Energy InfoCard

Energy INFOcard
United States
COAL	ELECTRICITY	NATURAL GAS	NUCLEAR
PETROLEUM	RENEWABLE ENERGY	TOTAL ENERGY & EFFICIENCY	WORLD

PETROLEUM (2003)
Field Production (crude oil, NGPL, other )		7.8 MMbd
Net imports (crude oil & refined products)		11.2 MMbd
Consumption (25% of world total in 2002; 19.8 MMbd)		20.0 MMbd
Share of consumption for transportation		67%
Dependence on foreign oil (net imports/consumption)		56%
Share of US imports from:		Persian Gulf 20% OPEC 42%
Proved Reserves		22 billion barrels
Real world oil price (in 2000 $/bbl)		$26.22 (peak 1980: $62.71)

NATURAL GAS (2003) (Top of Page )
Production (dry gas) (2nd in world to Russia)		19.1 Tcf
Consumption (25% of world total in 2002; 23.0 Tcf )		21.9 Tcf
Consumption by Sector		Industrial 37% Residential 23% Commercial 14%	Electric Power 23% Transportation 3%
Net Imports as a Percentage of Total Consumption		14.8%
Proved Reserves		189 Tcf
Real wellhead price (in 2000 $/Mcf)		$4.71 (previous peak 1983: $3.97)

COAL (2003) (Top of Page )
Production (2nd in world to China in 2002; 1.09 billion tons)		1.07 billion tons
Share produced West of the Mississippi		56%
Share produced from surface mining		67%
Exports as percent of production		4%
Electric power sector share of consumption		92%
Productivity		7.0 tons/miner-hour in 2002 vs 1.8 tons/miner-hour in 1978
Demonstrated Reserve Base		496 Billion Tons

ELECTRICITY (2003) (Top of Page )
Net generation		3.85 Trillion kilowatthours
Generation by energy source		Coal 51% Nuclear 20% Natural Gas 16%	Hydro 7% Oil 3% Non-hydro Renewable 3%
Retail Sales (Consumption)		Residential 37% Commercial 32% Industrial 28% Other 3%
Emissions (2002) (Million metric tons)		Carbon Dioxide--2,313 Sulfur Dioxide-----9.9 Nitrogen Oxides------4.7

NUCLEAR (2003) (Top of Page )
Operable generating units		104 in 2003 vs 70 in 1978
Capacity		99 Million kilowatts
Capacity Factor		88% in 2003 vs. 51% in 1978

RENEWABLE ENERGY (2003) (Top of Page )
Consumption		6.2 Quadrillion Btu
Consumption by energy source		Hydropower 45% Wood 34% Waste 9% Other 12%
Renewable share of total energy consumption		6%

TOTAL ENERGY and EFFICIENCY OF USE (2003) (Top of Page )
Total Primary Energy Production		70.5 Quadrillion Btu
Production by energy source		Coal 32% Natural Gas 28% Oil 21% Nuclear 11% Renewable 9%
Total Consumption		98 Quadrillion Btu
Consumption by energy source		Coal 23% Natural Gas 23% Oil 40% Nuclear 8% Renewable 6%
Consumption by sector		Industrial 33% Residential 22% Commercial 18% Transportation 27%
Energy-use CO2 emissions (2002)		5729 Million Metric tonnes of Carbon Dioxide
Energy-use CO2 emissions by sector		Industrial 29% Residential 21% Commercial 18% Transportation 32%
Energy Consumption/GDP ratio (Thousand Btu per 2000 Dollar):		9.44 vs 15.95 in 1978
Number of households in the U.S. (2001)		107 million
Households heated by : (2001)		Natural Gas 55% Electricity 29% Oil 7% Propane 5% Wood 2%

World (2002) (Top of Page )
Primary Energy production		405 Quadrillion Btu
Production by energy source		Coal 24% Natural Gas 23% Oil 38% Hydro 7% Nuclear 7% Other 1%
World energy consumption		412 Quadrillion Btu
Consumption by selected countries		U.S. 24% China 10% Russia 7% Japan 5% Germany 3%
Per capita consumption by selected countries (million Btu):		U.S. 339 Russia 191 Germany 173 Japan 172 China 33
Energy-related CO₂ emissions		24,533 Million Metric tonnes of Carbon Dioxide
Emissions by selected countries/regions		U.S. 23% Western Europe 16% China 14% Russia 6% Japan 5% India 4%
Crude oil production (2003)		70 MMbd U.S. 8%; OPEC 40%; Persian Gulf 28%
Electricity generation		15.3 Trillion kilowatthours
Electricity generation by selected countries/regions		U.S. 25% Western Europe 19% China 10% Japan 7% Russia 6%
Nuclear share of electricity by selected countries		France 78% Japan 28% Germany 29% United Kingdom 23% U.S. 20%
Share of world nuclear electricity generation (5 largest)		U.S. 30% France 16% Japan 12% Germany 6% Russia 5%
Retail regular gasoline price (U.S. $/gallon) (selected Countries)		Germany $3.66 Japan $3.06 Australia $1.83 U.S. $1.36
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Sources: U.S. data - Annual Energy Review/Latest annual publication for each energy source as of September 2004. International data - International Energy Annual 2002		Btu Equivalents: 1 barrel crude oil: 5.8 million 1 Mcf gas: 1.03 million 1 kWh electricity 3.4 thousand 1 ton coal: ~21 million;


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