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  • Since peak production in 1997, oil output has declined by one-third, as large oil fields have matured. Consequently, Gabon has fallen from the third largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa to the sixth.
  • After two decades without a national oil company, the Gabon Oil Company was established in June 2011 to increase government's involvement in new oil production.
  • Offshore Brazilian pre-salt discoveries have piqued investor interest in Gabon's pre-salt deepwater potential.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Gabon
Africa
World
Rank
    
Gabon
Total Oil Production 244.40 9,362 87,110 37  
Crude Oil Production 244.72 8,563 74,126 36  
Consumption 15.80 3,509 87,421 143   F
Net Export/Imports(-) 228.60 5,854 -- 189   NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA   NA
Refinery Capacity 24 3,220 88,097 96   24
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 2.00 124 NA 32   2.00
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Gabon
Africa
World
Rank
 
Gabon
Production 3 7,377 111,845 78   NA
Consumption 3 3,554 112,607 102   NA
Net Export/Imports(-) 0 3,822 -- 62   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
1 495 NA 66   1
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Gabon
Africa
World
Rank
 
Gabon
Production 0.000 281 7,546 61   0.000
Consumption 0.000 217 7,318 116   0.000
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.000 64 -- 87   0.000
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Gabon
Africa
World
Rank
 
Gabon
Net Generation 1.77 587 19,104 137   1.60
Net Consumption 1.44 525 17,420 144   1.30
Installed Capacity (GWe) 0.42 124 4,635 141   0.42
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Gabon
Africa
World
Rank
 
Gabon
Production .546 37 489 65   0.532
Consumption 0.053 16 491 139   0.045
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
4,057 5,620 7,454 136   3,513
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Gabon
Africa
World
Rank
 
Gabon
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 4.59 1,116 29,778 125   4.59

-- = 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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