Oil & Gas Facts

Source: Energy Information Administration

Last updated: January 2008

	The world's top five crude oil-producing countries in 2006 were: (1st) Saudi Arabia, (2nd) Russia, (3rd) United States, (4th) Iran, and (5th) China.
	The world's top five crude oil consumers in 2006 were: (1st) United States, (2nd) China, (3rd) Japan, (4th) Russia, and (5th) Germany.
	About 58 percent of the crude oil and petroleum products used in the United States comes from other countries.
	The top U.S. crude oil supplier in 2006 was Canada (1,778,000 barrels/day). Mexico was second, followed by Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and then Nigeria.
	Over one-fourth of the crude oil produced in the United States is produced offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.
	The top crude oil-producing states are: Texas, Alaska, California, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
	Utah contains three of the Nation's 100 largest oil fields and two of its 100 largest natural gas fields.
	More than four-fifths of Utah households use natural gas for home heating, the highest percentage in the Nation.
	Utah ranked 12th in the United States in crude oil production and 10th in marketed natural gas production (not including Federal Offshore areas) during 2006.
	Utah ranked 10th in the United States in crude oil proved reserves and 8th in natural gas proved reserves (not including Federal Offshore areas) in 2006.
	Products made from petroleum include: Gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, propane, heating oil, asphalt, ink, crayons, bubble gum, dishwashing liquids, deodorant, eyeglasses, records, tires, ammonia, and heart valves. Natural gas is an essential raw material for many products, such as: Paints, fertilizer, plastics, antifreeze, dyes, photographic film, medicines, and explosives.
	Approximately 23 percent of the energy consumption of the U.S. comes from natural gas.
	More than 62.5 million homes in the U.S. use natural gas to fuel stoves, furnaces, water heaters, clothes dryers and other household appliances.

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