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Country Energy Information Detailed and Overview
This week KUWAIT
Country Analysis Brief Overview
- 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.
Overview data for Kuwait
Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
|
Kuwait (2012) |
Middle East(2012) | OPEC(2012) | World(2012) | Rank(2012) |
Kuwait (2012) |
|
| Total Oil Production | 2,691,82 | 26,874 | 35,179 | 87,329 | 9 | 2,796.79 |
| Crude Oil Production | 2,530,14 | 24,026 | 31,784 | 74,136 | 11 | 2,634.95 |
| Consumption | 339,00 | 7,905 | 9,112 | 87,605 | 38 | 345.00 FF |
| Net Export/Imports(-) | 2,352,82 | 18,969 | 26,067 | – | 164 | 2,451.79 |
| Refinery Capacity | 936 | 7,245 | 8,987 | 88,097 | 22 | 936 |
| Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) | 104,00 | 753 | 1,065 | 1,474 | 7 | 104.00 |
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
| Kuwait(2010) | Middle East(2010) | OPEC(2010) | World(2010) | Rank(2010) | Kuwait(2011) | |
| Production | 414 | 15,937 | – | 111,954 | 38 | 478 |
| Consumption | 446 | 13,277 | – | 113,321 | 42 | 502 |
| Net Export/Imports(-) | -31 | 3,806 | – | – | 51 | -24 |
| Proved Reserves (Trillion Cubic Feet) |
64 | 2,658 | – | 6,537 | 19 | 63 |
Coal (Million Short Tons)
| Kuwait(2010) | Middle East(2010) | OPEC(2010) | World(2010) | Rank(2010) | Kuwait(2011) | |
| Production | 0,000 | 1 | – | 7,954 | 68 | 0,000 |
| Consumption | 0,000 | 16 | – | 7,770 | 114 | 0,000 |
| Net Export/Imports(-) | 0,000 | -15 | – | – | 85 | 0,000 |
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
| Kuwait(2009) | Middle East(2009) | OPEC(2009) | World(2009) | Rank(2009) | Kuwait(2010) | |
| 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)
| Kuwait(2009) | Middle East(2009) | OPEC(2009) | World(2009) | Rank(2009) | Kuwait(2010) | |
| Production | 5.682 | 66 | – | 487 | 20 | 5.624 |
| Consumption | 1.215 | 27 | – | 488 | 48 | 1.283 |
| Energy Intensity (Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars) |
8,973 | 10,867 | – | 7,461 | 44 | 9,229 |
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
| Kuwait(2010) | Middle East(2010) | OPEC(2010) | World(2010) | Rank(2010) | Kuwait(2011) | |
| Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels | 86.49 | 1,798 | – | 31,502 | 42 | 82.37 |
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Sources : U.S. energy Information Administration (February 12, 2013)
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