Table 1-51: Crude Oil and Petroluem Products Transported in the United States by Mode
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Table 1-51: Crude Oil and Petroluem Products Transported in the United States by Mode
| 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil | |||||||||
| Ton-miles (billions) | |||||||||
| Pipelinesa | 288.0 | 362.6 | 334.4 | 334.8 | 335.9 | 338.3 | 337.4 | 334.1 | 321.1 |
| Water carriers | 40.6 | c387.4 | 449.2 | 291.2 | 247.7 | 202.4 | 147.3 | 117.9 | 100.0 |
| Motor carriersb | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Railroads | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Total | 331.5 | 753.0 | 786.2 | 628.2 | 586.0 | 543.2 | 486.9 | 454.1 | 423.0 |
| % of total | |||||||||
| Pipelinesa | 86.9 | 48.2 | 42.5 | 53.3 | 57.3 | 62.3 | 69.3 | 73.6 | 75.9 |
| Water carriers | 12.2 | 51.4 | 57.2 | 46.4 | 42.3 | 37.3 | 30.3 | 26.0 | 23.6 |
| Motor carriersb | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Railroads | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Refined Petroleum Products | |||||||||
| Ton-miles (billions) | |||||||||
| Pipelinesa | 219.0 | 225.6 | 229.9 | 249.3 | 265.2 | 280.9 | 279.1 | 285.7 | 296.6 |
| Water carriers | 257.4 | 230.4 | 141.2 | 157.8 | 153.2 | 154.1 | 148.3 | 147.1 | 147.5 |
| Motor carriersb | 26.2 | 24.3 | 26.9 | 28.2 | 24.6 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 27.6 |
| Railroads | 12.6 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 13.3 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 18.2 |
| Total | 515.2 | 492.3 | 409.3 | 448.6 | 458.9 | 479.0 | 469.6 | 475.7 | 489.9 |
| % of total | |||||||||
| Pipelinesa | 66.1 | 30.0 | 29.2 | 39.7 | 45.3 | 51.7 | 57.3 | 62.9 | 60.5 |
| Water carriers | 77.6 | 30.6 | 18.0 | 25.1 | 26.1 | 28.4 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 30.1 |
| Motor carriersb | 7.9 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Railroads | 3.8 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| Combined Crude and Petroleum Products | |||||||||
| Ton-miles (billions) | |||||||||
| Pipelinesa | 507.0 | 588.2 | 564.3 | 584.1 | 601.1 | 619.2 | 616.5 | 619.8 | 617.7 |
| Water carriers | 298.0 | c617.8 | 590.4 | 449.0 | 400.9 | 356.5 | 295.6 | 265.0 | 247.5 |
| Motor carriersb | 27.6 | 26.8 | 28.7 | 29.7 | 26.3 | 29.7 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 29.0 |
| Railroads | 14.1 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 18.7 |
| Total | 846.7 | 1,245.3 | 1,195.5 | 1,076.8 | 1,044.9 | 1,022.2 | 956.5 | 929.8 | 912.9 |
| % of total | |||||||||
| Pipelinesa | 59.9 | 47.2 | 47.2 | 54.2 | 57.5 | 60.6 | 64.5 | 66.7 | 67.7 |
| Water carriers | 35.2 | 49.6 | 49.4 | 41.7 | 38.4 | 34.9 | 30.9 | 28.5 | 27.1 |
| Motor carriersb | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Railroads | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
a The amount carried by pipeline is based on ton-miles of crude and petroleum products transported through federally regulated pipelines (84%), plus estimated ton-miles of crude and petroleum products transported through nonfederally regulated pipelines (16%).
b The amount carried by motor carriers is estimated.
c Reflects the entrance between 1975 and 1980 of the Alaska pipeline, moving crude petroluem for water transportation to U.S. refineries.
SOURCES: 1975: Association of Oil Pipe Lines, Shifts in Petroleum Transportation (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 6.
1980-99: Ibid., Shifts in Petroleum Transportation (Washington, DC: Annual issues).