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  • Malaysia is a significant oil and natural gas producer and is strategically located amid important routes for the seaborne energy trade.
  • Malaysia’s oil reserves are the third highest in the Asia-Pacific region after China and India
  • Malaysia was the world’s third largest exporter of liquefied natural gas after Qatar and Indonesia in 2010

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Malaysia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
    
Malaysia
Total Oil Production 727.84 8,617 85,319 26   693.00
Crude Oil Production 608.80 7,536 73,575 26   577.87
Consumption 536.00 25,346 85,436 29   525.25 FF
Net Export/Imports(-) 191.84 -16,729 -- 194   167.75
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 8 203 12,915 43   10
Refinery Capacity 515 22,214 85,460 33   515
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 4.00 34 1,330 26   4.00
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Malaysia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Malaysia
Production 2,133 15,441 104,787 14   2,171
Consumption 1,100 18,405 105,225 27   1,145
Net Export/Imports(-) 1,033 -2,831 -- 80   1,026
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
83 430 6,289 14   83
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Malaysia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Malaysia
Production 2.772 4,758 7,546 44   2.644
Consumption 20.482 4,637 7,318 28   21.322
Net Export/Imports(-) -17.316 -22 -- 12   -18.678
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Malaysia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Malaysia
Net Generation 91.92 6,726 19,104 31   99.11
Net Consumption 88.81 6,184 17,420 30   95.02
Installed Capacity (GWe) 23.35 1,638 4,635 30   25.24
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Malaysia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Malaysia
Production 3.798 136 489 29   3.707
Consumption 2.612 172 491 31   2.693
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
7,203 7,937 7,457 67   7,555
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Malaysia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Malaysia
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 149.84 12,313 30,400 33   149.60

-- = 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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