in
1973-1978 and 1989 forward, solar/PV, and wind. Totals may not equal sum of
components due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States
and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#renewable for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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141

Table 10.2c Renewable Energy Consumption: Electric Power Sector


(Trillion Btu)
Hydroelectric
Powera

Biomass
Geothermalb

Solar/PVc

Windd

Woode

Wastef

Total

Total

1973 Total ....................


1975 Total ....................
1980 Total ....................
1985 Total ....................
1990 Totalg ..................
1995 Total ....................
1996 Total ....................
1997 Total ....................
1998 Total ....................
1999 Total ....................
2000 Total ....................
2001 Total ....................
2002 Total ....................
2003 Total ....................
2004 Total ....................
2005 Total ....................
2006 Total ....................
2007 Total ....................
2008 Total ....................
2009 Total ....................

2,827
3,122
2,867
2,937
3,014
3,149
3,528
3,581
3,241
3,218
2,768
2,209
2,650
2,781
2,656
2,670
2,839
2,430
2,494
2,650

20
34
53
97
161
138
148
150
151
152
144
142
147
148
148
147
145
145
146
146

NA
NA
NA
(s)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
9
9

NA
NA
NA
(s)
29
33
33
34
31
46
57
70
105
115
142
178
264
341
546
721

1
(s)
3
8
129
125
138
137
137
138
134
126
150
167
165
185
182
186
177
180

2
2
2
7
188
296
300
309
308
315
318
211
230
230
223
221
231
237
258
261

3
2
4
14
317
422
438
446
444
453
453
337
380
397
388
406
412
423
435
441

2,851
3,158
2,925
3,049
3,524
3,747
4,153
4,216
3,872
3,874
3,427
2,763
3,288
3,445
3,340
3,406
3,665
3,345
3,630
3,967

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

217
199
202
184
243
290
238
195
168
171
190
225
2,521

13
11
13
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
148

(s)
(s)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
(s)
12

67
53
84
95
85
79
66
65
69
77
95
88
923

17
16
16
15
14
16
17
18
16
15
16
17
196

21
20
22
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
264

39
36
39
36
36
39
40
41
38
37
39
41
459

335
300
338
329
378
421
358
315
288
298
337
367
4,064

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

254
239
308
307
321
313
307
256
209
194
207
239
3,153

14
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
163

(s)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
18

84
103
103
121
113
106
72
72
67
104
120
102
1,168

16
15
15
12
13
15
16
16
15
13
13
16
175

21
20
23
22
22
23
24
23
22
23
23
23
269

38
35
38
33
35
38
40
39
37
36
36
39
444

391
390
463
476
486
473
434
383
327
349
377
396
4,945

2012 January ................

232

14

135

16

22

38

420

a Conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using the


fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table A6).
b Geothermal electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fuels
heat ratesee Table A6).
c Solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) electricity net generation (converted to Btu
using the fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table A6).
d Wind electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fuels heat
ratesee Table A6).
e Wood and wood-derived fuels.
f Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Through 2000, also includes
non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and

142

tire-derived fuels).
g Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 1989, data are
for electric utilities and independent power producers.
NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.

Notes:
The electric power sector comprises electricity-only and
combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose
primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public. Totals
may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Geographic
coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#renewable for all
available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: Biomass: Table 7.4b. All Other Data: Tables 7.2b and A6.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 10.3 Fuel Ethanol Overview


Traded

1981 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Feedstocka

Losses
and Coproductsb

Denaturantc

TBtu

TBtu

Mbbl

Net
Stock
Importse Stocksd,f Changed,g

Productiond
Mbbl

MMgal

TBtu

Mbbl

Mbbl

Mbbl

Consumption
Minus
Denaturanth

Consumptiond
Mbbl

MMgal

TBtu

TBtu

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

13
93
111
198
141
186
202
211
233
253
307
400
484
552
688
914
1,300
1,517

6
42
49
86
61
80
86
90
99
108
130
169
203
230
285
376
531
616

40
294
356
647
464
613
669
698
773
841
1,019
1,335
1,621
1,859
2,326
3,105
4,433
5,688

1,978
14,693
17,802
32,325
23,178
30,674
33,453
34,881
38,627
42,028
50,956
66,772
81,058
92,961
116,294
155,263
221,637
260,424

83
617
748
1,358
973
1,288
1,405
1,465
1,622
1,765
2,140
2,804
3,404
3,904
4,884
6,521
9,309
10,938

7
52
63
115
83
109
119
124
138
150
182
238
289
331
414
553
790
928

NA
NA
NA
387
313
85
66
87
116
315
306
292
3,542
3,234
17,408
10,457
12,610
4,720

NA
NA
NA
2,186
2,065
2,925
3,406
4,024
3,400
4,298
6,200
5,978
6,002
5,563
8,760
10,535
14,226
16,594

NA
NA
NA
-207
-121
860
481
618
-624
898
1,902
-222
24
-439
3,197
1,775
3,691
2,368

1,978
14,693
17,802
32,919
23,612
29,899
33,038
34,350
39,367
41,445
49,360
67,286
84,576
96,634
130,505
163,945
230,556
262,776

83
617
748
1,383
992
1,256
1,388
1,443
1,653
1,741
2,073
2,826
3,552
4,059
5,481
6,886
9,683
11,037

7
52
63
117
84
107
118
122
140
148
176
240
301
344
465
584
821
936

7
51
62
114
82
104
115
119
137
144
171
233
293
335
453
569
800
910

2010 January ..............


February ............
March .................
April ...................
May ....................
June ...................
July ....................
August ...............
September .........
October ..............
November ..........
December ..........
Total ..................

149
138
154
147
152
149
154
157
152
160
161
165
1,839

60
56
62
59
61
60
62
63
61
64
65
67
742

541
496
537
522
534
522
543
538
533
563
585
592
6,506

25,625
23,802
26,486
25,384
26,244
25,632
26,584
26,964
26,221
27,471
27,747
28,457
316,617

1,076
1,000
1,112
1,066
1,102
1,077
1,117
1,132
1,101
1,154
1,165
1,195
13,298

91
85
94
90
93
91
95
96
93
98
99
101
1,127

-234
-482
-1,104
-927
-368
-341
-578
-695
-924
-830
-923
-1,711
-9,115

18,251
19,297
20,222
20,042
19,851
18,565
17,809
17,380
17,437
17,278
18,150
17,941
17,941

1,657
1,046
925
-180
-191
-1,286
-756
-429
57
-159
872
-209
1,347

23,734
22,274
24,457
24,637
26,067
26,577
26,762
26,698
25,240
26,800
25,952
26,955
306,155

997
936
1,027
1,035
1,095
1,116
1,124
1,121
1,060
1,126
1,090
1,132
12,858

85
79
87
88
93
95
95
95
90
95
92
96
1,090

82
77
85
85
90
92
93
93
88
93
90
93
1,061

2011 January ..............


February ............
March .................
April ...................
May ....................
June ...................
July ....................
August ...............
September .........
October ..............
November ..........
December ..........
Total ..................

165
147
163
154
161
157
160
163
154
163
164
172
1,922

66
59
65
62
64
63
64
65
62
65
66
69
770

581
535
548
507
545
535
555
575
525
557
573
600
6,636

28,524
25,400
28,194
26,591
27,756
27,064
27,624
28,110
26,645
28,092
28,335
29,772
332,107

1,198
1,067
1,184
1,117
1,166
1,137
1,160
1,181
1,119
1,180
1,190
1,250
13,948

102
90
100
95
99
96
98
100
95
100
101
106
1,182

-1,359
-1,425
-2,003
-2,865
-1,743
-1,533
-2,731
-790
-1,820
-2,388
-3,258
-3,407
-25,322

20,672
20,809
21,440
20,807
20,387
18,833
18,700
17,900
18,437
18,072
18,343
18,261
18,261

i 2,732

137
631
-633
-420
-1,554
-133
-800
537
-365
271
-82
i 321

24,433
23,838
25,560
24,359
26,433
27,085
25,026
28,120
24,288
26,069
24,806
26,447
306,464

1,026
1,001
1,074
1,023
1,110
1,138
1,051
1,181
1,020
1,095
1,042
1,111
12,871

87
85
91
87
94
96
89
100
86
93
88
94
1,091

85
83
89
85
92
94
87
97
84
90
86
92
1,063

2012 January ..............

167

67

583

29,063

1,221

103

-1,789

21,753

3,492

23,782

999

85

82

a Total corn and other biomass inputs to the production of undenatured ethanol
used for fuel ethanol.
b Losses and co-products from the production of fuel ethanol. Does not include
natural gas, electricity, and other non-biomass energy used in the production of fuel
ethanolthese are included in the industrial sector consumption statistics for the
appropriate energy source.
c The amount of denaturant in fuel ethanol produced.
d Includes denaturant.
e Through 2009, data are for fuel ethanol imports only; data for fuel ethanol
exports are not available. Beginning in 2010, data are for fuel ethanol imports
minus fuel ethanol exports.
f Stocks are at end of period.
g A negative value indicates a decrease in stocks and a positive value indicates
an increase.
h Consumption of fuel ethanol minus denaturant. Data for fuel ethanol minus
denaturant are used to develop data for "Renewable Energy/Biomass" in Tables
10.110.2b, as well as in Sections 1 and 2.
i Derived from the preliminary December 2010 stocks value (17,940 thousand

barrels), not the final December 2010 value (17,941 thousand barrels) that is shown
under "Stocks."
NA=Not available.
Notes: Mbbl = thousand barrels. MMgal = million U.S. gallons. TBtu = trillion
Btu. Fuel ethanol data in thousand barrels are converted to million gallons by
multiplying by 0.042, and are converted to Btu by multiplying by the approximate
heat content of fuel ethanolsee Table A3. Through 1980, data are not
available. For 19811992, data are estimates. For 19932008, only data for
feedstock, losses and co-products, and denaturant are estimates.
Beginning in 2009, only data for feedstock, and losses and co-products, are
estimates. See "Denaturant," "Ethanol," "Fuel Ethanol," and "Fuel Ethanol Minus
Denaturant" in Glossary. Totals may not equal sum of components due to
independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of
Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#renewable for all
available data beginning in 1981.
Sources: See end of section.

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Table 10.4

Biodiesel Overview
Trade

2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Feedstocka

Losses
and Coproductsb

TBtu

TBtu

Production
Mbbl

MMgal

TBtu

Net
Stock
Importsc Stocksd Changee

Imports

Exports

Mbbl

Mbbl

Mbbl

Mbbl

Mbbl

Balancing
Itemf
Mbbl

Consumption
Mbbl

MMgal

TBtu

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

1
1
2
4
12
32
63
88
65

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
1
1

204
250
338
666
2,162
5,963
11,662
16,145
12,054

9
10
14
28
91
250
490
678
506

1
1
2
4
12
32
62
87
65

78
191
94
97
207
1,069
3,342
7,502
1,844

39
56
110
124
206
828
6,477
16,128
6,332

39
135
-16
-26
1
242
-3,135
-8,626
-4,489

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
711

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
711

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
682

243
385
322
640
2,163
6,204
8,528
7,519
7,537

10
16
14
27
91
261
358
316
317

1
2
2
3
12
33
46
40
40

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

3
4
4
5
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
40

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1

623
653
806
854
753
606
673
543
564
497
385
409
7,366

26
27
34
36
32
25
28
23
24
21
16
17
309

3
4
4
5
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
39

41
31
60
45
80
54
32
52
69
18
30
34
546

296
139
433
227
251
304
199
225
131
132
57
109
2,503

-256
-108
-374
-182
-171
-249
-167
-173
-62
-114
-27
-75
-1,958

1,049
1,039
1,057
1,009
1,016
968
830
771
682
650
676
672
672

338
-10
18
-48
7
-48
-138
-59
-89
-32
26
-4
-39

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

30
556
414
720
575
404
644
429
590
415
332
338
5,447

1
23
17
30
24
17
27
18
25
17
14
14
229

(s)
3
2
4
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
29

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

4
4
7
8
8
8
10
E 12
E 12
E 13
E 12
E 13
E 111

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
E(s)
E(s)
E(s)
E(s)
E(s)
E2

740
718
1,220
1,442
1,424
1,562
1,866
F 2,262
F 2,214
F 2,307
F 2,300
F 2,453
E 20,509

31
30
51
61
60
66
78
F 95
F 93
F 97
F 97
F 103
E 861

4
4
7
8
8
8
10
F 12
F 12
F 12
F 12
F 13
E 110

49
37
53
52
48
48
62
65
65
82
66
234
861

217
88
197
222
192
117
142
71
193
132
131
39
1,740

-169
-51
-144
-169
-144
-69
-80
-7
-127
-49
-65
195
-879

738
869
984
1,012
1,102
1,216
1,267
1,663
1,201
1,481
1,436
1,902
1,902

g 76

131
115
28
90
114
51
396
-462
280
-45
466
g 1,240

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

496
536
961
1,245
1,190
1,379
1,736
E 1,859
E 2,549
E 1,978
E 2,280
E 2,182
E 18,391

21
23
40
52
50
58
73
E 78
E 107
E 83
E 96
E 92
E 772

3
3
5
7
6
7
9
E 10
E 14
E 11
E 12
E 12
E 99

2012 January ................

E5

E(s)

F 858

F 36

F5

44

248

-204

1,913

11

E 643

E 27

E3

a Total vegetable oil and other biomass inputs to the production of biodiesel.
b Losses and co-products from the production of biodiesel. Does not include

natural gas, electricity, and other non-biomass energy used in the production of
biodieselthese are included in the industrial sector consumption statistics for the
appropriate energy source.
c Net imports equal imports minus exports.
d Stocks are at end of period.
e A negative value indicates a decrease in stocks and a positive value indicates
an increase.
f Beginning in 2009, because of incomplete data coverage and different data
sources, Balancing Item is used to balance biodiesel supply and disposition.
g Derived from the preliminary December 2010 stocks value (662 thousand
barrels), not the final December 2010 value (672 thousand barrels) that is shown
under Stocks.

E=Estimate. F=Forecast. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.


Notes: Mbbl = thousand barrels. MMgal = million U.S. gallons. TBtu = trillion
Btu. Biodiesel data in thousand barrels are converted to million gallons by
multiplying by 0.042, and are converted to Btu by multiplying by 5.359 million Btu
per barrel (the approximate heat content of biodieselsee Table A3). Through
2000, data are not available. Beginning in 2001, data not from U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA) surveys are estimates. Data values preceded
by "F" are derived from EIAs Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System. Totals
may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Geographic
coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#renewable for all
available data beginning in 2001.
Sources: See end of section.

Beginning with August 2011, biodiesel production data are not available from the Bureau of the Census;
in their place, forecast data from EIAs Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System will be used until
survey data from EIAs Monthly Biodiesel Production Report are available.

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Renewable Energy
Note. Renewable Energy Production and Consumption. In Tables 1.1, 1.3, and 10.1, renewable energy
consumption consists of: conventional hydroelectricity net
generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fuels heat
ratesee Table A6); geothermal electricity net generation
(converted to Btu using the fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table
A6), and geothermal heat pump and geothermal direct use
energy; solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net
generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fuels heat rate
see Table A6), and solar thermal direct use energy; wind
electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossilfuels heat ratesee Table A6); wood and wood-derived fuels
consumption; biomass waste (municipal solid waste from
biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural
byproducts, and other biomass) consumption; fuel ethanol
(minus denaturant) and biodiesel consumption; and losses and
co-products from the production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel.
In Tables 1.1, 1.2, and 10.1, renewable production is assumed
to equal consumption for all renewable energy sources except
biofuels (biofuels production comprises biomass inputs to the
production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel).

Table 10.2a Sources


Residential Sector, Geothermal
Oregon Institute of Technology, Geo-Heat Center. Monthly
estimates are created by dividing the annual estimates by the
number of days in the year and then multiplying by the
number of days in the month. (The annual estimate for the
current year is set equal to that of the previous year.)

Residential Sector, Solar/PV


19892009: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
estimates based on Form EIA-63A, Annual Solar Thermal
Collector Manufacturers Survey, and Form EIA-63B,
Annual Photovoltaic Module/Cell Manufacturers Survey.
Monthly estimates are created by dividing the annual
estimates by the number of days in the year and then multiplying by the number of days in the month.
2010 forward: EIA estimates based on Form EIA-63B,
Annual Photovoltaic Cell/Module Shipments Report; Form
EIA-63A, Annual Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturers Survey (pre-2010 data); and SEIA/GTM Research, U.S.
Solar Market Insight: 2010 Year in Review. Monthly
estimates are created by dividing the annual estimates by the
number of days in the year and then multiplying by the
number of days in the month. (The annual estimate for the
current year is set equal to that of the previous year.)

Residential Sector, Wood


19731979:
EIA, Estimates of U.S. Wood Energy
Consumption from 1949 to 1981, Table A2.

1980 forward: EIA, Form EIA-457, Residential Energy


Consumption Survey; and EIA estimates based on Form
EIA-457 and regional heating degree-day data. Monthly
estimates are created by dividing the annual estimates by
the number of days in the year and then multiplying by the
number of days in the month. (The annual estimate for the
current year is set equal to that of the previous year.)

Commercial Sector, Hydroelectric Power


1989 forward: Commercial sector conventional hydroelectricity net generation data from EIA, Form EIA-923, Power
Plant Operations Report, and predecessor forms, are
converted to Btu by multiplying by the fossil-fuels heat
ratesee Table A6.

Commercial Sector, Geothermal


Oregon Institute of Technology, Geo-Heat Center.
Monthly estimates are created by dividing the annual
estimates by the number of days in the year and then multiplying by the number of days in the month. (The annual
estimate for the current year is set equal to that of the
previous year.)

Commercial Sector, Solar/PV


2008 forward: Commercial sector solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) electricity net generation data from EIA, Form
EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report, are converted to
Btu by multiplying by the fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table
A6.

Commercial Sector, Wind


2009 forward: Commercial sector wind electricity net
generation data from EIA, Form EIA-923, Power Plant
Operations Report, are converted to Btu by multiplying by
the fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table A6.

Commercial Sector, Wood


19731979:
EIA, Estimates of U.S. Wood Energy
Consumption from 1949 to 1981, Table A2.
19801983:
EIA, Estimates of U.S. Wood Energy
Consumption 1980-1983, Table ES1.
1984: EIA estimate based on the 1983 value.
19851988: Values interpolated.
1989 forward: EIA, Monthly Energy Review (MER), Tables
7.4a7.4c; and EIA estimates based on Form EIA-871,
Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.
Data for wood consumption at commercial combined-heatand-power (CHP) plants are calculated as total wood
consumption at electricity-only and CHP plants (MER,
Table 7.4a) minus wood consumption in the electric power
sector (MER, Table 7.4b) and at industrial CHP plants
(MER, Table 7.4c). Annual estimates for wood consumption at other commercial plants are based on Form EIA-871
(the annual estimate for the current year is set equal to that of
the previous year); monthly estimates are created by dividing

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the annual estimates by the number of days in the year and


then multiplying by the number of days in the month.

Commercial Sector, Biomass Waste


EIA, MER, Table 7.4c.

Commercial Sector, Fuel Ethanol (Minus Denaturant)


EIA, MER, Tables 3.5, 3.7a, and 10.3. Calculated as
commercial sector motor gasoline consumption (Table 3.7a)
divided by total motor gasoline product supplied (Table 3.5),
and then multiplied by fuel ethanol (minus denaturant)
consumption (Table 10.3).

1989 forward: EIA, Monthly Energy Review (MER), Table


7.4c; and EIA estimates based on Form EIA-846, Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey. Data for wood
consumption at industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP)
plants are from MER, Table 7.4c. Annual estimates for
wood consumption at other industrial plants are based on
Form EIA-846 (the annual estimate for the current year is set
equal to that of the previous year); monthly estimates are
created by dividing the annual estimates by the number of
days in the year and then multiplying by the number of days
in the month.

Industrial Sector, Biomass Waste

Table 10.2b Sources


Industrial Sector, Hydroelectric Power
Industrial sector conventional hydroelectricity net generation
data from Table 7.2c are converted to Btu by multiplying by
the fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table A6.

Industrial Sector, Geothermal


Oregon Institute of Technology, Geo-Heat Center.
Monthly estimates are created by dividing the annual
estimates by the number of days in the year and then multiplying by the number of days in the month. (The annual
estimate for the current year is set equal to that of the previous year.)

1981: EIA, Estimates of U.S. Biofuels Consumption 1990,


Table 8; and EIA, MER, Table 10.2c. Estimates are calculated as total waste consumption minus electric power sector
waste consumption.
1982 and 1983: EIA estimates for total waste consumption
based on Estimates of U.S. Biofuels Consumption 1990,
Table 8; and EIA, MER, Table 10.2c. Estimates are calculated as total waste consumption minus electric power sector
waste consumption.
1984: EIA, Estimates of U.S. Biofuels Consumption 1990,
Table 8; and EIA, MER, Table 10.2c. Estimates are calculated as total waste consumption minus electric power sector
waste consumption.

Industrial Sector, Solar/PV


2010 forward: Industrial sector solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) electricity net generation data from the U.S.
Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-923,
"Power Plant Operations Report," are converted to Btu by
multiplying by the fossil-fuels heat ratesee Table A6.

1985 and 1986: Values interpolated.


1987: EIA, Estimates of U.S. Biofuels Consumption 1990,
Table 8; and EIA, MER, Table 10.2c. Estimates are calculated as total waste consumption minus electric power sector
waste consumption.

Industrial Sector, Wind


2011 forward: Industrial sector wind electricity net generation data from EIA, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations
Report," are converted to Btu by multiplying by the fossilfuels heat ratesee Table A6.

Industrial Sector, Wood


19731979: EIA, Estimates of U.S. Wood Energy Consumption from 1949 to 1981, Table A2.
19801983: EIA, Estimates of U.S. Wood Energy Consumption 1980-1983, Table ES1.
1984: EIA, Estimates of U.S. Biofuels Consumption 1990,
Table 1.
1985 and 1986: Values interpolated.
1987: EIA, Estimates of Biofuels Consumption in the United
States During 1987, Table 2.

1988: Value interpolated.


1989 forward: EIA, MER, Table 7.4c; and EIA estimates
based on information presented in Government Advisory
Associates, Resource Recovery Yearbook and Methane
Recovery Yearbook, and information provided by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Landfill Methane
Outreach Program. Data for waste consumption at industrial
CHP plants are from MER, Table 7.4c. Annual estimates for
waste consumption at other industrial plants are based on the
non-EIA sources listed above (the annual estimate for the
current year is set equal to that of the previous year);
monthly estimates are created by dividing the annual
estimates by the number of days in the year and then multiplying by the number of days in the month.

Industrial Sector, Fuel Ethanol (Minus Denaturant)


EIA, MER, Tables 3.5, 3.7b, and 10.3. Calculated as industrial sector motor gasoline consumption (Table 3.7b) divided
by total motor gasoline product supplied (Table 3.5), and

1988: Value interpolated.


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then multiplied by fuel ethanol (minus denaturant)


consumption (Table 10.3).

Industrial Sector, Losses and Co-products


Calculated as fuel ethanol losses and co-products (Table
10.3) plus biodiesel losses and co-products (Table 10.4).

Transportation Sector, Fuel Ethanol (Minus


Denaturant)
EIA, MER, Tables 3.5, 3.7c, and 10.3. Calculated as transportation sector motor gasoline consumption (Table 3.7c)
divided by total motor gasoline product supplied (Table
3.5), and then multiplied by fuel ethanol (minus denaturant)
consumption (Table 10.3).

Transportation Sector, Biodiesel


EIA, MER, Table 10.4. Transportation sector biodiesel
consumption is assumed to equal total biodiesel consumption.

Table 10.3 Sources


Feedstock
Calculated as fuel ethanol production (in thousand barrels)
minus denaturant, and then multiplied by the fuel ethanol
feedstock factorsee Table A3.

approximate heat content of pentanes plus). Data in


thousand barrels for net production of conventional motor
gasoline and motor gasoline blending components at renewable fuels and oxygenate plants are multiplied by -1; these
data are converted to Btu by multiplying by 5.253 million
Btu per barrel (the approximate heat content of conventional
motor gasoline). Total denaturant is the sum of the values
for pentanes plus, conventional motor gasoline, and motor
gasoline blending components.

Production
19811992: Fuel ethanol production is assumed to equal
fuel ethanol consumptionsee sources for "Consumption."
19932004: Calculated as fuel ethanol consumption plus
fuel ethanol stock change minus fuel ethanol net imports.
These data differ slightly from the original production data
from EIA, Form EIA-819, "Monthly Oxygenate Report,"
and predecessor form, which were not reconciled and
updated to be consistent with the final balance.
20052008:
Report."

EIA, Form EIA-819, "Monthly Oxygenate

2009 and 2010: EIA, PSA, Table 1, data for net production of
fuel ethanol at renewable fuels and oxygenate plants.

Losses and Co-products


Calculated as fuel ethanol feedstock plus denaturant minus
fuel ethanol production.

2011 and 2012: EIA, PSM, monthly reports, Table 1, data


for net production of fuel ethanol at renewable fuels and
oxygenate plants.

Denaturant
19812008:
Data in thousand barrels for petroleum
denaturant in fuel ethanol produced are estimated as 2
percent of fuel ethanol production; these data are converted
to Btu by multiplying by 4.645 million Btu per barrel (the
estimated quantity-weighted factor of pentanes plus and
conventional motor gasoline used as denaturant).

Trade, Stocks, and Stock Change

2009 and 2010: U.S. Energy Information Administration


(EIA), Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA), Table 1. Data in
thousand barrels for net production of pentanes plus at
renewable fuels and oxygenate plants are multiplied by -1;
these data are converted to Btu by multiplying by 4.620
million Btu per barrel (the approximate heat content of
pentanes plus). Data in thousand barrels for net production
of conventional motor gasoline and motor gasoline blending
components at renewable fuels and oxygenate plants are
multiplied by -1; these data are converted to Btu by multiplying by 5.253 million Btu per barrel (the approximate heat
content of conventional motor gasoline). Total denaturant is
the sum of the values for pentanes plus, conventional
motor gasoline, and motor gasoline blending components.

19811989: EIA, Estimates of U.S. Biofuels Consumption


1990, Table 10; and interpolated values for 1982, 1983,
1985, 1986, and 1988.

2011 and 2012: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM),


monthly reports, Table 1. Data in thousand barrels for net
production of pentanes plus at renewable fuels and oxygenate plants are multiplied by -1; these data are converted to
Btu by multiplying by 4.620 million Btu per barrel (the

19922010: EIA, PSA, annual reports, Table 1.


