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  • Saudi Arabia has approximately one-fifth of the world's proven oil reserves, and is the largest oil producer and exporter of total petroleum liquids in the world.
  • Saudi Arabia has one-fifth of the world’s proven oil reserves, and maintains the world’s largest oil production capacity.
  • Saudi Arabia is the world's largest (net) oil exporter and is a key oil supplier to the United States, Europe and Asia.
  • For more than a decade, Saudi Aramco, the world’s seventh largest natural gas producer, has aggressively explored for additional reserves to meet growing demand, although success has been limited.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
OPEC
World
Rank
Saudi Arabia
Total Oil Production 11,153.02 26,872 35,160 87,110 1
Crude Oil Production 9,458.36 24,035 31,708 74,126 2
Consumption 2,817.47 7,377 8,251 87,421 6 FF
Net Export/Imports(-) 8,335.55 19,496 26,909 -- 211 NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA NA NA
Refinery Capacity 2,080 7,245 8,987 88,097 9 2,112
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 262.60 753 1,065 ############## 1 267.02
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Saudi Arabia
Production 3,096 16,638 111,845 9   3,504
Consumption 3,096 13,245 112,607 8   3,504
Net Export/Imports(-) 0 3,393 -- 62   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
264 2,658 NA 5   276
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Saudi Arabia
Production 0.000 1 7,546 61   0.000
Consumption 0.000 16 7,318 116   0.062
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.000 -15 -- 87   -0.062
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Saudi Arabia
Net Generation 191.95 731 19,104 19   204.06
Net Consumption 174.24 635 17,420 18   186.09
Installed Capacity (GWe) 39.24 168 4,635 22   44.49
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Saudi Arabia
Production 25.245 68 489 4   22.912
Consumption 7.527 26 491 14   7.834
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
13,927 10,820 7,454 23   14,409
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Saudi Arabia
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 438.25 1,708 29,778 12   478.41

-- = 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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