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  • Syria produces relatively modest quantities of oil and gas but the country’s location is strategic in terms of energy transit.
  • Syrian oil production and exports have been in decline since the mid-1990s.
  • Syria natural gas production is rising, but Syria will need to import gas to meet domestic demand, especially in the power sector .

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Syria
Middle East
World
Rank
    
Syria
Total Oil Production 330.82 26,872 87,110 33  
Crude Oil Production 300.21 24,035 74,126 33  
Consumption 258.76 7,377 87,421 48   FF
Net Export/Imports(-) 72.06 19,496 -- 180   NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA   NA
Refinery Capacity 240 7,245 88,097 56   240
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 2.50 753 NA 31   2.50
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Syria
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Syria
Production 316 16,638 111,845 41   NA
Consumption 340 13,245 112,607 45   NA
Net Export/Imports(-) -24 3,393 -- 55   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
9 2,658 NA 39   9
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Syria
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Syria
Production 0.000 1 7,546 61   0.000
Consumption 0.004 16 7,318 111   0.004
Net Export/Imports(-) -0.004 -15 -- 82   -0.004
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Syria
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Syria
Net Generation 38.71 731 19,104 54   40.86
Net Consumption 27.43 635 17,420 62   28.87
Installed Capacity (GWe) 7.89 168 4,635 62   8.20
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Syria
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Syria
Production 1.134 68 489 50   1.141
Consumption 0.827 26 491 64   0.859
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
9,461 10,820 7,454 43   9,441
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Syria
Middle East
World
Rank
 
Syria
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 58.76 1,708 29,778 53   63.10

-- = 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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