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Carbon Emissions 
        in the Petroleum Refining IndustryThe 
              Industry at a Glance, 1994(SIC Code: 2911)Total Energy-Related 
              Emissions: 79.9 million metric tons of carbon (MMTC)
                   -- Pct. of All Manufacturers: 21.5%
                   -- Nonfuel Emissions: 16.5 MMTCTotal First Use of 
              Energy: 6,263 trillion Btu
                   -- Pct. of All Manufacturers: 28.9%Nonfuel Use of Energy 
              Sources: 3,110 trillion Btu (49.7%)
                   -- Naphthas and Other Oils: 1,328 
              trillion Btu
                   -- Asphalt and Road Oil: 1,224 trillion 
              Btu
                   -- Lubricants: 416 trillion BtuCarbon Intensity: 12.75 
              MMTC per quadrillion Btu
              Energy Information Administration, "1994 Manufacturing Energy Consumption 
              Survey", "Monthly Refinery Report" for 1994, and Emissions of 
              Greenhouse Gases in the United States 1998.

Energy-Related 
            Carbon Emissions, 1994Source 
            of Carbon
          Carbon 
            Emissions
            (million metric tons)All 
            Energy Sources
          79.9Still 
            Gas
          23.2Petroleum 
            Coke
          19.9Other 
            Petroleum
          17.0Natural 
            Gas
          10.9Net 
            Electricity
          5.6Energy Information Administration, "1994 Manufacturing Energy Consumption 
            Survey", "Monthly Refinery Report" for 1994, and Emissions of Greenhouse 
            Gases in the United States 1998.Energy-Related 
        Carbon Emissions for the Petroleum and Coal Products Industry, 1994.Petroleum refining is by far the largest component of the petroleum and 
        coal products industry. The petroleum refining industry uses almost 30 
        percent of all energy used in manufacturing and emits over 20 percent 
        of the carbon. Only about half of the energy is used as fuel; the rest 
        is used as feedstock.Emissions for the Petroleum and Coal Products Industry
      Energy-Related 
        Carbon Emissions for the Petroleum Refining Industry by Source, 1994. 
        Over half of petroleum refining carbon emissions are from petroleum byproducts 
        (chiefly still gas and petroleum coke) used as fuel. A significant amount 
        of carbon is sequestered in petrochemical feedstocks, resulting in a relatively 
        low overall carbon intensity. Emissions for the Petroleum Refining Industry by Source
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