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  • Australia was the world's largest coal exporter and the fourth largest LNG exporter in 2010
  • Australia's dependence on oil imports is projected to continue to increase as domestic consumption increases and production continues to slowly decline
  • Australian natural gas production and exports have been increasing since the mid-1990s
  • Coal is Australia's largest export commodity

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Australia
Asia & Oceania
OECD
World
Rank
Australia
Total Oil Production 586.03 8,617 20,956 85,319 29 587.76
Crude Oil Production 476.82 7,536 15,080 73,575 31 475.42
Consumption 963.68 25,346 47,924 85,436 20 951.25
Net Export/Imports(-) -377.65 -16,729 -26,969 -- 19 -363.49
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 35 203 NA 12,915 32 13
Refinery Capacity 707 22,214 45,778 85,460 29 696
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 1.50 34 224 1,330 35 1.50
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Australia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Australia
Production 1,653 15,441 104,787 18   1,730
Consumption 1,107 18,405 105,225 26   1,141
Net Export/Imports(-) 491 -2,831 -- 74   659
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
30 430 6,289 26   110
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Australia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Australia
Production 444.101 4,758 7,546 4   463.256
Consumption 149.504 4,637 7,318 9   145.156
Net Export/Imports(-) 288.521 -22 -- 109   328.132
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Australia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Australia
Net Generation 242.16 6,726 19,104 15   245.85
Net Consumption 225.32 6,184 17,420 14   228.84
Installed Capacity (GWe) 55.21 1,638 4,635 15   56.94
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Australia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Australia
Production 11.926 136 489 9   12.264
Consumption 5.622 172 491 20   5.590
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
7,403 7,937 7,457 62   7,264
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Australia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Australia
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 425.34 12,313 30,400 17   417.68

-- = 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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