| March 18, 2003 |
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| Summary: Summary: Since the World Trade
Center and Pentagon attacks on September 11, 2001 there have been many calls
for the boycotting of oil from Arab countries and particularly the Persian
Gulf, including Saudi Arabia and Iraq. There have been conflicting reports
about how much oil which gasoline retailer purchases from the Persian
Gulf. |
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| The following report is based on the
2002 import totals released by the US Department of Energy's Energy Information
Agency March 8, 2003 |
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Table of contents:
Part A: Chart of oil
imported from the Persian Gulf sorted by purchaser.
Part B: Change notes
since 2001
Part C: How oil shushes around without country of origin tags -
Domestic Oil Production notes: |
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| Part A: Chart of oil imported from the Persian Gulf
sorted by purchaser. |
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| Latest import numbers - The chart
below shows the 2002 oil imports with Persian Gulf oil as percentage of total
oil imports. The chart was produced by the US Department of Energy's Energy
Information Agency. Boycott Watch has added company web sites and a comparison
of 2001 oil import figures and percentage change from 2001 to 2002. |
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| Ian Stewart, Media Spokesman for BP
Amoco reports their foreign oil purchases as market driven and not related to
politics or Persian Gulf oil boycotts. BP Amoco, for example, uses crude oil
from a variety of sources, including Alaska, S. America, UK North Sea drilling,
among other sources. Sources other than the Persian Gulf are not broken down in
this report. |
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| The following report is from the US
Department of Energy. Boycott Watch has added comparative numbers for 2001.
Click Here for the original DOE report. |
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| Energy Information Agency
Note: It should be noted that several factors influence the source of a
company's crude oil imports. For example, a company like Motiva, which is
partly owned by Saudi Refining Inc., would be expected to import a large
percentage from the Persian Gulf, while Citgo Petroleum Corporation, which is
owned by the Venezuelan state oil company, would not be expected to import a
large percentage from the Persian Gulf, since most of their imports likely come
from Venezuela. In addition, other factors that influence a specific company's
sources of crude oil imports would include the characteristics of various crude
oils as well as a company's economic needs. While, in general, crude oil is
fungible, i.e., one crude oil can be substituted for another, many refineries
are optimized by refining crude oil with specific qualities (e.g., the API
gravity, the amount of sulfur in the crude oil, etc.). Also, depending on the
global crude oil market condition at the time, the price difference between
heavy and light crude oils varies, thus changing the economic dynamics for
different refineries. Therefore, many factors determine the source of a
company's crude oil imports. |
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JANUARY - DECEMBER
2002
(Thousands of Barrels) |
Changes from
2001 |
| Totals: |
3,302,012 |
802,891 |
24% |
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| Company |
Total |
Persian
Gulf |
% Persian
Gulf |
Persian Gulf
2001 |
% Change |
CHEVRON CORP
Chevron Texaco
http://www.chevron.com |
264,555 |
133,243 |
50% |
Under
Review |
Under
Review |
MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC and Shell (Saudi Refining
Inc.)
http://www.motivaenterprises.com |
246,619 |
203,527 |
83% |
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SHELL OIL CO (Part of Mitiva) (Saudi
Refining Inc.)
http://www.shelloil.com |
110,102 |
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Not known |
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PHILLIPS 66 CO
http://www.conocophillips.com/ |
233,958 |
24,842 |
11% |
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EXXON CO USA
http://www.exxon.com |
219,197 |
70,758 |
32% |
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MOBIL OIL CORP
http://www.exxon.com |
201,803 |
9,204 |
5% |
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| Exxon-Mobile as one company |
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SUNOCO INC
http://www.sunoco.com |
198,113 |
2,428 |
1% |
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VALERO MKTG & SUPPLY CO
(Valero, Shamrock,
Diamond Shamrock, Corner Stores, Stop N Go, Total, Ultramar & Beacon)
http://www.valero.com |
195,576 |
120,088 |
61% |
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MARATHON ASHLAND PETRO LLC
http://www.marathon.com |
170,267 |
77,313 |
45% |
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AMOCO OIL CO
BP Amoco
http://www.amoco.com |
156,733 |
32,861 |
21% |
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FLINT HILLS RESOURCES LP
(Koch
Industries)
http://www.fhr.com/
http://www.fhrfuels.com |
138,454 |
7,898 |
6% |
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CITGO PETRO CORP
http://www.citgo.com/ |
130,634 |
13,421 |
10% |
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CONOCO INC
http://www.conocophillips.com/ |
95,155 |
617 |
1% |
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LYONDELL CITGO REFG LP
(non-gasoline
products)
http://www.lyondell.com |
89,117 |
9,525 |
11% |
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PHILLIPS PETRO CO
http://www.conocophillips.com/ |
85,454 |
14,564 |
17% |
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| PORT ARTHUR COKER CO |
61,243 |
2,969 |
5% |
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BP OIL SUPPLY CO
http://www.amoco.com |
52,970 |
2,260 |
4% |
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ATOFINA PETROCHEMICALS INC
(non-gasoline
products)
http://www.ATOFINAPETROCHEMICALS.com |
46,018 |
19,009 |
41% |
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PREMCOR REFG GROUP INC THE
(unbranded
fuels)
http://www.premcor.com |
44,039 |
6,313 |
14% |
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ORION RFNG CORP
http://www.orionrefining.com |
44,007 |
1,447 |
3% |
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| EL PASO MERCHANT ENERGY-PETRO |
42,490 |
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ARCO PROD CO
