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  • The UAE is an important producer of natural gas and oil, ranking seventh globally in total proven reserves of both.
  • The UAE has been able to maintain its proven reserves over the last decade primarily due to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies increasing extraction rates of mature oil projects.
  • Most electricity generated in the UAE uses natural gas as a feedstock, causing the government to look for ever increasing volumes to compensate for increased demand from economic expansion and high population growth.
  • This need for an expanded grid and greater stability in generation has prompted the increased development of natural gas, as well as nuclear and renewable energy to diversify sources for electricity production.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
OPEC
World
Rank
United Arab Emirates
Total Oil Production 3,046.45 25,841 35,708 85,577 8 2,794.69
Crude Oil Production 2,681.02 23,338 32,483 73,717 7 2,412.55
Consumption 525.00 6,547 7,394 85,436 32 524.57
Net Export/Imports(-) 2,521.45 19,294 28,314 -- 216 2,270.12
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 4 2,400 NA 12,915 47 40
Refinery Capacity 781 7,036 8,829 85,460 25 781
Proved ReservesMbr />(Billion Barrels) 97.80 748 928 1,330 6 97.80
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
World
Rank
 
United Arab Emirates
Production 1,724 14,703 104,787 16   1,811
Consumption 2,069 12,501 107,245 12   2,138
Net Export/Imports(-) -344 2,202 -- 17   -327
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
214 2,592 6,289 6   214
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
World
Rank
 
United Arab Emirates
Production 0.000 1 7,546 69   0.000
Consumption 0.000 16 7,318 116   0.000
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.000 -15 -- 87   0.000
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2007
2008
   
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
World
Rank
 
United Arab Emirates
Net Generation 71.54 677 18,795 37   81.08
Net Consumption 65.98 593 17,139 35   70.58
Installed Capacity (GWe) 18.47 159 4,468 37   18.47
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2007
2008
   
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
World
Rank
 
United Arab Emirates
Production 7.915 65 473 13   8.128
Consumption 2.824 24 482 28   3.257
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
16,968 11,121 7,528 15   18,220
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
World
Rank
 
United Arab Emirates
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 195.80 1,634 30,400 26   193.38

-- = 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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