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  2. Petroleum in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Energy Information Administration of the United States Department of Energy publishes extensive statistics on the production, importation, and uses of petroleum in the United States. [43] In 1913, the United States was extracting 65 percent of the world's petroleum. [citation needed]. In 1989, the United States contained 5 percent of the ...

  3. Energy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    From its founding until the late 19th century, population and energy use in the United States both increased by about 3% per year, [10] [11] resulting in a relatively constant per capita energy use of 100 million BTU. Wood made up the majority of this until near the end of the 1800s, meaning the average American burned eight tons of wood each ...

  4. List of countries by oil consumption - Wikipedia

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    Daily oil consumption by region from 1980 to 2006. This is a list of countries by oil consumption. [1] [2] In 2022, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that the total worldwide oil consumption would rise by 2% [3] year over year compared to 2021 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. [citation needed]

  5. Economy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Transportation has the highest consumption rates, accounting for approximately 69% of the oil used in the United States in 2006, [359] and 55% of oil use worldwide as documented in the Hirsch report. In 2013, the United States imported 2.808 billion barrels of crude oil, compared to 3.377 billion barrels in 2010. [360]

  6. Natural gas in the United States - Wikipedia

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    All large oil companies in the US produce both oil and gas. However, the relative amounts of oil and gas produced vary greatly. Of the top ten natural gas-producing companies in the US 2009, only three (BP, ConocoPhiillips, and XTO) were also among the top ten oil producers. Top natural gas producers in the United States, 2009

  7. EXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

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    President Joe Biden plans to release 15 million barrels of oil or more from the U.S. strategic reserves in an effort to stop gasoline prices from rising now that OPEC and its allies plan to cut ...

  8. This chunk of the US population is set to inherit a ... - AOL

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    This chunk of the US population is set to inherit a staggering $9 trillion in next decades, report says. This is who will be giving — and receiving — in the next 'great wealth transfer'

  9. United States energy independence - Wikipedia

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    US oil production, imports, & exports Oil imports by country US natural gas production, imports, and exports US energy product trade, 2000–2017 Trend of net energy imports into the United States, 1985–2013 Sources of crude oil imports, 1985–2015. United States energy independence is the concept of eliminating or substantially reducing ...