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The Impact of Oil Consumption in the U.S.: A Visual Depiction

This art piece depicts 28,000 42-gallon barrels, the amount of oil consumed in the U.S. every two minutes, equivalent to a medium-sized river's flow. Americans drive nearly 3 trillion miles per year, about 820 trips from the Sun to Pluto and back. The U.S. consumes approximately 20 million barrels of oil products daily and 178 million gallons of gas daily. The U.S. ranks 3rd in crude oil production and houses the largest Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) globally. Factors affecting oil/gas prices include war, world events, weather, environmental standards, taxes, gas station markup, distance from oil refinery, oil futures, oil companies, and OPEC. This artwork raises awareness about potential consequences of a gas/oil shortage and reflects on the historical 1973 oil crisis. Geologists believe extracting deeper oil reservoirs will be more challenging and expensive. It prompts contemplation on the future of oil consumption and exploration.

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The Impact of Oil Consumption in the U.S.: A Visual Depiction

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  1. This art depicts 28,000 42-gallon barrels, the amount of oil consumed in the U.S. every two minutes (equal to the flow of a medium-sized river).

  2. consider… Americans drive nearly 3 TRILLION miles per year. That’s about 820 trips… from the SUN to PLUTO and back.

  3. consider… The U.S. consumes about 20 million barrels of oil products… a DAY!

  4. consider… The U.S. consumes about 178 million gallons of gas… a DAY!

  5. consider… The U.S. ranks 3rd in… Crude oil production.

  6. consider… The U.S. has the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)… Which holds about a 60-day supply of emergency oil if all imports to the U.S. were suddenly and totally cut off. It is the largest emergency supply in the world. The SPR currently has approximately 727 million barrels of oil.

  7. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)

  8. Factors that Drive Oil/Gas Prices… A. War. B. World events. C. Weather. D. Environmental standards – cleaner burning gas. E. Taxes. F. Gas station mark-up. G. Distance from oil refinery. H. Oil futures (betting on the future price of resources.) G. Oil companies. DUH! I. OPEC.

  9. OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 13 Countries produce 40% of the world’s oil. Oil prices can change based on how much they want to supply.

  10. consider… What would happen if there was a gas/oil shortage in the U.S. – We don’t have to – it already happened... in 1973

  11. On October 16, 1973, OPEC announced a decision to raise the posted price of oil by 70%, to $5.11 a barrel. OPEC was upset by U.S. support of Israel, which many countries in OPEC had issues with. It looked a little something like….

  12. this… this… this…

  13. and this!

  14. consider… Much of the oil we get now is the easiest to drill for – it’s closer to the surface. Geologists believe more oil lies deeper in the Earth, but it will be tougher to harvest, making it more expen$ive.

  15. Consider where we go from here…

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