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Energy Overview
Proven Oil Reserves (January 1, 2009E) 16 billion barrels
Oil Production (2008E) 3,973 thousand barrels per day
Oil Consumption (2008E) 7,849 thousand barrels per day
Crude Oil Distillation Capacity (20068) 6,400 thousand barrels per day
Proven Natural Gas Reserves (January 1, 2009E) 80 trillion cubic feet
Natural Gas Production (2007E) 2,446 billion cubic feet
Natural Gas Consumption (2007E) 2,490 billion cubic feet
Recoverable Coal Reserves (2005E) 114.5 billion short tons
Coal Production (2004E) 2,795 million short tons
Coal Consumption (2004E) 2,773 million short tons
Electricity Installed Capacity (2007E) 623.6 gigawatts
Electricity Production (2006E) 2,718 billion kilowatt hours
Electricity Consumption (2006E) 2,529 billion kilowatt hours
Total Energy Consumption (2006E) 73.8 quadrillion Btus*, of which Coal (70%), Oil (20%), Hydroelectricity (6%), Natural Gas (3%), Nuclear (1%), Other Renewables (0.1%)
Total Per Capita Energy Consumption (2006E) 56.2 million Btus
Energy Intensity (2006E) 13,780 Btu per $2000-PPP**
Environmental Overview
Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2006E) 6,018 million metric tons
Per-Capita, Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2006E) 4.6 metric tons
Carbon Dioxide Intensity (2006E) 1.1 Metric tons per thousand $2000-PPP**
Oil and Gas Industry
Organization China’s oil and gas industry is dominated by three state-owned holding companies: the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC); the China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec); and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).
Major Oil/Gas Ports Shanghai, Zhanjiang, Zhuhai, Guangzhou, Xiamen (Amoy), Hangzhou, Qingdao, Dalian, Tianjin
Major Refineries (capacity, bbl/d) Zhenhai (403,000), Ningbo (320,000), Nanjing (270,000 and 160,000), Maoming (270,000), Lazhou (250,000)
* The total energy consumption statistic includes petroleum, dry natural gas, coal, net hydro, nuclear, geothermal, solar, wind, wood and waste electric power.
**GDP figures from Global Insight estimates based on purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates.

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