imports a substantial amount of heavier crude oil to operate the domestic refinery fleet economically. refineries are mostly set up to process “heavy” crude oils, but our domestically produced crude tends to be “light”. In the case of oil, this is because crude oil (what comes out of the ground) is not used directly it must first be refined into gasoline, diesel, kerosene, distillates, and other products by selling crude oil to a vast network of refineries across the globe. Second, for technical reasons we cannot just use our own oil and gas exclusively. is forced to handle the resulting volatility. These prices fluctuate based on global events, and the U.S. This shift was largely driven by the shale revolution, where hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and horizontal drilling enabled access to previously unreachable oil and gas deposits and the adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities, which allowed gas to be shipped around the world just like oil. In other words, it sold more oil and gas to other countries than it bought from them. became a net exporter of energy for the first time in nearly 70 years. This not only results in low, stable energy prices, but also combats the existential threat of climate change.
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There is, however, a path to true energy independence: full electrification powered by renewable energy. There are technical, economic, and political reasons for this, but the result is the same: global fossil fuel price volatility exposes everyday Americans to economic hardship, a fact laid bare by the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. now exports more oil and gas than it imports (often called “energy independence”), we remain very dependent on world energy markets, buying and selling fossil fuels at prices we don’t control. natural gas supply during the winter months.Even though the U.S. Imports by pipeline from Canada and LNG imports at the LNG terminal in Everett, Massachusetts, are important sources of U.S. Increases in production have helped to reduce the need for imports in recent years. This surplus contributed to increased exports and to the United States becoming a natural gas net exporter from 2017 through 2022. natural gas production exceeded domestic consumption in 2017 through 2022. natural gas production have helped to increase exports and reduce imports natural gas imports are generally highest in winter when imports help meet increases in natural gas demand for heating. natural gas imports was LNG 99% was from Trinidad and Tobago and the remainder was from Canada. A small amount of CNG -0.01% of total natural gas imports-was tranported by truck from Canada. total annual natural gas imports were from Canada and nearly all by pipeline. Some of this imported natural gas may have been exported. natural gas imports were about 3.02 Tcf (8.28 Bcf/d), which was about 8% more than in 2021 and the highest volume since 2017. annual natural gas imports in 2007 reached about 4.61 Tcf (12.62 billion cubic feet per day ) and have generally declined each year since then. natural gas exports in 2022 were by pipeline, and about 68% of those exports went to Mexico and 32% went to Canada. LNG exports exceeded pipeline natural gas exports for the second consecutive year in 2022. LNG exports increased substantially each year from 2016 through 2022. However, since the United States first began exporting LNG from the Lower 48 states in 2016, continued growth in LNG export capacity resulted in increased LNG exports. Previously, the United States exported relatively small volumes of natural gas, mostly by pipeline to Mexico and Canada. In 2022, the United States exported natural gas to 46 countries. Expansion of the natural gas pipeline network, notably in the Permian Basin area of Texas, allowed producers to increase the capture of associated natural gas from oil wells, which helped to increase total production in 2022 and contributed to increases in U.S. natural gas production contributed to lower natural gas prices, which increased the competitiveness of U.S. annual natural gas exports generally increased each year from 2000 through 2022 because increases in U.S. The United States has been an annual net exporter of natural gas since 2016. natural gas exports were 6.90 trillion cubic feet (Tcf)-the highest on record. Click to enlarge Natural gas exports reached a record high in 2022
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