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  • Norway provided 12 percent of OECD Europe's crude oil imports and 18 percent of its natural gas imports in 2010.
  • Norway is the largest oil producer and exporter in western Europe
  • Norway is the second largest exporter of natural gas after Russia, and ranks fifth in world natural gas production.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Norway
Europe
OECD
World
Rank
Norway
Total Oil Production 2,463.52 5,211 20,956 85,319 11 2,351.56
Crude Oil Production 2,181.96 4,292 15,080 73,575 12 2,067.42
Consumption 229.39 16,141 47,924 85,436 50 224.85
Net Export/Imports(-) 2,234.13 -10,930 -26,969 -- 213 2,126.70
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 102 871 NA 12,915 19 108
Refinery Capacity 315 17,015 45,778 85,460 46 315
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 6.87 14 224 1,330 20 6.68
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Norway
Europe
World
Rank
 
Norway
Production 3,664 10,557 104,787 5   3,756
Consumption 231 19,380 105,225 52   203
Net Export/Imports(-) 3,433 -9,054 -- 86   3,552
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
82 169 6,289 15   82
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Norway
Europe
World
Rank
 
Norway
Production 2.911 755 7,546 37   2.133
Consumption 0.917 964 7,318 68   1.375
Net Export/Imports(-) 1.867 -220 -- 95   0.585
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Norway
Europe
World
Rank
 
Norway
Net Generation 139.19 3,607 19,104 25   129.87
Net Consumption 115.62 3,364 17,420 26   110.80
Installed Capacity (GWe) 30.56 916 4,635 27   30.95
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Norway
Europe
World
Rank
 
Norway
Production 10.125 46 489 10   9.886
Consumption 1.942 86 491 37   1.901
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
8,367 5,487 7,457 50   8,297
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Norway
Europe
World
Rank
 
Norway
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 39.69 4,626 30,400 68   39.58

-- = 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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