News Brief
U.S. Dependence on Foreign Oil Reaches New High
U.S. dependence on foreign oil
during 2000 reached an all-time high at 57.0% total imports (up from 56.6% in 1998 and 55.6% in 1999), according to the February 2001 edition of
Monthly Energy Review, published by the Energy Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy (
www.eia.doe.gov). Net petroleum imports (accounting for our modest petroleum exports) tied a record set in 1998 of 51.6%.
Published April 1, 2001 Permalink Citation
(2001, April 1). U.S. Dependence on Foreign Oil Reaches New High. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/us-dependence-foreign-oil-reaches-new-high
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