Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Global Oil Production vs Oil Consumption -- A Graph Is Worth 10,000 Words

Link here: a graph is worth 10,000 words in this case. I'm sure the Saudis can make up the difference.

See the comment below explaining this graph and this link for further explanation (again, "anonymous" has bailed me out and taught me a lot, thank you): http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/06/oil-production-and-consumption. To explain the graph below, BP writes:
Update: The authors of the BP report have asked us to highlight that a large part of the difference between consumption and production, in the charts above, is accounted for by such things as biofuels, oil made from coal and other non-conventional sources, which are not included in their production figures.