ÿþ<html xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2000/10/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:my="http://localhost/namespace"> <head> <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-16"> <title>European Union Energy Data, Statistics and Analysis - Oil, Gas, Electricity, Coal</title> <meta name="description" content="European Union Energy Data, Statistics and Analysis - Oil, Gas, Electricity, Coal"> <meta name="keywords" content="European Union Energy Data, Statistics and Analysis - Oil, Gas, Electricity, Coal"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta http-equiv="pragma" content="no-cache"> <LINK HREF="../cabs.css" TYPE="text/css" REL="StyleSheet"> </head> <body> <table width="670px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border:solid 1px #000000"> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left" colspan="2"><img src="../images/PrintHeader.jpg" alt="Country Analysis Briefs Header"><br><span class="cssPrintHeader" style="padding-left:10px;">European Union<br></span><span class="cssContent">Last Updated: January 2006<p></p></span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><img src="../images/Blank.gif" width="125" height="1"></td> <td><img src="../images/Blank.gif" width="545" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><img src="../images/Blank.gif" width="125" height="1"></td> <td align="left"><span class="cssHeader1">Background</span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="125" class="cssTakeAway">The European Union is comprised of 25 countries, with Bulgaria and Romania to be added in 2007.</td> <td class="cssContent"> <div>The European Union (EU) is comprised of 25 independent countries that have united under one European institutional structure, while maintaining national sovereignty. The 1957 Treaty of Rome established the European Economic Community (EEC), which consisted of six-member countries. The purpose behind the treaty was to create a free trade zone where the movement of goods, capital, workers and services was unrestricted. Since 1957, the accession of 19 additional countries has increased EU membership to the current total. Candidate countries scheduled to accede to the EU in 2007 include Bulgaria and Romania, while Turkey and Croatia are currently negotiating for membership.<p></p> </div> <div> <div align="center" title="" style="page-break-inside: avoid;"><img src="images/map2.gif" alt="" border="0" style="" class="cabs_graphic"></div> <p></p> </div> <div>The EU s original objective was to oversee the economic operations of the member countries single internal market. Each member country delegates a degree of sovereignty to the EU s network of institutions. National governments are represented in the Council of the European Union, and citizens of the member states are elected to the European Parliament. The 1993 Maastricht Treaty created European citizenship, strengthened the power of the European Parliament, and generated plans for the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Within the EMU, 12 EU member states adopted a common currency, the euro. EMU monetary policy of the euro area is administered by the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. With some exceptions, goods, capital, and labor can move freely between member states. In addition to internal economic dealings, the EU s large, unified market has led to greater economic leverage internationally. <p></p> </div> <div>The EU has seen a decline in real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates over the past decade. The 2001  2005 average GDP growth rate was 1.6 percent per year. By comparison, the 1996  2000 period registered an average yearly GDP growth rate of 2.9 percent. The decline exhibited in GDP growth rates over the last five years has been attributed to member countries national governments failing to complete reforms set forth in the Lisbon Agenda. The Lisbon Agenda was created in 2000 to stimulate economic growth by encouraging flexibility, innovation, entrepreneurship and e-commerce within the EU. In March 2005, the European Commission re-launched the Lisbon Agenda, seeking to increase the EU s GDP growth rate to 3.0 percent and to create six million new jobs by 2010. <p></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><img src="../images/Blank.gif" width="125" height="1"></td> <td align="left"><span class="cssHeader1">Energy</span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="125" class="cssTakeAway">The European Union is a net importer of energy. </td> <td class="cssContent"> <div>EU members possess approximately 0.6 percent of the world s proven oil reserves and 2.0 percent of the world s proven natural gas reserves. The EU holds 4.0 percent of proven coal reserves, and 18.0 percent of the world s electric generating capacity.<p></p> </div> <div>The EU is a net importer of energy. According to a report published by the European Commission, (<span style="font-style: italic;">European Union Energy Outlook to 2020</span>), two-thirds of the EU s total energy requirements will be imported by 2020. Eurogas expects that the EU will import up to 75 percent of its natural gas requirements by 2020. EU member countries import oil predominately from Russia, Norway, Africa and the Middle East. <p></p> </div><span class="cssSubheading1">Energy Consumption</span><br><div>In 2003, the EU consumed 73.7 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) of energy, 17 percent of the world s total energy consumption. In comparison, the United States consumed 98.8 quadrillion Btu (23 percent of world total) in 2003. <p></p> </div> <div> <div align="center" title="" style="page-break-inside: avoid;"><img src="images/image002.gif" alt="" border="0" style="" class="cabs_graphic"></div> <p></p> </div> <div>The EU s dominant fuel in 2003 was oil, accounting for 40 percent of total EU energy consumption. Over the past decade, natural gas has been the fastest growing fuel source in the EU. In 2003, natural gas accounted for 24 percent of EU energy consumption. The increase in natural gas consumption has been mainly at the expense of coal, whose share declined from 20 percent in 1991 to 13 percent 2003. <p></p> </div> <div>Environmental concerns are a major reason for the decline in the use of coal, most evident in the EU s <a href="http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2001/l_309/l_30920011127en00010021.pdf">Directive 2001/80/EC</a>, which seeks to limit air pollutants produced from large coal-fired combustion plants. The Directive requires all thermal power generators with at least 50 MW of capacity to reduce their nitrogen oxides (NO x) and sulfur dioxide (SO<span style="vertical-align: sub;">2</span>) emissions or face closure. Generators deciding not to comply will only be allowed to operate for 20,000 hours after the Directive comes into force in 2008. The EU carbon emissions trading scheme, which began in January 2005, limits the amount of carbon dioxide (CO<span style="vertical-align: sub;">2</span>) power generators can emit, further decreasing the probability of expanded coal use in current EU member countries. <a name="gas"></a>Other factors in coal s decline include the increased availability of natural gas supplies from Russia, Norway, and Algeria by pipeline, as well as increased liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Nigeria. <p></p> </div> <div> <div align="center" title="" style="page-break-inside: avoid;"><img src="images/image001.gif" alt="" border="0" style="" class="cabs_graphic"></div> <p></p> </div> <div>Nuclear power currently accounts for 14 percent of total EU energy consumption. A group of EU countries including Austria, Denmark, Portugal and Spain are opposed to using nuclear power in the EU as an energy source. Conversely, countries (Italy, Germany, Sweden, UK and the Netherlands) that were formerly opposed and/or had bans against using nuclear power are now rethinking and supporting nuclear development. In Sweden, those in opposition to nuclear power came out in support of it last year, although, the country did close its second nuclear reactor in May 2005. The Dutch government decided to continue using its only nuclear power plant, Borssele, indefinitely. The plant had a former closure date of 2013. Belgium s new government has commissioned a new study of nuclear power in the country. Nuclear reactors currently in Belgium would not be closed until 2017 if on schedule. Finland plans to bring a new 1,600-MW reactor online by 2009, and a new French reactor is being planned.