The World’s Output of Petroleum
The world’s total production of crude oil for 1917, and for the period of years 1857 to 1917, is given in the following table. The details are given in barrels, which, divided by seven, will give the output in tons.
| Production. 1917. | Total Production. 1857-1917. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrels of 42 Gallons | P.C. of Total. | Barrels of 42 Gallons | P.C. of Total. | |
| Country. | ||||
| United States | *335,315,601 | 66·98 | 4,252,644,003 | 60·89 |
| Russia | #69,000,000 | 13·78 | 1,832,583,017 | 26·24 |
| Mexico | 55,292,770 | 11·04 | 222,082,472 | 3·18 |
| Dutch East Indies | ¶12,928,955 | 2·58 | 175,103,267 | 2·51 |
| India | #8,500,000 | 1·70 | 98,583,522 | 2·41 |
| Galicia | 5,965,447 | 1·19 | 148,459,653 | 2·13 |
| Japan and Formosa | 2,898,654 | 0·58 | 36,065,454 | 0·52 |
| Roumania | 2,681,870 | 0·54 | 142,992,465 | 2·05 |
| Peru | 2,533,417 | 0·51 | 21,878,285 | 0·31 |
| Trinidad | 1,599,455 | 0·32 | 5,418,885 | 0·08 |
| Argentina | 1,144,737 | 0·23 | 3,047,858 | 0·04 |
| Egypt | 1,008,750 | 0·20 | 2,768,686 | 0·04 |
| Germany | 995,764 | 0·20 | 15,952,861 | 2·30 |
| Canada | 205,332 | 0·04 | 24,112,529 | 3·50 |
| Italy | 50,334} | 0·11 | 947,289 | 0·01 |
| Other countries | #§530,000} | 927,000 | 0·01 | |
| Total | 500,651,086l | 100·00l | 6,983,567,246l | 100·00 |
* Quantity marketed.
# Estimated.
¶ Includes British Borneo.
#§ Includes 19,167 barrels produced in Cuba.
The Petroleum Import Trade of the United Kingdom
The imports of petroleum products into the United Kingdom for the past seven years are given in the following table. Those for 1917 are only approximate quantities inasmuch as, toward the end of the year, the Custom House authorities decided for the time being not to compile such statistics for general use. The figures in every case are given in gallons—
| Oils. | 1912. | 1913. |
|---|---|---|
| Petroleum (Crude) | 12,742 | 1,108,900 |
| Petroleum (lamp) | 146,030,093 | 157,141,241 |
| Petroleum (lubricating) | 69,327,061 | 67,962,493 |
| Petroleum (Gas Oil) | 73,273,526 | 65,949,677 |
| Petroleum (Fuel Oil) | 48,135,845 | 95,062,187 |
| Petroleum (Other prdcts) | 963,856 | 24,178 |
| Motor Spirit | 79,590,155 | 100,858,017 |
| Oils. | 1914. | 1915. |
| Petroleum (Crude) | 15,105,588 | —— |
| Petroleum (lamp) | 150,131,233 | 141,424,353 |
| Petroleum (lubricating) | 66,646,512 | 69,974,170 |
| Petroleum (Gas Oil) | 83,105,346 | 88,089,202 |
| Petroleum (Fuel Oil) | 212,675,855 | 27,288,850 |
| Petroleum (Other prdcts) | 17,942 | 705,353 |
| Motor Spirit | 119,030,155 | 146,334,702 |
| Oils. | 1916. | 1917. |
| Petroleum (Crude) | —— | —— |
| Petroleum (lamp) | 126,840,494 | 127,958,665 |
| Petroleum (lubricating) | 80,443,694 | 87,779,737 |
| Petroleum (Gas Oil) | 57,160,493 | 31,303,820 |
| Petroleum (Fuel Oil) | 22,646,669 | 440,582,168 |
| Petroleum (Other prdcts) | 1,728,092 | —— |
| Motor Spirit | 163,965,834 | 139,270,181 |
| Oils. | 1918. | 1919. |
| Petroleum (Crude) | —— | 7,577,549 |
| Petroleum (lamp) | 148,021,234 | 153,371,858 |
| Petroleum (lubricating) | 102,273,841 | 65,832,998 |
| Petroleum (Gas Oil) | 38,835,460 | 30,033,002 |
| Petroleum (Fuel Oil) | 842,405,536 | 265,405,203 |
| Petroleum (Other prdcts) | —— | —— |
| Motor Spirit | 192,959,054 | 200,332,648 |
America’s Crude Oil Production During the Past Fifty Years
The output of crude petroleum in the oil-fields of America during the past fifty years has been as under, the figures being given in barrels of 42 gallons (usually reckoned at seven to the ton)—
| Year. | Barrels. |
|---|---|
| 1869 | 4,215,000 |
| 1870 | 5,260,745 |
| 1871 | 5,205,234 |
| 1872 | 6,293,194 |
| 1873 | 9,893,786 |
| 1874 | 10,926,945 |
| 1875 | 8,787,514 |
| 1876 | 9,132,669 |
| 1877 | 13,350,363 |
| 1878 | 15,396,868 |
| 1879 | 19,914,146 |
| 1880 | 26,286,123 |
| 1881 | 27,661,238 |
| 1882 | 30,349,897 |
| 1883 | 23,449,633 |
| 1884 | 24,218,438 |
| 1885 | 21,858,785 |
| 1886 | 28,064,841 |
| 1887 | 28,283,483 |
| 1888 | 27,612,025 |
| 1889 | 35,163,513 |
| 1890 | 45,823,572 |
| 1891 | 54,292,655 |
| 1892 | 50,514,657 |
| 1893 | 48,431,066 |
| 1894 | 49,344,516 |
| 1895 | 52,892,276 |
| 1896 | 60,960,361 |
| 1897 | 60,475,516 |
| 1898 | 55,364,233 |
| 1899 | 57,070,850 |
| 1900 | 63,620,529 |
| 1901 | 69,389,194 |
| 1902 | 88,766,916 |
| 1903 | 100,461,337 |
| 1904 | 117,080,960 |
| 1905 | 134,717,580 |
| 1906 | 126,493,936 |
| 1907 | 166,095,335 |
| 1908 | 178,527,355 |
| 1909 | 183,170,874 |
| 1910 | 209,557,248 |
| 1911 | 220,449,391 |
| 1912 | 222,935,044 |
| 1913 | 248,446,230 |
| 1914 | 265,762,535 |
| 1915 | 281,104,104 |
| 1916 | 300,767,158 |
| 1917 | 335,315,601 |
| 1918 | 360,000,000 |