Oil: U.S. Total Production, Imports and Annual New Supply (1918-1943)

A data visualisation by Sabine Selchow | 2025

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This visualization shows the trajectory of U.S. oil production and imports between 1918 to 1943. It documents domestic production and two different kinds of imports.

The data is taken from: United States, Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves (1945). Twentieth century petroleum statistics. Washington, p. 22.

Open the viz: https://sabine-selchow.github.io/projects/us-oil-production/l