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  • The U.S. Virgin Islands has few conventional energy resources and depends on imported crude oil for electricity generation; to increase grid reliability, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is exploring undersea cable links with Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands.
  • As of January 2012, consumers in the Virgin Islands were paying an average price of 47 cents per kilowatthour for electricity.
  • The Virgin Islands' largest solar project, the 451-kilowatt King Airport photovoltaic array on St. Thomas, went into operation in fall 2011 and provides 15 percent of the airport's electricity; in addition, solar water heaters are required for all new construction in the Virgin Islands.
  • The Hovensa refinery, which was one of the 10 largest crude oil refineries in the world and which provided 90 percent of the Virgin Islands' fuel, ended production in February 2012; the site will continue as a storage terminal.
  • The Virgin Islands is a pilot project of the international Energy Development in Island Nations (EDIN) program, which encourages efficiency and the use of renewable energy resources to cut fossil fuel use 60 percent by 2025.

Analysis Last Updated: July 2012

Overview data for Virgin Islands, U.S.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Central & South America
OECD
World
Rank
 Virgin Islands, U.S.
Total Oil Production 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , -1.0000 , -0.6000 , 0.2000 , -5.4533 , -4.1126 , -2.9933 , -4.4936 , -0.7861 , 0.6168 , 0.3852 , 0.1324 , 8.4088 , 10.1107 , 11.8944 , 12.2696 , 13.6525 , 12.6063 , 14.6829 , 14.3349 , 14.6522 , 17.1112 , 17.6190 , 17.5788 , 17.6228 , 16.8684 , 16.6450 , 16.7666 , 14.8804 , 14.8804 , 14.8804
(1980-2012)
14.88 7,857 21,620 87,329 83 14.88
Crude Oil Production 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2012)
0.00 6,689 14,908 74,136 93 0.00
Consumption 117.0000 , 105.0000 , 75.8000 , 54.0000 , 63.0000 , 70.5233 , 46.7884 , 54.7863 , 39.3279 , 59.9836 , 54.9562 , 55.5534 , 55.3661 , 53.4465 , 55.8548 , 56.5658 , 56.8962 , 58.2644 , 60.2959 , 145.6164 , 66.0813 , 91.6987 , 93.2443 , 108.7762 , 110.8968 , 108.7479 , 115.5706 , 113.1377 , 108.3300 , 111.2552 , 113.5118 , 138.0000 , 152.4302
(1980-2012)
138.00 6,502 46,495 88,254 63 152.43
Estimated Petroleum Net Exports -117.0000 , -105.0000 , -75.8000 , -55.0000 , -63.6000 , -70.3233 , -52.2416 , -58.8989 , -42.3212 , -64.4772 , -55.7422 , -54.9366 , -54.9810 , -53.3142 , -47.4460 , -46.4551 , -45.0018 , -45.9948 , -46.6434 , -133.0101 , -51.3984 , -77.3638 , -78.5921 , -91.6650 , -93.2778 , -91.1691 , -97.9477 , -96.2694 , -91.6850 , -94.4886 , -98.6314 , -123.1196 , -137.5498
(1980-2012)
-123.12 1,355 -24,875 -- 40 -137.55
Refinery Capacity 700.0000 , 700.0000 , 700.0000 , 515.0000 , 515.0000 , 545.0000 , 545.0000 , 545.0000 , 545.0000 , 545.0000 , 545.0000 , 545.0000 , 545.0000 , 545.0000 , 545.0000 , 505.0000 , 505.0000 , 495.0000 , 495.0000 , 495.0000 , 495.0000 , 495.0000 , 495.0000 , 470.0000 , 495.0000 , 495.0000 , 495.0000 , 500.0000 , 500.0000 , 500.0000 , 500.0000 , 500.0000 , 500.0000
(1980-2012)
500 6,582 45,873 88,097 34 500
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2013)
0.00 239 NA NA 90 0.00
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
 Virgin Islands, U.S.
Production 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2011)
0.00 5,517 111,954 89   0.00
Consumption 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2011)
0.00 5,106 113,321 109   0.00