<p></p> </div> <div>In 2003, hydroelectric power accounted for approximately 4 percent of total EU power consumption. Although other  renewables (geothermal, biomass, solar, and wind) constituted only 2 percent of total EU energy consumption in 2003, wind power has made great strides over the past decade. At the end of 2004, the EU had installed wind capacity of over 34,000 MW, according to the data published by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Denmark s 166-MW Nysted wind farm, the largest such development in the EU, started to produce electricity in December 2003. Wind energy is playing a critical role in EU attempts to generate 22 percent of the region s electricity from renewables and to reduce carbon emissions by 2020. EWEA expects installed wind capacity in the EU to reach 75,000 MW by 2010.<p></p> </div> <div> <p></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><img src="../images/Blank.gif" width="125" height="1"></td> <td align="left"><span class="cssHeader1">Carbon Emissions</span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="125" class="cssTakeAway">In 2003, the EU member countries emitted 16 percent of the world s total energy-related carbon dioxide. </td> <td class="cssContent"> <div>Under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, the EU is obligated to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 8 percent from 1990 levels by 2008-2012. All members of the EU-15, countries which were in the EU prior to May 2004, signed the Kyoto Protocol on April 29, 1998 and subsequently ratified it on May 31, 2002. In 2003, EU members generated 4,048 million metric tons (Mmt) of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions, 16 percent of the world total. Germany emitted the most carbon dioxide (842 Mmt) of the EU countries, followed by the United Kingdom (565 Mmt), Italy (465 Mmt) and France (409 Mmt).<a name="euemissions"></a><p></p> </div><span class="cssSubheading2"><div align="center" title="" style="page-break-inside: avoid;"><img src="images/image003.gif" alt="" border="0" style="" class="cabs_graphic"></div></span><br><span class="cssSubheading2">EU Carbon Emissions Trading Program</span><br><div>In October 2003, the EU Parliament and Council issued <a href="http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2003/l_275/l_27520031025en00320046.pdf">Directive 2003/87/EC</a>, establishing an emissions trading scheme which became operational in January 2005. According to the Directive, no installation undertaking activities are permitted to emit CO<span style="vertical-align: sub;">2</span> unless the operator of the facility holds a permit from its government. Under the Directive, member state governments allocate annual emission allowances to companies, which have to meet their allowance by either reducing CO<span style="vertical-align: sub;">2</span> emissions or acquiring emission rights from other companies. If a company emits less than its quota, it can either sell the remainder or save them for future use. Members of the EU-15 were required to submit plans to the European Commission (EC) containing a list of installations and proposed allocations for each site. New members as of May 2004 were required to submit plans with their accession. <p></p> </div> <div>The EC has been reviewing the progress of the emission trading plan since January 2005 and plans to release a report during 2006. Specifically, the EC s report will focus on how the plan affects the EU s international competition, how it impacts electricity prices in the EU and the possibility of extending the plan to include additional greenhouse gases listed in <a href="http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2003/l_275/l_27520031025en00320046.pdf">Annex II</a>. Under Article 30 (3), the EU Parliament Directive could eventually allow companies to achieve reductions through emissions-reducing projects carried out anywhere in the world, as long as those reductions can be verified under the Kyoto Protocol s Joint Implementation and/or Clean Development Mechanism. The reductions could then be converted into allowances and traded within the EU. <p></p> </div> <div>Phase I, which the EU considers a  warm-up phase, began in 2005 and will run until 2007. The second phase will run from 2008 to 2012, corresponding with the first Kyoto commitment period. The EU anticipates that the program will be run in five-year phases after 2012 as well.<p></p> </div> <div> <p></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="cssHeader1">Profiles</span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="2" class="cssContent"> <div> <p></p> </div> <div> <table border="1"> <tr> <td colspan="6" bgcolor="#7596FF"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Table 1: Economic Profile </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Country</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Rate 2005E</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Real GDP Growth Rate 2006F</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Nominal GDP 2005E ($Billions)</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Nominal Per Capita, 2005E (</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">U.S.Dollars</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">)</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Population 2005E (Millions)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Austria</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.7</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.8</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">307.6</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">37,242.6</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">8.2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Belgium</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.3</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.9</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">370.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">35,047.4</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">10.4</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Cyprus</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3.4</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">16.8</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">20,634.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.8</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Czech</span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Republic</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">4.6</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">4.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">122.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">12,004.4</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">10.2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Denmark</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">255.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">47,360.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">5.3</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Estonia</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">7.8</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">6.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">12.6</span></p> </td> <td align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">9,332.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.3</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Finland</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.6</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3.1</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">191.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">36,945.9</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">5.2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">France</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.8</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2,113.3</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">35,171.7</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">60.7</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Germany</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.4</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2,806.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">34,297.8</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">82.6</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Greece</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3.3</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">221.1</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">19,628.1</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">11.2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Hungary</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3.8</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">4.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">110.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">11,020.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">10.0</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Ireland</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">4.1</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">4.7</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">198.7</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">49,805.