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Dominican Republic  

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  • Most Caribbean islands are net energy importers.
  • The Caribbean has several export-oriented oil refineries, focused towards the U.S. market.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Dominican Republic
Central & South America
World
Rank
    
Dominican Republic
Total Oil Production 0.00 7,807 87,093 125  
Crude Oil Production 0.00 6,635 74,080 93  
Consumption 123.00 6,412 88,347 72   F
Net Export/Imports(-) -123.39 1,396 -- 39   NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA   NA
Refinery Capacity 50 6,582 88,097 85   50
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 0.00 237 NA 88   0.00
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Dominican Republic
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Dominican Republic
Production 0 5,333 111,845 90   NA
Consumption 29 4,854 112,607 89   NA
Net Export/Imports(-) -29 483 -- 52   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
NA 267 NA 90   NA
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Dominican Republic
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Dominican Republic
Production 0.000 97 7,546 61   0.000
Consumption 0.940 41 7,318 67   0.977
Net Export/Imports(-) -0.940 55 -- 41   -0.977
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Dominican Republic
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Dominican Republic
Net Generation 11.67 1,033 19,104 87   11.56
Net Consumption 9.96 868 17,420 87   9.88
Installed Capacity (GWe) 5.20 242 4,635 73   2.97
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Dominican Republic
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Dominican Republic
Production .014 30 489 130   0.015
Consumption 0.294 26 491 86   0.315
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
4,090 5,954 7,454 135   4,241
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Dominican Republic
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Dominican Republic
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 19.81 1,203 29,778 82   19.60

-- = 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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