Ideally I am looking for a breakdown of petroleum (crude oil) usage in
the U.S. in terms of its intermediates (refining gas, petrochemical
feedstocks, heavy distillates, etc.) and also in terms of its end
products (gasoline, diesel, lubricants, fine chemicals, polymers,
etc). I have seen flow charts in other people's presentations that
show this complete breakdown, but have not been able to locate them in
reference materials on my own. If a complete breakdown is not
possible, I am looking specifically for the percentage of petroleum
that goes into polymer (or "plastics") production.
I am only interested in information from credible sources such as:
>> govnerment statistics
>> academic journals
>> trade publications from instutions like the American Petroleum
Institute or American Plastics Council
(Estimates from a single company or random personal webpages aren't acceptable)
The data should be from the last 6 years. |
Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
04 Oct 2006 17:04 PDT
Pjaderhold,
Would this breakdown work for you?
Petroleum Products Yielded from One Barrel of Crude, 2004
Product Gallons
Finished Motor Gasoline 19.65
Distillate Fuel Oil 10.03
Kero-Type Jet Fuel 4.07
Residual Fuel Oil 1.72
Still Gas 1.85
Petroleum Coke 2.18
Liquefied Refinery Gas 1.68
Asphalt and Road Oil 1.34
Naptha for Feedstocks 0.67
Other Oils for Feedstocks 0.55
Lubricants 0.46
Special Naphthas 0.13
Kerosene 0.17
Miscellaneous Products 0.17
Finished Aviation Gasoline 0.04
Waxes 0.04
http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/infosheets/crudeproduction.htm
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Clarification of Question by
pjaderhold-ga
on
05 Oct 2006 07:34 PDT
I had seen that page and it is helpful in terms of intermediates, but
it doesn't address end uses so I don't know what amount ends up as
plastics.
Thanks for the help, but it wasn't what I had in mind.
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Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
05 Oct 2006 09:08 PDT
IS this more on target?
http://www.petrochemistry.net/flowchart/flowchart.htm
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Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
05 Oct 2006 09:11 PDT
Please check out figure 77.8 and let me know if this is what you're looking for.
http://www.ilo.org/encyclopedia/?doc&nd=857200177&nh=0
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Clarification of Question by
pjaderhold-ga
on
05 Oct 2006 13:21 PDT
The flow chart (77.8) is beautiful but it doesn't list what the
amounts or percentages that go to each category. Very close to what I
wanted, but not quite.
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Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
05 Oct 2006 15:32 PDT
pjaderhold-ga ,
Does this answer your question?
"The manufacture of all plastics consumed approximately three percent
of the total petroleum used in the US in 1997, and PS production
comprised approximately .002 percent of that amount. Comparatively, 71
percent of total petroleum used in the US is used for gasoline, jet,
and diesel fuel, and 26 percent for the production of asphalt, oils
and lubricants."
http://www.polystyrene.org/faqs/answers.html
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Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
05 Oct 2006 15:42 PDT
Here are some more recent numbers.
Polystyrene Packaging Council
January 2002
The manufacture of all plastics consumes a small amount of the total
energy used in the U.S.
2.6% of all petroleum is used for the production of all
Only .002% of all petroleum used in the U.S. involves the manufacture
of polystyrene products.
80% of all petroleum is used for gasoline, jet and diesel fuel and
home heating fuels
17.2% of all petroleum is used for the production of asphalt, road
oils and lubricants plastics
http://www.polystyrene.org/news/PSPC_flyer.pdf
Would this be a satisfactory answer?
Bobbie7
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Clarification of Question by
pjaderhold-ga
on
05 Oct 2006 19:20 PDT
I hate to be too picky, but the source doesn't seem as credible as an
industry-wide organization. It looks like you've been working hard
though... can I give a partial payment for what you've found so far
and just call it quits?
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Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
05 Oct 2006 19:45 PDT
Dear pjaderhold,
Sounds good to me!
You can change the price by going to "My Account,"
selecting "My Unanswered Questions", clicking on the question, and
then clicking on "Change Question Parameters" to modify the pricing.
When the price is modified I will repost all the information I
provided previously in the answer box.
Thank you for your generosity.
Sincerely,
Bobbie7
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