2011 and 2012: EIA, PSM, monthly reports, Table 1.

Consumption

19901992: EIA, Estimates of U.S. Biomass Energy


Consumption 1992, Table D2; and interpolated value for 1991.
19932004: EIA, PSA, annual reports, Tables 2 and 16.
Calculated as 10 percent of oxygenated finished motor
gasoline field production (Table 2), plus fuel ethanol refinery input (Table 16).
20052008: EIA, PSA, annual reports, Tables 1 and 15.
Calculated as motor gasoline blending components adjustments
(Table 1), plus finished motor gasoline adjustments (Table 1),
plus fuel ethanol refinery and blender net inputs (Table 15).
2009 and 2010: EIA, PSA, Table 1. Calculated as fuel
ethanol refinery and blender net inputs minus fuel ethanol
adjustments.

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147

2011 and 2012: EIA, PSM, monthly reports, Table 1. Calculated as fuel ethanol refinery and blender net inputs minus
fuel ethanol adjustments.

Consumption Minus Denaturant


Calculated as fuel ethanol consumption minus the amount of
denaturant in fuel ethanol consumed. Denaturant in fuel
ethanol consumed is estimated by multiplying denaturant in
fuel ethanol produced by the fuel ethanol consumption-toproduction ratio.

Table 10.4 Sources


Feedstock
Calculated as biodiesel production in thousand barrels multiplied by 5.433 million Btu per barrel (the biodiesel feedstock
factorsee Table A3).

Losses and Co-products


Calculated as biodiesel feedstock minus biodiesel production.

Production
20012005: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Commodity
Credit Corporation, Bioenergy Program records. Annual
data are derived from quarterly data. Monthly data are
estimated by dividing the annual data by the number of days
in the year and then multiplying by the number of days in the
month.
2006: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
M311KFats and Oils: Production, Consumption, and
Stocks, data for soybean oil consumed in methyl esters
(biodiesel). In addition, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that 14.4 million gallons of yellow
grease were consumed in methyl esters (biodiesel).
2007: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
and
Oils:
Production,
Census,
M311KFats
Consumption, and Stocks, data for all fats and oils
consumed in methyl esters (biodiesel).
January 2008December 2009: EIA, Monthly Biodiesel
Production Report, December 2009 (release date October
2010), Table 11. Monthly data for 2008 are estimated based
on U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
M311K data, multiplied by the EIA 2008 annual values
share of the M311K 2008 annual value.

148

January 2010July 2011: U.S. Department of Commerce,


Bureau of the Census, M311KFats and Oils: Production,
Consumption, and Stocks, data for all fats and oils
consumed in methyl esters (biodiesel).
August 2011 forward: EIA, Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System.

Trade
U.S. Department of Agriculture, imports data for Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes 3824.90.40.20, "Fatty Esters
Animal/Vegetable/Mixture" (for data through June 2010), and
3824.90.40.30, "Biodiesel/Mixes" (for data beginning in July
2010); and exports data for Schedule B code 3824.90.40.00,
"Fatty Substances Animal/Vegetable/Mixture" (for data
through December 2010), and 3824.90.40.30, Biodiesel
<70% (for data beginning in January 2011). Although
these categories include products other than biodiesel (such
as biodiesel coprocessed with petroleum feedstocks; and
products destined for soaps, cosmetics, and other items),
biodiesel is the largest component. In the absence of other
reliable data for biodiesel trade, EIA sees these data as
good substitutes.

Stocks and Stock Change


2009 and 2010: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA), Table
1, data for renewable fuels except fuel ethanol.
2011 and 2012: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly, Table 1,
data for renewable fuels except fuel ethanol.

Balancing Item
Calculated as biodiesel consumption and biodiesel stock
change minus biodiesel production and biodiesel net
imports.

Consumption
20012008: Calculated as biodiesel production plus biodiesel net imports.
January and February 2009: EIA, PSA, Table 1, data for
refinery and blender net inputs of renewable fuels except
fuel ethanol.
March 2009 forward: Calculated as biodiesel production
plus biodiesel net imports minus biodiesel stock change.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

11. International
Petroleum

Figure 11.1a World Crude Oil Production Overview


(Million Barrels per Day)
World Production, 1973-2011

World Production, Monthly


80

80

World

World

60

60

Non-OPEC

Non-OPEC

40

40
OPEC

OPEC
Persian Gulf Nations

20

20
Persian Gulf Nations

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D
2010
2011
2012

2010

Selected Producers, 1973-2011

Selected Producers, Monthly

12

12

Russia
Saudi
Arabia

9
Saudi Arabia

United
States

Russia

United States
China

Iran

Iran

China

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Notes: OPEC is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting


Countries. The Persian Gulf Nations are Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Production from
the Neutral Zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia is included in Per-

150

J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D
2010
2011
2012

sian Gulf Nations.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#international.
Sources: Tables 11.1a and 11.1b.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Figure 11.1b World Crude Oil Production by


Selected Country
(Million Barrels per Day)

2.870
3.189

Selected Non-OPEC Countries

Canada

4.195
4.089

China
0.522
0.505

Egypt

2.632
2.562

Mexico
1.905
1.761

Norway

9.769
9.894

Russia
1.316
1.011

United Kingdom

5.529
6.094

United States
1.540
1.540

Algeria

1.790
1.890

Angola
0.500
0.504

Ecuador

4.076
3.850

Iran

OPEC Countries

January 2011
January 2012

Iraq

2.625
2.675

Kuwait

2.350
2.600
1.650

Libya

1.000
2.580
2.500

Nigeria
1.280
1.300

Qatar

9.140

Saudi Arabia

9.840
2.520
2.620

United Arab Emirates

2.240
2.240

Venezuela

10

12

Note: OPEC is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting C ountries.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#international.
Sources: Tables 11.1a and 11.1b.

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151

Table 11.1a World Crude Oil Production: OPEC Members


(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Total
OPECb

Iraq

Kuwaita

Libya

Nigeria

Qatar

209
161
204
281
285
392
396
388
375
373
395
412
393
411
528
532
536
511
505
486

5,861
5,350
1,662
2,250
3,088
3,643
3,686
3,664
3,634
3,557
3,696
3,724
3,444
3,743
4,001
4,139
4,028
3,912
4,050
4,037

2,018
2,262
2,514
1,433
2,040
560
579
1,155
2,150
2,508
2,571
2,390
2,023
1,308
2,011
1,878
1,996
2,086
2,375
2,391

3,020
2,084
1,656
1,023
1,175
2,057
2,062
2,007
2,085
1,898
2,079
1,998
1,894
2,136
2,376
2,529
2,535
2,464
2,586
2,350

2,175
1,480
1,787
1,059
1,375
1,390
1,401
1,446
1,390
1,319
1,410
1,367
1,319
1,421
1,515
1,633
1,681
1,702
1,736
1,650

2,054
1,783
2,055
1,495
1,810
1,993
2,001
2,132
2,153
2,130
2,165
2,256
2,118
2,275
2,329
2,627
2,440
2,350
2,165
2,208

570
438
472
301
406
442
510
550
696
665
737
714
679
715
783
835
850
851
924
927

7,596
7,075
9,900
3,388
6,410
8,231
8,218
8,362
8,389
7,833
8,404
8,031
7,634
8,775
9,101
9,550
9,152
8,722
9,261
8,250

1,533
1,664
1,709
1,193
2,117
2,233
2,278
2,316
2,345
2,169
2,368
2,205
2,082
2,348
2,478
2,535
2,636
2,603
2,681
2,413

3,366
2,346
2,168
1,677
2,137
2,750
2,938
3,280
3,167
2,826
3,155
3,010
2,604
2,335
2,557
2,565
2,511
2,433
2,394
2,239

29,661
25,790
25,383
15,367
22,498
25,500
26,003
27,274
28,346
27,199
28,940
28,114
26,435
27,885
30,313
31,766
31,476
31,085
32,363
30,442

2,040
2,060
2,070
2,070
2,030
1,980
1,970
1,890
1,790
1,790
1,790
1,790
1,939

464
470
478
480
478
491
492
485
490
497
508
499
486

4,088
4,100
4,112
4,120
4,120
4,127
4,033
4,040
4,047
4,053
4,060
4,068
4,080

2,475
2,475
2,375
2,375
2,375
2,425
2,325
2,325
2,375
2,375
2,375
2,525
2,399

2,250
2,250
2,250
2,250
2,250
2,250
2,350
2,350
2,350
2,350
2,350
2,350
2,300

1,650
1,650
1,650
1,650
1,650
1,650
1,650
1,650
1,650
1,650
1,650
1,650
1,650

2,480
2,420
2,430
2,360
2,310
2,410
2,410
2,510
2,550
2,580
2,510
2,490
2,455

969
1,036
1,055
1,072
1,091
1,113
1,136
1,164
1,193
1,216
1,235
1,235
1,127

8,240
8,440
8,540
8,740
8,740
9,240
9,340
9,340
9,340
8,840
9,040
8,940
8,900

2,414
2,414
2,414
2,414
2,415
2,415
2,415
2,415
2,415
2,415
2,415
2,415
2,415

2,090
2,140
2,090
2,110
2,140
2,140
2,140
2,140
2,140
2,140
2,240
2,240
2,146

30,699
30,995
31,004
31,181
31,138
31,780
31,801
31,849
31,880
31,446
31,713
31,742
31,437

1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540

1,790
1,790
1,790
1,740
1,640
1,690
1,740
1,790
1,840
1,790
1,940
1,890
1,786

500
509
501
504
497
495
492
495
496
502
504
501
500

4,076
4,084
4,092
4,100
4,100
4,100
4,050
4,050
4,050
4,000
4,000
3,950
4,054

2,625
2,525
2,525
2,525
2,575
2,575
2,625
2,625
2,725
2,725
2,725
2,725
2,626

2,350
2,350
2,450
2,550
2,550
2,550
2,550
2,600
2,600
2,600
2,600
2,600
2,530

1,650
1,340
300
200
200
100
100
0
100
300
550
800
465

2,580
2,570
2,450
2,500
2,570
2,570
2,570
2,600
2,600
2,400
2,500
2,400
2,525

1,280
1,280
1,290
1,300
1,300
1,300
1,300
1,300
1,300
1,300
1,300
1,300
1,296

9,140
9,140
8,940
8,940
8,940
9,640
9,840
9,940
9,740
9,540
9,840
R 9,840
R 9,458

2,520
2,520
2,620
2,720
2,720
2,720
2,720
2,720
2,720
2,720
2,720
2,820
2,688

2,240
2,240
2,240
2,240
2,240
2,240
2,240
2,240
2,240
2,240
2,240
2,240
2,240

32,291
31,888
30,738
30,859
30,872
31,520
31,767
31,900
31,951
31,657
32,459
R 32,606
R 31,708

1,540

1,890

504

3,850

2,675

2,600

1,000

2,500

1,300

9,840

2,620

2,240

32,559

Angola

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

1,097
983
1,106
1,036
1,180
1,162
1,227
1,259
1,226
1,177
1,214
1,265
1,349
1,516
1,582
1,692
1,699
1,708
1,705
1,585

162
165
150
231
475
646
709
714
735
745
746
742
896
903
1,052
1,250
1,413
1,744
1,981
1,907

2010 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540
1,540

2011 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................
2012 January ......................

Ecuador

a Except for the period from August 1990 through May 1991, includes about
one-half of the production in the Kuwait-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone. Kuwaiti
Neutral Zone output was discontinued following Iraqs invasion of Kuwait on
August 2, 1990, but was resumed in June 1991. In January 2012, Neutral Zone
production by both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia totaled about 600 thousand barrels
per day. Data for Saudi Arabia include approximately 150 thousand barrels per
day from the Abu Safah field produced on behalf of Bahrain.
b See Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in
Glossary. On Tables 11.1a and 11.1b, countries are classified as "OPEC" or
"Non-OPEC" in all years based on their status in the most current year. For
example, Ecuador rejoined OPEC in 2007, and is thus included in "Total OPEC"

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Venezuela

Iran

Algeria
1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

United
Arab
Emirates

Saudi
Arabiaa

for all years; and Indonesia left OPEC at the end of 2008, and is thus included in
"Total Non-OPEC" for all years.
R=Revised.
Notes: Data are for crude oil and lease condensate; they exclude natural
gas plant liquids. Monthly data are often preliminary figures and may not
average to the annual totals because of rounding or because updates to the
preliminary monthly data are not available.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#international
for all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

Table 11.1b World Crude Oil Production: Persian Gulf Nations, Non-OPEC,
and World (Thousand Barrels per Day)
Selected Non-OPECa Producers
Persian
Gulf
Nationsb

Canada

China

Egypt

Mexico

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

20,668
18,934
17,961
9,630
15,278
17,208
17,367
18,095
19,337
18,667
19,892
19,098
17,794
19,063
20,787
21,501
21,232
20,672
21,913
20,402

1,798
1,430
1,435
1,471
1,553
1,805
1,837
1,922
1,981
1,907
1,977
2,029
2,171
2,306
2,398
2,369
2,525
2,628
2,579
2,579

1,090
1,490
2,114
2,505
2,774
2,990
3,131
3,200
3,198
3,195
3,249
3,300
3,390
3,409
3,485
3,609
3,673
3,729
3,790
3,799

165
235
595
887
873
920
922
856
834
852
768
720
715
713
673
658
633
637
581
539

2010 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

20,471
20,750
20,781
21,007
21,025
21,604
21,634
21,669
21,755
21,284
21,510
21,568
21,257

2,497
2,712
2,621
2,695
2,745
2,772
2,765
2,783
2,648
2,690
2,942
2,933
2,734

3,968
3,938
3,981
3,961
4,040
4,108
4,056
4,104
4,183
4,181
4,263
4,126
4,076

523
523
523
523
523
523
522
522
522
522
525
525
523

1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

Russia

United
Kingdom

United
States

Total
NonOPECa

World

8,324
9,523
11,706
11,585
10,975

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
5,995
5,850
5,920
5,854
6,079
6,479
6,917
7,408
8,132
8,805
9,043
9,247
9,437
9,357
9,495

2
12
1,622
2,530
1,820
2,489
2,568
2,518
2,616
2,684
2,275
2,282
2,292
2,093
1,845
1,649
1,490
1,498
1,391
1,328

9,208
8,375
8,597
8,971
7,355
6,560
6,465
6,452
6,252
5,881
5,822
5,801
5,746
5,681
5,419
5,178
5,102
5,064
4,950
5,361

26,018
27,039
34,175
38,598
37,999
36,934
37,815
38,532
38,685
38,768
39,583
40,003
40,826
41,515
42,133
41,905
41,902
41,821
41,227
41,740

55,679
52,828
59,558
53,965
60,497
62,434
63,818
65,806
67,032
65,967
68,522
68,116
67,262
69,400
72,446
73,671
73,378
72,906
73,590
72,182

9,615
9,648
9,683
9,646
9,691
9,727
9,710
9,623
9,725
9,816
9,723
9,719
9,694

1,379
1,274
1,429
1,378
1,297
1,076
1,055
1,070
1,194
1,195
1,248
1,207
1,233

R 5,416

R 42,169

R 72,869

R 5,556

R 42,583

R 73,577

R 5,510

R 42,633

R 73,637

R 5,371

R 42,394

R 73,576

R 5,400

R 42,466

R 73,605

R 5,379

R 41,971

R 73,751

R 5,299

R 42,161

R 73,962

R 5,444

R 42,085

R 73,934

R 5,601

R 42,334

R 74,214

R 5,605

R 42,689

R 74,135

R 5,570

R 43,024

R 74,737

R 5,628

R 43,001

R 74,744

R 5,481

R 42,459

R 73,896

R 42,943

R 75,235

RE 5,436

R 42,524

R 74,412

RE 5,636

R 42,587

R 73,325

RE 5,556

R 42,379

R 73,238

RE 5,645

R 41,612

R 72,484

RE 5,588

R 41,838

R 73,358

RE 5,457

R 41,916

R 73,682

RE 5,660

R 42,166

R 74,066

RE 5,579

R 41,524

R 73,475

RE 5,866

R 42,406

R 74,063

RE 5,958

R 42,520

R 74,979

RE 5,973

R 42,848

R 75,453

Norway

Former
U.S.S.R.

465
705
1,936
2,745
2,553
2,711
2,944
3,104
3,160
2,998
3,104
3,218
3,263
3,459
3,476
3,423
3,345
3,143
2,839
2,646

32
189
486
773
1,630
2,766
3,091
3,142
3,011
3,019
3,222
3,226
3,131
3,042
2,954
2,698
2,491
2,270
2,182
2,067

2,660
2,655
2,641
2,639
2,639
2,592
2,618
2,604
2,615
2,615
2,556
2,620
2,621

2,060
2,038
1,983
1,967
1,921
1,611
1,864
1,648
1,637
1,952
1,868
1,886
1,869

2011 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

22,026
21,934
21,952
22,170
22,220
22,920
23,120
23,270
23,170
22,920
23,220
R 23,270
R 22,687

2,870
2,906
2,854
2,848
2,564
2,664
2,916
3,068
2,983
3,032
R 3,022
R 3,120
R 2,904

4,195
4,147
4,139
4,127
4,104
4,172
4,073
4,030
3,964
3,926
4,006
3,998
4,073

522
521
517
515
515
510
510
510
505
505
505
505
512

2,632
2,602
2,620
2,621
2,603
2,592
2,580
2,598
2,534
2,598
2,573
2,601
2,596

1,905
1,861
1,808
1,874
1,607
1,660
1,737
1,714
1,636
1,756
1,764
1,713
1,752

9,769
9,773
9,753
9,795
9,818
9,770
9,837
9,832
9,557
9,902
9,595
9,869
9,774

1,316
1,085
1,073
1,164
1,017
R 1,018
946
R 767
R 890
R 998
R 1,039
R 1,010
R 1,026

RE 5,529

RE 5,659

R 42,272

R 73,980

2012 January ......................

22,920

3,189

4,089

505

2,562

1,761

9,894

1,011

E 6,094

43,022

75,581

a See Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Glossary.


On Tables 11.1a and 11.1b, countries are classified as "OPEC" or "Non-OPEC" in
all years based on their status in the most current year. For example, Ecuador
rejoined OPEC in 2007, and is thus included in "Total OPEC" for all years; and
Indonesia left OPEC at the end of 2008, and is thus included in "Total Non-OPEC"
for all years.
b Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and
the Neutral Zone (between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia).
R=Revised. NA=Not available. =Not applicable. E=Estimate.

Notes: Data are for crude oil and lease condensate; they exclude natural gas
plant liquids. Monthly data are often preliminary figures and may not average to
the annual totals because of rounding or because updates to the preliminary
monthly data are not available. Data for countries may not sum to World totals
due to independent rounding. U.S. geographic coverage is the 50 States and the
District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#international for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Figure 11.2 Petroleum Consumption in OECD Countries


(Million Barrels per Day)
Overview, 1973-2011

OECD Total, December


60

90

75

World

60

47.323

47.935

2009

2010

46.421

40

OECD

45

30

20
United States

15

OECD Europe
Japan

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

0
2000

2005

2010

2011

By Selected OECD Country


December 2010
December 2011

1.968

France

1.768
2.349

Germany

2.282
1.615

Italy

1.425
1.518

United Kingdom

1.526
2.274

Canada

2.234
5.029

Japan

5.427
2.479

South Korea

2.434
19.722

United States

18.738

12

16

20

24

Note: OECD is the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#international.
Development.
Source: Table 11.2.

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Table 11.2 Petroleum Consumption in OECD Countries


(Thousand Barrels per Day)
France

Germanya

Italy

United
Kingdom

OECD
Europeb

Canada

Japan

South
Korea

United
States

Other
OECDc

OECDd

World

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

2,601
2,252
2,256
1,753
1,826
1,920
1,949
1,969
2,043
2,031
2,000
2,054
1,985
2,001
2,009
1,991
1,991
1,979
1,945
1,870

3,324
2,957
3,082
2,651
2,682
2,882
2,922
2,917
2,923
2,836
2,767
2,807
2,710
2,662
2,649
2,621
2,639
2,420
2,545
2,452

2,068
1,855
1,934
1,705
1,868
1,942
1,920
1,934
1,943
1,891
1,854
1,832
1,870
1,860
1,829
1,781
1,777
1,729
1,667
1,543

2,341
1,911
1,725
1,617
1,776
1,816
1,852
1,810
1,792
1,811
1,765
1,747
1,739
1,759
1,785
1,823
1,803
1,734
1,725
1,646

15,879
14,314
14,995
12,770
13,729
14,714
14,998
15,140
15,448
15,357
15,215
15,384
15,329
15,445
15,547
15,666
15,666
15,474
15,389
14,663

1,729
1,779
1,873
1,526
1,737
1,817
1,871
1,940
1,931
2,016
2,014
2,043
2,065
2,191
2,282
2,315
2,229
2,283
2,232
2,157

4,949
4,621
4,960
4,436
5,315
5,693
5,739
5,702
5,507
5,642
5,515
5,412
5,319
5,428
5,319
5,328
5,197
5,037
4,788
4,394

281
311
537
552
1,048
2,008
2,101
2,255
1,917
2,084
2,135
2,132
2,149
2,175
2,155
2,191
2,180
2,241
2,142
2,188

17,308
16,322
17,056
15,726
16,988
17,725
18,309
18,620
18,917
19,519
19,701
19,649
19,761
20,034
20,731
20,802
20,687
20,680
19,498
18,771

1,768
1,885
2,449
2,564
2,784
3,135
3,206
3,355
3,486
3,567
3,624
3,633
3,595
3,628
3,719
3,800
3,826
3,876
3,870
3,744

41,913
39,232
41,870
37,575
41,601
45,092
46,224
47,013
47,206
48,185
48,205
48,253
48,218
48,901
49,753
50,102
49,785
49,591
47,920
45,918

57,237
56,198
63,113
60,083
66,533
70,067
71,665
73,450
74,105
75,819
76,781
77,508
78,161
79,708
82,530
84,064
85,133
85,823
85,318
84,336

2010 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

1,785
1,988
1,942
1,875
1,723
1,866
1,858
1,770
1,975
1,782
1,818
1,968
1,861

2,186
2,481
2,530
2,286
2,379
2,535
2,596
2,572
2,773
2,647
2,611
2,349
2,495

1,353
1,518
1,547
1,504
1,435
1,561
1,643
1,490
1,608
1,516
1,551
1,615
1,528

1,578
1,679
1,675
1,638
1,607
1,590
1,623
1,635
1,632
1,659
1,639
1,518
1,622

13,489
14,696
14,809
14,231
13,888
14,661
14,920
14,497
15,376
14,896
14,978
14,607
14,584

2,104
2,229
2,137
2,108
2,155
2,241
2,183
2,335
2,351
R 2,220
R 2,257
2,274
R 2,216

4,766
4,988
4,725
4,352
3,865
3,992
4,194
4,412
4,466
4,059
4,620
5,029
4,452

2,344
2,365
2,237
2,232
2,153
2,160
2,094
2,204
2,175
2,209
2,374
2,479
2,251

18,652
18,850
19,099
19,044
18,866
19,537
19,319
19,662
19,438
18,974
18,977
19,722
19,180

3,482
3,804
3,705
R 3,754
R 3,727
R 3,826
3,748
3,595
R 3,688
3,640
3,802
3,824
R 3,715

44,837

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
R 87,070

2011 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Average ....................

1,805
1,951
1,821
1,780
1,766
1,819
1,831
1,836
1,952
1,808
1,763
1,768
1,824

2,246
2,409
2,404
2,283
2,427
2,292
2,425
2,666
2,562
2,501
2,468
2,282
2,414

1,354

1,595
1,646
1,630
1,615
1,549
1,682
1,556
1,611
1,665
1,572
1,589
1,526
1,602

13,634

2,256
2,253
2,242
2,115
2,136
2,204
R 2,281
R 2,344
R 2,245
R 2,205
2,234
2,234
2,229

4,923
5,093
4,575
4,008
3,801
3,957
4,240
4,439
4,292
4,408
4,616
5,427
4,480

2,427
2,346
2,292
2,008
2,016
2,109
2,186
2,209
2,238
2,213
2,249
2,434
2,227

19,121
18,869
19,248
18,613
18,363
19,277
18,555
19,153
18,795
18,563
18,734
18,738
18,835

3,482
3,848
3,882
3,775
3,736
3,872
3,766
3,821
3,856
R 3,657
R 3,895
3,870
3,787

1973 Average
1975 Average
1980 Average
1985 Average
1990 Average
1995 Average
1996 Average
1997 Average
1998 Average
1999 Average
2000 Average
2001 Average
2002 Average
2003 Average
2004 Average
2005 Average
2006 Average
2007 Average
2008 Average
2009 Average

R 1,556

1,446
1,463
1,426
1,511
1,479
1,401
1,543
1,467
1,407
1,425
1,455

R 14,716

14,292
13,939
R 14,015
R 14,404

14,379
14,706
14,986
14,320
R 14,159
13,718
14,268

a Data are for unified Germany, i.e., the former East Germany and West
Germany.
b "OECD Europe" consists of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
c "Other OECD" consists of Australia, Chile, Mexico, New Zealand, and the
U.S. Territories.
d The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
consists of "OECD Europe," Canada, Japan, South Korea, the United States, and
"Other OECD."
R=Revised. NA=Not available.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent

R 46,931

46,712
R 45,720
R 44,654
R 46,416
46,459
46,705
R 47,495
R 45,998
R 47,009
47,935
R 46,399
45,842
R 47,125

46,532
44,458
R 44,067
R 45,824
R 45,407
R 46,673
R 46,413
R 45,366
R 45,889

46,421
45,826

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
88,186

rounding. U.S. geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of


Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#international for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: United States: Table 3.1. Chile, East Germany, Former
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Mexico, Poland, South Korea, Non-OECD
Countries, U.S. Territories, and World: 1973-1979U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), International Energy Database. Countries Other Than
United States: 1980-2008EIA, International Energy Statistics (IES). OECD
Countries, and U.S. Territories: 2009 forwardEIA, IES. World: 2009
forwardEIA, Short Term Energy Outlook, April 10, 2012, Table 3a. All Other
Data:International Energy Agency (IEA), Quarterly Oil Statistics and Energy
Balances in OECD Countries, various issues.

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Figure 11.3 Petroleum Stocks in OECD Countries


(Billion Barrels)
Overview, End of Year, 1973-2011

OECD Stocks, End of Month, December

OECD

4.193

4.221

2009

2010

4.122

United States

OECD Europe

Japan
0

0
1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2011

By Selected OECD Country, End of Month


December 2010
December 2011

0.168

France

0.165
0.287

Germany

0.283
0.133

Italy

0.128
0.089

United Kingdom

0.086
0.196

Canada

0.188
0.588

Japan

0.589
0.165

South Korea

0.167
1.794

United States

1.751

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

Note: OECD is the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.


Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#international.
Source: Table 11.3.

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1.6

1.8

2.0

Table 11.3 Petroleum Stocks in OECD Countries


(Million Barrels)
France
1973 Year
1975 Year
1980 Year
1985 Year
1990 Year
1995 Year
1996 Year
1997 Year
1998 Year
1999 Year
2000 Year
2001 Year
2002 Year
2003 Year
2004 Year
2005 Year
2006 Year
2007 Year
2008 Year
2009 Year

Germanya

Italy

United
Kingdom

OECD
Europeb

Canada

Japan

South
Korea

United
States

Other
OECDc

OECDd

.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................

201
225
243
139
143
155
154
161
169
160
170
165
170
179
177
185
182
180
179
175

181
187
319
277
280
302
303
299
323
290
272
273
253
273
267
283
283
275
279
284

152
143
170
156
143
141
135
129
135
130
140
134
138
135
136
132
133
133
128
126

156
165
168
131
103
101
103
100
104
101
100
113
104
100
101
95
103
90
99
94

1,070
1,154
1,464
1,154
1,188
1,228
1,235
1,246
1,331
1,233
1,294
1,281
1,247
1,290
1,292
1,342
1,374
1,358
1,407
1,398

140
174
164
112
143
132
127
144
139
142
144
154
155
165
154
168
169
175
174
169

303
375
495
500
572
631
651
685
649
629
634
634
615
636
635
612
631
621
630
589

NA
NA
NA
13
64
92
123
124
129
132
140
143
140
155
149
135
152
143
135
155

1,008
1,133
1,392
1,519
1,621
1,563
1,507
1,560
1,647
1,493
1,468
1,586
1,548
1,568
1,645
1,698
1,720
1,665
1,737
1,776

67
67
72
110
117
113
118
115
111
105
117
112
103
96
99
103
103
108
114
105

2,588
2,903
3,587
3,408
3,706
3,758
3,762
3,875
4,006
3,733
3,796
3,910
3,808
3,910
3,974
4,058
4,148
4,072
4,196
4,193

2010 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ...............

182
175
172
172
173
170
168
171
163
161
170
168

295
290
289
284
286
280
282
289
286
285
287
287

127
134
129
135
131
133
127
133
127
129
126
133

95
99
93
95
99
96
96
93
95
94
92
89

1,439
1,424
1,404
1,414
1,422
1,405
1,389
1,406
1,365
1,375
1,367
1,371

172
174
180
181
177
178
186
195
193
195
197
196

593
587
581
590
599
597
598
597
582
599
604
588

162
163
164
166
166
167
170
169
174
170
171
165

1,786
1,785
1,787
1,810
1,830
1,842
1,855
1,862
1,861
1,847
1,827
1,794

111
117
114
111
108
120
116
115
111
112
108
105

4,263
4,249
4,230
4,272
4,302
4,308
4,314
4,343
4,286
4,298
4,274
4,221

2011 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ...............

173
170
167
163
168
167
164
162
160
165
164
165

293
291
289
295
292
291
295
288
283
284
280
283

140
131
132
132
130
130
130
132
130
130
131
128

96
95
93
93
90
85
86
89
84
85
92
86

1,413
1,386
1,374
1,360
1,364
1,355
1,348
1,351
1,332
1,320
R 1,333
1,323

186
182
185
191
189
190
189
188
189
192
R 191
188

596
591
575
601
599
593
599
598
601
599
603
589

168
162
170
173
170
175
173
171
174
174
170
167

1,803
1,773
1,770
1,776
1,805
1,808
1,820
1,801
1,781
1,770
1,772
1,751

105
108
105
108
110
107
108
110
105
104
104
104

4,272
4,203
4,180
4,209
4,236
4,229
4,237
4,218
4,180
R 4,159
R 4,172
4,122

a Through December 1983, the data for Germany are for the former West
Germany only. Beginning with January 1984, the data for Germany are for the
unified Germany, i.e., the former East Germany and West Germany.
b "OECD Europe" consists of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, and, for
1984 forward, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia.
c "Other OECD" consists of Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. Territories,
and, for 1984 forward, Mexico.
d The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
consists of "OECD Europe," Canada, Japan, South Korea, the United States, and
"Other OECD."
R=Revised. NA=Not available.
Notes: Stocks are at end of period. Petroleum stocks include crude oil
(including strategic reserves), unfinished oils, natural gas plant liquids, and refined

products. In the United States in January 1975, 1981, and 1983, numerous
respondents were added to bulk terminal and pipeline surveys, thereby affecting
subsequent stocks reported. New-basis end-of-year U.S. stocks, in million barrels,
would have been 1,121 in 1974, 1,425 in 1980, and 1,461 in 1982. Totals may
not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. U.S. geographic
coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#international for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: United States: Table 3.4. U.S. Territories: 1983
forwardU.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Database.
All Other Data: 1973-1982International Energy Agency (IEA), Quarterly Oil
Statistics and Energy Balances, various issues. 1983IEA, Monthly Oil and Gas
Statistics Database. 1984 forwardIEA, Monthly Oil Data Service, March 14,
2012.

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International Petroleum
Tables 11.1a and 11.1b Sources
United States
Table 3.1.
All Other Countries and World, Annual Data
19731979: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA),
International Energy Annual 1981, Table 8.
1980 forward: EIA, International Energy Database, April
2012.
All Other Countries and World, Monthly Data
19731980: Petroleum Intelligence Weekly (PIW), Oil &
Gas Journal (OGJ), and EIA adjustments.
19811993: PIW, OGJ, and other industry sources.
1994 forward: EIA, International Energy Database, April 2012.

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12. Environment

Figure 12.1 Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption by Source


(Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)
Total,a Monthly

Total,a 1973-2011
8,000

800

6,000

600

4,000

400

2,000

200

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D

2010

By Major Source, 1973-2011

2011

2012

By Major Source, Monthly


300

3,000
Petroleum

Petroleum

200

2,000
Coalb

Coalb

1,000

100

Natural Gas

Natural
Gas

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D J F MA M J J A S O N D

2010
a

Total, January

2011

2012

By Major Source, January 2012

1,200
Petroleum

188

800

525

535

Natural Gas

146

481

400
Coal b

145

0
2010
a
b

160

2011

2012

Excludes emissions from biomass energy consumption.


Includes coal coke net imports.

50

100

150

200

250

Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#environment.


Source: Table 12.1.

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Table 12.1 Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption by Source


(Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxidea)
Petroleum
Coalb
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Natural Aviation Distillate


Gasc Gasoline Fuel Oild

Jet
Fuel

Kerosene

LPGe

Lubricants

Motor
Petroleum Residual
Gasolinef
Coke
Fuel Oil

Otherg

Total

Totalh,i

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

1,207
1,181
1,436
1,638
1,821
1,913
1,995
2,040
2,064
2,062
2,155
2,088
2,095
2,136
2,160
2,182
2,147
2,172
2,139
1,876

1,181
1,047
1,063
926
1,025
1,184
1,205
1,211
1,189
1,192
1,241
1,187
1,227
1,191
1,195
1,175
1,158
1,233
1,243
1,222

6
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

480
443
446
445
470
498
524
534
538
555
580
598
587
610
632
640
648
652
615
564

155
146
156
178
223
222
232
234
238
245
254
243
237
231
240
246
240
238
226
204

32
24
24
17
6
8
9
10
12
11
10
11
6
8
10
10
8
5
2
3

91
82
87
86
69
78
84
85
75
91
102
92
98
95
98
94
93
94
89
91

13
11
13
12
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
12
11
12
11
10

911
911
900
930
988
1,044
1,063
1,075
1,107
1,127
1,135
1,151
1,183
1,188
1,214
1,214
1,224
1,227
1,166
1,157

51
48
46
55
67
75
78
79
89
93
84
88
94
94
105
105
104
98
92
87

508
443
453
216
220
152
152
142
158
148
163
145
125
138
155
164
122
129
111
91

100
97
142
93
127
114
132
138
125
130
117
132
127
140
142
141
150
148
130
111

2,346
2,209
2,272
2,035
2,187
2,207
2,290
2,313
2,358
2,417
2,461
2,473
2,472
2,518
2,609
2,628
2,603
2,603
2,444
2,320

4,733
4,437
4,770
4,600
5,039
5,314
5,501
5,575
5,622
5,682
5,867
5,759
5,806
5,857
5,975
5,997
5,919
6,020
5,838
5,429

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

182
164
157
139
155
177
191
191
162
146
149
179
1,991

149
131
113
88
84
86
96
99
86
87
103
143
1,265

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
2

49
46
51
48
48
48
47
50
50
50
49
55
590

17
15
18
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
210

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
1
3

10
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
11
94

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11

92
84
95
96
99
97
101
100
96
97
92
96
1,146

5
5
7
6
6
7
7
8
7
6
7
6
77

9
7
8
9
8
7
9
7
8
7
8
8
96

9
9
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
10
120

193
176
200
194
197
196
200
203
196
196
191
205
2,349

525
472
470
423
438
460
488
493
444
430
445
528
5,616

182
151

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
2

52
46
53
47
48
50
45
52
50
52
52
50
596

17
15
17
17
18
19
18
19
17
17
17
17
209

(s)
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
2

10
8
8
6
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
92

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10

91
84
95
92
95
94
97
96
92
93
89
93
1,111

6
4
6
6
7
7
6
8
6
7
6
5
75

9
9
8
9
7
7
5
5
7
6
6
8
86

10
9
12
10
9
10
11
10
9
8
10
10
116

198
177
200
188
192
193
191
198
189
192
188
193
2,299

535
459
469
R 424
R 431
R 452
480
484
433
R 428
433
R 479
R 5,509

(s)

50

16

(s)

89

10

188

481

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

188
185
156
R 143
138
R 151
R 1,902

154
130
119
97
R 88
88
100
100
87
93
107
134
1,296

2012 January ................

145

146

R 150

138
R 150
R 170

a Metric tons of carbon dioxide can be converted to metric tons of carbon


equivalent by multiplying by 12/44.
b Includes coal coke net imports.
c Natural gas, excluding supplemental gaseous fuels.
d Distillate fuel oil, excluding biodiesel.
e Liquefied petroleum gases.
f Finished motor gasoline, excluding fuel ethanol.
g Aviation gasoline blending components, crude oil, motor gasoline blending
components, pentanes plus, petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas, still gas,
unfinished oils, waxes, and miscellaneous petroleum products.
h Includes electric power sector use of geothermal energy and non-biomass
waste. See Table 12.6.
i Excludes emissions from biomass energy consumption. See Table 12.7.

R=Revised. (s)=Less than 0.5 million metric tons.


Notes: Data are estimates for carbon dioxide emissions from energy
consumption, including the nonfuel use of fossil fuels.
See "Section 12
Methodology and Sources" at end of section. See "Carbon Dioxide" in Glossary.
See Note 1, "Emissions of Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gases," at
end of section. Data exclude emissions from biomass energy consumption. See
Table 12.7 and Note 2, "Accounting for Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Biomass
Energy Combustion," at end of section. Totals may not equal sum of
components due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States
and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#environment for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Figure 12.2 Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption by Sector


(Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)
Totala by End-Use Sector,b 1973-2011
2,500

Residential Sector by Major Source, 1973-2011


1,000

2,000
750

Industrial

1,500
1,000

Retail Electricityb

Transportation

500

Residential

Natural Gas

500

Commercial

250
Petroleum

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Commercial Sector by Major Source, 1973-2011


1,000

750

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Industrial Sector by Major Source, 1973-2011


1,000

Retail Electricityb

750

Retail Electricityb
Natural Gas

500

500
Petroleum

250

Natural Gas

250
Coal

Petroleum

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Transportation Sector by Major Source, 1973-2011

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Electric Power Sector by Major Source, 1973-2011

2,500

2,500

2,000

2,000
Petroleum

Coal

1,500

1,500

1,000

1,000
Petroleum

500

500

Base Gas
Natural Gas

Natural Gas

0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
a

Excludes emissions from biomass energy consumption.


Emissions from energy consumption in the electric power sector are
allocated to the end-use sectors in proportion to each sectors share of
b

162

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010


total electricity retail Sales.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#environment.
Sources: Tables 12.212.6.

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Table 12.2 Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption: Residential Sector
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxidea)
Petroleum
Coal
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Natural
Gasb

Distillate
Fuel Oilc

Kerosene

LPGd

Total

..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................

9
6
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

264
266
256
241
238
263
284
270
247
257
271
259
265
276
264
262
237
257
266
259

147
132
96
80
72
66
68
64
56
61
66
66
63
66
68
62
52
53
49
44

16
12
8
11
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
7
4
5
6
6
5
3
2
2

36
32
20
20
22
25
30
29
27
33
35
33
34
34
32
32
28
31
35
35

199
176
124
111
98
96
104
99
91
102
108
106
101
106
106
101
85
87
85
81

2010 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Total ..........................

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1

51
43
31
17
11
7
6
6
6
11
24
46
259

6
6
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
6
43

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
2

3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
33

10
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
10
78

2011 January ......................


February ....................
March .........................
April ...........................
May ............................
June ...........................
July ............................
August .......................
September .................
October ......................
November ..................
December ..................
Total ..........................

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1

53
42
33
19
11
7
6
6
7
12
23
37
256

5
5
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
6
43

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1

3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
33

9
8
7
5
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
9
78

2012 January ......................

(s)

43

(s)

a Metric tons of carbon dioxide can be converted to metric tons of carbon


equivalent by multiplying by 12/44.
b Natural gas, excluding supplemental gaseous fuels.
c Distillate fuel oil, excluding biodiesel.
d Liquefied petroleum gases.
e Emissions from energy consumption (for electricity and a small amount of
useful thermal output) in the electric power sector are allocated to the end-use
sectors in proportion to each sectors share of total electricity retail sales. See
Tables 7.6 and 12.6.
f Excludes emissions from biomass energy consumption. See Table 12.7.
R=Revised. (s)=Less than 0.5 million metric tons.

Retail
Electricitye

Totalf

435
419
529
553
624
678
710
719
759
762
805
805
835
847
856
897
869
897
878
819

907
867
911
909
963
1,039
1,099
1,090
1,097
1,122
1,185
1,172
1,203
1,230
1,228
1,261
1,192
1,241
1,229
1,159

91

151
126
103
73
75
92
108
107
83
73
87
137
1,212

R 73

65
51
59
79
97
96
72
56
56
81
874
88
68

76
97
93
69
54
53
67
836

149
118
99
78
74
89
108
105
82
73
84
113
R 1,170

69

122

R 59

54

R 58

Notes: Data are estimates for carbon dioxide emissions from energy
consumption. See "Section 12 Methodology and Sources" at end of section.
See "Carbon Dioxide" in Glossary. See Note 1, "Emissions of Carbon Dioxide
and Other Greenhouse Gases," at end of section. Data exclude emissions from
biomass energy consumption. See Table 12.7 and Note 2, "Accounting for Carbon
Dioxide Emissions From Biomass Energy Combustion," at end of section. Totals
may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Geographic
coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#environment for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Table 12.3 Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption: Commercial Sector
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxidea)
Petroleum
Coal
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Natural
Gasb

Distillate
Fuel Oilc

Kerosene

Motor
Gasolinee

LPGd

........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................

15
14
11
13
12
11
12
12
9
10
9
9
9
8
10
9
6
7
7
6

141
136
141
132
142
164
171
174
164
165
173
164
170
173
170
163
154
164
171
169

47
43
38
46
39
35
35
32
31
32
36
37
32
35
34
33
29
28
27
30

5
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
(s)
(s)

9
8
6
6
6
7
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
10
10
8
8
8
10
9

6
6
8
7
8
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4

2010 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Total ........................

1
1
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
5

27
24
18
12
9
7
6
7
7
10
16
25
168

4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
30

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9

2011 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Total ........................

1
1
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
5

29
24
20
13
9
7
7
7
8
12
15
22
171

4
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
30

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

2012 January ....................

(s)

24

(s)

a Metric tons of carbon dioxide can be converted to metric tons of carbon


equivalent by multiplying by 12/44.
b Natural gas, excluding supplemental gaseous fuels.
c Distillate fuel oil, excluding biodiesel.
d Liquefied petroleum gases.
e Finished motor gasoline, excluding fuel ethanol.
f Emissions from energy consumption (for electricity and a small amount of
useful thermal output) in the electric power sector are allocated to the end-use
sectors in proportion to each sectors share of total electricity retail sales. See
Tables 7.6 and 12.6.
g Excludes emissions from biomass energy consumption. See Table 12.7.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 million metric tons.

164

Petroleum
Coke
NA
NA
NA
NA

Residual
Fuel Oil

Total

Retail
Electricityf

Totalg

0
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

52
39
44
18
18
11
11
9
7
6
7
6
6
9
10
9
6
6
6
6

120
100
98
79
73
56
57
54
51
51
58
57
52
59
58
55
48
47
46
49

334
333
412
480
566
620
643
686
724
735
783
797
795
796
816
842
836
861
850
785

609
583
662
704
793
851
883
926
947
960
1,022
1,027
1,026
1,036
1,054
1,069
1,043
1,078
1,074
1,008

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
4

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
0
0
0
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

1
1
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
6

6
6
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
6
49

66
60
59
57
66
74
80
80
69
62
61
68
804

100
91
82
72
78
85
90
91
79
77
81
100
1,027

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
4

(s)
(s)
(s)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(s)
(s)
(s)

1
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
1
1
6

6
5
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
49

65
56
59
57
64
71
79
78
66
62
57
60
R 774

100
85
83
73
76
82
90
89
78
78
77
88
R 999

(s)

(s)

57

88

Notes: Data are estimates for carbon dioxide emissions from energy
consumption. See "Section 12 Methodology and Sources" at end of section.
See "Carbon Dioxide" in Glossary. See Note 1, "Emissions of Carbon Dioxide
and Other Greenhouse Gases," at end of section. Data exclude emissions from
biomass energy consumption. See Table 12.7 and Note 2, "Accounting for Carbon
Dioxide Emissions From Biomass Energy Combustion," at end of section. Totals
may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Geographic
coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#environment for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Table 12.4 Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption: Industrial Sector
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxidea)

Coal
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Coal
Coke
Net
Natural Distillate
Imports Gasb Fuel Oilc

Petroleum
Kerosene

LPGd

Lubricants

Motor
Petroleum Residual
Gasolinee
Coke
Fuel Oil

Otherf

Total

Retail
Electricityg

Totalh

....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................

371
336
289
256
258
233
227
224
219
208
211
204
188
190
191
183
179
175
168
131

-1
2
-4
-2
1
7
3
5
8
7
7
3
7
6
16
5
7
3
5
-3

538
442
431
360
432
490
506
506
495
474
481
439
448
430
432
398
395
405
407
383

106
97
96
81
84
82
86
88
88
86
87
95
88
83
88
92
92
92
93
80

11
9
13
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
(s)
(s)

43
39
61
58
39
45
46
48
39
48
56
49
54
50
55
51
56
54
42
46

7
6
7
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5

18
16
11
15
13
14
14
15
14
11
11
21
22
23
26
25
26
21
17
17

49
48
45
54
64
67
70
68
77
81
74
77
76
76
82
80
82
80
76
73

144
117
105
57
31
24
24
21
16
14
17
14
13
15
17
20
16
13
14
7

100
97
142
93
127
114
132
138
125
130
117
132
127
140
142
141
150
148
130
111

478
427
480
369
366
355
381
386
368
378
370
395
388
394
419
417
430
415
377
339

515
490
601
583
638
659
678
694
706
704
719
667
654
672
675
673
650
662
642
551

1,902
1,696
1,797
1,566
1,695
1,743
1,795
1,815
1,796
1,772
1,788
1,709
1,685
1,692
1,732
1,675
1,662
1,661
1,599
1,401

2010 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
159

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
-1
-1
-1

37
34
35
32
32
31
32
32
32
33
34
37
401

6
6
9
8
6
5
4
7
9
7
8
9
86

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1

6
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
6
50

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
6

2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
19

3
4
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
5
62

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8

9
9
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
10
120

28
27
33
30
28
27
26
31
31
28
30
33
352

46
44
46
45
51
52
54
55
48
47
48
50
587

123
119
127
121
124
123
124
131
125
121
125
134
1,498

2011 January ................


February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................
July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
Total ....................

R 14

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1

39
35
36
34
34
33
33
34
33
34
35
38
419

10
7
10
7
7
7
3
7
7
8
9
6
88

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

6
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
48

(s)
(s)
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
5

1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
18

5
3
5
5
6
5
5
7
5
6
5
4
62

1
1
1
1
1
1
(s)
(s)
1
1
1
1
8

10
9
12
10
9
10
11
10
9
8
10
10
116

33
26
33
28
28
28
25
29
27
28
30
28
345

48
42
46
45
48
50
54
53
47
47
46
45
573

R 134

13
14
R 12
13
13
12
13
13
R 13
13
R 13
156

116
129
120
124
124
125
130
120
R 123
124
R 125
1,494

2012 January ................

13

(s)

39

(s)

(s)

10

31

43

126

a Metric tons of carbon dioxide can be converted to metric tons of carbon


equivalent by multiplying by 12/44.
b Natural gas, excluding supplemental gaseous fuels.
c Distillate fuel oil, excluding biodiesel.
d Liquefied petroleum gases.
e Finished motor gasoline, excluding fuel ethanol.
f Aviation gasoline blending components, crude oil, motor gasoline blending
components, pentanes plus, petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas, still gas,
unfinished oils, waxes, and miscellaneous petroleum products.
g Emissions from energy consumption (for electricity and a small amount of
useful thermal output) in the electric power sector are allocated to the end-use
sectors in proportion to each sectors share of total electricity retail sales. See
Tables 7.6 and 12.6.
h Excludes emissions from biomass energy consumption. See Table 12.7.

R=Revised. (s)=Less than 0.5 million metric tons and greater than -0.5 million
metric tons.
Notes: Data are estimates for carbon dioxide emissions from energy
consumption, including the nonfuel use of fossil fuels.
See "Section 12
Methodology and Sources" at end of section. See "Carbon Dioxide" in Glossary.
See Note 1, "Emissions of Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gases," at
end of section. Data exclude emissions from biomass energy consumption. See
Table 12.7 and Note 2, "Accounting for Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Biomass
Energy Combustion," at end of section. Totals may not equal sum of
components due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States
and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#environment for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Table 12.5 Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption: Transportation Sector
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxidea)
Petroleum
Coal

Natural
Gasb

(s)
(s)
(h)
h
( )
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)

39
32
34
28
36
38
39
41
35
36
36
35
37
33
32
33
33
35
37
38

6
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

163
155
204
232
268
307
327
342
352
366
378
387
394
414
434
444
469
472
440
404

2010 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Total ........................

(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)

4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
38

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
2

2011 January ....................


February ..................
March .......................
April .........................
May ..........................
June .........................
July ..........................
August .....................
September ...............
October ....................
November ................
December ................
Total ........................

(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)
(h)

5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
39

2012 January ....................

(h)

1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................

Aviation
Gasoline

Distillate
Fuel Oilc

Jet
Fuel

Totalg

1,273
1,258
1,363
1,391
1,548
1,639
1,683
1,699
1,743
1,789
1,833
1,813
1,851
1,861
1,926
1,953
1,984
1,999
1,895
1,818

2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

1,315
1,292
1,400
1,421
1,588
1,681
1,725
1,744
1,782
1,828
1,872
1,852
1,892
1,899
1,962
1,991
2,022
2,040
1,937
1,860

6
5
6
7
6
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
69

145
133
154
154
159
156
162
161
155
157
149
153
1,836

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
5

150
137
157
157
161
159
165
165
157
160
152
158
1,879

89
83
93
90
93
92
95
94
90
91
87
92
1,089

7
7
6
7
6
5
3
3
5
5
4
6
65

147
135
153
151
155
155
155
157
150
151
145
149
1,802

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
4

152
140
157
154
158
158
158
160
153
154
148
153
1,845

87

140

(s)

145

Lubricants

152
145
155
178
223
222
232
234
238
245
254
243
237
231
240
246
240
238
226
204

3
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2

6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
5

886
889
881
908
967
1,029
1,047
1,057
1,090
1,115
1,121
1,127
1,158
1,161
1,185
1,186
1,194
1,201
1,146
1,137

57
56
110
62
80
72
67
56
53
52
70
46
53
45
58
66
71
78
72
64

31
30
35
35
37
36
38
39
37
37
35
35
425

17
15
18
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
210

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
2

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
5

91
82
94
94
97
95
99
98
94
95
90
94
1,124

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
2

33
30
36
35
38
38
37
39
36
37
35
34
430

17
15
17
17
18
19
18
19
17
17
17
17
209

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
2

(s)
(s)
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
5

(s)

32

16

(s)

(s)

a Metric tons of carbon dioxide can be converted to metric tons of carbon


equivalent by multiplying by 12/44.
b Natural gas, excluding supplemental gaseous fuels.
c Distillate fuel oil, excluding biodiesel.
d Liquefied petroleum gases.
e Finished motor gasoline, excluding fuel ethanol.
f Emissions from energy consumption (for electricity and a small amount of
useful thermal output) in the electric power sector are allocated to the end-use
sectors in proportion to each sectors share of total electricity retail sales. See
Tables 7.6 and 12.6.
g Excludes emissions from biomass energy consumption. See Table 12.7.
h Beginning in 1978, the small amounts of coal consumed for transportation are
reported as industrial sector consumption.

166

Retail
Electricityf

LPGd

Motor
Gasolinee

Residual
Fuel Oil

Total

(s)=Less than 0.5 million metric tons.


Notes: Data are estimates for carbon dioxide emissions from energy
consumption, including the nonfuel use of fossil fuels.
See "Section 12
Methodology and Sources" at end of section. See "Carbon Dioxide" in Glossary.
See Note 1, "Emissions of Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gases," at
end of section. Data exclude emissions from biomass energy consumption. See
Table 12.7 and Note 2, "Accounting for Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Biomass
Energy Combustion," at end of section. Totals may not equal sum of
components due to independent rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States
and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#environment for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Table 12.6 Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption: Electric Power Sector
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxidea)
Petroleum

Coal
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Natural
Gasb

Distillate
Fuel Oilc

Petroleum
Coke

Residual
Fuel Oil

Total

Geothermal

NonBiomass
Wasted

Totale

............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................

