Petroleum Overview, 1949-2008 - Environment

Petroleum Overview, Selected Years, 1949-2008
(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Year	Field Production ¹					Processing Gain ⁵	Trade			Stock Change ⁸	Adjust- ments⁹	Petroleum Products Supplied
	Crude Oil ²			Natural Gas Plant Liquids ⁴	Total		Imports ⁶	Exports	Net Imports⁷
	48 States ³	Alaska	Total	Natural Gas Plant Liquids ⁴	Total		Imports ⁶	Exports	Net Imports⁷
1949	5,046	0	5,046	430	5,477	-2	645	327	318	-8	-38	5,763
1950	5,407	0	5,407	499	5,906	2	850	305	545	-56	-51	6,458
1955	6,807	0	6,807	771	7,578	34	1,248	368	880	(s)	-37	8,455
1960	7,034	2	7,035	929	7,965	146	1,815	202	1,613	-83	-8	9,797
1965	7,774	30	7,804	1,210	9,014	220	2,468	187	2,281	-8	-10	11,512
1970	9,408	229	9,637	1,660	11,297	359	3,419	259	3,161	103	-16	14,697
1971	9,245	218	9,463	1,693	11,155	382	3,926	224	3,701	71	45	15,212
1972	9,242	199	9,441	1,744	11,185	388	4,741	222	4,519	-232	43	16,367
1973	9,010	198	9,208	1,738	10,946	453	6,256	231	6,025	135	18	17,308
1974	8,581	193	8,774	1,688	10,462	480	6,112	221	5,892	179	-2	16,653
1975	8,183	191	8,375	1,633	10,007	460	6,056	209	5,846	32	41	16,322
1976	7,958	173	8,132	1,604	9,736	477	7,313	223	7,090	-58	101	17,461
1977	7,781	464	8,245	1,618	9,862	524	8,807	243	8,565	548	28	18,431
1978	7,478	1,229	8,707	1,567	10,275	496	8,363	362	8,002	-94	-20	18,847
1979	7,151	1,401	8,552	1,584	10,135	527	8,456	471	7,985	173	38	18,513
1980	6,980	1,617	8,597	1,573	10,170	597	6,909	544	6,365	140	64	17,056
1981	6,962	1,609	8,572	1,609	10,180	508	5,996	595	5,401	160	129	16,058
1982	6,953	1,696	8,649	1,550	10,199	531	5,113	815	4,298	-147	121	15,296
1983	6,974	1,714	8,688	1,559	10,246	488	5,051	739	4,312	-20	165	15,231
1984	7,157	1,722	8,879	1,630	10,509	553	5,437	722	4,715	280	228	15,726
1985	7,146	1,825	8,971	1,609	10,581	557	5,067	781	4,286	-103	200	15,726
1986	6,814	1,867	8,680	1,551	10,231	616	6,224	785	5,439	202	197	16,281
1987	6,387	1,962	8,349	1,595	9,944	639	6,678	764	5,914	41	209	16,665
1988	6,123	2,017	8,140	1,625	9,765	655	7,402	815	6,587	-28	249	17,283
1989	5,739	1,874	7,613	1,546	9,159	661	8,061	859	7,202	-43	260	17,325
1990	5,582	1,773	7,355	1,559	8,914	683	8,018	857	7,161	107	338	16,988
1991	5,618	1,798	7,417	1,659	9,076	715	7,627	1,001	6,626	-10	287	16,714
1992	5,457	1,714	7,171	1,697	8,868	772	7,888	950	6,938	-68	386	17,033
1993	5,264	1,582	6,847	1,736	8,582	766	8,620	1,003	7,618	151	422	17,237
1994	5,103	1,559	6,662	1,727	8,388	768	8,996	942	8,054	15	523	17,718
1995	5,076	1,484	6,560	1,762	8,322	774	8,835	949	7,886	-246	496	17,725
1996	5,071	1,393	6,465	1,830	8,295	837	9,478	981	8,498	-151	528	18,309
1997	5,156	1,296	6,452	1,817	8,269	850	10,162	1,003	9,158	143	487	18,620
1998	5,077	1,175	6,252	1,759	8,011	886	10,708	945	9,764	239	495	18,917
1999	4,832	1,050	5,881	1,850	7,731	886	10,852	940	9,912	-422	567	19,519
2000	4,851	970	5,822	1,911	7,733	948	11,459	1,040	10,419	-69	532	19,701
2001	4,839	963	5,801	1,868	7,670	903	11,871	971	10,900	325	501	19,649
2002	4,761	984	5,746	1,880	7,626	957	11,530	984	10,546	-105	527	19,761
2003	4,706	974	5,681	1,719	7,400	974	12,264	1,027	11,238	56	478	20,034
2004	4,510	908	5,419	1,809	7,228	1,051	13,145	1,048	12,097	209	564	20,731
2005	4,314	864	5,178	1,717	6,895	989	13,714	1,165	12,549	145	513	20,802
2006	4,361	741	5,102	1,739	6,841	994	13,707	1,317	12,390	60	522	20,687
2007	^R4,342	^R722	^R5,064	^R1,783	^R6,847	^R996	^R13,468	^R1,433	^R12,036	^R-148	^R653	^R20,680
2008^P	4,273	683	4,955	1,781	6,737	971	12,872	1,831	11,041	201	871	19,419

¹ 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."
² Includes lease condensate.
³ United States excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
⁴ See Table 5.10.
⁵ Refinery and blender net production minus refinery and blender net inputs. See Table 5.8.
⁶ Includes crude oil imports for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which began in 1977. See Table 5.17.
⁷ Net imports equal imports minus exports.
⁸ A negative value indicates a decrease in stocks and a positive value indicates an increase. Includes crude oil stocks in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, but excludes distillate fuel oil stocks in the Northeast Heating Oil Reserve. See Table 5.16.
⁹ An adjustment for crude oil, finished motor gasoline, motor gasoline blending components, fuel ethanol, and distillate fuel oil. See EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly, Appendix B, Note 3.
R=Revised. P=Preliminary. (s)=Less than 500 barrels per day.

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