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Energy Overview
Proven Oil Reserves (January 1, 2009E) 10.5 billion barrels
Oil Production (2008E) 3,190 thousand barrels per day, of which 88% was crude oil.
Oil Consumption (2008E) 2,100 thousand barrels per day
Crude Oil Distillation Capacity (2008E) 1,540 thousand barrels per day
Proven Natural Gas Reserves (January 1, 2009E) 11.8 trillion cubic feet
Natural Gas Production (2007E) 1.98 trillion cubic feet
Natural Gas Consumption (2007E) 2.4 trillion cubic feet
Recoverable Coal Reserves (2005E) 1,335 million short tons
Coal Production (2007E) 11.6 million short tons
Coal Consumption (2006E) 18.6 million short tons
Electricity Installed Capacity (2007E) 53.8 gigawatts
Electricity Production (2007E) 243 billion kilowatt hours
Electricity Consumption (2007E) 202 billion kilowatt hours
Total Energy Consumption (2006E) 7.4 quadrillion Btus*
Total Per Capita Energy Consumption (2006E) 68.5 million Btus
Energy Intensity (2006E) 6,116 Btu per $2000-PPP**
Environmental Overview
Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2006E) 436 million metric tons
Per-Capita, Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2006E) 4.1 metric tons
Carbon Dioxide Intensity (2006E) 0.36 metric tons per thousand $2000-PPP**
Oil and Gas Industry
Organization Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), state-owned oil and natural gas monopoly
Major Oil/Gas Ports Cayo Arcas, Dos Bocas, and Coatzacoalcos
Foreign Company Involvement Some service contracts. Foreign companies are also involved in the midstream natural gas sector.
Major Oil Fields Cantarell, Ku-Maloop Zaap, Abkatun-Pol-Chuc
Major Natural Gas Fields Cantarell, Caan, Culebra, Muspac
Major Refineries (capacity, bbl/d) Salina Cruz (330,000), Ciudad Madero ( 190,000 ), Tula Hidalgo ( 315 ,000), Cadereyta (275,000), Salamanca (245,000), Minatitlan (185 ,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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