812
824
1,137
1,367
1,548
1,661
1,752
1,797
1,828
1,836
1,927
1,870
1,890
1,931
1,943
1,984
1,954
1,987
1,959
1,741

199
172
200
166
176
228
205
219
248
260
281
290
306
278
297
319
338
372
362
373

20
17
12
6
7
8
8
8
10
10
13
12
9
12
8
8
5
7
5
5

2
(s)
1
1
3
8
8
10
13
11
10
11
18
18
23
25
22
17
16
14

254
231
194
79
92
45
50
56
82
76
69
79
52
69
69
69
28
31
19
14

276
248
207
86
102
61
66
75
105
97
91
102
79
98
100
102
56
55
40
34

NA
NA
NA
NA
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

NA
NA
NA
NA
6
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
11
11
11
12
11
12
11

1,286
1,244
1,544
1,619
1,831
1,960
2,033
2,101
2,192
2,204
2,310
2,273
2,288
2,319
2,352
2,417
2,359
2,426
2,374
2,159

2010 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Total ............................

169
150
143
125
142
163
177
177
148
132
136
165
1,827

30
26
25
25
30
38
48
51
38
31
27
31
399

1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
6

1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
15

1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
12

4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
33

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11

204
179
171
154
176
206
230
232
189
166
165
200
2,270

2011 January ........................


February ......................
March ...........................
April .............................
May ..............................
June .............................
July ..............................
August .........................
September ...................
October ........................
November ....................
December ....................
Total ............................

168
137
135
125
137
157
176
172
143
129
125
137
1,739

29
26
26
28
31
38
51
50
37
31
29
33
411

1
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
5

2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
14

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
(s)
(s)
(s)
7

3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
25

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11

201
166
164
156
171
198
230
225
183
163
R 156
173
R 2,187

2012 January ........................

132

35

(s)

(s)

170

a Metric tons of carbon dioxide can be converted to metric tons of carbon


equivalent by multiplying by 12/44.
b Natural gas, excluding supplemental gaseous fuels.
c Distillate fuel oil, excluding biodiesel.
d Municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and tire-derived fuels.
e Excludes emissions from biomass energy consumption. See Table 12.7.
R=Revised. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 million metric tons.
Notes: Data are estimates for carbon dioxide emissions from energy
consumption. See "Section 12 Methodology and Sources" at end of section.

See "Carbon Dioxide" in Glossary. See Note 1, "Emissions of Carbon Dioxide


and Other Greenhouse Gases," at end of section. Data exclude emissions from
biomass energy consumption. See Table 12.7 and Note 2, "Accounting for Carbon
Dioxide Emissions From Biomass Energy Combustion," at end of section. Totals
may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Geographic
coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#environment for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Table 12.7 Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Biomass Energy Consumption


(Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxidea)
By Source
Woodb
1973 Total
1975 Total
1980 Total
1985 Total
1990 Total
1995 Total
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
2000 Total
2001 Total
2002 Total
2003 Total
2004 Total
2005 Total
2006 Total
2007 Total
2008 Total
2009 Total

Biomass
Wastec

......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................

143
140
232
252
208
222
229
222
205
208
212
188
187
188
199
200
R 197
R 194
R 191
R 177

(s)
(s)
(s)
14
24
30
32
30
30
29
27
33
36
36
35
37
36
37
40
41

2010 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Total ......................

16
14
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
186
16

Total

Commerciale

Industrialf

3
4
8
6
7
8
8
9
10
12
16
20
23
31
39
55
62

33
40
80
95
54
49
51
40
36
37
39
35
36
38
38
40
R 36
R 38
42
40

1
1
2
2
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
10

109
100
150
168
147
166
170
172
160
161
161
147
144
141
151
150
151
146
140
R 128

4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
43

6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
73

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
2

25
23
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
25
27
304

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
39

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10

6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
73

(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7

26
24
26
R 25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
27
R 310

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
R 40

(s)

26

15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
R 186

2012 January ..................

16

a Metric tons of carbon dioxide can be converted to metric tons of carbon


equivalent by multiplying by 12/44.
b Wood and wood-derived fuels.
c Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
d Fuel ethanol minus denaturant.
e Commercial sector, including commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP)
and commercial electricity-only plants.
f Industrial sector, including industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and
industrial electricity-only plants.
g The
electric
power
sector
comprises
electricity-only
and
combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose
primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.

168

Residential

143
141
232
270
237
260
266
259
242
245
248
231
235
240
255
261
R 266
R 274
289
R 284

4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
R 43

NA
NA
NA

Biodiesel
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
1
2
3
3
3

2011 January ..................


February ................
March .....................
April .......................
May ........................
June .......................
July ........................
August ...................
September .............
October ..................
November ..............
December ..............
Total ......................

R 15
R 16

Fuel
Ethanold

By Sector
Transportation
NA
NA
NA

Electric
Powerg

Total

3
4
8
6
7
8
8
9
10
12
16
20
23
33
41
57
64

(s)
(s)
(s)
1
23
28
30
30
30
30
29
31
35
37
36
37
38
39
40
41

143
141
232
270
237
260
266
259
242
245
248
231
235
240
255
261
R 266
R 274
289
R 284

12
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
139

6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
73

4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
42

25
23
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
25
27
304

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10

12
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
R 140

6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
79

3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
41

26
24
26
R 25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
27
R 310

12

26

R=Revised. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 million metric tons.


Notes: Carbon dioxide emissions from biomass energy consumption are
excluded from the energy-related carbon dioxide emissions reported in Tables
12.112.6. See Note 2, "Accounting for Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Biomass
Energy Combustion," at end of section. Data are estimates. See "Section 12
Methodology and Sources" at end of section. See "Carbon Dioxide" in Glossary.
See Note 1, "Emissions of Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gases," at
end of section. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#environment for
all available data beginning in 1973.
Sources: See end of section.

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Environment
Note 1. Emissions of Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gases. Greenhouse gases are those gasessuch as
water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, nitrous oxide,
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and
sulfur hexafluoridethat are transparent to solar (shortwave) radiation but opaque to long-wave (infrared) radiation,
thus preventing long-wave radiant energy from leaving
Earth's atmosphere. The net effect is a trapping of absorbed
radiation and a tendency to warm the planet's surface.
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions account for about
98 percent of U.S. CO2 emissions. The vast majority of CO2
emissions come from fossil fuel combustion, with smaller
amounts from the nonfuel use of fossil fuels, as well as from
electricity generation using geothermal energy and nonbiomass waste. Other sources of CO2 emissions include
industrial processes, such as cement and limestone production. Data in the U.S. Energy Information Administrations
(EIA) Monthly Energy Review (MER) Tables 12.112.6 are
estimates for U.S. CO2 emissions from energy consumption,
including the nonfuel use of fossil fuels (excluded are estimates for CO2 emissions from biomass energy consumption,
which appear in Table 12.7).
For annual U.S. estimates for emissions of CO2 from all
sources, as well as for emissions of other greenhouse gases,
see EIAs Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Report at
http://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/ghg_report/.
Note 2. Accounting for Carbon Dioxide Emissions From
Biomass Energy Combustion. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions from the combustion of biomass to produce
energy are excluded from the energy-related CO2 emissions
reported in MER Tables 12.112.6, but appear in Table
12.7. According to current international convention (see the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes 2006 IPCC
Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories),
carbon released through biomass combustion is excluded
from reported energy-related emissions. The release of
carbon from biomass combustion is assumed to be balanced
by the uptake of carbon when the feedstock is grown, resulting
in zero net emissions over some period of time. (This is not to
say that biomass energy is carbon-neutral. Energy inputs are
required in order to grow, fertilize, and harvest the feedstock
and to produce and process the biomass into fuels.)
However, analysts have debated whether increased use of
biomass energy may result in a decline in terrestrial carbon
stocks, leading to a net positive release of carbon rather than
the zero net release assumed by its exclusion from reported
energy-related emissions. For example, the clearing of
forests for biofuel crops could result in an initial release of
carbon that is not fully recaptured in subsequent use of the
land for agriculture.
To reflect the potential net emissions, the international
convention for greenhouse gas inventories is to report

biomass emissions in the category agriculture, forestry, and


other land use, usually based on estimates of net changes in
carbon stocks over time.
This indirect accounting of CO2 emissions from biomass can
potentially lead to confusion in accounting for and understanding the flow of CO2 emissions within energy and nonenergy systems. In recognition of this issue, reporting of
CO2 emissions from biomass combustion alongside other
energy-related CO2 emissions offers an alternative accounting treatment. It is important, however, to avoid misinterpreting emissions from fossil energy and biomass energy
sources as necessarily additive. Instead, the combined total
of direct CO2 emissions from biomass and energy-related
CO2 emissions implicitly assumes that none of the carbon
emitted was previously or subsequently reabsorbed in terrestrial sinks or that other emissions sources offset any such
sequestration.

Section 12 Methodology and Sources


To estimate carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption for the Monthly Energy Review (MER), Tables 12.112.7,
the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) uses the
following methodology and sources:
Step 1. Determine Fuel Consumption
CoalCoal sectoral (residential, commercial, coke plants,
other industrial, transportation, electric power) consumption
data in thousand short tons are from MER Table 6.2. Coal
sectoral consumption data are converted to trillion Btu by
multiplying by the coal heat content factors in MER Table
A5.
Coal Coke Net ImportsCoal coke net imports data in trillion Btu are derived from coal coke imports and exports data
in MER Tables 1.4a and 1.4b.
Natural Gas (excluding supplemental gaseous fuels)Natural gas sectoral consumption data in trillion Btu are from
MER Tables 2.22.6.
PetroleumTotal and sectoral consumption (product
supplied) data in thousand barrels per day for asphalt and
road oil, aviation gasoline, distillate fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gases (LPG), lubricants, motor
gasoline, petroleum coke, and residual fuel oil are from
MER Tables 3.5 and 3.7a3.7c. For the component products of LPG (ethane/ethylene, propane/propylene, normal
butane/butylene, and isobutane/isobutylene) and other
petroleum (aviation gasoline blending components, crude
oil, motor gasoline blending components, naphthas for
petrochemical feedstock use, other oils for petrochemical
feedstock use, pentanes plus, special naphthas, still gas,
unfinished oils, waxes, and miscellaneous petroleum products), consumption (product supplied) data in thousand
barrels per day are from EIAs Petroleum Supply Annual
(PSA), Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM), and earlier

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169

publications (see sources for MER Table 3.5). Petroleum


consumption data by product are converted to trillion Btu by
multiplying by the petroleum heat content factors in MER
Table A1 (Table A3 for motor gasoline).
BiomassSectoral consumption data in trillion Btu for
wood, biomass waste, fuel ethanol (minus denaturant), and
biodiesel are from MER Tables 10.2a10.2c.
Step 2. Remove Biofuels From Petroleum
Distillate Fuel OilBeginning in 2009, the distillate fuel
oil data (for total and transportation sector) in Step 1
include biodiesel, a non-fossil renewable fuel. To remove
the biodiesel portion from distillate fuel oil, data in thousand barrels per day for refinery and blender net inputs of
renewable diesel fuel (from the PSA/PSM) are converted
to trillion Btu by multiplying by the biodiesel heat content
factor in MER Table A3, and then subtracted from the
distillate fuel oil consumption values.
Motor GasolineBeginning in 1993, the motor gasoline
data (for total, commercial sector, industrial sector, and
transportation sector) in Step 1 include fuel ethanol, a nonfossil renewable fuel. To remove the fuel ethanol portion
from motor gasoline, data in trillion Btu for fuel ethanol
consumption (from MER Tables 10.2a, 10.2b, and 10.3)
are subtracted from the motor gasoline consumption
values. (Note that about 2 percent of fuel ethanol is fossilbased petroleum denaturant, to make the fuel ethanol
undrinkable. For 19932008, petroleum denaturant is
double counted in the PSA product supplied statistics, in
both the original product categorye.g., pentanes
plusand also in the finished motor gasoline category; for
this time period for MER Section 12, petroleum denaturant
is removed along with the fuel ethanol from motor gasoline, but left in the original product. Beginning in 2009,
petroleum denaturant is counted only in the PSA/PSM
product supplied statistics for motor gasoline; for this time
period for MER Section 12, petroleum denaturant is left in
motor gasoline.)
Step 3. Remove Carbon Sequestered by Nonfuel Use
The following fuels have industrial nonfuel uses as chemical feedstocks and other products: coal, natural gas, asphalt
and road oil, distillate fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gases
(ethane/ethylene, propane/propylene, normal butane/butylene, and isobutane/isobutylene), lubricants (which have
industrial and transportation nonfuel uses), naphthas for
petrochemical feedstock use, other oils for petrochemical
feedstock use, pentanes plus, petroleum coke, residual fuel
oil, special naphthas, still gas, waxes, and miscellaneous
petroleum products. In the nonfuel use of these fuels, some
of the carbon is sequestered, and is thus subtracted from the
fuel consumption values in Steps 1 and 2.
Estimates of annual nonfuel use and associated carbon
sequestration are developed by EIA using the methodology
170

detailed in Documentation for Emissions of Greenhouse


Gases
in
the
United
States
2008
at
http://www.eia.gov/oiaf/1605/ggrpt/documentation/pdf/0638(2008).pdf.

To obtain monthly estimates of nonfuel use and associated


carbon sequestration, monthly patterns for industrial
consumption and product supplied data series are used. For
coal nonfuel use, the monthly pattern for coke plants coal
consumption from MER Table 6.2 is used. For natural gas,
the monthly pattern for other industrial non-CHP natural gas
consumption from MER Table 4.3 is used. For distillate
fuel oil, petroleum coke, and residual fuel oil, the monthly
patterns for industrial consumption from MER Table 3.7b
are used. For the other petroleum products, the monthly
patterns for product supplied from the PSA and PSM are
used.
Step 4. Determine Carbon Dioxide Emissions From
Energy Consumption
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions data in million metric tons
are calculated by multiplying consumption values in trillion
Btu from Steps 1 and 2 (minus the carbon sequestered in
nonfuel use in Step 3) by the CO2 emissions factors at
http://www.eia.gov/oiaf/1605/ggrpt/excel/CO2_coeffs_09_v2.xls.
Beginning in 2010, the 2009 factors are used.
CoalCO2 emissions for coal are calculated for each sector
(residential, commercial, coke plants, other industrial, transportation, electric power). Total coal emissions are the sum
of the sectoral coal emissions.
Coal Coke Net ImportsCO2 emissions for coal coke net
imports are calculated.
Natural GasCO2 emissions for natural gas are calculated
for each sector (residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, electric power). Total natural gas emissions are the
sum of the sectoral natural gas emissions.
PetroleumCO2 emissions are calculated for each petroleum
product. Total petroleum emissions are the sum of the product
emissions. Total LPG emissions are the sum of the emissions
for the component products (ethane/ethylene, propane/propylene, normal butane/butylene, and isobutane/isobutylene); residential, commercial, and transportation sector LPG emissions
are estimated by multiplying consumption values in trillion
Btu from MER Tables 3.8a and 3.8c by the propane emissions factor; industrial sector LPG emissions are estimated as
total LPG emissions minus emissions by the other sectors.
Geothermal and Non-Biomass WasteAnnual CO2 emissions data for geothermal and non-biomass waste are EIA
estimates based on Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report (and predecessor forms). Monthly estimates
are created by dividing the annual data by the number of
days in the year and then multiplying by the number of
days in the month. (Annual estimates for the current year
are set equal to those of the previous year.)

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BiomassCO2 emissions for wood, biomass waste, fuel


ethanol (minus denaturant), and biodiesel are calculated for
each sector. Total emissions for each biomass fuel are the
sum of the sectoral emissions. The following factors, in
million metric tons CO2 per quadrillion Btu, are used: wood
93.80; biomass waste90.70; fuel ethanol68.44; and
biodiesel73.84. For 19731988, the biomass portion

of waste in MER Tables 10.2a10.2c is estimated as 67


percent; for 19892000, the biomass portion of waste is estimated as 67 percent in 1989 to 58 percent in 2000, based on
the biogenic shares of total municipal solid waste shown in
EIAs Methodolology for Allocating Municipal Solid
Waste to Biogenic and Non-Biogenic Energy, Table 1 at
http://www.eia.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/mswaste/msw.pdf.

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Appendix A
British Thermal Unit Conversion Factors
The thermal conversion factors presented in the following
tables can be used to estimate the heat content in British
thermal units (Btu) of a given amount of energy measured
in physical units, such as barrels or cubic feet. For
example, 10 barrels of asphalt has a heat content of
approximately 66.36 million Btu (10 barrels x 6.636 million
Btu per barrel = 66.36 million Btu).
The heat content rates (i.e., thermal conversion factors)
provided in this section represent the gross (or higher or
upper) energy content of the fuels. Gross heat content rates
are applied in all Btu calculations for the Monthly Energy
Review and are commonly used in energy calculations in
the United States; net (or lower) heat content rates are
typically used in European energy calculations. The difference between the two rates is the amount of energy that is
consumed to vaporize water that is created during the
combustion process. Generally, the difference ranges from
2 percent to 10 percent, depending on the specific fuel and
its hydrogen content. Some fuels, such as unseasoned
wood, can be more than 40 percent different in their gross

and net heat content rates.


See Heat Content and
British Thermal Unit (Btu) in the Glossary for more
information.
Thermal conversion factors for hydrocarbon mixes (Table
A1) are weighted averages of the thermal conversion factors
for each hydrocarbon included in the mix. For example, in
calculating the thermal conversion factor for a 60-40 butanepropane mixture, the thermal conversion factor for butane is
weighted 1.5 times the thermal conversion factor for
propane.
In general, the annual thermal conversion factors presented
in Tables A2 through A6 are computed from final annual
data or from the best available data and labeled preliminary. Often, the previous years factor is used as a
preliminary value until data become available to calculate
the factor appropriate to the year. The source of each factor
is described in the section entitled Thermal Conversion
Factor Source Documentation, which follows Table A6 in
this appendix.

Table A1. Approximate Heat Content of Petroleum Products


(Million Btu per Barrel)
Petroleum Product
Asphalt
Aviation Gasoline
Butane
Butane-Propane Mixturea
Distillate Fuel Oilb
Ethane
Ethane-Propane Mixturec
Isobutane
Jet Fuel, Kerosene Type
Jet Fuel, Naphtha Type
Kerosene
Lubricants
Motor Gasolined
Conventional
Reformulated
Oxygenated
Natural Gasoline and Isopentane

Heat Content
6.636
5.048
4.326
4.130
5.825
3.082
3.308
3.974
5.670
5.355
5.670
6.065
5.253
5.150
5.150
4.620

Petroleum Product
Pentanes Plus
Petrochemical Feedstocks
Naptha Less Than 401F
Other Oils Equal to or Greater Than 401F
Still Gas
Petroleum Coke
Plant Condensate
Propane
Residual Fuel Oil
Road Oil
Special Naphthas
Still Gas
Unfinished Oils
Unfractionated Stream
Waxes
Miscellaneous

Heat Content
4.620
5.248
5.825
6.000
6.024
5.418
3.836
6.287
6.636
5.248
6.000
5.825
5.418
5.537
5.796

60 percent butane and 40 percent propane.


Does not include biodiesel. See Table A3 for biodiesel heat contents.
c
70 percent ethane and 30 percent propane.
d
See Table A3 for motor gasoline weighted heat contents beginning in 1994, and for fuel ethanol heat contents.
Note: The values in this table are for gross heat contents. See "Heat Content" in Glossary.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#appendices.
Sources: See Thermal Conversion Factor Source Documentation, which follows Table A6.
a
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Table A2. Approximate Heat Content of Petroleum Production, Imports, and Exports
(Million Btu per Barrel)
Production

1973 ................................
1974 ................................
1975 ................................
1976 ................................
1977 ................................
1978 ................................
1979 ................................
1980 ................................
1981 ................................
1982 ................................
1983 ................................
1984 ................................
1985 ................................
1986 ................................
1987 ................................
1988 ................................
1989 ................................
1990 ................................
1991 ................................
1992 ................................
1993 ................................
1994 ................................
1995 ................................
1996 ................................
1997 ................................
1998 ................................
1999 ................................
2000 ................................
2001 ................................
2002 ................................
2003 ................................
2004 ................................
2005 ................................
2006 ................................
2007 ................................
2008 ................................
2009 ................................
2010 ................................
2011P .............................
2012E .............................

Imports

Exports

Crude
Oila

Natural Gas
Plant Liquids

Crude
Oila

Petroleum
Products

Total

Crude
Oila

Petroleum
Products

Total

5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800

4.049
4.011
3.984
3.964
3.941
3.925
3.955
3.914
3.930
3.872
3.839
3.812
3.815
3.797
3.804
3.800
3.826
3.822
3.807
3.804
3.801
3.794
3.796
3.777
3.762
3.769
3.744
3.733
3.735
3.729
3.739
3.724
3.724
3.712
3.701
3.706
3.692
3.674
3.675
3.675

5.817
5.827
5.821
5.808
5.810
5.802
5.810
5.812
5.818
5.826
5.825
5.823
5.832
5.903
5.901
5.900
5.906
5.934
5.948
5.953
5.954
5.950
5.938
5.947
5.954
5.953
5.942
5.959
5.976
5.971
5.970
5.981
5.977
5.980
5.985
5.990
5.988
5.989
6.007
6.007

5.983
5.959
5.935
5.980
5.908
5.955
5.811
5.748
5.659
5.664
5.677
5.613
5.572
5.624
5.599
5.618
5.641
5.614
5.636
5.623
5.620
5.534
5.483
5.468
5.469
5.462
5.421
5.432
5.443
5.451
5.438
5.475
5.474
5.454
5.503
5.479
5.525
5.557
5.555
5.555

5.897
5.884
5.858
5.856
5.834
5.839
5.810
5.796
5.775
5.775
5.774
5.745
5.736
5.808
5.820
5.820
5.833
5.849
5.873
5.877
5.883
5.861
5.855
5.847
5.862
5.861
5.840
5.849
5.862
5.863
5.857
5.863
5.845
5.842
5.862
5.866
5.882
5.894
5.910
5.910

5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800
5.800

5.752
5.773
5.747
5.743
5.796
5.814
5.864
5.841
5.837
5.829
5.800
5.867
5.819
5.839
5.860
5.842
5.869
5.838
5.827
5.774
5.777
5.777
5.740
5.728
5.726
5.710
5.684
5.651
5.751
5.687
5.739
5.753
5.741
5.723
5.749
5.762
5.737
5.670
5.619
5.619

5.752
5.774
5.748
5.745
5.797
5.808
5.832
5.820
5.821
5.820
5.800
5.850
5.814
5.832
5.858
5.840
5.857
5.833
5.823
5.777
5.779
5.779
5.746
5.736
5.734
5.720
5.699
5.658
5.752
5.688
5.740
5.754
5.743
5.724
5.750
5.762
5.738
5.672
5.622
5.622

a Includes lease condensate.


P=Preliminary. E=Estimate.
Note: The values in this table are for gross heat contents. See "Heat Content" in Glossary.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#appendices.
Sources: See "Thermal Conversion Factor Source Documentation," which follows Table A6.

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Table A3.

Approximate Heat Content of Petroleum Consumption and Biofuels Production


(Million Btu per Barrel)
Total Petroleuma Consumption by Sector

Residential
1973 ....................
1974 ....................
1975 ....................
1976 ....................
1977 ....................
1978 ....................
1979 ....................
1980 ....................
1981 ....................
1982 ....................
1983 ....................
1984 ....................
1985 ....................
1986 ....................
1987 ....................
1988 ....................
1989 ....................
1990 ....................
1991 ....................
1992 ....................
1993 ....................
1994 ....................
1995 ....................
1996 ....................
1997 ....................
1998 ....................
1999 ....................
2000 ....................
2001 ....................
2002 ....................
2003 ....................
2004 ....................
2005 ....................
2006 ....................
2007 ....................
2008 ....................
2009 ....................
2010 ....................
2011 ....................
2012 ....................

