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  • Ecuador is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil revenues play a major role in the country’s economy.
  • Ecuador is the fourth-largest South American supplier of crude oil to the United States.
  • Ecuador has relatively small proven natural gas reserves and a limited natural gas market.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Ecuador
Central & South America
OPEC
World
Rank
Ecuador
Total Oil Production 504.58 7,412 35,482 85,319 30 485.29
Crude Oil Production 504.73 6,281 32,363 73,575 29 485.62
Consumption 221.40 6,098 7,394 85,436 52 228.00 F
Net Export/Imports(-) 283.18 1,313 28,088 -- 197 257.29
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 221 2,463 NA 12,915 13 185
Refinery Capacity 176 6,608 8,829 85,460 67 176
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 4.52 110 928 1,330 24 4.66
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Ecuador
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Ecuador
Production 10 4,945 104,787 72   12
Consumption 10 4,362 105,225 96   12
Net Export/Imports(-) 0 582 -- 61   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
NA 267 6,289 73   NA
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Ecuador
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Ecuador
Production 0.000 97 7,546 69   0.000
Consumption 0.000 41 7,318 116   0.000
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.000 55 -- 87   0.000
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Ecuador
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Ecuador
Net Generation 17.72 1,033 19,104 73   16.66
Net Consumption 14.77 868 17,420 75   15.32
Installed Capacity (GWe) 4.29 242 4,635 78   4.94
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Ecuador
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Ecuador
Production 1.234 30 489 46   1.169
Consumption 0.573 26 491 74   0.516
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
6,103 5,965 7,457 93   5,473
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Ecuador
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Ecuador
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 27.12 1,221 30,400 77   27.55

-- = 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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