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  • Kuwait, an OPEC member country, is one of the world’s top producers and exporters of crude oil.
  • Kuwait has the world’s sixth largest oil reserves and is one of the ten largest exporters of total oil products.
  • Kuwait has recently become a net importer of natural gas, leading the country to focus more on natural gas exploration and development for domestic consumption.
  • Kuwait’s electric sector has not expanded despite demand growth of 8 percent per year.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Kuwait
Middle East
OPEC
World
Rank
Kuwait
Total Oil Production 2,681.89 26,872 35,160 87,093 10
Crude Oil Production 2,530.14 24,035 31,708 74,080 10
Consumption 339.00 7,888 9,112 87,421 38 F
Net Export/Imports(-) 2,342.89 18,984 26,048 -- 159 NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA NA NA
Refinery Capacity 936 7,245 8,987 88,097 22 936
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 104.00 753 1,065 ############## 6 104.00
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Kuwait
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Kuwait
Production 414 15,937 111,346 38   NA
Consumption 446 13,277 112,864 42   NA
Net Export/Imports(-) -31 3,806 -- 51   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
64 2,658 NA 18   64
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Kuwait
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Kuwait
Production 0.000 1 7,546 61   0.000
Consumption 0.000 16 7,318 116   0.000
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.000 -15 -- 87   0.000
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2009
2010
   
Kuwait
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Kuwait
Net Generation 50.02 763 19,071 48   53.61
Net Consumption 43.41 656 17,360 48   46.71
Installed Capacity (GWe) 12.68 185 4,843 48   12.68
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Kuwait
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Kuwait
Production 6.292 68 489 17   5.728
Consumption 1.174 26 491 50   1.245
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
8,555 10,820 7,454 49   9,193
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Kuwait
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Kuwait
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 83.67 1,708 29,778 42   81.33

-- = 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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