"Do you think slide 12 is a mistake? It is very clear the total energy needed for gasoline is mostly comprised of the fuel itself."
No, I think it is ambiguous I recognize you and I are starting with different preconceived ideas about the numbers and look at the reports trying to justify our stance. I've gone back to this slide several times trying to see what you are claiming. But I do not see a way past this legend.
How do you look at this and claim 1.23 MM Btu does not include the fuel itself? It clearly shows the BTU for fuel production is 0.23 MM Btu. What is ambiguous?
"I recognize you and I are starting with different preconceived ideas about the numbers and look at the reports trying to justify our stance. I've gone back to this slide several times trying to see what you are claiming. But I do not see a way past this legend." Look at where the top of that little blue bar is--you'll see it aligns with 1.23 MM BTU. If it were referring to what YOU think it is, that blue section would be at the BOTTOM of the graph, with its top margin at 0.23 MM BTU. The chart, as it is, is totally consistent with my position.
As I said, it's a crappy graphic.