Table 6. U.S. Carbon Sequestered by Nonfuel Use of Energy, 1990-1998
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon)
| End Use | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | P1998 |
| Industrial | |||||||||
| Petroleum | |||||||||
| Liquefied Petroleum Gases | 16.2 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 20.9 | 21.4 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 21.3 |
| Distillate Fuel | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Residual Fuel | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Asphalt and Road Oil | 24.1 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 23.7 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 25.2 | 26.0 |
| Lubricants | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Other | 19.7 | 19.3 | 20.5 | 22.6 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 26.1 | 27.6 |
| Pentanes Plus | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| Petrochemical Feed | 12.6 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 15.9 | 16.1 |
| Petroleum Coke | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| Waxes and Miscellaneous | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Coal | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Natural Gas | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Transportation | |||||||||
| Lubricants | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Total | 68.7 | 68.3 | 70.2 | 73.1 | 78.1 | 78.9 | 80.2 | 83.8 | 85.1 |
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P = preliminary data. |
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