5.258
5.253
5.253
5.277
5.285
5.287
5.365
5.321
5.283
5.266
5.140
5.307
5.263
5.268
5.239
5.257
5.194
5.145
5.094
5.124
5.102
5.098
5.063
4.998
4.989
4.975
4.902
4.908
4.937
4.886
4.907
4.953
4.916
4.894
4.850
4.732
4.691
4.692
E 4.692
E 4.692

Commercialb
5.689
5.683
5.649
5.672
5.682
5.665
5.717
5.751
5.693
5.698
5.591
5.657
5.598
5.632
5.594
5.597
5.549
5.553
5.528
5.513
b5.505
5.515
5.478
5.433
5.391
5.365
5.291
5.316
5.325
5.293
5.307
5.328
5.364
5.310
5.298
5.175
5.266
5.263
E 5.261
E 5.261

Industrialb
5.557
5.525
5.513
5.523
5.539
5.536
5.409
5.366
5.299
5.247
5.254
5.207
5.199
5.269
5.233
5.228
5.219
5.253
5.167
5.168
b5.178
5.150
5.121
5.114
5.120
5.137
5.092
5.057
5.142
5.093
5.142
5.144
5.178
5.160
5.127
5.149
5.018
4.988
E 4.964
E 4.964

TransElectric
portationb,c Powerd,e
5.396
5.394
5.392
5.396
5.401
5.405
5.429
5.441
5.433
5.423
5.416
5.418
5.423
5.426
5.429
5.433
5.438
5.442
5.441
5.443
b5.436
5.424
5.417
5.420
5.416
5.413
5.413
5.422
5.412
5.411
5.409
5.421
5.427
5.431
5.434
5.426
c5.414
5.421
E 5.425
E 5.425

6.245
6.238
6.250
6.251
6.249
6.251
6.258
6.254
6.258
6.258
6.255
6.251
6.247
6.257
6.249
6.250
d6.240
6.244
6.246
6.238
6.230
6.213
6.188
6.195
6.199
6.210
6.205
6.189
6.199
6.173
6.182
6.192
6.188
6.143
6.151
6.123
6.105
6.084
P 6.062
E 6.062

Totalb,c
5.515
5.504
5.494
5.504
5.518
5.519
5.494
5.479
5.448
5.415
5.406
5.395
5.387
5.418
5.403
5.410
5.410
5.411
5.384
5.378
b5.379
5.361
5.341
5.336
5.336
5.349
5.328
5.326
5.345
5.324
5.340
5.350
5.365
5.353
5.346
5.339
c5.301
5.297
P 5.291
E 5.291

Liquefied
Petroleum
Gases
Consumptionf
3.746
3.730
3.715
3.711
3.677
3.669
3.680
3.674
3.643
3.615
3.614
3.599
3.603
3.640
3.659
3.652
3.683
3.625
3.614
3.624
3.606
3.635
3.623
3.613
3.616
3.614
3.616
3.607
3.614
3.613
3.629
3.618
3.620
3.605
3.591
3.600
3.558
3.557
P 3.529
E 3.529

Motor
Gasoline
Consumptiong
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.253
5.230
5.215
5.216
5.213
5.212
5.211
5.210
5.210
5.208
5.207
5.215
5.218
5.218
5.219
5.218
5.218
5.218
P 5.218
E 5.218

Fuel
Ethanolh
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.563
3.561
P 3.560
E 3.560

Fuel
Ethanol
Feedstock
Factori

Biodiesel

Biodiesel
Feedstock
Factorj

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
6.586
6.562
6.539
6.515
6.492
6.469
6.446
6.423
6.400
6.377
6.355
6.332
6.309
6.287
6.264
6.242
6.220
6.198
6.176
6.167
6.159
6.151
6.143
6.116
6.089
6.063
6.036
6.009
5.983
5.957
5.931
5.905
5.880

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.359
5.359
5.359
5.359
5.359
5.359
5.359
5.359
5.359
5.359
5.359
5.359

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.433
5.433
5.433
5.433
5.433
5.433
5.433
5.433
5.433
5.433
5.433
5.433

a Petroleum products supplied, including natural gas plant liquids and crude oil burned directly as fuel. Quantity-weighted averages of the petroleum products included in
each category are calculated by using heat content values shown in Table A1.
b Beginning in 1993, includes fuel ethanol blended into motor gasoline.
c Beginning in 2009, includes renewable diesel fuel (including biodiesel) blended into distillate fuel oil.
d Electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the
public. Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only; beginning in 1989, data are for electric utilities and independent power producers.
e Electric power sector factors are weighted average heat contents for distillate fuel oil, petroleum coke, and residual fuel oil; they exclude other liquids.
f Quantity-weighted averages of the major components of liquefied petroleum gases are calculated by using heat content values shown in Table A1.
g There is a discontinuity in this time series between 1993 and 1994; beginning in 1994, the single constant factor is replaced by a quantity-weighted
factorquantity-weighted averages of the major components of motor gasoline, including fuel ethanol, are calculated by using heat content values shown in Table A1.
h Includes denaturant (petroleum added to ethanol to make it undrinkable). Fuel ethanol factors are weighted average heat contents for undenatured ethanol (3.539
million Btu per barrel), pentanes plus used as denaturant (4.620 million Btu per barrel), and conventional motor gasoline and motor gasoline blending components used as
denaturant (5.253 million Btu per barrel). The factor for 2009 is used as the estimated factor for 1980-2008.
i Corn input to the production of undenatured ethanol (million Btu corn per barrel undenatured ethanol), used as the factor to estimate total biomass inputs to the
production of undenatured ethanol. Observed ethanol yields (gallons undenatured ethanol per bushel of corn) are 2.5 in 1980, 2.666 in 1998, 2.68 in 2002, and 2.764 in
2009; yields in other years are estimated. Corn is assumed to have a gross heat content of 0.392 million Btu per bushel. Undenatured ethanol is assumed to have a gross
heat content of 3.539 million Btu per barrel.
j Soybean oil input to the production of biodiesel (million Btu soybean oil per barrel biodiesel), used as the factor to estimate total biomass inputs to the production of
biodiesel. It is assumed that 7.65 pounds of soybean oil are needed to produce one gallon of biodiesel, and 5.433 million Btu of soybean oil are needed to produce one
barrel of biodiesel. Soybean oil is assumed to have a gross heat content of 16,909 Btu per pound, or 5.483 million Btu per barrel. Biodiesel is assumed to have a gross heat
content of 17,253 Btu per pound, or 5.359 million Btu per barrel.
P=Preliminary. E=Estimate. NA=Not available.
Note: The heat content values in this table are for gross heat contents. See "Heat Content" in Glossary.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#appendices.
Sources: See "Thermal Conversion Factor Source Documentation," which follows Table A6.

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Table A4. Approximate Heat Content of Natural Gas


(Btu per Cubic Foot)
Consumptiona

Production

Marketed
1973 ............................
1974 ............................
1975 ............................
1976 ............................
1977 ............................
1978 ............................
1979 ............................
1980 ............................
1981 ............................
1982 ............................
1983 ............................
1984 ............................
1985 ............................
1986 ............................
1987 ............................
1988 ............................
1989 ............................
1990 ............................
1991 ............................
1992 ............................
1993 ............................
1994 ............................
1995 ............................
1996 ............................
1997 ............................
1998 ............................
1999 ............................
2000 ............................
2001 ............................
2002 ............................
2003 ............................
2004 ............................
2005 ............................
2006 ............................
2007 ............................
2008 ............................
2009 ............................
2010 ............................
2011 ............................
2012 ............................

1,093
1,097
1,095
1,093
1,093
1,088
1,092
1,098
1,103
1,107
1,115
1,109
1,112
1,110
1,112
1,109
1,107
1,105
1,108
1,110
1,106
1,105
1,106
1,109
1,107
1,109
1,107
1,107
1,105
1,103
1,103
1,104
1,104
1,103
1,102
1,100
1,101
1,097
E 1,097
E 1,097

Dry
1,021
1,024
1,021
1,020
1,021
1,019
1,021
1,026
1,027
1,028
1,031
1,031
1,032
1,030
1,031
1,029
1,031
1,029
1,030
1,030
1,027
1,028
1,026
1,026
1,026
1,031
1,027
1,025
1,028
1,024
1,028
1,026
1,028
1,028
1,027
1,027
1,025
1,023
RE 1,022
E 1,022

End-Use
Sectorsb
1,020
1,024
1,020
1,019
1,019
1,016
1,018
1,024
1,025
1,026
1,031
1,030
1,031
1,029
1,031
1,029
1,031
1,030
1,031
1,031
1,028
1,029
1,027
1,027
1,027
1,033
1,028
1,026
1,029
1,025
1,029
1,026
1,028
1,028
1,027
1,027
1,025
1,023
E 1,023
E 1,023

Electric Power
Sectorc
1,024
1,022
1,026
1,023
1,029
1,034
1,035
1,035
1,035
1,036
1,030
1,035
1,038
1,034
1,032
1,028
c1,028
1,027
1,025
1,025
1,025
1,025
1,021
1,020
1,020
1,024
1,022
1,021
1,026
1,020
1,025
1,027
1,028
1,028
1,027
1,027
1,025
1,022
RP 1,021
E 1,021

Total
1,021
1,024
1,021
1,020
1,021
1,019
1,021
1,026
1,027
1,028
1,031
1,031
1,032
1,030
1,031
1,029
1,031
1,029
1,030
1,030
1,027
1,028
1,026
1,026
1,026
1,031
1,027
1,025
1,028
1,024
1,028
1,026
1,028
1,028
1,027
1,027
1,025
1,023
RE 1,022
E 1,022

Imports

Exports

1,026
1,027
1,026
1,025
1,026
1,030
1,037
1,022
1,014
1,018
1,024
1,005
1,002
997
999
1,002
1,004
1,012
1,014
1,011
1,020
1,022
1,021
1,022
1,023
1,023
1,022
1,023
1,023
1,022
1,025
1,025
1,025
1,025
1,025
1,025
1,025
1,025
E 1,025
E 1,025

1,023
1,016
1,014
1,013
1,013
1,013
1,013
1,013
1,011
1,011
1,010
1,010
1,011
1,008
1,011
1,018
1,019
1,018
1,022
1,018
1,016
1,011
1,011
1,011
1,011
1,011
1,006
1,006
1,010
1,008
1,009
1,009
1,009
1,009
1,009
1,009
1,009
1,009
E 1,009
E 1,009

a Consumption factors are for natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels.
b Residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation sectors.
c Electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the

public. Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only; beginning in 1989, data are for electric utilities and independent power producers.
R=Revised. P=Preliminary. E=Estimate.
Note: The values in this table are for gross heat contents. See "Heat Content" in Glossary.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#appendices.
Sources: See "Thermal Conversion Factor Source Documentation," which follows Table A6.

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Table A5. Approximate Heat Content of Coal and Coal Coke


(Million Btu per Short Ton)
Coal

Coal Coke

Consumption

1973 ........................
1974 ........................
1975 ........................
1976 ........................
1977 ........................
1978 ........................
1979 ........................
1980 ........................
1981 ........................
1982 ........................
1983 ........................
1984 ........................
1985 ........................
1986 ........................
1987 ........................
1988 ........................
1989 ........................
1990 ........................
1991 ........................
1992 ........................
1993 ........................
1994 ........................
1995 ........................
1996 ........................
1997 ........................
1998 ........................
1999 ........................
2000 ........................
2001 ........................
2002 ........................
2003 ........................
2004 ........................
2005 ........................
2006 ........................
2007 ........................
2008 ........................
2009 .......................
2010P .....................
2011E .....................
2012E .....................

Productiona

Waste
Coal
Suppliedb

Residential
and
Commercial
Sectors

Industrial Sector

Coke Plants

23.376
23.072
22.897
22.855
22.597
22.248
22.454
22.415
22.308
22.239
22.052
22.010
21.870
21.913
21.922
21.823
21.765
21.822
21.681
21.682
21.418
21.394
21.326
21.322
21.296
21.418
21.070
21.072
a20.772
20.673
20.499
20.424
20.348
20.310
20.340
20.208
19.969
20.192
20.192
20.192

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
b10.391
9.303
10.758
10.396
10.638
11.097
11.722
12.147
12.158
12.639
12.552
12.360
12.169
12.165
12.360
12.266
12.093
12.080
12.090
12.121
11.862
11.755
11.755
11.755

22.831
22.479
22.261
22.774
22.919
22.466
22.242
22.543
22.474
22.695
22.775
22.844
22.646
22.947
23.404
23.571
23.650
23.137
23.114
23.105
22.994
23.112
23.118
23.011
22.494
21.620
23.880
25.020
24.909
22.962
22.242
22.324
22.342
22.066
22.069
21.887
22.059
21.254
21.254
21.254

26.780
26.778
26.782
26.781
26.787
26.789
26.788
26.790
26.794
26.797
26.798
26.799
26.798
26.798
26.799
26.799
26.800
26.799
26.799
26.799
26.800
26.800
26.800
26.800
26.800
27.426
27.426
27.426
27.426
27.426
27.425
27.426
26.279
26.271
26.329
26.281
26.334
26.296
26.296
26.296

Otherc

Electric
Power
Sectord,e

Total

Imports

Exports

Imports
and
Exports

22.586
22.419
22.436
22.530
22.322
22.207
22.452
22.690
22.585
22.712
22.691
22.543
22.020
22.198
22.381
22.360
22.347
22.457
22.460
22.250
22.123
22.068
21.950
22.105
22.172
23.164
22.489
22.433
22.622
22.562
22.468
22.473
22.178
22.050
22.371
22.348
21.893
21.909
21.909
21.909

22.246
21.781
21.642
21.679
21.508
21.275
21.364
21.295
21.085
21.194
21.133
21.101
20.959
21.084
21.136
20.900
d20.898
20.779
20.730
20.709
20.677
20.589
20.543
20.547
20.518
20.516
20.490
20.511
20.337
20.238
20.082
19.980
19.988
19.931
19.909
19.713
19.521
19.612
19.612
19.612

23.057
22.677
22.506
22.498
22.265
22.017
22.100
21.947
21.713
21.674
21.576
21.573
21.366
21.462
21.517
21.328
21.307
21.197
21.120
21.068
21.010
20.929
20.880
20.870
20.830
20.881
20.818
20.828
20.671
20.541
20.387
20.290
20.246
20.181
20.168
19.977
19.742
19.858
19.858
19.858

25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000

26.596
26.700
26.562
26.601
26.548
26.478
26.548
26.384
26.160
26.223
26.291
26.402
26.307
26.292
26.291
26.299
26.160
26.202
26.188
26.161
26.335
26.329
26.180
26.174
26.251
26.800
26.081
26.117
25.998
26.062
25.972
26.108
25.494
25.453
25.466
25.399
25.633
25.713
25.713
25.713

24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800
24.800

a Beginning in 2001, includes a small amount of refuse recovery (coal recaptured from a refuse mine, and cleaned to reduce the concentration of noncombustible
materials).
b Waste coal (including fine coal, coal obtained from a refuse bank or slurry dam, anthracite culm, bituminous gob, and lignite waste) consumed by the electric power and
industrial sectors. Beginning in 1989, waste coal supplied is counted as a supply-side item to balance the same amount of waste coal included in "Consumption."
c Includes transportation. Excludes coal synfuel plants.
d Electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the
public. Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only; beginning in 1989, data are for electric utilities and independent power producers.
e Electric power sector factors are for anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and, beginning in 1998, coal synfuel.
P=Preliminary. E=Estimate. NA=Not available.
Note: The values in this table are for gross heat contents. See "Heat Content" in Glossary.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#appendices.
Sources: See "Thermal Conversion Factor Source Documentation," which follows Table A6.

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Table A6. Approximate Heat Rates for Electricity, and Heat Content of Electricity
(Btu per Kilowatthour)
Approximate Heat Ratesa for Electricity Net Generation
Fossil Fuelsb
Coalc
1973 ..............................
1974 ..............................
1975 ..............................
1976 ..............................
1977 ..............................
1978 ..............................
1979 ..............................
1980 ..............................
1981 ..............................
1982 ..............................
1983 ..............................
1984 ..............................
1985 ..............................
1986 ..............................
1987 ..............................
1988 ..............................
1989 ..............................
1990 ..............................
1991 ..............................
1992 ..............................
1993 ..............................
1994 ..............................
1995 ..............................
1996 ..............................
1997 ..............................
1998 ..............................
1999 ..............................
2000 ..............................
2001 ..............................
2002 ..............................
2003 ..............................
2004 ..............................
2005 ..............................
2006 ..............................
2007 ..............................
2008 ..............................
2009 ..............................
2010 ..............................
2011 ..............................
2012 ..............................

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
10,378
10,314
10,297
10,331
10,373
10,351
10,375
10,378
10,414
10,415
E 10,415
E 10,415

Petroleumd
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
10,742
10,641
10,610
10,571
10,631
10,809
10,794
11,015
10,923
10,984
E 10,984
E 10,984

Natural
Gase

Total
Fossil Fuelsf,g

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
10,051
9,533
9,207
8,647
8,551
8,471
8,403
8,305
8,160
8,185
E 8,185
E 8,185

10,389
10,442
10,406
10,373
10,435
10,361
10,353
10,388
10,453
10,454
10,520
10,440
10,447
10,446
10,419
10,324
10,432
10,402
10,436
10,342
10,309
10,316
10,312
10,340
10,213
10,197
10,226
10,201
b10,333
10,173
10,241
10,022
9,999
9,919
9,884
9,854
9,760
9,756
E 9,756
E 9,756

Nuclearh
10,903
11,161
11,013
11,047
10,769
10,941
10,879
10,908
11,030
11,073
10,905
10,843
10,622
10,579
10,442
10,602
10,583
10,582
10,484
10,471
10,504
10,452
10,507
10,503
10,494
10,491
10,450
10,429
10,443
10,442
10,421
10,427
10,436
10,436
10,485
10,453
10,460
10,452
E 10,452
E 10,452

Noncombustible
Renewable
Energyg,i

Heat Contentj of
Electricityk

10,389
10,442
10,406
10,373
10,435
10,361
10,353
10,388
10,453
10,454
10,520
10,440
10,447
10,446
10,419
10,324
10,432
10,402
10,436
10,342
10,309
10,316
10,312
10,340
10,213
10,197
10,226
10,201
10,333
10,173
10,241
10,022
9,999
9,919
9,884
9,854
9,760
9,756
E 9,756
E 9,756

3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412
3,412

a The values in columns 1-6 of this table are for net heat rates. See "Heat Rate" in Glossary.
b Through 2000, heat rates are for fossil-fueled steam-electric plants at electric utilities. Beginning in 2001, heat rates are for all fossil-fueled plants at electric utilities and

electricity-only independent power producers.


c Includes anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, and, beginning in 2002, waste coal and coal synfuel.
d Includes distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, petroleum coke, and waste oil.
e Includes natural gas and supplemental gaseous fuels.
f Includes coal, petroleum, natural gas, and, beginning in 2001, other gases (blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil
fuels).
g The fossil-fuels heat rate is used as the thermal conversion factor for electricity net generation from noncombustible renewable energy (hydro, geothermal, solar
thermal, photovoltaic, and wind) to approximate the quantity of fossil fuels replaced by these sources. Through 2000, also used as the thermal conversion factor for wood
and waste electricity net generation at electric utilities; beginning in 2001, Btu data for wood and waste at electric utilities are available from surveys.
h Used as the thermal conversion factor for nuclear electricity net generation.
i Technology-based geothermal heat rates are no longer used in Btu calculations in this report. For technology-based geothermal heat rates for 19602010, see the
Annual Energy Review 2010, Table A6.
j See "Heat Content" in Glossary.
k The value of 3,412 Btu per kilowatthour is a constant. It is used as the thermal conversion factor for electricity retail sales, and electricity imports and exports.
E=Estimate. NA=Not Available.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#appendices.
Sources: See "Thermal Conversion Factor Source Documentation," which follows this table.

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Thermal Conversion Factor


Source Documentation

Ethane-Propane Mixture. EIA calculation of 3.308


million Btu per barrel based on an assumed mixture of 70
percent ethane and 30 percent propane. See Ethane and
Propane.

Approximate Heat Content of Petroleum and Natural Gas Plant Liquids

Isobutane. EIA adopted the Bureau of Mines thermal


conversion factor of 3.974 million Btu per barrel as
published in the California Oil World and Petroleum
Industry, First Issue, April 1942.

Asphalt. The U.S. Energy Information Administration


(EIA) adopted the thermal conversion factor of 6.636
million British thermal units (Btu) per barrel as estimated
by the Bureau of Mines and first published in the Petroleum Statement, Annual, 1956.
Aviation Gasoline. EIA adopted the thermal conversion
factor of 5.048 million Btu per barrel as adopted by the
Bureau of Mines from the Texas Eastern Transmission
Corporation publication Competition and Growth in American Energy Markets 19471985, a 1968 release of historical and projected statistics.
Butane. EIA adopted the Bureau of Mines thermal conversion factor of 4.326 million Btu per barrel as published in
the California Oil World and Petroleum Industry, First
Issue, April 1942.
Butane-Propane Mixture. EIA adopted the Bureau of
Mines calculation of 4.130 million Btu per barrel based on
an assumed mixture of 60 percent butane and 40 percent
propane. See Butane and Propane.
Crude Oil Exports. Assumed by EIA to be 5.800 million
Btu per barrel or equal to the thermal conversion factor for
crude oil produced in the United States. See Crude Oil
Production.
Crude Oil Imports. Calculated annually by EIA as the
average of the thermal conversion factors for each type of
crude oil imported weighted by the quantities imported.
Thermal conversion factors for each type were calculated
on a foreign country basis, by determining the average
American Petroleum Institute (API) gravity of crude oil
imported from each foreign country from Form ERA-60 in
1977 and converting average API gravity to average Btu
content by using National Bureau of Standards, Miscellaneous Publication No. 97, Thermal Properties of Petroleum
Products, 1933.
Crude Oil Production. EIA adopted the thermal conversion factor of 5.800 million Btu per barrel as reported in a
Bureau of Mines internal memorandum, Bureau of Mines
Standard Average Heating Values of Various Fuels,
Adopted January 3, 1950.
Distillate Fuel Oil. EIA adopted the Bureau of Mines
thermal conversion factor of 5.825 million Btu per barrel as
reported in a Bureau of Mines internal memorandum,
Bureau of Mines Standard Average Heating Values of
Various Fuels, Adopted January 3, 1950.
Ethane. EIA adopted the Bureau of Mines thermal conversion factor of 3.082 million Btu per barrel as published in
the California Oil World and Petroleum Industry, First
Issue, April 1942.

Jet Fuel, Kerosene-Type. EIA adopted the Bureau of


Mines thermal conversion factor of 5.670 million Btu per
barrel for Jet Fuel, Commercial as published by the Texas
Eastern Transmission Corporation in the report Competition and Growth in American Energy Markets 19471985,
a 1968 release of historical and projected statistics.
Jet Fuel, Naphtha-Type. EIA adopted the Bureau of
Mines thermal conversion factor of 5.355 million Btu per
barrel for Jet Fuel, Military as published by the Texas
Eastern Transmission Corporation in the report Competition and Growth in American Energy Markets 19471985,
a 1968 release of historical and projected statistics.
Kerosene. EIA adopted the Bureau of Mines thermal
conversion factor of 5.670 million Btu per barrel as
reported in a Bureau of Mines internal memorandum,
Bureau of Mines Standard Average Heating Values of
Various Fuels, Adopted January 3, 1950.
Liquefied Petroleum Gases Consumption. Calculated
annually by EIA as the average of the thermal conversion
factors for all liquefied petroleum gases consumed (see
Table A1) weighted by the quantities consumed. The
component products of liquefied petroleum gases are
ethane (including ethylene), propane (including propylene),
normal butane (including butylene), butane-propane
mixtures, ethane-propane mixtures, and isobutane. For
19731980, quantities consumed are from EIA, Energy
Data Reports, Petroleum Statement, Annual, Table 1.
For 1981 forward, quantities consumed are from EIA,
Petroleum Supply Annual, Table 2.
Lubricants. EIA adopted the thermal conversion factor of
6.065 million Btu per barrel as estimated by the Bureau of
Mines and first published in the Petroleum Statement,
Annual, 1956.
Miscellaneous Products. EIA adopted the thermal conversion factor of 5.796 million Btu per barrel as estimated by
the Bureau of Mines and first published in the Petroleum
Statement, Annual, 1956.
Motor Gasoline Consumption.
19731993: EIA
adopted the Bureau of Mines thermal conversion factor of
5.253 million Btu per barrel for Gasoline, Motor Fuel as
published by the Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation
in Appendix V of Competition and Growth in American
Energy Markets 19471985, a 1968 release of historical
and projected statistics. 1994 forward: EIA calculated
national annual quantity-weighted average conversion
factors for conventional, reformulated, and oxygenated
motor gasolines (see Table A3). The factor for conventional
motor gasoline is 5.253 million Btu per barrel, as used for

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previous years. The factors for reformulated and oxygenated gasolines, both currently 5.150 million Btu per barrel,
are based on data published in Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Mobile Sources, National Vehicle and
Fuel Emissions Laboratory report EPA 420-F-95-003,
Fuel Economy Impact Analysis of Reformulated
Gasoline. See Fuel Ethanol (Denatured).
Natural Gas Plant Liquids Production. Calculated
annually by EIA as the average of the thermal conversion
factors for each natural gas plant liquid produced weighted
by the quantities produced.
Natural Gasoline. EIA adopted the thermal conversion
factor of 4.620 million Btu per barrel as estimated by the
Bureau of Mines and first published in the Petroleum Statement, Annual, 1956.
Pentanes Plus. EIA assumed the thermal conversion factor
to be 4.620 million Btu or equal to that for natural gasoline.
See Natural Gasoline.

conversion factors for all petroleum products consumed by


the electric power sector weighted by the quantities
consumed by the electric power sector. Data are from Form
EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report, and predecessor forms.
Petroleum Consumption, Industrial Sector. Calculated
annually by EIA as the average of the thermal conversion
factors for all petroleum products consumed by the industrial sector weighted by the estimated quantities consumed
by the industrial sector. The quantities of petroleum
products consumed by the industrial sector are estimated in
the State Energy Data Systemsee documentation at
http://www.eia.gov/states/sep_use/notes/use_petrol.pdf.

Petroleum Consumption, Residential Sector. Calculated


annually by EIA as the average of the thermal conversion
factors for all petroleum products consumed by the residential sector weighted by the estimated quantities consumed
by the residential sector. The quantities of petroleum
products consumed by the residential sector are estimated in
the State Energy Data Systemsee documentation at
http://www.eia.gov/states/sep_use/notes/use_petrol.pdf.

Petrochemical Feedstocks, Naphtha less than 401 F.


Assumed by EIA to be 5.248 million Btu per barrel, equal
to the thermal conversion factor for special naphthas. See
Special Naphthas.
Petrochemical Feedstocks, Other Oils equal to or
greater than 401 F. Assumed by EIA to be 5.825 million
Btu per barrel, equal to the thermal conversion factor for
distillate fuel oil. See Distillate Fuel Oil.
Petrochemical Feedstocks, Still Gas. Assumed by EIA to
be 6.000 million Btu per barrel, equal to the thermal
conversion factor for still gas. See Still Gas.
Petroleum Coke. EIA adopted the thermal conversion
factor of 6.024 million Btu per barrel as reported in Btu per
short ton in the Bureau of Mines internal memorandum,
Bureau of Mines Standard Average Heating Values of
Various Fuels, Adopted January 3, 1950. The Bureau of
Mines calculated this factor by dividing 30.120 million Btu
per short ton, as given in the referenced Bureau of Mines
internal memorandum, by 5.0 barrels per short ton, as given in
the Bureau of Mines Form 6-1300-M and successor EIA
forms.
Petroleum Consumption, Commercial Sector. Calculated
annually by EIA as the average of the thermal conversion
factors for all petroleum products consumed by the
commercial sector weighted by the estimated quantities
consumed by the commercial sector. The quantities of
petroleum products consumed by the commercial sector
are estimated in the State Energy Data Systemsee
documentation at

Petroleum Consumption, Total. Calculated annually by


EIA as the average of the thermal conversion factors for all
petroleum products consumed weighted by the quantities
consumed.
Petroleum Consumption, Transportation Sector. Calculated annually by EIA as the average of the thermal conversion factors for all petroleum products consumed by the
transportation sector weighted by the estimated quantities
consumed by the transportation sector. The quantities of
petroleum products consumed by the transportation sector
are estimated in the State Energy Data Systemsee
documentation at
http://www.eia.gov/states/sep_use/notes/use_petrol.pdf.

Petroleum Products Exports. Calculated annually by EIA


as the average of the thermal conversion factors for each
petroleum product exported weighted by the quantities
exported.
Petroleum Products Imports. Calculated annually by EIA
as the average of the thermal conversion factors for each
petroleum product imported weighted by the quantities
imported.
Plant Condensate. Estimated to be 5.418 million Btu per
barrel by EIA from data provided by McClanahan Consultants, Inc., Houston, Texas.

http://www.eia.gov/states/sep_use/notes/use_petrol.pdf.

Propane. EIA adopted the Bureau of Mines thermal


conversion factor of 3.836 million Btu per barrel as
published in the California Oil World and Petroleum Industry, First Issue, April 1942.

