The U.S. consumes 20 million barrels a day of refined products, not oil. The amount of crude oil that goes into American refineries is something around 13 to 14 million Barrels per Day. A lot of what we consume are natural gas liquids, many of which don't come from this refining column at all. And so the the oil refining analogy that Michael was talking about there is I buy oil from you. I put it into my refinery. I turn it into gasoline and other products,. I sell it back to you and call myself a net exporter.
On this episode, petroleum geologist Arthur Berman returns to discuss recent diesel shortages and go into depth on the importance of diesel and the complexity of getting it and other products from a barrel of crude oil. He and Nate also talk about the nuances of the global oil market as it shifts from the effects of the Russian/Ukraine war. Is the USA really a net exporter of petroleum and energy independent? And would making every car and truck on the road electric powered free us from needing crude oil?
About Arthur Berman:
Arthur E. Berman is a petroleum geologist with 36 years of oil and gas industry experience. He is an expert on U.S. shale plays and is currently consulting for several E&P companies and capital groups in the energy sector.
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