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  • Saudi Arabia has approximately one-fifth of the world's proven oil reserves, and is the largest oil producer and exporter of total petroleum liquids in the world.
  • Saudi Arabia has one-fifth of the world’s proven oil reserves, and maintains the world’s largest oil production capacity.
  • Saudi Arabia is the world's largest (net) oil exporter and is a key oil supplier to the United States, Europe and Asia.
  • For more than a decade, Saudi Aramco, the world’s seventh largest natural gas producer, has aggressively explored for additional reserves to meet growing demand, although success has been limited.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
OPEC
World
Rank
Saudi Arabia
Total Oil Production 10,783.07 25,841 35,708 85,577 1 9,759.69
Crude Oil Production 9,261.25 23,338 32,483 73,717 2 8,250.11
Consumption 2,270.00 6,547 7,394 85,436 8 2,460.00
Net Export/Imports(-) 8,513.07 19,294 28,314 -- 218 7,299.69
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 1,529 2,400 NA 12,915 2 1,004
Refinery Capacity 2,080 7,036 8,829 85,460 9 2,080
Proved ReservesMbr />(Billion Barrels) 266.75 748 928 1,330 1 266.71
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Saudi Arabia
Production 2,770 14,703 104,787 10   3,096
Consumption 2,770 12,501 107,245 9   3,096
Net Export/Imports(-) 0 2,202 -- 61   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
258 2,592 6,289 5   264
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Saudi Arabia
Production 0.000 1 7,546 69   0.000
Consumption 0.000 16 7,318 116   0.062
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.000 -15 -- 87   -0.062
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2007
2008
   
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Saudi Arabia
Net Generation 179.10 677 18,795 21   191.95
Net Consumption 163.64 593 17,139 18   174.48
Installed Capacity (GWe) 36.56 159 4,468 21   39.24
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2007
2008
   
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Saudi Arabia
Production 23.807 65 473 4   25.245
Consumption 6.256 24 482 17   6.728
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
12,064 11,121 7,528 26   12,448
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Saudi Arabia
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 425.71 1,634 30,400 16   438.25

-- = 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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