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  • South Korea is a major energy importer, including oil, natural gas, and coal.
  • South Korea has a large refining sector, but relies on crude imports for all of its oil needs.
  • South Korea is the second-largest importer of liquefied natural gas in the world behind Japan .
  • Nuclear power accounts for more than one third of South Korea's electricity generation.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Korea, South
Asia & Oceania
OECD
World
Rank
Korea, South
Total Oil Production 41.66 8,617 20,956 85,319 64 54.65
Crude Oil Production 0.00 7,536 15,080 73,575 92 0.00
Consumption 2,142.31 25,346 47,924 85,436 11 2,188.26
Net Export/Imports(-) -2,100.65 -16,729 -26,969 -- 5 -2,133.61
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 51 203 NA 12,915 29 50
Refinery Capacity 2,577 22,214 45,778 85,460 5 2,607
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 0.00 34 224 1,330 84 0.00
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Korea, South
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Korea, South
Production 27 15,441 104,787 65   30
Consumption 1,215 18,405 105,225 25   1,515
Net Export/Imports(-) -1,191 -2,831 -- 8   -1,502
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
NA 430 6,289 90   NA
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Korea, South
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Korea, South
Production 2.777 4,758 7,546 40   2.297
Consumption 114.150 4,637 7,318 10   125.575
Net Export/Imports(-) -109.874 -22 -- 3   -125.808
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Korea, South
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Korea, South
Net Generation 418.17 6,726 19,104 10   425.25
Net Consumption 402.06 6,184 17,420 10   408.48
Installed Capacity (GWe) 79.86 1,638 4,635 13   80.59
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Korea, South
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Korea, South
Production 1.535 136 489 43   1.516
Consumption 9.887 172 491 10   9.959
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
9,801 7,937 7,457 38   9,853
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Korea, South
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Korea, South
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 521.77 12,313 30,400 9   528.13

-- = 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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