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">4.0</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Italy</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1,726.1</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">30,037.9</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">57.4</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Latvia</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">9.1</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">7.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">15.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">6,638.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2.3</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Lithuania</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">7.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">6.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">25.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">7,354.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3.4</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Luxembourg</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3.8</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">4.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">34.8</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">74,847.1</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.5</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Malta</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.3</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2.1</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">5.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">13,736.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.4</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Netherlands</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.8</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">623.4</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">37,446.3</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">16.2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Poland</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3.1</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">4.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">289.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">7,464.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">38.5</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Portugal</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.6</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">180.4</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">17,281</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">10.4</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Slovakia</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">5.1</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">5.4</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">46.5</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">8,707.7</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">5.4</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Slovenia</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">4.4</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">4.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">34.6</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">17,229.9</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2.0</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Spain</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3.3</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2.8</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1,123.4</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">27,056.9</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">41.8</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Sweden</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2.4</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2.8</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">352.8</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">39,613.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">9.0</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">United Kingdom</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.6</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2,207.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">36,769.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">60.0</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Total/</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Average</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">1.6</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">2.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">13,390.7</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">29,327.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">457.5</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Source: Global Insight</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p></p> </div> <div> <p></p> </div> <div> <table border="1"> <tr> <td colspan="5" bgcolor="#7596FF"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Table 2: Energy Profile (Countries and European Union Total Proven Reserves)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Countries</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Proven Oil Reserves, 1/1/05 (Million barrels)</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Proven Natural Gas Reserves, 1/1/05 (Trillion cubic feet, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Tcf</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">)</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Proven Coal Reserves, 2003 (Million short tons, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Mmst</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">)</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Installed Electricity Generation Capacity, 2003 (Million Kilowatts)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Austria</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">62</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.53</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">22</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">15</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Belgium</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">14.2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Cyprus</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Czech</span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Republic</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">15</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.14</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">6,120</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">16.2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Denmark</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1,320</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3.53</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">13.3</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Estonia</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3.3</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Finland</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">17</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">France</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">146</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.45</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">17</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">112</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Germany</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">394</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">9.86</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">7,428</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">120</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Greece</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">7</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.04</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">4,299</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">11</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Hungary</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">102</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.21</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3,700</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">9</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Ireland</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.7</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">15</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">5.1</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Italy</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">622</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">8.