Petroleum Consumption, Electric Power Sector. Calculated annually by EIA as the average of the thermal

Residual Fuel Oil. EIA adopted the thermal conversion


factor of 6.287 million Btu per barrel as reported in the

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Bureau of Mines internal memorandum, Bureau of Mines


Standard Average Heating Values of Various Fuels,
Adopted January 3, 1950.
Road Oil. EIA adopted the Bureau of Mines thermal
conversion factor of 6.636 million Btu per barrel, which
was assumed to be equal to that of asphalt (see Asphalt)
and was first published by the Bureau of Mines in the
Petroleum Statement, Annual, 1970.
Special Naphthas. EIA adopted the Bureau of Mines
thermal conversion factor of 5.248 million Btu per barrel,
which was assumed to be equal to that of the total gasoline
(aviation and motor) factor and was first published in the
Petroleum Statement, Annual, 1970.
Still Gas. EIA adopted the Bureau of Mines estimated
thermal conversion factor of 6.000 million Btu per barrel,
first published in the Petroleum Statement, Annual, 1970.
Total Petroleum Exports. Calculated annually by EIA as
the average of the thermal conversion factors for crude oil
and each petroleum product exported weighted by the
quantities exported. See Crude Oil Exports and Petroleum Products Exports.
Total Petroleum Imports. Calculated annually by EIA as
the average of the thermal conversion factors for each type
of crude oil and petroleum product imported weighted by
the quantities imported. See Crude Oil Imports and Petroleum Products Imports.
Unfinished Oils. EIA assumed the thermal conversion
factor to be 5.825 million Btu per barrel or equal to that for
distillate fuel oil (see Distillate Fuel Oil) and first
published it in EIAs Annual Report to Congress, Volume
3, 1977.
Unfractionated Stream. EIA assumed the thermal conversion factor to be 5.418 million Btu per barrel or equal to
that for plant condensate (see Plant Condensate) and first
published it in EIAs Annual Report to Congress, Volume
2, 1981.
Waxes. EIA adopted the thermal conversion factor of
5.537 million Btu per barrel as estimated by the Bureau
of Mines and first published in the Petroleum Statement,
Annual, 1956.

Approximate Heat Content of Biofuels


Biodiesel. EIA estimated the thermal conversion factor for
biodiesel to be 5.359 million Btu per barrel, or 17,253 Btu
per pound.
Biodiesel Feedstock. EIA used soybean oil input to the
production of biodiesel (million Btu soybean oil per barrel
biodiesel) as the factor to estimate total biomass inputs to
the production of biodiesel. EIA assumed that 7.65 pounds

of soybean oil are needed to produce one gallon of biodiesel, and 5.433 million Btu of soybean oil are needed to
produce one barrel of biodiesel. EIA also assumed that
soybean oil has a gross heat content of 16,909 Btu per
pound, or 5.483 million Btu per barrel.
Ethanol (Undenatured).
EIA adopted the thermal
conversion factor of 3.539 million Btu per barrel
published in Oxygenate Flexibility for Future Fuels, a
paper presented by William J. Piel of the ARCO Chemical Company at the National Conference on Reformulated
Gasolines and Clean Air Act Implementation, Washington,
D.C., October 1991.
Fuel Ethanol (Denatured). 19812008: EIA used the
2009 factor. 2009 forward: Calculated by EIA as the
annual quantity-weighted average of the thermal conversion factors for undenatured ethanol (3.539 million Btu
per barrel), pentanes plus used as denaturant (4.620
million Btu per barrel), and conventional motor gasoline
and motor gasoline blending components used as denaturant (5.253 million Btu per barrel). The quantity of
ethanol consumed is from EIAs Petroleum Supply
Annual (PSA) and Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM),
Table 1, data for renewable fuels and oxygenate plant net
production of fuel ethanol. The quantity of pentanes plus
used as denaturant is from PSA/PSM, Table 1, data for
renewable fuels and oxygenate plant net production of
pentanes plus, multiplied by -1. The quantity of conventional motor gasoline and motor gasoline blending components used as denaturant is from PSA/PSM, Table 1, data
for renewable fuels and oxygenate plant net production of
conventional motor gasoline and motor gasoline blending
components, multiplied by -1.
Fuel Ethanol Feedstock. EIA used corn input to the
production of undenatured ethanol (million Btu corn per
barrel undenatured ethanol) as the annual factor to
estimate total biomass inputs to the production of undenatured ethanol. U.S. Department of Agriculture observed
ethanol yields (gallons undenatured ethanol per bushel of
corn) were 2.5 in 1980, 2.666 in 1998, 2.68 in 2002, and
2.764 in 2009; EIA estimated the ethanol yields in other
years. EIA also assumed that corn has a gross heat
content of 0.392 million Btu per bushel.

Approximate Heat Content of Natural


Gas
Natural Gas Consumption, Electric Power Sector.
Calculated annually by EIA by dividing the heat content of
natural gas consumed by the electric power sector by the
quantity consumed.
Data are from Form EIA-923,
Power Plant Operations Report, and predecessor forms.
Natural Gas Consumption, End-Use Sectors. Calculated
annually by EIA by dividing the heat content of natural gas
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industrial, and transportation) by the quantity consumed.


Data are from Form EIA-176, Annual Report of Natural
and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition.

consumed by manufacturing plants by the quantity


consumed. Data are from Form EIA-3, Quarterly Coal
Consumption and Quality ReportManufacturing Plants.

Natural Gas Consumption, Total. 19731979: EIA


adopted the thermal conversion factor calculated annually by
the American Gas Association (AGA) and published in Gas
Facts, an AGA annual publication. 1980 forward: Calculated
annually by EIA by dividing the total heat content of natural
gas consumed by the total quantity consumed.

Coal Consumption, Residential and Commercial


Sectors. Calculated annually by EIA by dividing the heat
content of coal consumed by the residential and commercial
sectors by the quantity consumed. Through 1999, data are
from Form EIA-6, Coal Distribution Report. Beginning in
2000, data are for commercial combined-heat-and-power
(CHP) plants from Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report, and predecessor forms.

Natural Gas Exports. Calculated annually by EIA by


dividing the heat content of natural gas exported by the
quantity exported. For 19731995, data are from Form
FPC-14, Annual Report for Importers and Exporters of
Natural Gas. Beginning in 1996, data are from U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, Natural
Gas Imports and Exports.
Natural Gas Imports. Calculated annually by EIA by
dividing the heat content of natural gas imported by the
quantity imported. For 19731995, data are from Form
FPC-14, Annual Report for Importers and Exporters of
Natural Gas. Beginning in 1996, data are from U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, Natural
Gas Imports and Exports.
Natural Gas Production, Dry. Assumed by EIA to be
equal to the thermal conversion factor for dry natural gas
consumed. See Natural Gas Consumption, Total.
Natural Gas Production, Marketed. Calculated annually
by EIA by dividing the heat content of dry natural gas
produced (see Natural Gas Production, Dry) and natural
gas plant liquids produced (see Natural Gas Plant
Liquids Production) by the total quantity of marketed
natural gas produced.

Approximate Heat Content of Coal and


Coal Coke
Coal Coke Imports and Exports. EIA adopted the Bureau
of Mines estimate of 24.800 million Btu per short ton.
Coal Consumption, Electric Power Sector. Calculated
annually by EIA by dividing the heat content of coal
consumed by the electric power sector by the quantity
consumed. Data are from Form EIA-923, Power Plant
Operations Report, and predecessor forms.
Coal Consumption, Industrial Sector, Coke Plants.
Calculated annually by EIA by dividing the heat content of
coal consumed by coke plants by the quantity consumed.
Data are from Form EIA-5, Quarterly Coal Consumption
and Quality ReportCoke Plants.
Coal Consumption, Industrial Sector, Other. Calculated
annually by EIA by dividing the heat content of coal
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Coal Consumption, Total. Calculated annually by EIA by


dividing the total heat content of coal consumed by all
sectors by the total quantity consumed.
Coal Exports. Calculated annually by EIA by dividing the
heat content of steam coal and metallurgical coal exported
by the quantity exported. Data are from U.S. Department
of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Monthly Report
EM 545.
Coal Imports. Assumed by EIA to be 25.000 million Btu
per short ton.
Coal Production. Calculated annually by EIA to balance
the heat content of coal supply (production and imports)
and the heat content of coal disposition (exports, stock
change, and consumption).
Waste Coal Supplied. Calculated annually by EIA by
dividing the total heat content of waste coal supplied by the
quantity supplied. For 19891997, data are from Form
EIA-867, Annual Nonutility Power Producer Report. For
19982000, data are from Form EIA-860B, Annual Electric
Generator ReportNonutility. For 2001 forward, data are
from Form EIA-3, Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality
ReportManufacturing Plants; Form EIA-923, Power
Plant Operations Report; and predecessor forms.

Approximate Heat Rates for Electricity


Electricity Net Generation, Coal. 2001 forward: Calculated annually by EIA by using fuel consumption and net
generation data reported on Form EIA-923, Power Plant
Operations Report, and predecessor forms. The computation includes data for electric utilities and electricity-only
independent power producers using anthracite, bituminous
coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, and beginning in 2002,
waste coal and coal synfuel.
Electricity Net Generation, Natural Gas. 2001 forward:
Calculated annually by EIA by using fuel consumption and
net generation data reported on Form EIA-923, Power
Plant Operations Report, and predecessor forms. The
computation includes data for electric utilities and
electricity-only independent power producers using natural
gas and supplemental gaseous fuels.

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Electricity Net Generation, Noncombustible Renewable


Energy. There is no generally accepted practice for
measuring the thermal conversion rates for power plants
that generate electricity from hydro, geothermal, solar
thermal, photovoltaic, and wind energy sources. Therefore,
EIA calculates a rate factor that is equal to the annual
average heat rate factor for fossil-fueled power plants in the
United States (see Electricity Net Generation, Total Fossil
Fuels). By using that factor it is possible to evaluate fossil
fuel requirements for replacing those sources during
periods of interruption, such as droughts.
Electricity Net Generation, Nuclear. 19731984: Calculated annually by dividing the total heat content consumed
in nuclear generating units by the total (net) electricity generated by nuclear generating units. The heat content and
electricity generation were reported on Form FERC-1,
Annual Report of Major Electric Utilities, Licensees, and
Others; Form EIA-412, Annual Report of Public Electric
Utilities; and predecessor forms. For 1982, the factors were
published in EIA, Historical Plant Cost and Annual Production Expenses for Selected Electric Plants 1982, page 215.
For 1983 and 1984, the factors were published in EIA,
Electric Plant Cost and Power Production Expenses 1991,
Table 13. 1985 forward: Calculated annually by EIA by
using the heat rate data reported on Form EIA-860,
Annual Electric Generator Report (and predecessor
forms).

Electricity Net Generation, Petroleum. 2001 forward:


Calculated annually by EIA by using fuel consumption and
net generation data reported on Form EIA-923, Power
Plant Operations Report, and predecessor forms. The
computation includes data for electric utilities and
electricity-only independent power producers using distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, petroleum
coke, and waste oil.
Electricity Net Generation, Total Fossil Fuels.
19731988: The weighted annual average heat rate for
fossil-fueled steam-electric power plants in the United
States, as published in EIA, Electric Plant Cost and
Power Production Expenses 1991, Table 9. 19892000:
Calculated annually by EIA by using the heat rate data
reported on Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator
Report (and predecessor forms); and net generation data
reported on Form EIA-759, Monthly Power Plant
Report. The computation includes data for all electric
utility steam-electric plants using fossil fuels. 2001
forward: Calculated annually by EIA by using fuel
consumption and net generation data reported on Form
EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report, and predecessor forms. The computation includes data for electric
utilities and electricity-only independent power producers
using coal, petroleum, natural gas, and other gases (blast
furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and
waste gases derived from fossil fuels).

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Appendix B
Metric Conversion Factors, Metric Prefixes, and Other Physical
Conversion Factors
Data presented in the Monthly Energy Review and in other
U.S. Energy Information Administration publications are
expressed predominately in units that historically have been
used in the United States, such as British thermal units,
barrels, cubic feet, and short tons. However, because U.S.
commerce involves other nations, most of which use metric
units of measure, the U.S. Government is committed to the
transition to the metric system, as stated in the Metric
Conversion Act of 1975 (Public Law 94168), amended by
the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988
(Public Law 100418), and Executive Order 12770 of July
25, 1991.
The metric conversion factors presented in Table B1 can be
used to calculate the metric-unit equivalents of values
expressed in U.S. Customary units. For example, 500 short

tons are the equivalent of 453.6 metric tons (500 short tons
x 0.9071847 metric tons/short ton = 453.6 metric tons).
In the metric system of weights and measures, the names of
multiples and subdivisions of any unit may be derived by
combining the name of the unit with prefixes, such as deka,
hecto, and kilo, meaning, respectively, 10, 100, 1,000, and
deci, centi, and milli, meaning, respectively, one-tenth,
one-hundredth, and one-thousandth.
Common metric
prefixes can be found in Table B2.
The conversion factors presented in Table B3 can be used to
calculate equivalents in various physical units commonly
used in energy analyses. For example, 10 barrels are the
equivalent of 420 U.S. gallons (10 barrels x 42
gallons/barrel = 420 gallons).

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Table B1. Metric Conversion Factors


Type of Unit

U.S. Unit

Equivalent in Metric Units

Mass

1 short ton (2,000 lb)


1 long ton
1 pound (lb)
1 pound uranium oxide (lb U3O8)
1 ounce, avoirdupois (avdp oz)

=
=
=
=
=

0.907 184 7
1.016 047
0.453 592 37a
0.384 647b
28.349 52

metric tons (t)


metric tons (t)
kilograms (kg)
kilograms uranium (kgU)
grams (g)

Volume

1 barrel of oil (bbl)


1 cubic yard (yd3)
1 cubic foot (ft3)
1 U.S. gallon (gal)
1 ounce, fluid (fl oz)
1 cubic inch (in3)

=
=
=
=
=
=

0.158 987 3
0.764 555
0.028 316 85
3.785 412
29.573 53
16.387 06

cubic meters (m3)


cubic meters (m3)
cubic meters (m3)
liters (L)
milliliters (mL)
milliliters (mL)

Length

1 mile (mi)
1 yard (yd)
1 foot (ft)
1 inch (in)

=
=
=
=

1.609 344a
0.914 4a
0.304 8a
2.54a

kilometers (km)
meters (m)
meters (m)
centimeters (cm)

Area

1 acre
1 square mile (mi2)
1 square yard (yd2)
1 square foot (ft2)
1 square inch (in2)

=
=
=
=
=

0.404 69
2.589 988
0.836 127 4
0.092 903 04a
6.451 6a

hectares (ha)
square kilometers (km2)
square meters (m2)
square meters (m2)
square centimeters (cm2)

Energy

1 British thermal unit (Btu)c


1 calorie (cal)
1 kilowatthour (kWh)

=
=
=

1,055.055 852 62a


4.186 8a
3.6a

Temperatured

32 degrees Fahrenheit (F)


212 degrees Fahrenheit (F)

=
=

0a
100a

joules (J)
joules (J)
megajoules (MJ)
degrees Celsius (C)
degrees Celsius (C)

Exact conversion.
Calculated by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
c
The Btu used in this table is the International Table Btu adopted by the Fifth International Conference on Properties of Steam, London, 1956.
d
To convert degrees Fahrenheit (F) to degrees Celsius (C) exactly, subtract 32, then multiply by 5/9.
Notes: Spaces have been inserted after every third digit to the right of the decimal for ease of reading. Most metric units belong to the
International System of Units (SI), and the liter, hectare, and metric ton are accepted for use with the SI units. For more information about the SI
units, see http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/index.html.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#appendices.
Sources: General Services Administration, Federal Standard 376B, Preferred Metric Units for General Use by the Federal Government
(Washington, DC, January 1993), pp. 9-11, 13, and 16. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Special Publications 330, 811, and 814. American National Standards Institute/Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, ANSI/IEEE Std
268-1992, pp. 28 and 29.
a
b

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Table B2. Metric Prefixes


Unit Multiple

Prefix

Symbol

10

deka

da

10

102

hecto

10-2

10

kilo

10

Unit Subdivision
-1

-3

Prefix

Symbol

deci

centi

milli

micro

n
p

106

mega

10-6

109

giga
tera

G
T

10-9
10

nano
pico

1015

peta

10-15

femto

10

exa

10

atto

1021

zetta

10-21

zepto

10

yotta

10

yocto

10

12

18

24

-12

-18

-24

Web Page: http ://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#appendices.


Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, The International System of Units (SI), NIST
Special Publication 330, 1991 Edition (Washington, DC, August 1991), p.10.

Table B3. Other Physical Conversion Factors


Energy Source

Original Unit

Equiv alent in Final Units

Petroleum

1 barrel (bbl)

42a

Coal

1 short ton
1 long ton
1 metric ton (t)

=
=
=

2,000a
2,240a
1,000a

pounds (lb)
pounds (lb)
kilograms (kg)

Wood

1 cord (cd)
1 cord (cd)

=
=

1.25b
128a

shorts tons
cubic feet (ft3)

U.S. gallons (gal)

Exact conversion.
Calculated by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#appendices.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices, NIST Handbook 44, 1994 Edition (Washington, DC, October 1993), pp. B-10, C-17
a
b

and C-21.

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Glossary
Alcohol: The family name of a group of organic chemical
compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
The series of molecules vary in chain length and are
composed of a hydrocarbon plus a hydroxyl group;
CH(3)-(CH(2))n-OH (e.g., methanol, ethanol, and tertiary
butyl alcohol). See Fuel Ethanol.
Alternative Fuel: Alternative fuels, for transportation
applications, include the following: methanol; denatured
ethanol, and other alcohols; fuel mixtures containing 85
percent or more by volume of methanol, denatured ethanol,
and other alcohols with motor gasoline or other fuels;
natural gas; liquefied petroleum gas (propane); hydrogen; coal-derived liquid fuels; fuels (other than alcohol)
derived from biological materials (biofuels such as soy
diesel fuel); electricity (including electricity from solar
energy); and "... any other fuel the Secretary determines,
by rule, is substantially not petroleum and would yield
substantial energy security benefits and substantial environmental benefits." The term "alternative fuel" does not
include alcohol or other blended portions of primarily
petroleum-based fuels used as oxygenates or extenders,
i.e., MTBE, ETBE, other ethers, and the 10-percent ethanol
portion of gasohol.
Alternative-Fuel Vehicle (AFV): A vehicle designed to
operate on an alternative fuel (e.g., compressed natural
gas, methane blend, or electricity). The vehicle could be
either a dedicated vehicle designed to operate exclusively
on alternative fuel or a nondedicated vehicle designed to
operate on alternative fuel and/or a traditional fuel.
Anthracite: The highest rank of coal; used primarily for
residential and commercial space heating. It is a hard, brittle, and black lustrous coal, often referred to as hard coal,
containing a high percentage of fixed carbon and a low
percentage of volatile matter. The moisture content of
fresh-mined anthracite generally is less than 15 percent.
The heat content of anthracite ranges from 22 to 28
million Btu per short ton on a moist, mineral-matter-free
basis. The heat content of anthracite coal consumed in the
United States averages 25 million Btu per short ton, on the
as-received basis (i.e., containing both inherent moisture
and mineral matter). Note: Since the 1980's, anthracite
refuse or mine waste has been used for steam-electric
power generation. This fuel typically has a heat content of
15 million Btu per ton or less.
Anthropogenic: Made or generated by a human or caused
by human activity. The term is used in the context of global
climate change to refer to gaseous emissions that are the
result of human activities, as well as other potentially
climate-altering activities, such as deforestation.

Asphalt: A dark-brown-to-black cement-like material


containing bitumens as the predominant constituents
obtained by petroleum processing. The definition includes
crude asphalt as well as the following finished products:
cements, fluxes, the asphalt content of emulsions (exclusive of water), and petroleum distillates blended with
asphalt to make cutback asphalts.
ASTM: The American Society for Testing and Materials.
Aviation Gasoline Blending Components: Naphthas that
will be used for blending or compounding into finished
aviation gasoline (e.g., straight run gasoline, alkylate,
reformate, benzene, toluene, and xylene). Excludes
oxygenates (alcohols, ethers), butane, and pentanes plus.
Aviation Gasoline, Finished: A complex mixture of relatively volatile hydrocarbons with or without small quantities of additives, blended to form a fuel suitable for use in
aviation reciprocating engines. Fuel specifications are
provided in ASTM Specification D 910 and Military
Specification MIL-G-5572.
Note: Data on blending
components are not counted in data on finished aviation
gasoline.
Barrel (Petroleum): A unit of volume equal to 42 U.S.
Gallons.
Base Gas: The volume of gas needed as a permanent inventory to maintain adequate underground storage reservoir pressures and deliverability rates throughout the withdrawal
season. All native gas is included in the base gas volume.
Biodiesel: A fuel typically made from soybean, canola, or
other vegetable oils; animal fats; and recycled grease. It
can serve as a substitute for petroleum-derived diesel fuel
or distillate fuel oil. For U.S. Energy Information Administration reporting, it is a fuel composed of mono-alkyl
esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils
or animal fats, designated B100, and meeting the requirements of ASTM (American Society for Testing & Materials)
D 6751.
Biofuels: Liquid fuels and blending components produced
from biomass (plant) feedstocks, used primarily for transportation. See Biodiesel and Fuel Ethanol.
Biogenic: Produced by biological processes of living organisms. Note: EIA uses the term biogenic to refer only to
organic nonfossil material of biological origin.
Biomass: Organic non-fossil material of biological origin
constituting a renewable energy source. See Biodiesel,

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Biofuels, Biomass Waste, Fuel Ethanol, and Wood and


Wood-Derived Fuels.
Biomass Waste: Organic non-fossil material of biological origin that is a byproduct or a discarded product.
Biomass waste includes municipal solid waste from
biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural
crop byproducts, straw, and other biomass solids, liquids,
and gases; but excludes wood and wood-derived fuels
(including black liquor), biofuels feedstock, biodiesel,
and fuel ethanol. Note: EIA biomass waste data also
include energy crops grown specifically for energy production, which would not normally constitute waste.
Bituminous Coal: A dense coal, usually black, sometimes dark brown, often with well-defined bands of
bright and dull material, used primarily as fuel in steamelectric power generation, with substantial quantities also
used for heat and power applications in manufacturing
and to make coke. Bituminous coal is the most abundant
coal in active U.S. mining regions. Its moisture content
usually is less than 20 percent. The heat content of bituminous coal ranges from 21 to 30 million Btu per short
ton on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis. The heat
content of bituminous coal consumed in the United States
averages 24 million Btu per short ton, on the as-received
basis (i.e., containing both inherent moisture and mineral
matter).
Black Liquor: A byproduct of the paper production process, alkaline spent liquor, that can be used as a source of
energy. Alkaline spent liquor is removed from the digesters in the process of chemically pulping wood. After
evaporation, the residual "black" liquor is burned as a fuel
in a recovery furnace that permits the recovery of certain
basic chemicals.
British Thermal Unit (Btu): The quantity of heat
required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of liquid
water by 1 degree Fahrenheit at the temperature at which
water has its greatest density (approximately 39 degrees
Fahrenheit). See Heat Content.
Btu: See British Thermal Unit.
Btu Conversion Factor: A factor for converting energy
data between one unit of measurement and British thermal units (Btu). Btu conversion factors are generally
used to convert energy data from physical units of measure (such as barrels, cubic feet, or short tons) into the
energy-equivalent
measure
of
Btu.
(See
http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#appendices
for further information on Btu conversion factors.)
Butane: A normally gaseous straight-chain or branchedchain hydrocarbon (C4H10). It is extracted from natural
gas or refinery gas streams. It includes isobutane and
normal butane and is designated in ASTM Specification
D1835 and Gas Processors Association Specifications for
commercial butane.
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Isobutane: A normally gaseous branched-chain hydrocarbon.


