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Energy Overview
Proven Oil Reserves (January 1, 2009E) 15.2 billion barrels
Oil Production (2008) 1.2 million barrels per day, of which 850,000 barrels per day was crude oil.
Oil Consumption (2008) 129,000 barrels per day
Crude Oil Distillation Capacity (2008) 200,000 barrels per day
Proven Natural Gas Reserves (January 1, 2009E) 890 trillion cubic feet
Natural Gas Production (2008) 2.7 trillion cubic feet
Natural Gas Consumption (2008) 3.9 trillion cubic feet
Recoverable Coal Reserves (2008) None
Coal Production (2008) None
Coal Consumption (2008) None
Electricity Installed Capacity (2007) 3 gigawatts
Electricity Production (2007) 15 billion kilowatt hours
Electricity Consumption (2007) 13.7 billion kilowatt hours
Total Energy Consumption (2007) 933 trillion Btus*, of which Natural Gas (78%) & Oil (22%)
Total Per Capita Energy Consumption (2007) 1,114.7 million Btus
Energy Intensity (2007) 24,679.69 Btu per $2000-PPP**
Environmental Overview
Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2007) 57.51 million metric tons, of which Natural Gas (77.3%; including flaring) & Oil (22.6%)
Per-Capita, Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2007) 70.57 metric tons
Carbon Dioxide Intensity (2007) 1.5 Metric tons per thousand $2000-PPP**
Oil and Gas Industry
Organization Qatar Petroleum - exploration, production, refining and distribution; Qatar Liquefied Gas Company (Qatargas) and Ras Laffan LNG Company (Rasgas) - production and marketing of liquefied natural gas (LNG)
Major Oil/Gas Ports Umm Said, Ras Laffan
Foreign Company Involvement Anadarko Petroleum, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Maersk Oil, Marubeni, Mitsui, Occidental Petroleum, Shell, Total
Major Oil Fields Dukhan, Id al-Shargi North Dome, Bul Hanine, Maydan Mahzam, al-Shaheen, al-Rayyan, and al-Khaleej
Major Natural Gas Fields North Field
Major Refineries (capacity, bbl/d) Umm Said (200,000 bbl/d capacity)Ras Laffan (146,000 bbl/d capacity)
* 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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December 2009
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