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U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Monthly energy review

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6310023
Current data for production, consumption, stocks, imports, exports, and prices for the principal energy commodities in the United States are presented. Also included are data on international production of crude oil, consumption of petroleum products, petroleum stocks, and production of electricity from nuclear powered facilities. Energy production for January 1983 totaled 5.2 quadrillion Btu, a 5.4% decrease from the January 1982 level of production. Decreases in production occurred for natural gas and coal. Natural gas production was down 11.6% and coal production was down 8.8%. Petroleum production increased 0.5%. All other forms of energy production combined were up 3.7%. Energy consumption in January 1983 totaled 6.5 quadrillion Btu, a 9.4% decrease compared to the level of consumption for January 1982. Decreases occurred in the consumption rates of natural gas (16.9%), petroleum (7.1%), and coal (6.4%), accounting for the overall decline in energy consumption during January. The consumption rate of all other forms of energy increased 3.3%. Net imports of energy for January 1983 totaled 0.6 quadrillion Btu, 15.9% below the level of 1 year earlier. Net imports of petroleum decreased 2.0%, and net imports of electricity and coal coke combined decreased 3.6%. Natural gas net imports increased 17.3%. Net exports of coal were down 28.0%.
Research Organization:
USDOE Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Energy Markets and End Use
OSTI ID:
6310023
Report Number(s):
DOE/EIA-0035/83/04; ON: DE83011349
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English