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  • Oman is the leading regional non-OPEC oil exporter.
  • Oman has thus far implemented a successful program to reverse the decline in production, deploying some of the most sophisticated methods of oil extraction.
  • Oman requires increased natural gas supplies to meet the growth in its domestic consumption as well as its enhanced oil recovery projects and LNG export obligations.

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Analysis Last Updated: August 22, 2012

Overview data for Oman

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Oman
Middle East
World
Rank
    
 Oman
Total Oil Production 284.0000 , 321.0000 , 326.0000 , 377.0000 , 417.0000 , 502.0000 , 562.7453 , 586.9188 , 621.6921 , 649.7148 , 693.4964 , 706.4676 , 744.4512 , 779.5769 , 814.1801 , 859.0740 , 891.0887 , 907.6935 , 903.6246 , 913.5348 , 972.0411 , 915.4876 , 899.4845 , 823.0098 , 754.2973 , 780.5585 , 743.8595 , 714.8137 , 759.6998 , 818.8882 , 869.8542 , 890.8871 , 923.7735
(1980-2012)
890.89 26,874 87,329 24   923.77
Crude Oil Production 282.0000 , 319.0000 , 324.0000 , 375.0000 , 414.0000 , 498.0000 , 560.0000 , 582.0000 , 617.0000 , 641.0000 , 685.0000 , 700.0000 , 740.0000 , 775.8300 , 810.0005 , 851.2877 , 883.3880 , 904.0000 , 899.8356 , 910.0000 , 970.0000 , 913.0000 , 896.7233 , 819.0000 , 750.9590 , 774.3023 , 737.6506 , 710.3589 , 757.3211 , 812.5144 , 864.5879 , 885.6819 , 918.5683
(1980-2012)
885.68 24,026 74,136 23   918.57
Consumption 17.1490 , 16.6620 , 19.5640 , 20.9110 , 24.6180 , 29.8380 , 29.5660 , 26.6166 , 26.2780 , 31.5860 , 38.6366 , 38.6864 , 39.5113 , 38.9004 , 39.6933 , 42.2742 , 46.6646 , 48.5695 , 50.5056 , 53.4045 , 52.5412 , 54.7196 , 57.2322 , 58.4326 , 63.9111 , 72.0646 , 78.0332 , 90.9588 , 121.6424 , 108.6390 , 113.5476 , 123.0000 , 144.8973
(1980-2012)
123.00 7,395 88,254 67   144.90 F
Estimated Petroleum Net Exports 266.8510 , 304.3380 , 306.4360 , 356.0890 , 392.3820 , 472.1620 , 533.1793 , 560.3023 , 595.4141 , 618.1288 , 654.8598 , 667.7812 , 704.9399 , 740.6765 , 774.4867 , 816.7998 , 844.4240 , 859.1240 , 853.1190 , 860.1304 , 919.4999 , 860.7681 , 842.2523 , 764.5772 , 690.3862 , 708.4939 , 665.8263 , 623.8549 , 638.0574 , 710.2492 , 756.3066 , 767.8871 , 778.8761
(1980-2012)
767.89 19,479 -- 167   778.88
Refinery Capacity 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 46.0000 , 48.0000 , 50.0000 , 48.0000 , 48.0000 , 77.0000 , 77.0000 , 77.0000 , 77.0000 , 80.0000 , 80.0000 , 76.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000 , 85.0000
(1980-2012)
85 7,245 88,097 80   85
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 2.4000 , 2.3400 , 2.5700 , 2.7300 , 2.7900 , 3.5000 , 4.0000 , 4.0320 , 4.0120 , 4.0712 , 4.2500 , 4.3000 , 4.2500 , 4.4830 , 4.7000 , 4.8280 , 5.1380 , 5.1380 , 5.2380 , 5.2830 , 5.2830 , 5.5060 , 5.5060 , 5.5060 , 5.5060 , 5.5060 , 5.5060 , 5.5000 , 5.5000 , 5.5000 , 5.5000 , 5.5000 , 5.5000 , 5.5000
(1980-2013)
5.50 800 NA 22   5.50
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Oman
Middle East
World
Rank
 
 Oman
Production 28.0000 , 33.0000 , 41.0000 , 51.0000 , 47.0000 , 55.0000 , 70.0000 , 79.8000 , 73.1000 , 98.5400 , 99.0000 , 124.0000 , 116.8927 , 139.8470 , 150.0900 , 147.2700 , 145.4978 , 176.2219 , 247.5582 , 197.4109 , 321.7197 , 493.3506 , 529.7250 , 557.9770 , 607.4180 , 698.8839 , 837.3187 , 848.9726 , 849.5376 , 874.5760 , 957.0365 , 936.5538
(1980-2011)
957.04 15,937 111,954 26   936.55
Consumption 28.0000 , 33.0000 , 41.0000 , 51.0000 , 47.0000 , 55.0000 , 70.0000 , 79.8000 , 73.1000 , 98.5400 , 99.0000 , 124.0000 , 116.8927 , 139.8470 , 146.5600 , 129.6100 , 127.8403 , 158.5644 , 231.6664 , 181.5191 , 221.4251 , 223.8971 , 230.9601 , 225.6629 , 236.2574 , 323.8386 , 380.3426 , 384.3084 , 477.4588 , 520.1900 , 620.8377 , 619.4251
(1980-2011)
620.84 13,277 113,321 37   619.43
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 3.5300 , 17.6600 , 17.6575 , 17.6575 , 15.8918 , 15.8918 , 100.2946 , 269.4535 , 298.7649 , 332.3142 , 371.1607 , 375.0453 , 456.9761 , 464.6642 , 372.2201 , 354.5626 , 336.5520 , 317.1287
(1990-2011)
336.55 3,806 -- 76   317.13
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)		 2.0000 , 2.5000 , 2.7000 , 2.6900 , 2.8100 , 7.3770 , 6.0000 , 7.5000 , 9.5000 , 9.3200 , 9.2600 , 7.2000 , 9.9000 , 16.9000 , 20.0000 , 22.2480 , 25.2000 , 30.0000 , 27.4500 , 28.4160 , 28.4160 , 29.2800 , 29.2800 , 29.2800 , 29.2800 , 29.2800 , 29.2800 , 30.0000 , 30.0000 , 30.0000 , 30.0000 , 30.0000 , 30.0000 , 30.0000
(1980-2013)
30.00 2,800 NA 24   30.00
Coal (Million Short Tons)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Oman
Middle East
World
Rank
 
