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  • Egypt is a significant oil producer and a rapidly growing natural gas producer. The Suez Canal and Sumed Pipeline are strategic routes for Persian Gulf oil shipments, making Egypt an important transit corridor for world energy markets.
  • Egypt is now reliant upon oil imports to meet domestic energy demand.
  • Due to major recent discoveries, natural gas is likely to be the primary growth engine of Egypt's energy sector for the foreseeable future.
  • Closure of the Suez Canal and SUMED Pipeline would add an estimated 6,000 miles of transit around the continent of Africa.
  • Egypt's installed generating capacity stood at 23.4 gigawatts (GW) as of 2008, with plans to further expand capacity through additional investments in natural gas, nuclear and renewable energy.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Egypt
Africa
World
Rank
    
Egypt
Total Oil Production 706.09 9,362 87,110 26  
Crude Oil Production 564.47 8,563 74,126 26  
Consumption 816.26 3,509 87,421 23   FF
Net Export/Imports(-) -110.17 5,854 -- 42   NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA   NA
Refinery Capacity 726 3,220 88,097 27   726
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 4.40 124 NA 24   4.40
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Egypt
Africa
World
Rank
 
Egypt
Production 2,166 7,377 111,845 13   NA
Consumption 1,630 3,554 112,607 17   NA
Net Export/Imports(-) 536 3,822 -- 78   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
59 495 NA 20   77
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Egypt
Africa
World
Rank
 
Egypt
Production 0.028 281 7,546 56   0.026
Consumption 1.366 217 7,318 64   1.001
Net Export/Imports(-) -1.338 64 -- 38   -0.974
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Egypt
Africa
World
Rank
 
Egypt
Net Generation 123.92 587 19,104 27   131.34
Net Consumption 109.08 525 17,420 28   115.79
Installed Capacity (GWe) 23.48 124 4,635 29   24.67
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Egypt
Africa
World
Rank
 
Egypt
Production 3.851 37 489 28   3.879
Consumption 3.234 16 491 29   3.387
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
7,837 5,620 7,454 58   7,842
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Egypt
Africa
World
Rank
 
Egypt
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 189.48 1,116 29,778 27   196.55

-- = 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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