Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is rich in energy resources. Fossil fuels of oil, gas and coal are plentiful. Hydroelectric, solar and wind potential also exist. The industrial sector is the leading energy-consuming sector in the State. Due in part to the energy-intensive oil and gas industry, Oklahoma's per capita energy consumption is among the highest in the country.

• Oklahoma is one of the top natural gas-producing States in the Nation.
• More than a dozen of the 100 largest natural gas fields in the country are found in Oklahoma.
• Oklahoma has five petroleum refineries with a combined capacity of roughly 3 percent of the total U.S. distillation capacity.
• Cushing, Oklahoma, is the designated delivery point for NYMEX crude oil futures contracts.
• The Oklahoma State Legislature created the Commission on Marginally Producing Oil and Gas Wells in 1992 to keep State production decline to a minimum