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ChartVenezuela: U.S. Crude Oil Imports and Diluent AvailabilityU.S. crude oil imports from Venezuela have fallen from 730 thousand barrels per day (9.25% of total requirements) before the 2019 sanctions…ChartU.S. Crude Oil & Product Imports from Venezuela Under Shifting Sanctions Regimes – RevisitedU.S. crude oil and product imports from Venezuela have swung with successive sanctions regimes—falling to zero after Executive Order 13850 took effect…ChartThe U.S. Lubricants Market: Supply & DemandThough lubricants make up only about 200 thousand barrels per day of the roughly 18 million barrels per day U.S. hydrocarbon market,…ChartImpact of Recent U.S. and EU Sanctions on the Price of Russian Urals Crude OilFollowing new U.S. and EU sanctions targeting Russia's largest oil producers, the price of Russia's Urals crude benchmark fell from $49 to…ChartGlobal Nuclear Power Generation: Three ViewsRanked three ways — by existing plus mothballed and retired capacity, by capacity under construction and in pre-construction, and by cancellations —…Chart3SI Dependence on Russian Natural Gas is being mitigated by U.S. LNGThough several Three Seas Initiative countries—Bulgaria most notably—still import about 1.5 BCF/d of natural gas from Russia, growing U.S. LNG deliveries into…ChartNuclear Power Dominates Electricity Generation in FranceHourly generation data for July 2025 show nuclear power supplying 60 to 80 percent of France's intra-day electricity, with peaks exceeding 44…ChartThe Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) at 50 + 2Comprehensive SPR status and drawdown capacity heading into the current crisis.ChartThe Renewable Fuel Standard: Cost to ConsumersEPRINC estimates that Renewable Fuel Standard compliance adds roughly 20 cents to the cost of each gallon of transportation fuel, translating to…ChartDisplacing European Energy Imports from Russia with U.S. Exports – The Case of Petroleum ProductsThe United States exports roughly 3.1 million barrels per day of petroleum products, of which about 550,000 barrels per day flow to…