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  • Malaysia is a significant oil and natural gas producer and is strategically located amid important routes for the seaborne energy trade.
  • Malaysia’s oil reserves are the third highest in the Asia-Pacific region after China and India
  • Malaysia was the world’s third largest exporter of liquefied natural gas after Qatar and Indonesia in 2010

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Malaysia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
    
Malaysia
Total Oil Production 616.50 8,756 87,110 27  
Crude Oil Production 511.95 7,635 74,126 27  
Consumption 542.86 27,902 87,421 32   FF
Net Export/Imports(-) 73.64 -19,146 -- 181   NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA   NA
Refinery Capacity 539 24,875 88,097 32   539
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 4.00 40 NA 25   4.00
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Malaysia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Malaysia
Production 2,171 16,996 111,845 12   NA
Consumption 1,145 20,466 112,607 26   NA
Net Export/Imports(-) 1,026 -3,366 -- 83   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
83 539 NA 15   83
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Malaysia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Malaysia
Production 2.772 4,758 7,546 38   2.644
Consumption 20.482 4,637 7,318 28   21.322
Net Export/Imports(-) -17.316 -22 -- 12   -18.678
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Malaysia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Malaysia
Net Generation 91.92 6,726 19,104 31   99.11
Net Consumption 88.81 6,184 17,420 30   95.02
Installed Capacity (GWe) 23.35 1,638 4,635 30   25.24
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Malaysia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Malaysia
Production 3.798 136 489 29   3.707
Consumption 2.612 172 491 31   2.693
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
7,203 7,933 7,454 67   7,555
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Malaysia
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Malaysia
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 179.13 12,800 29,778 28   181.93

-- = 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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