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  • Yemen is a minor oil and gas producer. The country is located along the Bab al Mandab, a strategic world oil shipping route.
  • Yemen seeks to attract more foreign investment to boost exploration efforts and reverse its declining crude oil production.
  • Yemen began exporting LNG in November 2009. Development of its natural gas resources is expected to increase.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Yemen
Middle East
World
Rank
    
Yemen
Total Oil Production 299.68 25,841 85,577 36   286.50
Crude Oil Production 298.33 23,338 73,717 35   285.16
Consumption 157.46 6,547 85,436 62   161.00
Net Export/Imports(-) 142.22 19,294 -- 192   125.50
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA 2,400 12,915 NA   NA
Refinery Capacity 140 7,036 85,460 72   140
Proved ReservesMbr />(Billion Barrels) 3.00 748 1,330 29   3.00
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Yemen
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Yemen
Production 28 14,703 104,787 64   220
Consumption 13 12,501 107,245 95   27
Net Export/Imports(-) 15 2,202 -- 62   194
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
17 2,592 6,289 29   17
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Yemen
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Yemen
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
   
Yemen
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Yemen
Net Generation 5.67 677 18,795 107   6.15
Net Consumption 4.13 593 17,139 114   4.65
Installed Capacity (GWe) 1.16 159 4,468 115   1.22
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2007
2008
   
Yemen
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Yemen
Production .666 65 473 58   0.625
Consumption 0.255 24 482 88   0.315
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
4,438 11,121 7,528 130   5,229
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Yemen
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Yemen
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 22.84 1,634 30,400 79   25.78

-- = 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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