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  • Egypt is a significant oil producer and a rapidly growing natural gas producer. The Suez Canal and Sumed Pipeline are strategic routes for Persian Gulf oil shipments, making Egypt an important transit corridor for world energy markets.
  • Egypt is now reliant upon oil imports to meet domestic energy demand.
  • Due to major recent discoveries, natural gas is likely to be the primary growth engine of Egypt's energy sector for the foreseeable future.
  • Closure of the Suez Canal and SUMED Pipeline would add an estimated 6,000 miles of transit around the continent of Africa.
  • Egypt's installed generating capacity stood at 23.4 gigawatts (GW) as of 2008, with plans to further expand capacity through additional investments in natural gas, nuclear and renewable energy.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Egypt
Africa
World
Rank
    
Egypt
Total Oil Production 703.66 10,637 85,319 27   726.14
Crude Oil Production 565.74 9,854 73,575 28   586.52
Consumption 720.00 3,189 85,436 24   761.00 FF
Net Export/Imports(-) -16.34 7,448 -- 98   -34.86
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 15 2,515 12,915 38   10
Refinery Capacity 726 3,278 85,460 27   726
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 3.70 115 1,330 27   3.70
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Egypt
Africa
World
Rank
 
Egypt
Production 2,214 7,111 104,787 12   2,166
Consumption 1,567 3,384 105,225 17   1,630
Net Export/Imports(-) 647 3,526 -- 78   536
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
59 494 6,289 19   59
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Egypt
Africa
World
Rank
 
Egypt
Production 0.028 281 7,546 64   0.026
Consumption 1.366 217 7,318 64   1.001
Net Export/Imports(-) -1.338 64 -- 38   -0.974
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Egypt
Africa
World
Rank
 
Egypt
Net Generation 123.92 587 19,104 27   131.34
Net Consumption 109.08 525 17,420 28   115.79
Installed Capacity (GWe) 23.48 124 4,635 29   24.67
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Egypt
Africa
World
Rank
 
Egypt
Production 3.851 37 489 28   3.879
Consumption 3.234 16 491 29   3.387
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
7,837 5,622 7,457 58   7,842
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Egypt
Africa
World
Rank
 
Egypt
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 183.06 1,155 30,400 27   189.53

-- = 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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