Minifacts about Norway 2012

 

11. Energy



Extraction of energy resources. Petajoules1 
  1995 2000 2005 2010*
Total 7 502 9 300 9 659 8 668
Hydroelectricity  441  512  491  425
Crude oil and condensate 5 749 6 650 5 621 3 918
Natural gas3  and NGL 1 282 2 097 3 478 4 242
Coal 8 18 41 54
Wood2  21 24 28 30
1  1 petajoule = 1015 joules.
2  Wood, pellets and briquettes for household use.
3  Excluding produced gas that has been flared.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/energiregn_en/

Energy consumption (excluding energy sector and international shipping). Petajoules1



1 1 petajoule = 1015 joule.
Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/energiregn_en/

Energy consumption in households per person, by energy source. Selected countries. 2009. kWh



Source:  International Energy Agency and Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.iea.org

Electricity supply
  1995 2000 2005 2008 2009
Electric power installations  326  332  306  334  335
Power producing  215  178  163  183  184
           
  gWh1 
Electricity production  123 011  142 817  137 811  142 109  131 773
Import 2 300 1 474 3 653 3 414 5 650
Export 8 962 20 529 15 695 17 291 14 633
Net consumption, priority 97 450  101 838  108 453  109 822  107 370
Energy-intensive industry 33 503 35 685 40 728 38 379 31 828
Mining/quarrying and other industry 8 539 8 444 9 149 10 261 12 295
Households and agriculture 35 587 35 685 35 404 36 571 37 914
Services 19 819 22 022 23 172 23 743 24 296
Net consumption, non-priority 7 514 10 518 5 595 6 482 4 998
1  1 gWh = 1 000 000 kWh.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/elektrisitet_en/

Hydropower, 31 December 2010
  gWh1  Per cent
Potential2   205 957  100
     
Developed  124 379 60
Under development 1 088 1
Concession issued 2 388 1
Concession applied for 4 500 2
Preliminary plans announced3  2 568 1
Protected water systems 48 614 24
Remainder 22 419 11
1  Power plants producing less than 50 kW not included in table.
2  Energy available in Norwegian waterways that are technically and economically developable.
3  Concession application expected.
Source: Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Administration.
More information: http://www.nve.no/en/

Total production of crude oil and natural gas. Million sm3 o.e.1



1 sm3 (standard cubic metre) o.e. (oil equivalent).
Source:  Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/ogprodre_en/

Largest oil-producing countries. 2010. Million barrels per day1 
Russia 10.27
Saudi Arabia 10.01
USA 7.51
Iran 4.25
China 4.07
Canada 3.34
Mexico 2.96
United Arab Emirates 2.85
Kuwait 2.51
Venezuela 2.47
Iraq 2.46
Nigeria 2.40
Brazil 2.14
Norway 2.14
1  Natural gas liquids and condensate production are included in the international oil production figures.
Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2011.
More information: http://www.bp.com