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  • Libya is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the country’s economy relies heavily on hydrocarbon exports.
  • Libya has the largest proven oil reserves in Africa but most analysts agree that the country is still underexplored.
  • Libyan natural gas production and exports have increased considerably since the opening of the “Greenstream” pipeline to Europe in late 2004.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Libya
Africa
OPEC
World
Rank
Libya
Total Oil Production 1,874.99 10,637 35,482 85,319 17 1,789.16
Crude Oil Production 1,735.83 9,854 32,363 73,575 16 1,650.00
Consumption 257.67 3,189 7,394 85,436 48 264.00 F
Net Export/Imports(-) 1,617.32 7,448 28,088 -- 207 1,525.16
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 103 2,515 NA 12,915 18 79
Refinery Capacity 378 3,278 8,829 85,460 43 378
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 41.46 115 928 1,330 9 43.66
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Libya
Africa
World
Rank
 
Libya
Production 562 7,111 104,787 31   594
Consumption 212 3,384 105,225 53   242
Net Export/Imports(-) 349 3,526 -- 72   352
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
54 494 6,289 21   54
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Libya
Africa
World
Rank
 
Libya
Production 0.000 281 7,546 69   0.000
Consumption 0.003 217 7,318 112   0.000
Net Export/Imports(-) -0.003 64 -- 83   0.000
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Libya
Africa
World
Rank
 
Libya
Net Generation 26.95 587 19,104 66   28.60
Net Consumption 22.89 525 17,420 65   24.29
Installed Capacity (GWe) 6.61 124 4,635 66   6.77
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Libya
Africa
World
Rank
 
Libya
Production 4.480 37 489 25   4.288
Consumption 0.743 16 491 67   0.781
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
8,852 5,622 7,457 48   9,521
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Libya
Africa
World
Rank
 
Libya
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 57.24 1,155 30,400 54   55.04

-- = 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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