It is a colorless paraffinic gas that boils at a temperature of
10.9 F. It is extracted from natural gas or refinery gas
streams.
Normal Butane: A normally gaseous straight-chain hydrocarbon. It is a colorless paraffinic gas that boils at a temperature of 31.1 F. It is extracted from natural gas or refinery
gas streams.
Butylene: An olefinic hydrocarbon (C4H8) recovered from
refinery processes.
Capacity Factor: The ratio of the electrical energy
produced by a generating unit for a given period of time
to the electrical energy that could have been produced at
continuous full-power operation during the same period.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2): A colorless, odorless, nonpoisonous gas that is a normal part of Earth's atmosphere.
Carbon dioxide is a product of fossil-fuel combustion as
well as other processes. It is considered a greenhouse gas
as it traps heat (infrared energy) radiated by the Earth into
the atmosphere and thereby contributes to the potential
for global warming. The global warming potential
(GWP) of other greenhouse gases is measured in relation
to that of carbon dioxide, which by international scientific
convention is assigned a value of one (1).
Chained Dollars: A measure used to express real prices.
Real prices are those that have been adjusted to remove the
effect of changes in the purchasing power of the dollar; they
usually reflect buying power relative to a reference year.
Prior to 1996, real prices were expressed in constant
dollars, a measure based on the weights of goods and services in a single year, usually a recent year. In 1996, the
U.S. Department of Commerce introduced the chaineddollar measure. The new measure is based on the average
weights of goods and services in successive pairs of years.
It is chained because the second year in each pair, with
its weights, becomes the first year of the next pair. The
advantage of using the chained-dollar measure is that it is
more closely related to any given period and is therefore
subject to less distortion over time.
CIF: See Cost, Insurance, Freight.
Citygate: A point or measuring station at which a distribution gas utility receives gas from a natural gas pipeline
company or transmission system.
Climate Change: A term used to refer to all forms of
climatic inconsistency, but especially to significant change
from one prevailing climatic condition to another. In
some cases, "climate change" has been used synonymously with the term "global warming"; scientists,
however, tend to use the term in a wider sense inclusive of
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Coal: A readily combustible black or brownish-black rock


whose composition, including inherent moisture, consists
of more than 50 percent by weight and more than 70
percent by volume of carbonaceous material. It is formed
from plant remains that have been compacted, hardened,
chemically altered, and metamorphosed by heat and pressure over geologic time. See Anthracite, Bituminous
Coal, Lignite, Subbituminous Coal, Waste Coal, and
Coal Synfuel.
Coal Coke: See Coke, Coal.
Coal Stocks: Coal quantities that are held in storage for
future use and disposition. Note: When coal data are collected
for a particular reporting period (month, quarter, or year), coal
stocks are commonly measured as of the last day of the period.
Coal Synfuel: Coal-based solid fuel that has been processed by a coal synfuel plant; and coal-based fuels such as
briquettes, pellets, or extrusions, which are formed from
fresh or recycled coal and binding materials.
Coal Synfuel Plant: A plant engaged in the chemical transformation of coal into coal synfuel.
Coke, Coal: A solid carbonaceous residue derived from
low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal from which the volatile constituents are driven off by baking in an oven at
temperatures as high as 2,000 F so that the fixed carbon
and residual ash are fused together. Coke is used as a fuel
and as a reducing agent in smelting iron ore in a blast
furnace. Coke (coal) has a heating value of 24.8 million
Btu per ton.
Coke, Petroleum: A residue high in carbon content and
low in hydrogen that is the final product of thermal decomposition in the condensation process in cracking. This product is reported as marketable coke or catalyst coke. The
conversion is 5 barrels (42 U.S. gallons each) per short ton.
Coke (petroleum) has a heating value of 6.024 million Btu
per barrel.
Coking Coal: Bituminous coal suitable for making coke.
See Coke, Coal.
Combined-Heat-and-Power (CHP) Plant: A plant
designed to produce both heat and electricity from a single
heat source. Note: This term is being used in place of the
term "cogenerator" that was used by EIA in the past. CHP
better describes the facilities because some of the plants
included do not produce heat and power in a sequential fashion and, as a result, do not meet the legal definition of
cogeneration specified in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA).
Commercial Sector: An energy-consuming sector that
consists of service-providing facilities and equipment of:
businesses; Federal, State, and local governments; and
other private and public organizations, such as religious,

social, or fraternal groups. The commercial sector includes


institutional living quarters. It also includes sewage treatment facilities. Common uses of energy associated with
this sector include space heating, water heating, air conditioning, lighting, refrigeration, cooking, and running a wide
variety of other equipment. Note: This sector includes
generators that produce electricity and/or useful thermal
output primarily to support the activities of the abovementioned commercial establishments.
Various EIA
programs differ in sectoral coverage-for more information
http://www.eia.gov/neic/datadefinitions/Guideforwebcom.htm.
see
See End-Use Sectors and Energy-Use Sectors.
Completion: The installation of permanent equipment for
the production of oil or gas. If a well is equipped to
produce only oil or gas from one zone or reservoir, the
definition of a well (classified as an oil well or gas well)
and the definition of a completion are identical. However,
if a well is equipped to produce oil and/or gas separately
from more than one reservoir, a well is not synonymous
with a completion.
Conventional Gasoline: Finished motor gasoline not
included in the oxygenated or reformulated gasoline categories. Note: This category excludes reformulated gasoline
blendstock for oxygenate blending (RBOB) as well as other
blendstock.
Conventional Hydroelectric Power: Hydroelectric power
generated from flowing water that is not created by hydroelectric pumped storage.
Conversion Factor: A factor for converting data
between one unit of measurement and another (such as
between short tons and British thermal units, or
between
barrels
and
gallons).
(See
http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#appendices
and http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#appendices for further information on conversion factors.) See
Btu Conversion Factor and Thermal Conversion Factor.
Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF): A sales transaction in
which the seller pays for the transportation and insurance of
the goods to the port of destination specified by the buyer.
Crude Oil: A mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in liquid
phase in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid
at atmospheric pressure after passing through surface separating facilities. Depending upon the characteristics of the
crude stream, it may also include: 1) small amounts of
hydrocarbons that exist in gaseous phase in natural underground reservoirs but are liquid at atmospheric pressure
after being recovered from oil well (casinghead) gas in
lease separators and are subsequently commingled with
the crude stream without being separately measured. Lease
condensate recovered as a liquid from natural gas wells in
lease or field separation facilities and later mixed into the
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various metals; and 3) drip gases, and liquid hydrocarbons produced from tar sands, oil sands, gilsonite, and oil
shale.
Liquids produced at natural gas processing plants are
excluded. Crude oil is refined to produce a wide array of
petroleum products, including heating oils; gasoline,
diesel and jet fuels; lubricants; asphalt; ethane, propane,
and butane; and many other products used for their energy
or chemical content.
Crude Oil F.O.B. Price: The crude oil price actually
charged at the oil-producing countrys port of loading.
Includes deductions for any rebates and discounts or additions of premiums, where applicable. It is the actual price
paid with no adjustment for credit terms.
Crude Oil (Including Lease Condensate): A mixture of
hydrocarbons that exists in liquid phase in underground
reservoirs and remains liquid at atmospheric pressure
after passing through surface separating facilities.
Included are lease condensate and liquid hydrocarbons
produced from tar sands, gilsonite, and oil shale. Drip
gases are also included, but topped crude oil (residual
oil) and other unfinished oils are excluded. Where identifiable, liquids produced at natural gas processing plants
and mixed with crude oil are likewise excluded.
Crude Oil Landed Cost: The price of crude oil at the port
of discharge, including charges associated with the
purchase, transporting, and insuring of a cargo from the
purchase point to the port of discharge. The cost does not
include charges incurred at the discharge port (e.g., import
tariffs or fees, wharfage charges, and demurrage).
Crude Oil Refinery Input: The total crude oil put into
processing units at refineries.
Crude Oil Stocks: Stocks of crude oil and lease condensate held at refineries, in pipelines, at pipeline terminals,
and on leases.
Crude Oil Used Directly: Crude oil consumed as fuel by
crude oil pipelines and on crude oil leases.
Crude Oil Well: A well completed for the production of
crude oil from one or more oil zones or reservoirs. Wells
producing both crude oil and natural gas are classified as
oil wells.
Cubic Foot (Natural Gas): A unit of volume equal to 1
cubic foot at a pressure base of 14.73 pounds standard per
square inch absolute and a temperature base of 60 F.
Degree-Day Normals: Simple arithmetic averages of
monthly or annual degree-days over a long period of time
(usually the 30-year period 1961-1990). The averages
may be simple degree-day normals or populationweighted degree-day normals.
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Degree-Days, Cooling (CDD): A measure of how warm


a location is over a period of time relative to a base
temperature, most commonly specified as 65 degrees
Fahrenheit. The measure is computed for each day by
subtracting the base temperature (65 degrees) from the
average of the days high and low temperatures, with
negative values set equal to zero. Each days cooling
degree-days are summed to create a cooling degree-day
measure for a specified reference period. Cooling
degree-days are used in energy analysis as an indicator of
air conditioning energy requirements or use.
Degree-Days, Heating (HDD): A measure of how cold a
location is over a period of time relative to a base
temperature, most commonly specified as 65 degrees
Fahrenheit. The measure is computed for each day by
subtracting the average of the days high and low
temperatures from the base temperature (65 degrees), with
negative values set equal to zero. Each days heating
degree-days are summed to create a heating degree-day
measure for a specified reference period. Heating degreedays are used in energy analysis as an indicator of space
heating energy requirements or use.
Degree-Days, Population-Weighted: Heating or cooling
degree-days weighted by the population of the area in
which the degree-days are recorded. To compute State
population-weighted degree-days, each State is divided
into from one to nine climatically homogeneous divisions,
which are assigned weights based on the ratio of the
population of the division to the total population of the
State. Degree-day readings for each division are multiplied by the corresponding population weight for each
division and those products are then summed to arrive at
the State population-weighted degree-day figure. To
compute national population-weighted degree-days, the
Nation is divided into nine Census regions, each
comprising from three to eight States, which are
assigned weights based on the ratio of the population of
the region to the total population of the Nation. Degreeday readings for each region are multiplied by the corresponding population weight for each region and those
products are then summed to arrive at the national
population-weighted degree-day figure.
Denaturant: Petroleum, typically pentanes plus or
conventional motor gasoline, added to fuel ethanol to
make it unfit for human consumption. Fuel ethanol is denatured, usually prior to transport from the ethanol production
facility, by adding 2 to 5 volume percent denaturant. See
Fuel Ethanol and Fuel Ethanol Minus Denaturant.
Design Electrical Rating, Net: The nominal net electrical
output of a nuclear unit as specified by the electric utility
for the purpose of plant design.
Development Well: A well drilled within the proved area
of an oil or gas reservoir to the depth of a stratigraphic
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Diesel Fuel: A fuel composed of distillate fuel oils


obtained in petroleum refining operation or blends of such
distillate fuel oils with residual fuel oil used in motor vehicles. The boiling point and specific gravity are higher for
diesel fuels than for gasoline.
Direct Use: Use of electricity that 1) is self-generated, 2) is
produced by either the same entity that consumes the power
or an affiliate, and 3) is used in direct support of a service or
industrial process located within the same facility or group
of facilities that house the generating equipment. Direct use
is exclusive of station use.
Distillate Fuel Oil: A general classification for one of the
petroleum fractions produced in conventional distillation
operations. It includes diesel fuels and fuel oils. Products
known as No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 diesel fuel are used in
on-highway diesel engines, such as those in trucks and
automobiles, as well as off-highway engines, such as those
in railroad locomotives and agricultural machinery. Products known as No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 fuel oils are used
primarily for space heating and electricity generation.
Dry Hole: An exploratory or development well found to be
incapable of producing either oil or gas in sufficient quantities to justify completion as an oil or gas well.
Dry Natural Gas Production: See Natural Gas (Dry)
Production.
E85: A fuel containing a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and
15 percent motor gasoline.
Electric Power Plant: A station containing prime movers,
electric generators, and auxiliary equipment for converting
mechanical, chemical, and/or fission energy into electric energy.
Electric Power Sector: An energy-consuming sector that
consists of electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power
(CHP) plants whose primary business is to sell electricity,
or electricity and heat, to the public-i.e., North American
Industry Classification System 22 plants. See also
Combined-Heat-and-Power (CHP) Plant, ElectricityOnly Plant, Electric Utility, and Independent Power
Producer.
Electric Utility: Any entity that generates, transmits, or
distributes electricity and recovers the cost of its generation, transmission or distribution assets and operations,
either directly or indirectly, through cost-based rates set by
a separate regulatory authority (e.g., State Public Service
Commission), or is owned by a governmental unit or the
consumers that the entity serves. Examples of these entities include: investor-owned entities, public power districts,
public utility districts, municipalities, rural electric cooperatives, and State and Federal agencies. Electric utilities
may have Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval
for interconnection agreements and wholesale trade tariffs
covering either cost-of-service and/or market-based rates

under the authority of the Federal Power Act. See Electric


Power Sector.
Electrical System Energy Losses: The amount of energy
lost during generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, including plant and unaccounted-for uses.
Electricity: A form of energy characterized by the presence
and motion of elementary charged particles generated by
friction, induction, or chemical change.
Electricity Generation: The process of producing electric
energy, or the amount of electric energy produced by transforming other forms of energy, commonly expressed in kilowatthours (kWh) or megawatthours (Mwh).
Electricity Generation, Gross: The total amount of electric
energy produced by generating units and measured at the
generating terminal in kilowatthours (kWh) or megawatthours (MWh).
Electricity Generation, Net: The amount of gross electricity generation less station use (the electric energy
consumed at the generating station(s) for station service or
auxiliaries). Note: Electricity required for pumping at hydroelectric pumped-storage plants is regarded as electricity for
station service and is deducted from gross generation.
Electricity-Only Plant: A plant designed to produce electricity only. See also Combined-Heat-and-Power (CHP)
Plant.
Electricity Retail Sales: The amount of electricity sold to
customers purchasing electricity for their own use and not
for resale.
End-Use Sectors: The residential, commercial, industrial,
and transportation sectors of the economy.
Energy: The capacity for doing work as measured by the
capability of doing work (potential energy) or the conversion
of this capability to motion (kinetic energy). Energy has
several forms, some of which are easily convertible and can be
changed to another form useful for work. Most of the
worlds convertible energy comes from fossil fuels that
are burned to produce heat that is then used as a transfer
medium to mechanical or other means in order to accomplish tasks. Electrical energy is usually measured in kilowatthours, while heat energy is usually measured in British thermal units.
Energy Consumption: The use of energy as a source of
heat or power or as an input in the manufacturing process.
Energy Service Provider: An energy entity that provides
service to a retail or end-use customer.
Energy-Use Sectors: A group of major energy-consuming
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analyze energy use. The sectors most commonly referred to


in EIA are: residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, and electric power.
Ethane: A normally gaseous straight-chain hydrocarbon
(C2H6). It is a colorless, paraffinic gas that boils at a
temperature of -127.48 F. It is extracted from natural gas
and refinery gas streams.
Ethanol (C2H5OH): A clear, colorless, flammable alcohol.
Ethanol is typically produced biologically from biomass
feedstocks such as agricultural crops and cellulosic residues
from agricultural crops or wood. Ethanol can also be
produced chemically from ethylene. See Biomass, Fuel
Ethanol, and Fuel Ethanol Minus Denaturant.
Ethylene: An olefinic hydrocarbon (C2H4) recovered
from refinery processes or petrochemical processes.
Exploratory Well: A well drilled to find and produce oil or
gas in an area previously considered an unproductive area, to
find a new reservoir in a known field (i.e., one previously
found to be producing oil or gas in another reservoir), or to
extend the limit of a known oil or gas reservoir.
Exports: Shipments of goods from within the 50 States
and the District of Columbia to U.S. possessions and territories or to foreign countries.
Extraction Loss: The reduction in volume of natural gas
due to the removal of natural gas liquid constituents, such
as ethane, propane, and butane, at natural gas processing
plants.
Federal Energy Administration (FEA): A predecessor
of the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): The
Federal agency with jurisdiction over interstate electricity
sales, wholesale electric rates, hydroelectric licensing,
natural gas pricing, oil pipeline rates, and gas pipeline
certification. FERC is an independent regulatory agency
within the U.S. Department of Energy and is the successor to the Federal Power Commission.
Federal Power Commission (FPC): The predecessor
agency of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The
Federal Power Commission was created by an Act of
Congress under the Federal Water Power Act on June 10,
1920. It was charged originally with regulating the electric power and natural gas industries. It was abolished on
September 30, 1977, when the U.S. Department of Energy
was created. Its functions were divided between the U.S.
Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, an independent regulatory agency.
First Purchase Price: The price for domestic crude oil
reported by the company that owns the crude oil the first
time it is removed from the lease boundary.
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Flared Natural Gas: Natural gas burned in flares on the


base site or at gas processing plants.
F.O.B. (Free on Board): A sales transaction in which the
seller makes the product available for pick up at a specified
port or terminal at a specified price and the buyer pays for
the subsequent transportation and insurance.
Footage Drilled: Total footage for wells in various categories, as reported for any specified period, includes (1)
the deepest total depth (length of well bores) of all wells
drilled from the surface, (2) the total of all bypassed
footage drilled in connection with reported wells, and
(3) all new footage drilled for directional sidetrack
wells. Footage reported for directional sidetrack wells
does not include footage in the common bore, which is
reported as footage for the original well. In the case of
old wells drilled deeper, the reported footage is that
which was drilled below the total depth of the old well.
Former U.S.S.R.: See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.).
Fossil Fuel: An energy source formed in the Earths crust
from decayed organic material, such as petroleum, coal,
and natural gas.
Fossil-Fueled Steam-Electric Power Plant: An electricity
generation plant in which the prime mover is a turbine
rotated by high-pressure steam produced in a boiler by heat
from burning fossil fuels.
Fuel Ethanol: Ethanol intended for fuel use. Fuel ethanol
in the United States must be anhydrous (less than 1 percent
water). Fuel ethanol is denatured (made unfit for human
consumption), usually prior to transport from the ethanol
production facility, by adding 2 to 5 volume percent petroleum, typically pentanes plus or conventional motor
gasoline. Fuel ethanol is used principally for blending in
low concentrations with motor gasoline as an oxygenate
or octane enhancer. In high concentrations, it is used to
fuel alternative-fuel vehicles specially designed for its
use. See Alternative-Fuel Vehicle, Denaturant, E85, Ethanol, Fuel Ethanol Minus Denaturant, and Oxygenates.
Fuel Ethanol Minus Denaturant: An unobserved quantity
of anhydrous, biomass-derived, undenatured ethanol for
fuel use. The quantity is obtained by subtracting the estimated denaturant volume from fuel ethanol volume.
Fuel ethanol minus denaturant is counted as renewable
energy, while denaturant is counted as nonrenewable
fuel. See Denaturant, Ethanol, Fuel Ethanol, Nonrenewable Fuels, Oxygenates, and Renewable Energy.
Full-Power Operation: Operation of a nuclear generating
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Gasohol: A blend of finished motor gasoline containing


alcohol (generally ethanol but sometimes methanol) at a
concentration between 5.7 percent and 10 percent by
volume. See Motor Gasoline, Oxygenated.

excludes the energy used to vaporize water (contained in


the original energy form or created during the combustion
process). The U.S. Energy Information Administration typically uses gross heat content values.

Gas Well: A well completed for the production of natural gas


from one or more gas zones or reservoirs. (Wells producing
both crude oil and natural gas are classified as oil wells.)

Heat Rate: A measure of generating station thermal efficiency commonly stated as Btu per kilowatthour. Note:
Heat rates can be expressed as either gross or net heat rates,
depending whether the electricity output is gross or net generation. Heat rates are typically expressed as net heat rates.

Geothermal Energy: Hot water or steam extracted from


geothermal reservoirs in the earths crust and used for
geothermal heat pumps, water heating, or electricity
generation.
Global Warming:
An increase in the near-surface
temperature of the Earth. Global warming has occurred in
the distant past as the result of natural influences, but the
term is today most often used to refer to the warming some
scientists predict will occur as a result of increased anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. See Climate
Change.
Global Warming Potential (GWP): An index used to
compare the relative radiative forcing of different gases
without directly calculating the changes in atmospheric
concentrations. GWPs are calculated as the ratio of the radiative forcing that would result from the emission of one kilogram of a greenhouse gas to that from the emission of one
kilogram of carbon dioxide over a fixed period of time,
such as 100 years.
Greenhouse Gases: Those gases, such as water vapor,
carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride, that are transparent to solar (short-wave) radiation but
opaque to long-wave (infrared) radiation, thus preventing
long-wave radiant energy from leaving Earth's atmosphere.
The net effect is a trapping of absorbed radiation and a
tendency to warm the planet's surface.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The total value of goods
and services produced by labor and property located in the
United States. As long as the labor and property are
located in the United States, the supplier (that is, the workers and, for property, the owners) may be either U.S. residents or residents of foreign countries.
GT/IC: Gas turbine and internal combustion plants.
Heat Content: The amount of heat energy available to be
released by the transformation or use of a specified physical
unit of an energy form (e.g., a ton of coal, a barrel of oil, a
kilowatthour of electricity, a cubic foot of natural gas, or a
pound of steam). The amount of heat energy is commonly
expressed in British thermal units (Btu). Note: Heat
content of combustible energy forms can be expressed in
terms of either gross heat content (higher or upper heating
value) or net heat content (lower heating value), depending
upon whether or not the available heat energy includes or

Hydrocarbon: An organic chemical compound of hydrogen and carbon in the gaseous, liquid, or solid phase. The
molecular structure of hydrocarbon compounds varies from
the simplest (methane, the primary constituent of natural
gas) to the very heavy and very complex.
Hydroelectric Power: The production of electricity from
the kinetic energy of falling water.
Hydroelectric Power Plant: A plant in which the turbine
generators are driven by falling water.
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage: Hydroelectricity that is
generated during peak load periods by using water previously pumped into an elevated storage reservoir during
off-peak periods when excess generating capacity is
available to do so. When additional generating capacity
is needed, the water can be released from the reservoir
through a conduit to turbine generators located in a power
plant at a lower level.
Hydrogen (H): The lightest of all gases, hydrogen occurs
chiefly in combination with oxygen in water. It also exists in
acids, bases, alcohols, petroleum, and other hydrocarbons.
Imports: Receipts of goods into the 50 States and the
District of Columbia from U.S. possessions and territories or
from foreign countries.
Independent Power Producer: A corporation, person,
agency, authority, or other legal entity or instrumentality that
owns or operates facilities for the generation of electricity for
use primarily by the public, and that is not an electric utility.
Industrial Sector: An energy-consuming sector that
consists of all facilities and equipment used for
producing, processing, or assembling goods. The industrial sector encompasses the following types of activity:
manufacturing (NAICS codes 31-33); agriculture, forestry,
fishing and hunting (NAICS code 11); mining, including oil
and gas extraction (NAICS code 21); and construction
(NAICS code 23). Overall energy use in this sector is largely
for process heat and cooling and powering machinery,
with lesser amounts used for facility heating, air conditioning, and lighting. Fossil fuels are also used as raw
material inputs to manufactured products. Note: This
sector includes generators that produce electricity and/or
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above-mentioned industrial activities. Various EIA


programs differ in sectoral coverage-for more information
see
http://www.eia.gov/neic/datadefinitions/Guideforwebind.htm.
See End-Use Sectors and Energy-Use Sectors.

with the purchase, transporting, and insuring of a cargo


from the purchase point to the port of discharge. Not
included are charges incurred at the discharge port (e.g.,
import tariffs or fees, wharfage charges, and demurrage
charges).

Injections (Natural Gas): Natural gas injected into storage reservoirs.

Lease and Plant Fuel: Natural gas used in well, field, and
lease operations (such as gas used in drilling operations,
heaters, dehydrators, and field compressors) and used as
fuel in natural gas processing plants.

Isobutane: A normally gaseous branch-chain hydrocarbon.


It is a colorless paraffinic gas that boils at a temperature of
10.9 F. It is extracted from natural gas or refinery gas
streams. See Butane.
Isobutylene: An olefinic hydrocarbon recovered from
refinery processes or petrochemical processes.
Isopentane: A saturated branched-chain hydrocarbon
obtained by fractionation of natural gasoline or isomerization of normal pentane.
Jet Fuel: A refined petroleum product used in jet
aircraft engines. It includes kerosene-type jet fuel and
naphtha-type jet fuel.
Jet Fuel, Kerosene-Type: A kerosene-based product
with a maximum distillation temperature of 400 F at the
10-percent recovery point and a final maximum boiling
point of 572 F. Fuel specifications are provided in
ASTM Specification D 1655 and Military Specifications
MIL-T-5624P and MIL-T-83133D (Grades JP-5 and
JP-8). It isused primarily for commercial turbojet and
turboprop aircraft engines.
Jet Fuel, Naphtha-Type: A fuel in the heavy naphtha
boiling range, with an average gravity of 52.8 degrees
API, 20 to 90 percent distillation temperatures of 290 to
470 F and meeting Military Specification MIL-T-5624L
(Grade JP-4). It is used by the military for turbojet and
turboprop engines.
Kerosene: A petroleum distillate having a maximum
distillation temperature of 401 F at the 10-percent recovery point, a final boiling point of 572 F, and a minimum
flash point of 100 F. Included are the two grades designated
in ASTM D3699 (No. 1-K and No. 2-K) and all grades of
kerosene called range or stove oil. Kerosene is used in space
heaters, cook stoves, and water heaters; it is suitable for use
as an illuminant when burned in wick lamps.

Lease Condensate: A mixture consisting primarily of


pentanes and heavier hydrocarbons, which is recovered as a
liquid from natural gas in lease or field separation facilities.
Note: This category excludes natural gas liquids, such as
butane and propane, which are recovered at natural gas
processing plants or facilities.
Lignite: The lowest rank of coal, often referred to as brown
coal, used almost exclusively as fuel for steam-electric power
generation. It is brownish-black and has a high inherent moisture content, sometimes as high as 45 percent. The heat
content of lignite ranges from 9 to 17 million Btu per short
ton on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis. The heat content of
lignite consumed in the United States averages 13 million Btu
per short ton, on the as-received basis (i.e., containing both
inherent moisture and mineral matter).
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): Natural gas (primarily
methane) that has been liquefied by reducing its temperature to -260 F at atmospheric pressure.
Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG): Ethane, ethylene,
propane, propylene, normal butane, butylene, and isobutane
produced at refineries or natural gas processing plants, including plants that fractionate new natural gas plant liquids.
Low-Power Testing: The period of time between a nuclear
generating units initial fuel loading date and the issuance
of its operating (full-power) license. The maximum level of
operation during that period is 5 percent of the units
design thermal rating.

Kilowatthour (kWh): A measure of electricity defined as


a unit of work or energy, measured as 1 kilowatt (1,000
watts) of power expended for 1 hour. One kilowatthour is
equivalent to 3,412 Btu. See Watthour.

Lubricants: Substances used to reduce friction between


bearing surfaces or as process materials either incorporated
into other materials used as processing aids in the manufacturing of other products or as carriers of other materials. Petroleum lubricants may be produced either from
distillates or residues. Other substances may be added to
impart or improve certain required properties. Excluded
are byproducts of lubricating oil refining, such as
aromatic extracts derived from solvent extraction or tars
derived from deasphalting. Included are all grades of
lubricating oils from spindle oil to cylinder oil and those
used in greases. Lubricant categories are paraffinic and
naphthenic.

Landed Costs: The dollar-per-barrel price of crude oil at


the port of discharge. Included are the charges associated

Marketed Production (Natural Gas): Gross withdrawals


less gas used for repressuring, quantities vented and

Kilowatt: A unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 watts.

