Petroleum Statistics

(2009 data except where noted)

Supply

U.S. Petroleum Production (crude oil, NGPL, and other oils)7,270,000 barrels/day
U.S. Crude Oil Production
5,361,000 barrels/day
U.S. Crude Oil Imports
9,013,000 barrels/day
U.S. Petroleum Product Imports
2,678,000 barrels/day
U.S. Net Petroleum Imports
9,667,000 barrels/day
Dependence on Net Petroleum Imports
52%
Top U.S. Crude Oil Supplier
Canada — 1,943,000 barrels/day
Top U.S. Total Petroleum Supplier
Canada — 2,479,000 barrels/day
U.S. Crude Oil Imports from OPEC
5,954,000 barrels/day
U.S. Petroleum Product Imports from OPEC
421,000 barrels/day
State Ranking of Crude Oil ProductionTexas — 1,106,000 barrels/day
Top U.S. Producing Companies, p. 6
BP PLC — 271.4 million barrels (2008)
Top U.S. Oil Fields by Production, Appendix B, Table B1
Prudhoe Bay, AK (2008)
Top Oil Producing Country
#1 — Russia (9,934,000 barrels/day)
Top Oil Consuming Country
#1 — United States (18,771,000 barrels/day)

Consumption and Disposition

U.S. Petroleum Consumption
18,771,000 barrels/day
U.S. Motor Gasoline Consumption
8,997,000 barrels/day (378 million gallons/day)
Share of U.S. Oil Consumption for Transportation
72%
U.S. Total Petroleum Exports
2,024,000 barrels/day

Prices

Crude Oil Domestic First Price (wellhead price)
$56.35/barrel
Motor Gasoline Retail Prices (U.S. City Average)
$2.40/gallon
Regular Grade Motor Gasoline Retail Prices (U.S. City Average)
$3.25/gallon
Premium Motor Gasoline Retail Prices (U.S. City Average)
$2.61/gallon
Federal Motor Gasoline Tax
18.4 cents/gallon
U.S. Average Home Heating Oil Price
$2.39/gallon (excluding taxes)

Refining and Reserves

Number of U.S. Operable Petroleum Refineries
148
U.S. Refiners Ranked Capacity (1/1/2009)#1 — Baytown, Texas (ExxonMobil) 560,640 barrels/day
Top U.S. Petroleum Refining States#1 — Texas 4,681,519 barrels/day
U.S. Proved Reserves of Crude Oil as of December 31, 2008
19,121 million barrels
U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve
727 million barrels (2009)

International

Total World Oil Production
84,365,095 barrels/day
Total World Petroleum Consumption
84,249,000 barrels/day
Retail Gasoline Price in Selected Countries (2009) (regular unleaded, $/gallon)
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • United States
  • China
  • Mexico
$4.85
$3.79
$3.14
$2.35
$3.26
$2.12

Measures

Gallons of Oil per Barrel
42
Barrels of Oil per Metric Ton (U.S.)
7.33