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Energy Data Reports: crude petroleum, petroleum products, and natural gas liquids, 1979. Final summary

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5503020

Data are presented on crude oil, refined petroleum products and natural gas liquids supply, disposition and stocks in the US for 1979. Production of crude petroleum (including lease condensate) in the US in 1979 averaged 8,552,000 barrels/day, a decrease of 155,000 barrels/day, or 1.8%, below the 1978 level, reports the Energy Information Administration, United States Department of Energy. Of the total crude oil produced, Texas accounted for 32.6%, Louisiana, 15.7%, Alaska, 16.4%, and California, 11.3% in 1979. Imports of crude oil in 1979 averaged 6,519,000 barrels/day, 2.6% higher than the previous year. Of the total crude oil imported in 1979, 5,112,000 barrels/day, or 78.4% of the total, came from OPEC countries. This was a decrease of 1.4% below the 5,184,000 barrels/day the same countries supplied in 1978. Stocks of crude oil, both domestic and foreign, totaled 430,265,000 barrels at the end of 1979, 54.0 million barrels above the 1978 year-end level. Production of products at natural gas processing plants during 1979 totaled 1,584,000 barrels/day compared with 1,567,000 barrels/day during 1978. The stock level of products at natural gas processing plants, terminals, and pipelines at the end of 1979 totaled 115,644,000 barrels, 11.8 million barrels below that of a year earlier. Compared to 1978, total products supplied for domestic use decreased by 331,000 barrels daily, or 1.8%. Of the major fuels supplied for use in 1979, gasoline, distillate fuel oil, and residual fuel oil declined by 5.1%, 3.4%, and 6.5%, respectively, while jet fuel showed gains of 1.8%. Refined products stocks at the end of 1979 totaled 778,621,000 barrels, reflecting a stock decrease of 6.0 million barrels during the year.

Research Organization:
USDOE Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Oil and Gas Statistics
OSTI ID:
5503020
Report Number(s):
DOE/EIA-0108(79); ON: DE85014384
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English