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92 100,000 aeroplanes. This will take an additional amount of from 3,000,000 to 9,000,000 barrels of high-grade gasoline, which production will make an additional shortage figured at from 40,000,000 to 63,000,000 barrels of crude. The total shortage, therefore, is around 137,000,000 barrels for all peace and war purposes in the United States, which, outside of Mexico, is the only practical available supply.

Mexico: Mexico to-day can produce from wells already drilled in, how largely capped or cut down, 1,059,000 barrels per day, and the field is only wild-catted. The actual production (crude oil sold or put in storage) is at present only about 50,000,000 per annum, or 137,000 barrels per day, most of which goes to the United States.

Shipments to the United States from Mexico are limited by: a. Lack of tankers. The largest producing company (Mexican Petroleum Company) has turned seven of its tank steamers into the British trade. The ships are chartered to the British Government. More tankers, however, are being completed.

b. Lack of transportation to tide water. The total potential carriage from well to tanker is now: