The Index of U.S. Energy Security Risk: Assessing America's Vulnerabilities in a Global Energy Market is an annual energy risk indicator, which uses quantifiable data, historical trend information, and government projections to identify the policies and other factors that contribute positively or negatively to U.S. energy security.

1. AMERICA’S NEW
ENERGY ABUNDANCE
AMERICA’S ENERGY SECURITY IS IMPROVING
1980 2008 2011
The 5th annual U.S. Energy
Security Risk Index shows that
America’s risk has declined for
a second straight year.
The energy revolution has
made America more secure
and has helped protect
American consumers from
global disruptions.
MEASURING OUR ENERGY RISKS
The Institute for 21st Century Energy’s Index of U.S. Energy Security Risk
measures 37 different metrics and compares them to America’s average energy
risk from 1970 to the present. It also looks forward to 2040 to determine if our
energy security will improve or decline – and why.
Of the 37 Index metrics,
14
showed an increase in risk of
1% or more 10
showed an decrease in risk of
1% or more
11
showed essentially no change
in risk in 2013
Higher Risk
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
AMERICA’S ENERGY REVOLUTION
For the second year in a row, we have seen America’s energy security risk improve.
AMERICA HAS:
Risk related to
natural gas imports
DECREASED BY
SURPASSED RUSSIA AND
SAUDI ARABIA IN
ENERGY PRODUCTION
INCREASED CRUDE OIL
PRODUCTION 48%
SINCE 2008
INCREASED NATURAL
GAS PRODUCTION 53%
SINCE 2008
2009 2013
1970
1972
1978
1992
2000
U.S. Energy Security Risk Index, 1970-2040
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040
Historical Forecast
Index Value (1980 = 100)
Lower Risk
IN 2013:
Risk related to
crude oil imports
DECREASED BY
18%
16%
We paid
$61
BILLION LESS
to foreign
energy supplies
AMERICA THE ENERGY SUPERPOWER
America is producing so much more oil and natural gas thanks to the “shale gale”
that we are becoming a vital force in stabilizing world energy markets.
North Dakota
More than a
MILLION
Barrels per Day
Increase in
oil prodution
by 177%
since 2010
Marketed natural gas
production grew by
72% from 2011 to 2012
Texas ranks as one of
the ten largest
oil producers
in the world Texas
TOP TEN
HELP PROTECT AMERICA’S
ABUNDANT ENERGY FUTURE
The decline in our energy risk is being driven by America’s domestic energy
revolution, but improvements in our energy security are not a given.
Poorly designed policies that limit access to resources, and regulatory
overreach have created uncertainty that threatens to hold back U.S.
energy production.
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GAS
Pennsylvania
Fastest growing
natural gas-producing
state in the nation
SOURCE:
U.S. Energy Information Administration,
State Profiles and Energy Estimates
SOURCES:
• Index of U.S. Energy Security Risk,
2014 Edition
• Energy Works for US
• U.S. Energy Information Administration