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  • Mexico is a major non-OPEC oil producer, with one of the world's largest oil companies, Pemex.
  • Mexico is one of the top three sources of U.S. oil imports.
  • Mexico’s natural gas consumption is rising primarily due to greater use of the fuel in power generation.
  • Most of Mexico’s electricity generation comes from conventional thermal sources, chiefly natural gas.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Mexico
North America
OECD
World
Rank
Mexico
Total Oil Production 3,186.74 15,051 20,964 85,577 7 3,001.39
Crude Oil Production 2,838.99 10,369 15,080 73,717 6 2,645.84
Consumption 2,161.14 23,900 47,924 85,436 10 2,070.72
Net Export/Imports(-) 1,025.60 -8,850 -26,960 -- 203 930.67
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 1,302 3,795 NA 12,915 3 1,210
Refinery Capacity 1,540 21,103 45,778 85,460 14 1,540
Proved ReservesMbr />(Billion Barrels) 11.65 209 224 1,330 17 10.50
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Mexico
North America
World
Rank
 
Mexico
Production 1,722 27,935 104,787 17   1,722
Consumption 2,135 28,086 107,245 11   2,135
Net Export/Imports(-) -434 -592 -- 14   -434
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
13 344 6,289 32   13
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Mexico
North America
World
Rank
 
Mexico
Production 11.627 1,156 7,546 26   10.996
Consumption 17.910 1,069 7,318 31   19.768
Net Export/Imports(-) -6.842 47 -- 20   -8.920
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2007
2008
   
Mexico
North America
World
Rank
 
Mexico
Net Generation 249.23 5,030 18,795 14   245.52
Net Consumption 206.60 4,667 17,139 17   201.80
Installed Capacity (GWe) 56.23 1,178 4,468 14   57.23
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2007
2008
   
Mexico
North America
World
Rank
 
Mexico
Production 9.775 101 473 10   9.184
Consumption 7.277 124 482 14   7.309
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
4,975 7,781 7,528 117   4,914
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Mexico
North America
World
Rank
 
Mexico
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 452.05 6,885 30,400 12   443.61

-- = 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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