Oil Facts - 2002 - 2004

Growing U.S. Dependence on Oil Imports - 2003

1973	28%
1983	35%
1993	44%
2003	56%
2025	70% (est.)

Top Oil Exporting Countries to U.S. in 2002 (thousands of barrels of crude oil & petroleum products per day)

Canada	1,971
Saudi Arabia	1,552
Mexico	1,547
Venezuela	1,398
Nigeria	621
United Kingdom	478
Iraq	459
Norway	393
Angola	332
Algeria	264

Colombia	260
All Others	2,255

Where are the Remaining Proven Oil Reserves as of January 2004 ? (billions of barrels)

Middle East	727
Central and South America	99
Africa	87
Former Soviet Union	78
Western Europe	18
China	18
Mexico	16
India	5
All Others	21

Average Total Gasoline Taxes Per Gallon in Selected Countries in 2004 (in Dollars)

U.S.	.39
Australia	.73
Spain	1.89
Germany	2.68
France	2.79
United Kingdom	3.33

Source - Friends Committee on Natonal Legislation Washington Newsletter - June 2004

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