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">37</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">70</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Latvia</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2.2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Lithuania</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">12</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">6</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Luxembourg</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.1</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Malta</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.6</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Netherlands</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">106</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">62.0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">548</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">21</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Poland</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">96</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">5.82</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">15,432</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">29.5</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Portugal</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">40</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">11</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Slovakia</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">9</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.53</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">190</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">7.2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Slovenia</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">303</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Spain</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">158</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.09</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">584</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">58</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Sweden</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">33.2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">United Kingdom</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">4,487</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">20.8</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">243</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">74</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">European Union Total</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">7,527</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">113.69</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">38,979</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">652.9</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Sources: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-style: italic;font-size: 8pt;">Oil and Gas Journal</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">, Energy Information Administration</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p></p> </div> <div> <p></p> </div> <div> <table border="1"> <tr> <td colspan="5" bgcolor="#7596FF" valign="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Table 3: European Union Production and Consumption of Energy</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Countries</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Oil Production, Thousand bbl/d, 2005</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Oil Consumption, Thousand bbl/d, 2005</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Natural Gas Production, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Tcf</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">, 2003</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Natural Gas Consumption, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">Tcf</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size: 8pt;">, 2003</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Austria</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">17 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">290</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.07</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.32</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Belgium</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">633</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.55</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Cyprus</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">54</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Czech</span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Republic</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">12</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">206</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.01</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.34</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Denmark</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">378 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">184</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.28</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.18</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Estonia</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">19</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.05</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Finland</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">221</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.18</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">France</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">73 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1,971</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.06</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.55</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Germany</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">172 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2,636</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.78</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">3.32</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Greece</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">5 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">428</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.09</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Hungary</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">45 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">129</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.1</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.52</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Ireland</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">187</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.02</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.15</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Italy</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">155 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1,831</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.48</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2.72</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Latvia</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">25</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.06</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Lithuania</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">13 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">96</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.11</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Luxembourg</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">65</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.04</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Malta</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">18</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Netherlands</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">87 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1,069</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2.58</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1.78</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Poland</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">34 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">447</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.2</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.53</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Portugal</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">8 </span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">360</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0</span></p> </td> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">0.11</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center" align="center"> <p style="font-size:0.75em;"><span style="font-si