‹ Analysis & Projections

International Energy Outlook 2011

Release Date: September 19, 2011   |  Next Scheduled Release Date: June 10, 2013   |  Report Number: DOE/EIA-0484(2011)

Back to Chapter 2

Table 3. World liquid fuels production in the Reference case, 2008-2035
(million barrels per day)
Source 2008 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 Average annual percent change 2008-2035
OPEC
   Conventional liquidsa 35.0 37.6 39.5 41.7 43.4 45.2 1.0
   Extra-heavy crude oil 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 3.0
   Oil sands (upgraded) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
   Coal-to-liquids 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
   Gas-to-liquids 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 16.0
   Shale oil 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
   Biofuels (physical volume) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
   OPEC total 35.6 38.6 40.8 43.1 45.0 46.9 1.0
Non-OPEC
   Conventional liquidsa 46.8 49.6 50.3 51.9 53.1 53.9 0.5
   Extra-heavy crude oil 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 8.5
   Oil sands (upgraded) 1.5 2.3 2.9 3.5 4.1 4.8 4.4
   Coal-to-liquids 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.7 9.0
   Gas-to-liquids 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.3
   Shale oil 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 12.1
   Biofuels (physical volume) 1.5 2.4 3.0 3.8 4.4 4.7 4.3
   Non-OPEC totalb 50.0 54.7 56.8 60.1 63.0 65.3 1.0
World
   Conventional liquidsa 81.7 87.2 89.8 93.6 96.5 99.1 0.7
   Extra-heavy crude oil 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5 3.1
   Oil sands (upgraded) 1.5 2.3 2.9 3.5 4.1 4.8 4.4
   Coal-to-liquids 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.7 9.0
   Gas-to-liquids 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 7.4
   Shale oil 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 12.1
   Biofuels (physical volume) 1.5 2.4 3.0 3.8 4.4 4.7 4.3
   World total 85.7 93.3 97.6 103.2 108.0 112.2 1.0

aIncludes conventional crude oil and lease condensate, natural gas plant liquids (NGPL), and refinery gain.
bIncludes some U.S. petroleum product stock withdrawals, domestic sources of blending components, other hydcarbons, and ethers.
2008: EIA, Office of Energy Analysis, International Energy Analysis Team. Projections: EIA, Generate World Oil Balance application (2011).