 Oman
Production 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2011)
0.000 1 7,954 67   0.000
Consumption 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0001 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2011)
0.000 16 7,770 114   0.000
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , -0.1466 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2011)
0.000 -15 -- 85   0.000
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Oman
Middle East
World
Rank
 
 Oman
Net Generation 0.8960 , 1.0750 , 1.4940 , 1.7830 , 2.2640 , 2.7250 , 3.4000 , 3.6520 , 4.1480 , 4.4250 , 4.2340 , 4.3480 , 4.8060 , 5.4830 , 5.8250 , 6.0720 , 6.3940 , 6.8790 , 7.7060 , 7.9080 , 8.5640 , 9.1530 , 9.7110 , 10.0710 , 10.8090 , 11.8890 , 13.2580 , 13.3170 , 14.8793 , 16.7536 , 18.6299
(1980-2010)
16.75 763 19,071 75   18.63
Net Consumption 0.7980 , 0.9500 , 1.3370 , 1.5900 , 2.0230 , 2.4260 , 3.0200 , 3.2470 , 3.6970 , 3.9560 , 3.6960 , 3.8030 , 4.1730 , 4.7720 , 5.0390 , 5.2180 , 5.4540 , 5.8320 , 6.4020 , 6.4460 , 6.7150 , 7.3010 , 7.6030 , 7.8270 , 8.6750 , 9.5420 , 11.0530 , 10.9680 , 12.5263 , 14.1156 , 15.3179
(1980-2010)
14.12 656 17,360 74   15.32
Installed Capacity (GWe) 0.4790 , 0.6110 , 0.6440 , 0.9040 , 1.1070 , 1.1570 , 1.4120 , 1.4770 , 1.4970 , 1.5310 , 1.5640 , 1.5390 , 1.5390 , 1.7150 , 1.7440 , 1.9580 , 2.0370 , 2.1400 , 2.2010 , 2.0090 , 2.3050 , 2.3020 , 2.3040 , 2.7880 , 3.0240 , 2.9830 , 3.3140 , 3.4200 , 3.8590 , 4.2020 , 4.2650
(1980-2010)
4.20 185 4,843 80   4.27
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Oman
Middle East
World
Rank
 
 Oman
Production 0.6384 , 0.7213 , 0.7403 , 0.8601 , 0.9435 , 1.1311 , 1.2796 , 1.3403 , 1.4119 , 1.4930 , 1.5878 , 1.6427 , 1.7220 , 1.8168 , 1.9023 , 1.9945 , 2.0667 , 2.1308 , 2.1968 , 2.1661 , 2.4272 , 2.4790 , 2.4839 , 2.3492 , 2.2583 , 2.3849 , 2.4476 , 2.3978 , 2.5024 , 2.6414 , 2.8365
(1980-2010)
2.641 66 487 35   2.836
Consumption 0.0647 , 0.0687 , 0.0836 , 0.0968 , 0.1004 , 0.1187 , 0.1348 , 0.1386 , 0.1304 , 0.1684 , 0.1836 , 0.2100 , 0.2044 , 0.2236 , 0.2368 , 0.2244 , 0.2311 , 0.2676 , 0.3468 , 0.3010 , 0.3409 , 0.3469 , 0.3602 , 0.3566 , 0.3810 , 0.4804 , 0.5512 , 0.5819 , 0.6877 , 0.7500 , 0.8670
(1980-2010)
0.750 27 488 65   0.867
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)		 4364.2660 , 3950.5363 , 4305.4433 , 4414.6585 , 4019.2021 , 4152.5291 , 4614.3589 , 4943.0768 , 4419.2803 , 5540.6644 , 5573.1059 , 6011.5157 , 5394.9768 , 5558.0159 , 5670.2101 , 5124.3811 , 5128.5505 , 5593.1857 , 7059.1335 , 6163.4855 , 6671.5623 , 6431.1872 , 6543.1448 , 6454.2221 , 6667.6985 , 8086.3566 , 8791.7655 , 8695.4802 , 9107.0208 , 9822.3906 , 10830.8292
(1980-2010)
9,822 10,867 7,461 36   10,831
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Oman
Middle East
World
Rank
 
 Oman
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels
 3.9600 , 4.1589 , 5.0402 , 5.7852 , 7.7277 , 7.3719 , 8.8059 , 8.9325 , 8.0888 , 10.4112 , 12.4555 , 14.1912 , 13.5289 , 14.7654 , 15.0849 , 14.1384 , 14.6030 , 17.9562 , 21.8179 , 20.5596 , 21.7921 , 22.2032 , 22.9865 , 22.4652 , 24.3570 , 30.1728 , 34.9659 , 37.0401 , 43.7585 , 46.0452 , 52.7460 , 52.6744
(1980-2011)
52.75 1,798 31,502 60   52.67

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA. For more detailed data, see International Energy Statistics.

Data last updated: May 30, 2013

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