U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data

Gulf of Mexico Fact Sheet

Release Date: September 15, 2011

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U.S. Petroleum and Other Liquid Fuels Facts for 2010

 

 million barrels
per day		 Share of Total U.S.
Liquid Fuels Consumed
Liquid Fuels Production 9.8 51%
U.S. Crude Oil Production 5.5 29%
Total Offshore Production 1 1.7 9%
Gulf of Mexico Offshore Production1 1.6 8%
Natural Gas Plant Liquids 2.1 11%
Refinery Processing Gain 1.1 6%
Biofuels 0.9 5%
Other2 0.3 2%
Stocks Withdrawn 0 0%
Net Imports 9.4 49%
Gross Imports into Gulf Coast 6.2 33%
Total U.S. Liquid Fuels Consumed3 19.2 100%
Offshore share of U.S. crude oil production 32%
Gulf of Mexico offshore share of U.S. crude oil production 29%
1. Includes Federal and State offshore production.
2. Includes oxygenates, denaturants, other hydrocarbons, and hydrogen.
3. Liquid fuels consumed equals product supplied reported in the Petroleum Supply Annual.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Suppply Annual 2010, Volume 1
Year-End 2009 U.S. Proved Crude Oil, Condensate and Natural Gas Liquid Reserves
million barrels
Crude Oil Condensate
 Natural Gas Plant Liquids
Total
U.S. Total Offshore 4,340 241 345 4,926
U.S. Federal Offshore 4,129 228 302 4,659
U.S. State Offshore 211 13 43 267
U.S. Onshore 16,342 1,392 8,212 25,946
U.S. Total Reserves 20,682 1,633 8,557 30,872
Total Gulf Offshore 3,828 239 344 4,411
Federal Gulf of Mexico 3,781 226 301 4,308
Gulf States Offshore 47 13 43 103
Total Offshore Percent of Total Reserves 21% 15% 4% 16%
Total Gulf Offshore Percent of Total Reserves 19% 15% 4% 14%
Note: Alaskan reserves are all shown as onshore.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Reserves, 2009
Natural Gas Facts for 2010

 

 trillion cubic feet Share of Total U.S.
Natural Gas Consumed
U.S. Dry Gas Production 21.6 90%
Total Offshore Production 2.7 11%
Gulf of Mexico Offshore Production 2.6 11%
Supplemental Gaseous Fuels 0.1 0%
Net Imports 2.6 11%
LNG Imports into Gulf Coast 0.1 0%
Net Storage Withdrawals 0 0%
Balancing Item -0.1 0%
Total U.S. Natural Gas Consumed 24.1 100%
Gross Imports into Gulf Coast 6.2 33%
Offshore Share of U.S. Natural Gas Production 13%
Gulf of Mexico Offshore Share of U.S. Natural Gas Production 12%
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Monthly (July 2011), DOE Office of Fossil Energy Import/Export Data, and EIA estimates.
Year-End 2009 U.S. Natural Gas Proved Reserves
  Dry Natural Gas
trillion cubic feet
U.S Total Offshore       13.5
U.S. Federal Offshore       12.6
U.S. State Offshore       0.9
U.S. Onshore       259.0
U.S. Total Reserves       272.5
Total Gulf Offshore       12.7
Federal Gulf of Mexico       11.8
Gulf States Offshore       0.9
Total Offshore Percent of Total Reserves       5%
Total Gulf Offshore Percent of Total Reserves       5%
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Reserves, 2009  
U.S. Gulf Coast Operable Refinery Capacity As Of January 2011
  barrels per calendar day
Refiner Refinery State Capacity
Louisiana Gulf Coast Refining District
Alon Refining Krotz Springs Inc Krotz Springs LA 80,000
Calcasieu Refining Co Lake Charles LA 78,000
Chalmette Refining LLC Chalmette LA 192,500
Chevron USA Inc Pascagoula MS 330,000
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lake Charles LA 427,800
ConocoPhillips Company Belle Chasse LA 247,000
ConocoPhillips Company Westlake LA 239,400
ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co Baton Rouge LA 502,000
Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Garyville LA 464,000
Motiva Enterprises LLC Convent LA 235,000
Motiva Enterprises LLC Norco LA 233,500
Murphy Oil USA Inc Meraux LA 125,000
Placid Refining Co Port Allen LA 57,000
Shell Chemical LP Saraland AL 80,000
Shell Chemical LP St. Rose LA 55,000
Valero Refining New Orleans LLC Norco LA 205,000
Subtotal 3,551,200
Texas Gulf Coast Refining District
BP Products North America Inc Texas City TX 406,570
Citgo Refining & Chemical Inc Corpus Christi TX 163,000
ConocoPhillips Company Sweeny TX 247,000
Deer Park Refining LTD Partnership Deer Park TX 327,000
ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co Baytown TX 560,640
ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co Beaumont TX 344,500
Flint Hills Resources LP Corpus Christi TX 290,078
Houston Refining LP Houston TX 280,390
Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Texas City TX 76,000
Motiva Enterprises LLC Port Arthur TX 285,000
Pasadena Refining Systems Inc Pasadena TX 100,000
Premcor Refining Group Inc Port Arthur TX 292,000
Total Petrochemicals Inc Port Arthur TX 232,000
Valero Refining Co Texas LP Corpus Christi TX 142,000
Valero Refining Co Texas LP Houston TX 88,000
Valero Refining Co Texas LP Texas City TX 225,000
Subtotal 4,059,178
Total U.S. Gulf Coast Capacity 7,610,378
Total U.S. Capacity 17,736,370
U.S. Gulf Coast Share of U.S. Refinery Capacity 43%
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Refinery Report, Table 3
U.S. Gulf Coast Natural Gas Processing Plants by Geographic Location updated through 2010
Geographic Location Number of Plants Total Capacity (Bcf per day)
Cluster 1 14 2.5
Cluster 2 18 3.3
Cluster 3 25 6.2
Cluster 4 17 9.9
Cluster 5 17 2.9
Total U.S. Gulf Coast 91 24.8
Total U.S. 496 90.8
U.S. Gulf Coast Share 18% 27%
Note: Clusters refer to the geographic area depicted on map.
Reflects selected updates to 757 Schedule A Baseline Data Collection.
Source: Form EIA-757 Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey, Schedule A.

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