We make progress by
Driving the Economy
Our economy depends on the products and fuels derived from petroleum and natural gas. Liquid fuels like diesel, jet fuel, and gasoline keep our supply chains and people moving, while petrochemicals form the material building blocks that go into microchips, medical devices, solar panels, food packaging, and innumerable other essential products.
America’s refiners, petrochemical manufacturers, and midstream companies — who make and move oil, gas, fuels, and petrochemicals — are drivers of our country’s economic health and success.
By the numbers
The Spotlight
The U.S. refining and petrochemical industries provide the products and materials that power industries, fuel economic prosperity, and increase our energy security.
Fueling American
industry
As the world’s population increases and the global middle class grows, energy demand too will grow. Trucks, trains, airplanes, tractors, and modern food systems rely on access to abundant liquid fuels. American refineries provide the energy that allows people to pursue healthy, successful lives in our country — and all over the world.
Gasoline:
moves billions of people every day.
Diesel:
powers industry, farming, construction, and supply chains.
Jet fuel:
moves people across the country and all over the world.
Home heating oil:
keeps homes and offices warm in the winter.
Moving energy to
where it’s needed
Pipelines are the arteries of the nation, delivering essential energy products — crude oil, natural gas, refined fuels, and others — safely and efficiently to every corner of the country. They form the vital connections that keep the oil and gas industry moving, seamlessly transporting petroleum, natural gas, and other critical resources where they’re needed most. Mostly underground, our vast pipeline system is rarely noticed but is essential to our daily lives.
America’s 2.6 million miles of pipeline deliver crude oil, natural gas, petrochemicals, fuels, and other products that American consumers, manufacturers, and businesses rely on every day.
Providing the building
blocks of modern life
Petrochemicals are part of virtually every product in our lives. These chemical building blocks are used in building and manufacturing throughout our economy — from clothing and housing, to microchips and solar panels.
Protecting our country’s
energy security
America’s strong refining sector provides our country with a competitive advantage that insulates us from geopolitical instability and protects us from foreign adversaries. Our refining strength ensures we have access to the affordable, abundant energy we need to harvest food, power industries, and fuel transportation.