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  • Angola, an OPEC member since 2007, is the second largest oil producing country in Africa and a significant supplier to both China and the United States.
  • In 2010 Angola was the second largest crude oil producer in Africa. Planned short-term capacity increases will offset declines in older fields.
  • Angola currently flares the majority of its natural gas but plans are underway to convert natural gas into liquefied natural gas (LNG).

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Angola
Africa
OPEC
World
Rank
Angola
Total Oil Production 2,014.32 10,879 35,708 85,577 16 1,948.04
Crude Oil Production 1,980.69 9,989 32,483 73,717 14 1,906.81
Consumption 69.45 3,189 7,394 85,436 86 74.00
Net Export/Imports(-) 1,944.87 7,689 28,314 -- 212 1,874.04
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 513 2,515 NA 12,915 8 460
Refinery Capacity 39 3,278 8,829 85,460 89 39
Proved ReservesMbr />(Billion Barrels) 9.04 115 928 1,330 18 9.04
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Angola
Africa
World
Rank
 
Angola
Production 24 7,111 104,787 66   26
Consumption 24 3,384 107,245 89   26
Net Export/Imports(-) 0 3,526 -- 61   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
10 494 6,289 38   10
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Angola
Africa
World
Rank
 
Angola
Production 0.000 281 7,546 69   0.000
Consumption 0.000 217 7,318 116   0.000
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.000 64 -- 87   0.000
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2007
2008
   
Angola
Africa
World
Rank
 
Angola
Net Generation 3.27 580 18,795 123   3.94
Net Consumption 2.79 521 17,139 126   3.37
Installed Capacity (GWe) 1.16 119 4,468 116   1.16
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2007
2008
   
Angola
Africa
World
Rank
 
Angola
Production 3.809 37 473 27   4.339
Consumption 0.193 15 482 101   0.199
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
2,406 6,135 7,528 169   2,172
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Angola
Africa
World
Rank
 
Angola
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 23.44 1,155 30,400 78   23.87

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA, International Energy Statistics

Last Update: June 30, 2010 (All Fuels) | July 14, 2010 (Petroleum)
Next Update: August 1, 2010 (All Fuels)
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