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  • India boasts a growing economy, and is increasingly a significant consumer of oil and natural gas.
  • The Indian government continues to hold licensing rounds in an effort to promote exploration activities and boost domestic oil production.
  • Despite major new natural gas discoveries in recent years, India continues to plan on gas imports to meet its future needs.
  • India currently suffers from a major shortage of generation capacity.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
India
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
    
India
Total Oil Production 942.75 8,756 87,110 22  
Crude Oil Production 782.34 7,635 74,126 24  
Consumption 3,292.22 27,902 87,421 4   FF
Net Export/Imports(-) -2,349.46 -19,146 -- 4   NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA   NA
Refinery Capacity 4,000 24,875 88,097 5   4,043
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 5.68 40 NA 20   8.94
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
India
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
India
Production 1,848 16,996 111,845 16   1,628
Consumption 2,277 20,466 112,607 11   2,158
Net Export/Imports(-) -429 -3,366 -- 17   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
38 539 NA 24   38
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
India
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
India
Production 613.402 4,758 7,546 3   622.818
Consumption 705.205 4,637 7,318 3   721.986
Net Export/Imports(-) -80.393 -22 -- 4   -99.168
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
India
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
India
Net Generation 797.95 6,726 19,104 5   847.43
Net Consumption 626.49 6,184 17,420 5   637.58
Installed Capacity (GWe) 177.12 1,638 4,635 5   189.30
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
India
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
India
Production 13.597 136 489 6   14.585
Consumption 19.992 172 491 5   21.689
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
6,287 7,933 7,454 87   6,389
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
India
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
India
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 1,622.70 12,800 29,778 3   1,695.62

-- = 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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