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840,000 to 1,700,000 US gallons is flowing into the Gulf every day.
The Persian Gulf supplies most of the US's oil needs.
All of the Persian Gulf wars concerned oil. The US utilizes many automobiles. The US has been involved in all or most of the Persian Gulf wars in the 20th and 21st centuries; specifically which Persian Gulf War concerns your question?
Oil, fisheries and tourism.
10%
There are 19,120,000,000 barrels of oil in reserves in the US. These reserves produce 7,800,000 barrels of oil a day, the third most of any country. Most of these are located in Alaska and the Gulf Coast.
Gulf of Mexico(Kaylop)
to protect their oil interests. (apex)
The number one supplier for oil in the US in 2013 was Canada. The second largest supplier was the Persian Gulf.
Mainly oil tankers.
The US has had many oil spills in its history including, most recently, the 2010 April 20 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off of Louisiana.For other spills, please see related questions.
The oil that they export.