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Gulf of Mexico Fact Sheet

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The Gulf of Mexico area, both onshore and offshore, is one of the most important regions for energy resources and infrastructure. Gulf of Mexico federal offshore oil production accounts for 14% of total U.S. crude oil production and federal offshore natural gas production in the Gulf accounts for 5% of total U.S. dry production. Over 48% of total U.S. petroleum refining capacity is located along the Gulf coast, as well as 51% of total U.S. natural gas processing plant capacity.


Release Date: September 4, 2024

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U.S. Petroleum and Other Liquids Facts for 2023

 

million barrels
per day
Share of total U.S.
liquid fuels supplied
Liquid Fuels Production 22.0 109%
U.S. Crude Oil Production 12.9 64%
Total U.S. Federal Offshore 1.9 9%
Gulf of Mexico Federal Offshore 1.9 9%
Natural Gas Liquids 6.5 32%
Refinery Processing Gain 1.0 5%
Biofuels 1.3 7%
Other1 0.2 1%
Stocks Withdrawn 0.0 0%
Net Imports -1.7 -8%
Gross Imports into Gulf Coast 1.9 10%
Total U.S. Liquid Fuels Supplied2 20.3 100%
Federal Offshore share of U.S. crude oil production 15%
Gulf of Mexico Federal Offshore share of U.S. crude oil production 14%
  1. Accounts for denaturants, other hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and crude oil adjustments.
  2. Liquid fuels consumption equals product supplied reported in the Petroleum Supply Annual
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
U.S. Crude Oil, Lease Condensate, and Natural Gas Liquid Proved Reserves, Year-end 2022
  million barrels
Crude oil and Lease Condensate
Natural Gas Plant Liquids
Total
U.S. Total Offshore 5,191 396 5,587
U.S. Federal Offshore 4,939 368 5,307
U.S. State Offshore 252 28 280
U.S. Onshore 43,130 32,181 75,311
U.S. Total Reserves 48,321 32,577 80,898
Total Gulf Offshore 4,884 395 5,279
Federal Gulf of Mexico 4,860 367 5,227
Gulf States Offshore 24 28 52
Total Offshore Percent of Total Reserves 11% 1% 12%
Total Gulf Offshore Percent of Total Reserves 10% 1% 11%
Note: Alaskan reserves are all shown as onshore.
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves, Year-end 2022
U.S. Natural Gas Facts for 2018

 

trillion cubic feet Share of Total U.S.
Natural Gas Consumed
U.S. Dry Gas Production 30.4 96%
Total Federal Offshore Dry Production 0.9 4%
Federal Gulf of Mexico Offshore Dry Production 0.9 4%
Supplemental Gaseous Fuels 0.1 0%
Net Imports -0.7 4%
LNG Imports into Gulf Coast 0 0%
Net Storage Withdrawals 0.3 -1%
Balancing Item -0.2 0%
Total U.S. Natural Gas Consumed 30.0 100%
Federal Offshore Share of U.S. Dry Natural Gas Production 3%
Federal Gulf of Mexico Offshore Share of U.S. Dry Natural Gas 3%
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Monthly (June 2019), DOE Office of Fossil Energy Import/Export Data, and EIA estimates.
U.S. Natural Gas Proved Reserves, Year-end 2022
  trillion cubic feet
U.S Total Offshore       5.3
U.S. Federal Offshore       5.1
U.S. State Offshore       0.2
U.S. Onshore       685.7
U.S. Total Reserves       691.0
Total Gulf Offshore       5.2
Federal Gulf of Mexico       5.1
Gulf States Offshore       0.1
 
Total Offshore Percent of Total Reserves       1%
Total Gulf Offshore Percent of Total Reserves       1%
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves, Year-end 2022  
U.S. Gulf Coast Operable Refinery Capacity As Of January 2024
  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 135,500
Chalmette Refining LLC Chalmette LA 190,000
Chevron USA Inc Pascagoula MS 356,440
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lake Charles LA 455,000
ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co Baton Rouge LA 522,500
Marathon Petroleum Company LP Garyville LA 597,000
Phillips 66 Company Westlake LA 264,000
Placid Refining Co Port Allen LA 75,000
Shell Oil Products U.S. Norco LA 233,702
Valero Refining - Meraux LLC Meraux LA 125,000
Valero Refining New Orleans LLC Norco LA 215,000
Vertex Refining Alabama LLC Saraland LA 88,000
Subtotal 3,337,142
Texas Gulf Coast Refining District
Buckeye Texas Processing LLC Corpus Christi TX 60,000
Citgo Refining & Chemical Inc Corpus Christi TX 165,000
Deer Park Refining LP Deer Park TX 312,500
ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co Baytown TX 564,440
ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co Beaumont TX 609,024
Flint Hills Resources LP Corpus Christi, East TX 74,500
Flint Hills Resources LP Corpus Christi, West TX 268,500
Hartree Refining LLC Channelview TX 45,000
Houston Refining LP Houston TX 263,776
Kinder Morgan Crude & Condensate Galena Park TX 105,000
Magellan Processing LP Corpus Christi TX 42,500
Marathon Petroleum Company LP Galveston Bay TX 631,000
Motiva Enterprises LLC Port Arthur TX 626,000
Pasadena Refining Systems Inc Pasadena TX 112,229
Petromax Refining Co LLC Houston TX 25,000
Phillips 66 Company Sweeny TX 265,000
Premcor Refining Group Inc Port Arthur TX 360,000
Texas International Terminals Galveston TX 45,000
Total Petrochemicals Inc Port Arthur TX 238,000
Valero Refining Co Texas LP Corpus Christi TX 290,000
Valero Refining Co Texas LP Houston TX 205,000
Valero Refining Co Texas LP Texas City TX 225,000
Subtotal 5,532,469
Total U.S. Gulf Coast Capacity 8,869,611
Total U.S. Capacity 18,384,228
 
U.S. Gulf Coast Share of U.S. Refinery Capacity 48%
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Refinery Report, Table 3
U.S. Gulf Coast Natural Gas Processing Plants by Geographic Location, Year-end 2017
Geographic Location Number of Plants Total Capacity (Bcf per day) Total Flow (Bcf/day) Percent Utilization Average Capacity (MMcf/day)
Alabama 16 1 1 40% 63
Louisiana 50 9 5 49% 180
Mississippi 5 1 <1 53% 200
Texas 181 28 19 69% 155
Total U.S. Gulf Coast 252 39 25 64% 155
Total U.S. 510 81 53 66% 159
U.S. Gulf Coast Share 49% 48% 47%    

Units: Billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) and million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d).
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-757 Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey, Schedule A.

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