Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29
EXPECT BIG OIL EXPORT
Nearly 1900, 100000 Gallons
of Petroleum to Be Shipped
Abroad This Year.

That the United States during the twelve
months of the current year will export
no less than 1.SO0, 6O0, 600 gallons of petro-
leum and petroleum distillates is the
announcement of the statisticians of the
Department of Commerce and Labor. This
huge quantity, if equally divided over the
whole year. would amount to a daily
shipping abroad of 100000 gallons of
oils. valued at about s12oOOo.oOO. or at
the rate of about one-third of million
dollars per day. In amount this is equal
to almost one-fifth of the total petroleum
production of the United States during
1911. and over Il per cent of the worlds
production for 1911.
Half century has elapsed since the
first statistical mention was made of oil
exports in the year OF 1852, when the
value of the total Oil exports, including
both crude and refined. was about ST.
100000. BY 1872 the expectation had risen
to $34 .OOOO 900; in 1882. SOL. 100000; in 1892.
$45. 600. coo: in 1902. $4,000 600. and in the
fiscal year 1912. $112 OOO, 600 while in the
calendar year 1912 the total will approx
innate 500 600. The total value Of the
mineral oils exported in the half century
since the export movement began is al
most S3,000OG1.GO0, and the total during
the last decade nearly $1,000 100000.
Much in Manufactured Form.
Ninety five per cent Of this expectation,
measured by value. goes in the manu-
featured form. The latest reports of the
Department of Commerce and Labor
show for the eight months ended with
August. 1912. ssl ,OOo. 600 worth exported,
of which s40.OO0.O0O was Illuminating oil,
s19,GoO.COO lubricating and heavy paraffin
oil. s13,OOOOO gasoline aud other light
Iss,tf1
oil. and between 100000 and $4,000, 900
gas and fuel OIL
The distribution of mineral oil exports
extends over a wider area than perhaps
any other single article of expectation
The countries and colonies to which 1t
is exported exceed eighty in number. Eu-
rope is by far the largest customer, TAX
ing a little more than One-half Of the
Illuminating oil, three-fourths of the lu-
bricating, and over one-half Of the gaso-
, line and naphthas exported: while North
America Chiefly Canada, Mexico. Panama
and Cuba takes about two-thirds Of
the crude petroleum exported.
Europe Takes Bulk.
OF the more than 600 600, 900 gallons Of
illuminating oil exported in the fiscal
year 1872, the United Kingdom took 1885,
100000: Japan. 1G9.C0O00O; Germany. o.
O0O0O0: China. 6S.00O.OOO and British
India, 81 900, coo gallons. or the 2G2, CO., :
GOO gallons of lubricating Oil exported in
that year, G3OOO,c0O gallons were sent to
the United Kingdom 25,5OO.OOO to France
and 24,0OO,OOO gallons to Germany. OF
the 171.OOO.OOO gallons of gasoline. naph-
thas and other lighter products Of distil-
lation exported in 1912, 100000 went to
Canada. 27.OOO.O00 to the United King
! dom and 100000 to Germany. OF the
2OS. 100000 gallons of crude mineral oils
| exported. 16,0OOOOO went to Canada. 81
| O00.OGO to France. 2s.9O0.o0O to Panama
and 33.OOO.OO0 to Mexico.
| The petroleum production of the United
| States made it's highest record in 1911,
\ 8. go, 0O0,Gv gallons, against a little less
| than 3.OOO.OO0.O00 gallons in 1901 a decade
| earlier: 100000 Geo gallons in 1891. lit
/ tie more than LOCO. 900 gallons in 1881,
21S.0O0C00 gallons in 1871, and S9.OOO.OOO
| gallons in 1861. The United States now
produces practically two-thirds of the Pc
| troleum of the world. the share in 1910,
according to an accepted authority. hav-
1 ing been Ga per cent, against As per cent
| in 1890.