Overview of U.S. Petroleum Production, Imports, Exports, and Consumption

(million barrels per day)

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Component numbers may not add to totals due to independent rounding. 

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KEY:  U = data are not available.

^a Includes crude oil and natural gas plant liquids. This data series has been revised from 1975 forward to exclude the field production of other liquids including: finished motor gasoline, motor gasoline blending components, and other hydrocarbons and oxygenates.

^b Includes lease condensate.

^c Includes imports for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which began in 1977.

^d Beginning in 1985, motor gasoline blending components and aviation gasoline blending components are included.

^eNet imports is equal to Imports minus Exports.

Source:

Domestic production, imports, exports, and U.S. petroleum consumption by transportation sector:

U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, tables 3.1, 3.3b and 3.7c, available at https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/index.php as of Apr. 12, 2022.

U.S. and World petroleum consumption:

1960-70: Ibid., Annual Energy Review (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), tables 5.1 and 11.10.

1975-2020: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, International, Annual refined petroleum products consumption, available at https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world as of Nov. 29, 2021.