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  • Nigeria's hydrocarbon resources are the mainstay of the country's economy, but development of the oil and natural gas sectors is often constrained by instability in the Niger Delta.
  • For the last nine years, the U.S. has imported between 9-11 percent of its crude oil from Nigeria; however, U.S. import data for the first half of 2012 show that Nigerian crude is down to a 5 percent share of total U.S. crude imports.
  • Nigerian LNG exports to the U.S. substantially declined in 2011, while the country's LNG exports to Japan more than tripled in 2011.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Nigeria
Africa
OPEC
World
Rank
Nigeria
Total Oil Production 2,528.40 9,372 35,160 87,093 12
Crude Oil Production 2,525.29 8,554 31,708 74,080 11
Consumption 286.00 3,505 9,112 87,421 45 F
Net Export/Imports(-) 2,242.40 5,867 26,048 -- 158 NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA NA NA
Refinery Capacity 445 3,220 8,987 88,097 39 445
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 37.20 124 1,065 ############## 10 37.20
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Nigeria
Africa
World
Rank
 
Nigeria
Production 1,024 7,373 111,346 25   NA
Consumption 178 3,558 112,864 58   NA
Net Export/Imports(-) 846 3,813 -- 83   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
185 495 NA 7   187
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Nigeria
Africa
World
Rank
 
Nigeria
Production 0.009 281 7,546 58   0.009
Consumption 0.009 217 7,318 109   0.009
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.000 64 -- 87   0.000
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2009
2010
   
Nigeria
Africa
World
Rank
 
Nigeria
Net Generation 18.82 594 19,071 71   24.87
Net Consumption 17.66 530 17,360 68   20.38
Installed Capacity (GWe) 5.90 130 4,843 69   5.90
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Nigeria
Africa
World
Rank
 
Nigeria
Production 5.930 37 489 19   5.738
Consumption 1.050 16 491 55   0.773
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
3,367 5,620 7,454 147   2,325
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Nigeria
Africa
World
Rank
 
Nigeria
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 74.14 1,116 29,778 44   80.51

-- = 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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