Not sure of USA vrs Europe but it is six (6) Billion gallons per year. "Current ethanol production of 6 billion gallons per year reduces the need to import more than 50 million barrels of oil per year". <a href="http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=40356026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=40356026</a>