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  • Ecuador is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil revenues play a major role in the country’s economy.
  • Ecuador is the fourth-largest South American supplier of crude oil to the United States.
  • Ecuador has relatively small proven natural gas reserves and a limited natural gas market.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Ecuador
Central & South America
OPEC
World
Rank
Ecuador
Total Oil Production 498.99 7,800 35,160 87,110 30
Crude Oil Production 499.51 6,632 31,708 74,126 28
Consumption 201.65 6,412 8,251 87,421 56 F
Net Export/Imports(-) 297.34 1,389 26,909 -- 190 NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA NA NA
Refinery Capacity 176 6,582 8,987 88,097 67 176
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 6.51 237 1,065 ############## 19 7.21
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Ecuador
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Ecuador
Production 12 5,333 111,845 72   NA
Consumption 12 4,854 112,607 97   NA
Net Export/Imports(-) 0 483 -- 62   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
NA 267 NA 75   NA
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Ecuador
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Ecuador
Production 0.000 97 7,546 61   0.000
Consumption 0.000 41 7,318 116   0.000
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.000 55 -- 87   0.000
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Ecuador
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Ecuador
Net Generation 17.72 1,033 19,104 73   16.66
Net Consumption 14.77 868 17,420 75   15.32
Installed Capacity (GWe) 4.29 242 4,635 78   4.94
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Ecuador
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Ecuador
Production 1.234 30 489 46   1.169
Consumption 0.573 26 491 74   0.516
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
6,103 5,954 7,454 93   5,473
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Ecuador
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Ecuador
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 27.55 1,203 29,778 77   24.43

-- = 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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