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As of 2019, natural gas accounted for approximately 32% of the total energy consumed in the United States.
In the US, about 20 percent of electricity
The US has a great deal of petroleum, and deposits are located all over the US.
I think it will increase from the present 15-20 percent of electricity, perhaps up to 30 percent in the US and Europe, in the next 20 years
For production of electricity, about 19 percent
25%
0.1%
About 1.5%of it is use in the us.
15%
Petroleum (oil) is the answer.Energy use in the US (2015 figures):Petroleum 36%Natural Gas 28%Coal 15%Nuclear 8%Renewable Energy 13%
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The US does use it's own petroleum sources. It doesn't produce enough for it's own demands. Petroleum exported by the US is not in as high a demand within the US.
We use it all the time when using electricity, about 20 percent in the US
"Net petroleum imports (imports minus exports) accounted for 58 percent of our total petroleum consumption. About 48 percent of our net petroleum imports were from countries in the Western Hemisphere, 22 percent from Africa, 18 percent from the Persian Gulf , and 12 percent from other regions." http://www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/brochures/gasoline/index.html
Petroleum (oil) natural gas and coal
10.5%
Fossil fuels, which provide virtually all the energy for transportation (mainly petroleum with some natural gas) and the majority of energy for electricity (mainly coal, natural gas and a small amount of petroleum).