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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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