The Americas, which include North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, account for a significant portion of global supply, demand, and trade of both liquid fuels and natural gas. EIA’s Liquid Fuels and Natural Gas in the Americas report , published today, is a Congressionally-requested study examining the energy trends and developments in the Americas over the past decade.
The report focuses on liquid fuels and natural gas—particularly reserves and resources, production, consumption, trade, and investment—given their scale and significance to the region. While the report considers the region as a whole and its relationships with the rest of the world, it also discusses the principal energy-producing and consuming countries individually, based on available energy statistics.
The major conclusions from the report include:
Source: EIA, January 30, 2014