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  • Russia holds the world's largest natural gas reserves, the second largest coal reserves, and the eighth largest crude oil reserves.
  • Russia was the largest producer of crude oil in 2009, surpassing Saudi Arabia.
  • Russia has the largest natural gas reserves in the world and it is the second-largest producer of natural gas.
  • Russia is one of the top producers and consumers of electric power in the world, with more than 220 million kilowatts of installed generation capacity.
  • Russia’s Transneft currently has a monopoly over Russia’s pipeline network.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Russia
Eurasia
World
Rank
    
Russia
Total Oil Production 9,794.12 12,552 85,319 2   9,933.71
Crude Oil Production 9,356.78 11,906 73,575 1   9,495.36
Consumption 2,856.00 4,215 85,436 5   2,927.00 FF
Net Export/Imports(-) 6,938.12 8,338 -- 217   7,006.71
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 465 605 12,915 9   563
Refinery Capacity 5,428 8,205 85,460 3   5,428
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 60.00 99 1,330 8   60.00
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Russia
Eurasia
World
Rank
 
Russia
Production 18,890 24,094 104,787 2   20,915
Consumption 13,505 19,106 105,225 2   14,961
Net Export/Imports(-) 5,805 5,454 -- 87   6,584
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
1,680 1,994 6,289 1   1,680
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Russia
Eurasia
World
Rank
 
Russia
Production 304.228 498 7,546 5   357.043
Consumption 204.083 374 7,318 6   256.796
Net Export/Imports(-) 92.526 121 -- 107   100.248
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Russia
Eurasia
World
Rank
 
Russia
Net Generation 984.49 1,430 19,104 4   929.62
Net Consumption 857.62 1,244 17,420 4   807.97
Installed Capacity (GWe) 224.04 351 4,635 4   225.34
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Russia
Eurasia
World
Rank
 
Russia
Production 52.178 70 489 3   49.514
Consumption 29.367 45 491 3   26.816
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
14,031 14,875 7,457 21   13,915
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Russia
Eurasia
World
Rank
 
Russia
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 1,671.97 2,565 30,400 3   1,556.66

-- = 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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