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  • Norway is Europe's largest oil producer, the world's second largest natural gas exporter, and is an important supplier of both oil and natural gas to other European countries.
  • Norway is the largest oil producer and exporter in Western Europe.
  • Norway is the second largest exporter of natural gas after Russia, and ranks fourth in world natural gas production.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Norway
Europe
OECD
World
Rank
Norway
Total Oil Production 2,007.35 4,273 21,639 87,110 14
Crude Oil Production 1,752.24 3,418 14,948 74,126 15
Consumption 255.17 15,033 45,877 87,421 50
Net Export/Imports(-) 1,752.18 -10,759 -24,238 -- 203 NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA NA NA
Refinery Capacity 319 16,787 45,873 88,097 47 319
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 5.67 12 ############## ############## 21 5.32
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Norway
Europe
World
Rank
 
Norway
Production 3,756 10,830 111,845 6   3,641
Consumption 203 20,638 112,607 54   170
Net Export/Imports(-) 3,552 -9,725 -- 89   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
82 166 NA 16   72
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Norway
Europe
World
Rank
 
Norway
Production 2.911 755 7,546 45   2.133
Consumption 0.917 964 7,318 68   1.375
Net Export/Imports(-) 1.867 -220 -- 95   0.585
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Norway
Europe
World
Rank
 
Norway
Net Generation 139.19 3,607 19,104 25   129.87
Net Consumption 115.62 3,364 17,420 26   110.80
Installed Capacity (GWe) 30.56 916 4,635 27   30.95
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Norway
Europe
World
Rank
 
Norway
Production 10.125 46 489 10   9.886
Consumption 1.942 86 491 37   1.901
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
8,367 5,482 7,454 50   8,297
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Norway
Europe
World
Rank
 
Norway
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 43.49 4,314 29,778 66   41.80

-- = 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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