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From: sylvester80	5/5/2006 9:24:12 AM
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NEWS: U.S. IS THE BIGGEST OIL PIG IN THE WORLD We, the U.S., consumes more oil than China, Japan, the whole of the Former Soviet Union, Germany and India COMBINED!!!! We are the biggest oil PIGS in the world! FACTBOX-Top 10 oil consuming nations in 2005 Updated: 5:16 a.m. ET April 21, 2006 The United States is by far the world's largest oil consumer, burning over three times as much as the second largest consumer China. Global demand in 2005 stood at 83.6 million barrels per day, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The United States alone accounted for a quarter of total demand at 20.77 million bpd. The following is a table of the world's largest oil consumers. Figures are in millions of barrels per day. Consumption 2005 1. US 20.77 2. China 6.59 3. Japan 5.41 4. FSU* 3.80 5. Germany 2.60 6. India 2.59 7. Canada 2.26 8. Brazil 2.18 9. Korea 2.17 10. Mexico 2.05 All data is from the International Energy Agency for oil consumption in 2005. *Russia accounts for the bulk of demand from the states of the Former Soviet Union. Russian demand in 2004 stood at 2.6 million bpd, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

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