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Table 2: Dependence on Energy Imports
Overview of Links, Table 2
"Dependence on Energy Imports"
| Title | Key Statement | Source |
| Import Dependency: Worldwide | ||
| "Producers, Exporters and Importers of Crude Oil" "Producers, Exporters and Importers of Coal" "Producers, Exporters and Importers of Natural Gas" |
The United States is the largest oil importer in the world. Japan and Korea are the world's largest coal importers, in first and second place, respectively. The United States is the world's largest natural gas importer. Germany is the second largest. |
Diagrams of the International Energy Agency Key World Energy StatisticsAvailable online at: http://library.iea.org/dbtw-wpd/textbase/nppdf/free/2003/key2003.pdf |
| Import Dependency: United States | ||
| "Dependence on Foreign Sources of Oil" "Taking Stock: Energy Challenges Facing the USA" "Oil Imports and Global Reserves" |
American dependency on oil imports is a serious, longterm problem. Without a fundamental change in energy policy, American dependency on oil will rise to reach 64%. In 2000 almost 55% of American oil imports came from four countries: Canada, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Mexico. |
Exerpt from the "National Energy Policy" of the U.S State Department of Energy, pp. 1-11, 1-13, 8-3, 8-5 Available online at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/energy/ |
| "US Coal Exports and Imports, 1997-2003" | Since 1997, coal imports have more than doubled, while coal exports have declined by more than 50%. | Diagram of the Energy Information Administration of the American government. Available online at: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/quarterly/html/t7p01p1.html |
| Import Dependency: European Union | ||
| "Gulliver in Chains, or Energy Supply in the European Union" | During the next 30 years, EU dependency on energy imports is projected to rise by 70%. | Excerpt from the report Green Paper: Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply, pp. 21-26 Publication by the European Commission Available online at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy_transport/doc-principal/pubfinal_en.pdf |
| "Medium and Long-Term Prospects" | 93% of the increase of energy needs in the EU will be attributable to the transport sector. | Excerpt from the report, EU's Oil Supply, pp. 7-12 Publication by the European Commission Available online at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy/library/commen.pdf |
| "Security of EU Gas Supply" | With regards to natural gas, energy dependency of the EU is projected to rise from 53% to 77%-86% by 2030. | Excerpt from the report: World Energy, Technology and Climate Policy Outlook (WETO), pp. 96-98 Publication by the European Commission Available online at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/pdf/weto_final_report.pdf |