Now part of BP Amocohttp://www.arco.com |
38,080 |
6,095 |
16% |
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| MURPHY OIL USA INC |
36,810 |
7,012 |
19% |
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| CHALMETTE REFG LLC |
32,387 |
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| TESORO PETRO CORP |
30,311 |
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| CITGO ASPH REFG CO |
23,978 |
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| PDV MIDWEST REFG LLC |
23,794 |
517 |
2% |
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| EQUIVA TRADG CO |
21,383 |
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| UNITED REFG CO |
21,286 |
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| TESORO HAWAII CORP |
19,233 |
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| WILLIAMS REFG & MKTG LLC |
18,628 |
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| CENEX HARVEST STATES COOP |
16,827 |
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| SHELL CHEM LP |
16,766 |
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| DIAMOND SHAMROCK REFG & MKTG |
15,522 |
2,415 |
16% |
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| LION OIL CO |
12,508 |
12,508 |
100% |
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| SHELL US TRADG CO |
12,161 |
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| CROWN CENTRAL PETRO CORP |
11,774 |
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| ULTRAMAR INC |
11,249 |
632 |
6% |
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| HUNT CRUDE OIL SUPPLY CO |
10,627 |
5,370 |
51% |
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| SINCLAIR OIL CORP |
10,460 |
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| TPI PETRO INC |
9,805 |
7,515 |
77% |
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| GIANT YORKTOWN INC |
9,007 |
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| FINA OIL & CHEM CO |
8,882 |
4,039 |
45% |
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| FRONTIER OIL & REFG |
8,438 |
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| ERGON REFG INC |
6,638 |
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| STRATEGIC PETRO RESERVE |
5,767 |
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| KOCH SUPPLY & TRDG CO |
5,656 |
1,039 |
18% |
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| TRIGEANT LTD |
5,421 |
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| VITOL S A INC |
4,667 |
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| SHELL OIL PRODTS US |
4,499 |
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| BAYOIL USA INC |
3,462 |
3,462 |
100% |
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| EDGINGTON OIL CO |
3,235 |
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| FARMLAND INDUS INC CRA |
2,553 |
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| MONTANA REFG CO |
2,183 |
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| NEXEN MKTG |
1,903 |
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| FLYING PETRO INC |
1,653 |
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| STATOIL MKTG & TRDG (US) INC |
1,096 |
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| MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL GRP INC |
1,074 |
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| HUSKY TRDG CO |
1,004 |
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| NCRA |
971 |
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| ATLANTIC TRDG & MKTG INC |
948 |
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| EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLC |
882 |
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| CANNAT ENERGY INC |
664 |
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| HESS ENERGY TRADING CO LLC |
548 |
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| MARQUEST LTD PTNRSHP |
406 |
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| EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP |
252 |
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| TEXACO REFG & MKTG INC |
110 |
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Persian Gulf includes
= Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates.
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| * More web site links will be added as
they are available. |
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| Part B: Change notes since 2001 |
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- Sunoco was not the 2001 report. We do not yet know
if this was oversight or perhaps is Sunoco only used domestic oil in 2001. We
will update our report as the information becomes available.
- Shell is connected to a Saudi Arabian company is
expected to import a large percentage of oil from the Persian Gulf
- Citgo Petroleum is owned by the Venezuelan state
oil company, and is therefore not expected to import a large percentage from
the Persian Gulf, since most of their imports likely come from Venezuela.
- Exxon-Mobile had a 60% increase in Persian Gulf oil
imports.
- Marathon dramatically reduced its Persian Gulf oil
imports.
- ARCO's increase of 310% may be a result of a merger
into BP Amoco.
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| Part C: How oil moves around without country of
origin tags - Domestic Oil Production notes: |
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- Oil is a fungible commodity, meaning the origin of
the oil cannot always be determined by just looking at it. Once oil leaves the
ground, there is no way to determine where it came from, even with all the
quality grades of crude oil. This is a concern when oil is traded after it is
imported.
- Domestic oil producers generally sell long-term
contracts with refineries that produce gasoline. If the domestic producers do
not have enough oil to fill supply contracts, they may purchase foreign oil to
make up for their supply contract shortages.
- Independent refineries sell "unbranded fuels" to
retailers, thus some gasoline retailers may sell fuels from multiple sources
under their own name. Not all refineries are owned the by gasoline
retailers.
- Oil is also used in the manufacturing of road and
roof asphalt, plus a variety of other products, including foam cups; therefore
not all oil is used for gasoline, thus accounting for some of the smaller
importing companies.
- In some cases, oil may be sold after it is imported
and production may result in.
- The EIA does not collect data on the source of the
gasoline sold at retail outlets.
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