Why Oil Sails and Gas Mostly Doesn't
In short: U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates show that about 76% of world oil supply moved by sea in the first half of 2025, compared with about 13% of natural gas supply in 2024. This film explains the tankers, liquefaction and pipeline pressure behind those figures.
A 2:08 short film in the series “How Things Work”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation, “LNG Facility Siting | PHMSA”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Oil tanker sizes range from general purpose to ultra-large crude carriers on AFRA scale - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Liquefied natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Amid regional conflict, the Strait of Hormuz remains critical oil chokepoint - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation. The fact sheet was revised 11 Jan 2018 and is hosted on a PHMSA test (UAT) subdomain. It gives no vo…, “Fact Sheet: Pump and Compressor Stations | Stakeholder Communications | PHMSA”; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation, “General Pipeline FAQs | PHMSA”.
Sources used in this film
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation — LNG Facility Siting | PHMSA · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Oil tanker sizes range from general purpose to ultra-large crude carriers on AFRA scale - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Liquefied natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Amid regional conflict, the Strait of Hormuz remains critical oil chokepoint - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation. The fact sheet was revised 11 Jan 2018 and is hosted on a PHMSA test (UAT) subdomain. It gives no vo… — Fact Sheet: Pump and Compressor Stations | Stakeholder Communications | PHMSA · View →
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation — General Pipeline FAQs | PHMSA · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation: LNG Facility Siting | PHMSA
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Oil tanker sizes range from general purpose to ultra-large crude carriers on AFRA scale - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Liquefied natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Amid regional conflict, the Strait of Hormuz remains critical oil chokepoint - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation. The fact sheet was re: Fact Sheet: Pump and Compressor Stations | Stakeholder Communications | PHMSA
- Also: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation: General Pipeline FAQs | PHMSA
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