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1990-2011)
0.00 415 -- 64   0.00
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)		 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2013)
0.00 270 NA 90   0.00
Coal (Million Short Tons)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
 Virgin Islands, U.S.
Production 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2011)
0.000 92 7,954 67   0.000
Consumption 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0805 , 0.1356 , 0.2260 , 0.2535 , 0.2701 , 0.2756 , 0.2756 , 0.2778 , 0.2800 , 0.2811 , 0.2833 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2011)
0.000 47 7,770 114   0.000
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , -80.4687 , -135.5843 , -225.9738 , -253.5316 , -270.0663 , -275.5778 , -275.5778 , -277.7825 , -279.9871 , -281.0894 , -283.2940 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2011)
0.000 46 -- 85   0.000
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
 Virgin Islands, U.S.
Net Generation 0.7490 , 0.7910 , 0.8010 , 0.8230 , 0.8270 , 0.8460 , 0.8650 , 0.9050 , 0.9120 , 0.8930 , 0.9210 , 0.9400 , 0.9590 , 0.9780 , 0.9940 , 1.0070 , 1.0110 , 1.0150 , 1.0190 , 1.0200 , 1.0250 , 0.9680 , 0.9780 , 0.9780 , 0.9870 , 0.8547 , 0.8638 , 0.8708 , 0.8436 , 0.8720 , 0.8250
(1980-2010)
0.87 1,044 19,071 152   0.83
Net Consumption 0.6966 , 0.7356 , 0.7449 , 0.7654 , 0.7691 , 0.7868 , 0.8045 , 0.8417 , 0.8482 , 0.8305 , 0.8565 , 0.8742 , 0.8919 , 0.9095 , 0.9244 , 0.9365 , 0.9402 , 0.9440 , 0.9477 , 0.9486 , 0.9533 , 0.9002 , 0.9095 , 0.9095 , 0.9179 , 0.7949 , 0.8033 , 0.8099 , 0.7845 , 0.8110 , 0.7673
(1980-2010)
0.81 878 17,360 155   0.77
Installed Capacity (GWe) 0.3410 , 0.3410 , 0.3410 , 0.3410 , 0.3410 , 0.3410 , 0.3160 , 0.3160 , 0.3160 , 0.3160 , 0.3160 , 0.3160 , 0.3160 , 0.3160 , 0.3160 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230 , 0.3230
(1980-2010)
0.32 253 4,843 148   0.32
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
 Virgin Islands, U.S.
Production 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2010)
.000 29 487 180   0.000
Consumption 0.2498 , 0.2239 , 0.1626 , 0.1143 , 0.1336 , 0.1496 , 0.0997 , 0.1173 , 0.0821 , 0.1251 , 0.1159 , 0.1188 , 0.1213 , 0.0851 , 0.1229 , 0.1218 , 0.1205 , 0.1230 , 0.1275 , 0.3063 , 0.1386 , 0.1919 , 0.1908 , 0.2246 , 0.2346 , 0.2289 , 0.2389 , 0.2160 , 0.2230 , 0.2232 , 0.2281
(1980-2010)
0.223 25 488 93   0.228
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)		 111729.6744 , 101142.2696 , 75671.8981 , 50188.3684 , 56658.1727 , 64970.6281 , 42436.4134 , 46502.9519 , 32032.8510 , 45551.5538 , 36968.2551 , 38060.9570 , 39115.7098 , 24753.6795 , 39376.8629 , 40121.4053 , 39299.9529 , 42431.9403 , 41878.7389 , 102103.8683 , 39584.2420 , 53111.2958 , 55590.9121 , 66093.5785 , 66788.3359 , 62858.1635 , 63090.3087 , 54678.9340 , 57175.6184 , 60590.6874 , 60338.0700
(1980-2010)
60,591 5,882 7,461 1   60,338
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
 Virgin Islands, U.S.
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels
 16.9395 , 15.1371 , 11.0002 , 7.7408 , 9.0039 , 10.1212 , 6.6544 , 7.9393 , 5.2586 , 7.7681 , 7.4522 , 7.9644 , 8.3423 , 8.3956 , 8.3619 , 8.5511 , 8.5257 , 8.2894 , 8.7450 , 8.8795 , 9.8362 , 13.6362 , 13.0569 , 14.5792 , 17.6635 , 15.6210 , 16.5845 , 14.7472 , 12.9340 , 15.2108 , 15.5639 , 18.5938
(1980-2011)
15.56 1,288 31,502 90   18.59

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA. For more detailed data, see International Energy Statistics.

Data last updated: May 30, 2013

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