The use of petroleum products in the industrial sector is more diverse than in any other sector of the economy. In 2003, the industrial sector was supplied with 9.31 Quads of petroleum, about 4.87 MBD of oil. The majority (about 78 percent) goes to non-fuel uses, with the remainder consumed as fuels. By 2020, this is projected to grow to over 11 Quads. The industrial sector is made up of four sub-sectors: agriculture (including farming, ranching, forestry, and fisheries), construction, mining, and manufacturing (Figure 1). In the agriculture sub-sector, almost all the petroleum products are used as fuels. This sub-sector uses distillate (primarily diesel) for off-highway vehicles and equipment (e.g., tractors and combines), propane for heating drying operations, and gasoline primarily for stationary engines to generate electricity or pump water.
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