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flared, and nonhydrocarbon gases removed in treating or


processing operations. Includes all quantities of gas used
in field and processing operations.
Methane: A colorless, flammable, odorless, hydrocarbon
gas (CH4) that is the principal constituent of natural gas. It is
also an important source of hydrogen in various industrial
processes.
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE):
An ether,
(CH3)3COCH3, intended for motor gasoline blending. See
Oxygenates.
Methanol: A light, volatile alcohol (CH3OH) eligible for
motor gasoline blending. See Oxygenates.
Miscellaneous Petroleum Products: All finished petroleum products not classified elsewhere-for example, petrolatum, lube refining byproducts (aromatic extracts and
tars), absorption oils, ram-jet fuel, petroleum rocket fuels,
synthetic natural gas feedstocks, and specialty oils.
Motor Gasoline Blending: Mechanical mixing of motor
gasoline blending components and oxygenates as
required, to produce finished motor gasoline. Finished
motor gasoline may be further mixed with other motor
gasoline blending components or oxygenates, resulting in
increased volumes of finished motor gasoline and/or
changes in the formulation of finished motor gasoline (e.g.,
conventional motor gasoline mixed with MTBE to produce
oxygenated motor gasoline).
Motor Gasoline Blending Components: Naphtha (e.g.,
straight-run gasoline, alkylate, reformate, benzene, toluene,
xylene) used for blending or compounding into finished
motor gasoline. These components include reformulated
gasoline blendstock (RBOB) but exclude oxygenates (alcohols, ethers), butane, and pentanes plus. Note: oxygenates are
reported as individual components and are included in the
total for other hydrocarbons, hydrogens, and oxygenates.
Motor Gasoline, Finished: A complex mixture of relatively
volatile hydrocarbons with or without small quantities of
additives, blended to form a fuel suitable for use in sparkignition. Motor gasoline, as defined in ASTM Specification
D-4814 or Federal Specification VV-G-1690C, is characterized as having a boiling range of 122F to 158F at the
10-percent recovery point to 365F to 374F at the
90-percent recovery point. Motor gasoline includes
conventional gasoline, all types of oxygenated gasoline
including gasohol, and reformulated gasoline, but excludes
aviation gasoline. Note: Volumetric data on blending
components, as well as oxygenates, are not counted in data
on finished motor gasoline until the blending components
are blended into the gasoline.
Motor Gasoline Grades: The classification of gasoline by
octane ratings. Each type of gasoline (conventional,
oxygenated, and reformulated) is classified by three

grades: regular, midgrade, and premium. Note: Gasoline


sales are reported by grade in accordance with their classification at the time of sale. In general, automotive octane
requirements are lower at high altitudes. Therefore, in
some areas of the United States, such as the Rocky Mountain States, the octane ratings for the gasoline grades may be
2 or more octane points lower.
Regular Gasoline: Gasoline having an antiknock index, i.e.,
octane rating, greater than or equal to 85 and less than 88.
Note: Octane requirements may vary by altitude. See
Motor Gasoline Grades.
Midgrade Gasoline: Gasoline having an antiknock index,
i.e., octane rating, greater than or equal to 88 and less than or
equal to 90. Note: Octane requirements may vary by
altitude. See Motor Gasoline Grades.
Premium Gasoline: Gasoline having an antiknock index,
i.e., octane rating, greater than 90. Note: Octane requirements may vary by altitude. See Motor Gasoline Grades.
Motor Gasoline, Oxygenated: Finished motor gasoline,
other than reformulated gasoline, having an oxygen
content of 2.7 percent or higher by weight and required
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be
sold in areas designated by EPA as carbon monoxide (CO)
nonattainment areas. Note: Oxygenated gasoline excludes
oxygenated fuels program reformulated gasoline (OPRG)
and reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending (RBOB). Data on gasohol that has at least 2.7 percent
oxygen, by weight, and is intended for sale inside CO
nonattainment areas are included in data on oxygenated
gasoline. Other data on gasohol are included in data on
conventional gasoline.
Motor Gasoline, Reformulated: Finished motor gasoline
formulated for use in motor vehicles, the composition and
properties of which meet the requirements of the reformulated gasoline regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Section 211(k) of the
Clean Air Act. Note: This category includes oxygenated
fuels program reformulated gasoline (OPRG) but excludes
reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending
(RBOB).
Motor Gasoline Retail Prices: Motor gasoline prices calculated each month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in
conjunction with the construction of the Consumer Price
Index (CPI). Those prices are collected in 85 urban areas
selected to represent all urban consumers-about 80 percent
of the total U.S. population. The service stations are
selected initially, and on a replacement basis, in such a way
that they represent the purchasing habits of the CPI population. Service stations in the current sample include those
providing all types of service (i.e., full-, mini-, and selfservice.
Motor Gasoline (Total): For stock level data, a sum
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motor gasoline blending components but excluding stocks


of oxygenates.
MTBE: See Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether.
NAICS (North American Industry Classification
System): A coding system developed jointly by the
United States, Canada, and Mexico to classify businesses
and industries according to the type of economic activity
in which they are engaged. NAICS replaces the Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) codes. For additional
information on NAICS, go to
http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/.
Naphtha: A generic term applied to a petroleum fraction
with an approximate boiling range between 122 and 400 F.
Natural Gas:
A gaseous mixture of hydrocarbon
compounds, primarily methane, used as a fuel for electricity generation and in a variety of ways in buildings, and as
raw material input and fuel for industrial processes.
Natural Gas, Dry: Natural gas which remains after: 1)
the liquefiable hydrocarbon portion has been removed
from the gas stream (i.e., gas after lease, field, and/or
plant separation); and 2) any volumes of nonhydrocarbon gases have been removed where they occur in sufficient quantity to render the gas unmarketable. Note: Dry
natural gas is also known as consumer-grade natural gas.
The parameters for measurement are cubic feet at 60
degrees Fahrenheit and 14.73 pounds per square inch
absolute.
Natural Gas (Dry) Production: The process of producing consumer-grade natural gas. Natural gas withdrawn
from reservoirs is reduced by volumes used at the
production (lease) site and by processing losses. Volumes
used at the production site include 1) the volume returned
to reservoirs in cycling, repressuring of oil reservoirs,
and conservation operations; and 2) gas vented and
flared. Processing losses include 1) nonhydrocarbon
gases (e.g., water vapor, carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen) removed from the gas stream;
and 2) gas converted to liquid form, such as lease
condensate and plant liquids. Volumes of dry gas withdrawn from gas storage reservoirs are not considered part
of production. Dry natural gas production equals
marketed production less extraction loss.
Natural Gas Marketed Production: Gross withdrawals of
natural gas from production reservoirs, less gas used for
reservoir repressuring; nonhydrocarbon gases removed in
treating and processing operations; and quantities vented
and flared.
Natural Gas Plant Liquids (NGPL): Natural gas liquids
recovered from natural gas in processing plants and, in
some situations, from natural gas field facilities, as well
as those extracted by fractionators. Natural gas plant
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liquids are defined according to the published specifications of the Gas Processors Association and the American
Society for Testing and Material as follows: ethane,
propane, normal butane, isobutane, pentanes plus, and other
products from natural gas processing plants (i.e., products
meeting the standards for finished petroleum products
produced at natural gas processing plants, such as finished
motor gasoline, finished aviation gasoline, special naphthas,
kerosene, distillate fuel oil, and miscellaneous products).
Natural Gas Wellhead Price: The wellhead price of
natural gas is calculated by dividing the total reported
value at the wellhead by the total quantity produced as
reported by the appropriate agencies of individual
producing States and the U.S. Minerals Management
Service. The price includes all costs prior to shipment
from the lease, including gathering and compression
costs, in addition to State production, severance, and
similar charges.
Natural Gasoline: A mixture of hydrocarbons (mostly
pentanes and heavier) extracted from natural gas that
meets vapor pressure, end-point, and other specifications
for natural gasoline set by the Gas Processors
Association. Includes isopentane, which is a saturated
branch-chain hydrocarbon obtained by fractionation of
natural gasoline or isomerization of normal pentane.
Net Summer Capacity:
The maximum output,
commonly expressed in kilowatts (kW) or megawatts
(MW), that generating equipment can supply to system
load, as demonstrated by a multi-hour test, at the time of
summer peak demand (period of June 1 through September 30). This output reflects a reduction in capacity due to
electricity use for station service or auxiliaries.
Neutral Zone: A 6,200 square-mile area shared equally
between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia under a 1992
agreement. The Neutral Zone contains an estimated 5
billion barrels of oil and 8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Nominal Dollars:
price.

A measure used to express nominal

Nominal Price: The price paid for a product or service


at the time of the transaction. Nominal prices are those
that have not been adjusted to remove the effect of
changes in the purchasing power of the dollar; they
reflect buying power in the year in which the transaction
occurred.
Non-Biomass Waste: Material of non-biological origin
that is a byproduct or a discarded product. Non-biomass
waste includes municipal solid waste from non-biogenic
sources, such as plastics, and tire-derived fuels.
Nonhydrocarbon Gases: Typical nonhydrocarbon gases
that may be present in reservoir natural gas are carbon
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Nonrenewable Fuels: Fuels that cannot be easily made or


"renewed," such as crude oil, natural gas, and coal.
Nuclear Electric Power (Nuclear Power): Electricity
generated by the use of the thermal energy released from the
fission of nuclear fuel in a reactor.

(1971present), Qatar (1961present), Saudi Arabia


(1960present), United Arab Emirates (1967present), and
Venezuela (1960present). Countries no longer members of
OPEC include Gabon (19751994) and Indonesia
(19622008).

Nuclear Electric Power Plant: A single-unit or multiunit


facility in which heat produced in one or more reactors by
the fissioning of nuclear fuel is used to drive one or more
steam turbines.

Oxygenates: Substances which, when added to gasoline,


increase the amount of oxygen in that gasoline blend.
Ethanol, Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE), Ethyl
Tertiary Butyl Ether (ETBE), and methanol are common
oxygenates.

Nuclear Reactor: An apparatus in which a nuclear fission


chain reaction can be initiated, controlled, and sustained at a
specific rate. A reactor includes fuel (fissionable material),
moderating material to control the rate of fission, a heavywalled pressure vessel to house reactor components, shielding to protect personnel, a system to conduct heat away from
the reactor, and instrumentation for monitoring and controlling the reactor's systems.

PAD Districts: Petroleum Administration for Defense


Districts. Geographic aggregations of the 50 States and the
District of Columbia into five districts for the Petroleum
Administration for Defense in 1950. The districts were
originally instituted for economic and geographic reasons as
Petroleum Administration for War (PAW) Districts, which
were established in 1942.

OECD: See Organization for Economic Cooperation


and Development.

Pentanes Plus: A mixture of hydrocarbons, mostly pentanes


and heavier, extracted from natural gas. Includes isopentane,
natural gasoline, and plant condensate.

Offshore: That geographic area that lies seaward of the


coastline. In general, the coastline is the line of ordinary low
water along with that portion of the coast that is in direct
contact with the open sea or the line marking the seaward
limit of inland water.
Oil: See Crude Oil.
OPEC: See Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries.
Operable Unit (Nuclear): In the United States, a nuclear
generating unit that has completed low-power testing and
been issued a full-power operating license by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, or equivalent permission to
operate.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): An international organization helping
governments tackle the economic, social and governance
challenges of a globalized economy. Its membership
comprises about 30 member countries. With active relationships with some 70 other countries, non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) and civil society, it has a global reach.
For details about the organization, see http://www.oecd.org.
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC): An intergovernmental organization whose stated
objective is to "coordinate and unify the petroleum policies
of member countries." It was created at the Baghdad
Conference on September 1014, 1960. Current members
(with years of membership) include Algeria (1969present),
Angola (2007present), Ecuador (19731992 and
2007present), Iran (1960present), Iraq (1960present),
Kuwait (1960present), Libya (1962present), Nigeria

Petrochemical Feedstocks: Chemical feedstocks derived


from petroleum principally for the manufacture of chemicals,
synthetic rubber, and a variety of plastics.
Petroleum: A broadly defined class of liquid hydrocarbon
mixtures. Included are crude oil, lease condensate, unfinished oils, refined products obtained from the processing of
crude oil, and natural gas plant liquids. Note: Volumes of
finished petroleum products include nonhydrocarbon
compounds, such as additives and detergents, after they have
been blended into the products.
Petroleum Coke: See Coke, Petroleum.
Petroleum Consumption:
(Petroleum).

See

Products

Supplied

Petroleum Imports: Imports of petroleum into the 50


States and the District of Columbia from foreign countries
and from Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other U.S.
territories and possessions. Included are imports for the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve and withdrawals from bonded
warehouses for onshore consumption, offshore bunker use,
and military use. Excluded are receipts of foreign petroleum into bonded warehouses and into U.S. territories and
U.S. Foreign Trade Zones.
Petroleum Products: Products obtained from the processing
of crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas, and
other hydrocarbon compounds. Petroleum products include
unfinished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, pentanes plus,
aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, naphtha-type jet fuel,
kerosene-type jet fuel, kerosene, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas,

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lubricants, waxes, petroleum coke, asphalt, road oil, still


gas, and miscellaneous products.
Petroleum Stocks, Primary: For individual products,
quantities that are held at refineries, in pipelines, and at
bulk terminals that have a capacity of 50,000 barrels or
more, or that are in transit thereto. Stocks held by product
retailers and resellers, as well as tertiary stocks held at the
point of consumption, are excluded. Stocks of individual
products held at gas processing plants are excluded from
individual product estimates but are included in other oils
estimates and total.
Photovoltaic Energy: Direct-current electricity generated
from sunlight through solid-state semiconductor devices
that have no moving parts.
Pipeline Fuel:
Gas consumed in the operation of
pipelines, primarily in compressors.
Plant Condensate: One of the natural gas liquids, mostly
pentanes and heavier hydrocarbons, recovered and separated
as liquid at gas inlet separators or scrubbers in processing
plants.
Primary Energy: Energy in the form that it is first
accounted for in a statistical energy balance, before any
transformation to secondary or tertiary forms of
energy. For example, coal can be converted to synthetic
gas, which can be converted to electricity; in this example,
coal is primary energy, synthetic gas is secondary energy,
and electricity is tertiary energy. See Primary Energy
Production and Primary Energy Consumption.
Primary Energy Consumption:
Consumption of
primary energy. (Energy sources that are produced from
other energy sourcese.g., coal coke from coalare
included in primary energy consumption only if their
energy content has not already been included as part of the
original energy source. Thus, U.S. primary energy
consumption does include net imports of coal coke, but
not the coal coke produced from domestic coal.) The
U.S. Energy Information Administration includes the
following in U.S. primary energy consumption: coal
consumption; coal coke net imports; petroleum
consumption (petroleum products supplied, including
natural gas plant liquids and crude oil burned as fuel);
dry natural gasexcluding supplemental gaseous
fuelsconsumption; nuclear electricity net generation
(converted to Btu using the nuclear plants heat rate);
conventional
hydroelectricity
net
generation
(converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat
rate); geothermal electricity net generation (converted
to Btu using the geothermal plants heat rate), and
geothermal heat pump energy and geothermal direct use
energy; solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net
generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled
plants heat rate), and solar thermal direct use energy;
wind electricity net generation (converted to Btu using
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the fossil-fueled plants heat rate); wood and woodderived fuels consumption; biomass waste consumption;
fuel ethanol and biodiesel consumption; losses and
co-products from the production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel; and electricity net imports (converted to Btu using the
electricity heat content of 3,412 Btu per kilowatthour). See
Total Energy Consumption.
Primary Energy Production: Production of primary
energy. The U.S. Energy Information Administration
includes the following in U.S. primary energy production:
coal production, waste coal supplied, and coal refuse
recovery; crude oil and lease condensate production;
natural gas plant liquids production; dry natural
gasexcluding supplemental gaseous fuelsproduction; nuclear electricity net generation (converted to
Btu using the nuclear plants heat rate); conventional
hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using
the fossil-fueled plants heat rate); geothermal electricity
net generation (converted to Btu using the geothermal
plants heat rate), and geothermal heat pump energy and
geothermal direct use energy; solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net generation (converted to Btu using
the fossil-fueled plants heat rate), and solar thermal
direct use energy; wind electricity net generation
(converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat rate);
wood and wood-derived fuels consumption; biomass
waste consumption; and biofuels feedstock.
Prime Mover: The engine, turbine, water wheel, or similar machine that drives an electric generator; or, for reporting purposes, a device that converts energy to electricity
directly.
Products Supplied (Petroleum): Approximately represents consumption of petroleum products because it measures the disappearance of these products from primary
sources, i.e., refineries, natural gas-processing plants,
blending plants, pipelines, and bulk terminals. In general,
product supplied of each product in any given period is
computed as follows: field production, plus refinery
production, plus imports, plus unaccounted-for crude oil
(plus net receipts when calculated on a PAD District
basis) minus stock change, minus crude oil losses, minus
refinery inputs, and minus exports.
Propane: A normally gaseous straight-chain hydrocarbon (C3H8). It is a colorless paraffinic gas that boils at a
temperature of -43.67 F. It is extracted from natural gas
or refinery gas streams. It includes all products designated
in ASTM Specification D1835 and Gas Processors Association Specifications for commercial propane and HD-5
propane.
Propylene: An olefinic hydrocarbon (C3H6) recovered
from refinery or petrochemical processes.
Real Dollars: These are dollars that have been adjusted
for inflation. See Real Price.

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Real Price: A price that has been adjusted to remove the


effect of changes in the purchasing power of the dollar. Real
prices, which are expressed in constant dollars, usually
reflect buying power relative to a base year.
Refiner Acquisition Cost of Crude Oil: The cost of crude
oil to the refiner, including transportation and fees. The
composite cost is the weighted average of domestic and
imported crude oil costs.
Refinery and Blender Net Inputs: Raw materials, unfinished oils, and blending components processed at refineries,
or blended at refineries or petroleum storage terminals to
produce finished petroleum products. Included are gross
inputs of crude oil, natural gas plant liquids, other hydrocarbon raw materials, hydrogen, oxygenates (excluding
fuel ethanol), and renewable fuels (including fuel
ethanol). Also included are net inputs of unfinished oils,
motor gasoline blending components, and aviation
gasoline blending components. Net inputs are calculated
as gross inputs minus gross production. Negative net
inputs indicate gross inputs are less than gross production.
Examples of negative net inputs include reformulated
gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending (RBOB)
produced at refineries for shipment to blending terminals,
and unfinished oils produced and added to inventory in
advance of scheduled maintenance of a refinery crude oil
distillation unit.
Refinery and Blender Net Production: Liquefied refinery
gases, and finished petroleum products produced at a
refinery or petroleum storage terminal blending facility.
Net production equals gross production minus gross
inputs. Negative net production indicates gross production is less than gross inputs for a finished petroleum
product. Examples of negative net production include
reclassification of one finished product to another
finished product, or reclassification of a finished product
to unfinished oils or blending components.
Refinery (Petroleum): An installation that manufactures
finished petroleum products from crude oil, unfinished oils,
natural gas liquids, other hydrocarbons, and alcohol.
Refuse Mine: A surface site where coal is recovered from
previously mined coal. It may also be known as a silt bank,
culm bank, refuse bank, slurry dam, or dredge operation.
Refuse Recovery: The recapture of coal from a refuse
mine or the coal recaptured by that process. The resulting
product has been cleaned to reduce the concentration of
noncombustible materials.
Renewable Energy: Energy obtained from sources that are
essentially inexhaustible (unlike, for example, the fossil
fuels, of which there is a finite supply). Renewable sources
of energy include conventional hydrolectric power,
biomass, geothermal, solar, and wind.

Repressuring: The injection of a pressurized fluid (such as


air, gas, or water) into oil and gas reservoir formations to
effect greater ultimate recovery.
Residential Sector: An energy-consuming sector that
consists of living quarters for private households. Common
uses of energy associated with this sector include space heating, water heating, air conditioning, lighting, refrigeration,
cooking, and running a variety of other appliances. The
residential sector excludes institutional living quarters.
Note: Various EIA programs differ in sectoral coverage for
more information see
http://www.eia.gov/neic/datadefinitions/Guideforwebres.htm. See
End-Use Sectors and Energy-Use Sectors.
Residual Fuel Oil: The heavier oils that remain after the
distillate fuel oils and lighter hydrocarbons are distilled
away in refinery operations and that conform to ASTM
Specifications D396 and 975. Included are No. 5, a residual fuel oil of medium viscosity; Navy Special, for use in
steam-powered vessels in government service and in shore
power plants; and No. 6, which includes Bunker C fuel oil
and is used for commercial and industrial heating, for electricity generation, and to power ships. Imports of residual
fuel oil include imported crude oil burned as fuel.
Road Oil: Any heavy petroleum oil, including residual
asphaltic oil used as a dust palliative and surface treatment
on roads and highways. It is generally produced in six
grades, from 0, the most liquid, to 5, the most viscous.
Rotary Rig: A machine used for drilling wells that employs a
rotating tube attached to a bit for boring holes through rock.
Short Ton (Coal): A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds.
SIC (Standard Industrial Classification): A set of codes
developed by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget
which categorizes industries into groups with similar
economic activities. Replaced by NAICS (North American Industry Classification System).
Solar Energy: See Solar Thermal Energy and Photovoltaic Energy.
Solar Thermal Energy: The radiant energy of the sun that
can be converted into other forms of energy, such as heat or
electricity.
Special Naphthas: All finished products within the naphtha
boiling ranges that are used as paint thinner, cleaners or
solvents. Those products are refined to a specified flash
point. Special naphthas include all commercial hexane and
cleaning solvents conforming to ASTM Specifications
D1836 and D484, respectively. Naphthas to be blended or
marketed as motor gasoline or aviation gasoline, or that are
to be used as petrochemical and synthetic natural gas (SNG)
feedstocks, are excluded.

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Station Use: Energy that is used to operate an electric


power plant. It includes energy consumed for plant lighting,
power, and auxiliary facilities, regardless of whether the
energy is produced at the plant or comes from another source.
Steam Coal: All nonmetallurgical coal.
Steam-Electric Power Plant: A plant in which the prime
mover is a steam turbine. The steam used to drive the turbine
is produced in a boiler where fossil fuels are burned.
Still Gas (Refinery Gas): Any form or mixture of gas
produced in refineries by distillation, cracking, reforming,
and other processes. The principal constituents are methane, ethane, ethylene, normal butane, butylene, propane,
and propylene. It is used primarily as refinery fuel and,
petrochemical feedstock.
Stocks: See Coal Stocks, Crude Oil Stocks, or Petroleum Stocks, Primary.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR): Petroleum stocks
maintained by the Federal Government for use during periods of major supply interruption.
Subbituminous Coal: A coal whose properties range
from those of lignite to those of bituminous coal and
used primarily as fuel for steam-electric power generation. It may be dull, dark brown to black, soft and crumbly, at the lower end of the range, to bright, jet black,
hard, and relatively strong, at the upper end. Subbituminous coal contains 20 to 30 percent inherent moisture
by weight. The heat content of subbituminous coal
ranges from 17 to 24 million Btu per short ton on a
moist, mineral-matter-free basis. The heat content of
subbituminous coal consumed in the United States averages 17 to 18 million Btu per ton, on the as-received
basis (i.e., containing both inherent moisture and
mineral matter).
Supplemental Gaseous Fuels: Synthetic natural gas,
propane-air, coke oven gas, refinery gas, biomass gas, air
injected for Btu stabilization, and manufactured gas
commingled and distributed with natural gas.
Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG): (Also referred to as
substitute natural gas) A manufactured product, chemically similar in most respects to natural gas, resulting
from the conversion or reforming of hydrocarbons that
may easily be substituted for or interchanged with
pipeline-quality natural gas.
Thermal Conversion Factor: A factor for converting data
between physical units of measure (such as barrels, cubic
feet, or short tons) and thermal units of measure (such as
British thermal units, calories, or joules); or for converting data between different thermal units of measure. See
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Total Energy Consumption: Primary energy consumption in the end-use sectors, plus electricity retail sales
and electrical system energy losses.
Transportation Sector: An energy-consuming sector that
consists of all vehicles whose primary purpose is transporting people and/or goods from one physical location to
another. Included are automobiles; trucks; buses;
motorcycles; trains, subways, and other rail vehicles; aircraft;
and ships, barges, and other waterborne vehicles. Vehicles
whose primary purpose is not transportation (e.g., construction cranes and bulldozers, farming vehicles, and warehouse
tractors and forklifts) are classified in the sector of their
primary use. Note: Various EIA programs differ in sectoral
coverage-for more information see
http://www.eia.gov/neic/datadefinitions/Guideforwebtrans.htm

See End-Use Sectors and Energy-Use Sectors.


Underground Storage: The storage of natural gas in
underground reservoirs at a different location from which it
was produced.
Unfinished Oils: All oils requiring further refinery processing except those requiring only mechanical blending.
Includes naphthas and lighter oils, kerosene and light gas
oils, heavy gas oils, and residuum.
Unfractionated Stream: Mixtures of unsegregated natural
gas liquid components, excluding those in plant
condensate. This product is extracted from natural gas.
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.): A political entity that consisted of 15 constituent republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The U.S.S.R. ceased
to exist as of December 31, 1991.
United States: The 50 States and the District of
Columbia. Note: The United States has varying degrees of
jurisdiction over a number of territories and other political
entities outside the 50 States and the District of Columbia,
including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, Johnston Atoll, Midway Islands, Wake
Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands. EIA data
programs may include data from some or all of these areas
in U.S. totals. For these programs, data products will
contain notes explaining the extent of geographic coverage
included under the term "United States."
Useful Thermal Output: The thermal energy made available in a combined-heat-and-power system for use in any
industrial or commercial process, heating or cooling
application, or delivered to other end users, i.e., total thermal energy made available for processes and applications
other than electrical generation.
U.S.S.R.: See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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Vented Natural Gas: Gas released into the air on the


production site or at processing plants.
Vessel Bunkering: Includes sales for the fueling of
commercial or private boats, such as pleasure craft, fishing
boats, tugboats, and ocean-going vessels, including vessels
operated by oil companies. Excluded are volumes sold to
the U.S. Armed Forces.
Waste Coal: Usable material that is a byproduct of previous coal processing operations. Waste coal is usually
composed of mixed coal, soil, and rock (mine waste). Most
waste coal is burned as-is in unconventional fluidized-bed
combustors. For some uses, waste coal may be partially
cleaned by removing some extraneous noncombustible
constituents. Examples of waste coal include fine coal, coal
obtained from a refuse bank or slurry dam, anthracite culm,
bituminous gob, and lignite waste.
Waste: See Biomass Waste and Non-Biomass Waste.
Watt (W): The unit of electrical power equal to one ampere
under a pressure of one volt. A watt is equal to 1/746 horsepower.
Watthour (Wh): The electrical energy unit of measure
equal to one watt of power supplied to, or taken from, an
electric circuit steadily for one hour.

Waxes: Solid or semisolid material derived from petroleum distillates or residues. Waxes are light-colored, more
or less translucent crystalline masses, slightly greasy to the
touch, consisting of a mixture of solid hydrocarbons in
which the paraffin series predominates. Included are all
marketable waxes, whether crude scale or fully refined.
Waxes are used primarily as industrial coating for surface
protection.
Wellhead Price: The value of crude oil or natural gas at
the mouth of the well.
Wind Energy: Kinetic energy present in wind motion that
can be converted to mechanical energy for driving pumps,
mills, and electric power generators.
Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels: Wood and products
derived from wood that are used as fuel, including round
wood (cord wood), limb wood, wood chips, bark, sawdust,
forest residues, charcoal, paper pellets, railroad ties, utility
poles, black liquor, red liquor, sludge wood, spent sulfite
liquor, and other wood-based solids and liquids.
Working Gas: The volume of gas in a reservoir that is in
addition to the base gas. It may or may not be completely
withdrawn during any particular withdrawal season.
Conditions permitting, the total working capacity could be
used more than once during any season.

U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review April 2012

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