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  • Colombia is the United States’ largest source of coal imports and tenth largest source of oil imports.
  • Colombia’s oil production has increased in the past few years, following a period of steep decline.
  • Colombia is self-sufficient in natural gas and recently began exporting to neighboring Venezuela.
  • Colombia is one of the world's largest coal exporters.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
    
Colombia
Total Oil Production 602.67 7,412 85,319 28   685.82
Crude Oil Production 588.36 6,281 73,575 27   670.65
Consumption 273.00 6,098 85,436 45   262.00 FF
Net Export/Imports(-) 329.67 1,313 -- 198   423.82
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 200 2,463 12,915 15   276
Refinery Capacity 286 6,608 85,460 49   286
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 1.51 110 1,330 34   1.36
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Colombia
Production 370 4,945 104,787 40   398
Consumption 307 4,362 105,225 45   321
Net Export/Imports(-) 64 582 -- 63   77
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
4 267 6,289 47   4
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Colombia
Production 80.256 97 7,546 12   81.957
Consumption 5.050 41 7,318 49   5.577
Net Export/Imports(-) 74.488 55 -- 106   76.380
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Colombia
Net Generation 54.34 1,033 19,104 46   55.86
Net Consumption 42.14 868 17,420 48   46.39
Installed Capacity (GWe) 13.41 242 4,635 46   13.54
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Colombia
Production 4.044 30 489 27   4.195
Consumption 1.364 26 491 44   1.338
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
4,475 5,965 7,457 127   4,356
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Colombia
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 65.04 1,221 30,400 51   70.19

-- = 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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