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  • Australia was the world's largest coal exporter and the fourth largest LNG exporter in 2010
  • Australia's dependence on oil imports is projected to continue to increase as domestic consumption increases and production continues to slowly decline
  • Australian natural gas production and exports have been increasing since the mid-1990s
  • Coal is Australia's largest export commodity

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Australia
Asia & Oceania
OECD
World
Rank
Australia
Total Oil Production 517.36 8,756 21,639 87,110 28
Crude Oil Production 409.67 7,635 14,948 74,126 31
Consumption 1,023.12 27,902 45,877 87,421 20
Net Export/Imports(-) -505.76 -19,146 -24,238 -- 18 NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA NA NA
Refinery Capacity 757 24,875 45,873 88,097 25 760
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 3.32 40 ############## ############## 27 1.43
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Australia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Australia
Production 1,730 16,996 111,845 18   1,589
Consumption 1,141 20,466 112,607 27   973
Net Export/Imports(-) 659 -3,366 -- 79   615
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
110 539 NA 11   110
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Australia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Australia
Production 444.101 4,758 7,546 5   463.256
Consumption 149.504 4,637 7,318 9   145.156
Net Export/Imports(-) 288.521 -22 -- 109   328.132
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Australia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Australia
Net Generation 242.16 6,726 19,104 15   245.85
Net Consumption 225.32 6,184 17,420 14   228.84
Installed Capacity (GWe) 55.21 1,638 4,635 15   56.94
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Australia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Australia
Production 11.926 136 489 9   12.264
Consumption 5.622 172 491 20   5.590
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
7,403 7,933 7,454 62   7,264
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Australia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Australia
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 411.60 12,800 29,778 16   405.34

-- = 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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