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  • Colombia has seen a dramatic increase in hydrocarbons production in recent years following a period of steady decline.
  • Colombia's oil production has increased since 2008 due to increasing exploration and development.
  • Colombia is self-sufficient in natural gas and recently began exporting to neighboring Venezuela.
  • Colombia was the fourth largest coal exporter in the world in 2010.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
    
Colombia
Total Oil Production 939.98 7,800 87,110 23  
Crude Oil Production 914.25 6,632 74,126 22  
Consumption 286.97 6,412 87,421 44   FF
Net Export/Imports(-) 653.01 1,389 -- 194   NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA   NA
Refinery Capacity 291 6,582 88,097 50   291
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 1.90 237 NA 33   1.99
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Colombia
Production 398 5,333 111,845 39   NA
Consumption 321 4,854 112,607 48   NA
Net Export/Imports(-) 77 483 -- 66   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
4 267 NA 47   4
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Colombia
Production 80.256 97 7,546 11   81.957
Consumption 5.050 41 7,318 49   5.577
Net Export/Imports(-) 74.488 55 -- 106   76.380
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Colombia
Net Generation 54.34 1,033 19,104 46   55.86
Net Consumption 42.14 868 17,420 48   46.39
Installed Capacity (GWe) 13.41 242 4,635 46   13.54
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Colombia
Production 4.044 30 489 27   4.195
Consumption 1.364 26 491 44   1.338
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
4,475 5,954 7,454 127   4,356
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Colombia
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 66.87 1,203 29,778 48   72.31

-- = 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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