The Peak Oil crowd will interpret this to mean we are running out of oil, blah blah, etc.
I do have a question - is Natural Gas considered ‘petroleum’ for the purpose of these graphs?
That all depends -- if we consider natural gas to be "petroleum", do the numbers end up looking better for Obama? Then, "Yes"; otherwise, "No".
In reporting data, Natural Gas Liquids (ethane, propane, butane) are included but Methane (consumer/pipeline quality natural gas) is not included.
See the link below for the breakdown of usuage.
Petroleum Product Supplied
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_psup_dc_nus_mbblpd_m.htm
