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EIA: Liquid Fuels and Natural Gas

Written by Greg Russell | Feb 1, 2014 4:18:11 PM

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its report on Liquid Fuels and Natural Gas in the Americas.  "This report examines the major energy trends and developments of the past decade in the Americas, focusing on liquid fuels and natural gas—particularly, reserves and resources, production, consumption, trade, and investment. The Americas, which include North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, account for a significant portion of global supply, demand, and trade of both liquid fuels and natural gas. Liquid fuels include all petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas liquids, biofuels, and liquids derived from other hydrocarbon sources."

As sample:  "The United States has been a major petroleum product supplier to the Americas for the past decade, and its significance as a product supplier has grown considerably in recent years. In 2003, the United States exported 0.6 million bbl/d of petroleum products to other countries in the Americas, primarily Mexico and Canada. In 2012, U.S. exports to the countries in the region totaled 2.0 million bbl/d, still primarily to Mexico and Canada but increasingly to other countries, most notably Brazil and Chile. As a result, the United States recently became a net exporter of petroleum products."