Minifacts about Norway 2009

 

11. Energy



Extraction of energy resources. Petajoules1 
  1995 2000 2003 2007*
Total 7 648 9 544 10 147 9 379
Hydroelectricity  441  512  382  487
Crude oil and condensate 5 749 6 650 6 271 4 748
Natural gas and LPG 1 428 2 341 3 385 4 009
Coal 8 18 83  112
Wood2  21 24 26 23
1  1 petajoule = 1015 joules.
2  Wood, pellets and briquettes for household use.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/energiregn_en/

Energy consumption1  . Petajoules
  1980 1990 2000 2007*
Net consumption within energy sector2  90  152  215  280
         
Consumption, excluding energy sector3   901  910 1 004 1 031
International shipping  227  177  178  159
Domestic use  674  733  826  872
Agriculture and fisheries 28 31 34 31
Mining/quarrying 7 5 4 5
Manufacturing  307  306  360  355
Construction 13 9 11 14
Transport-related 61 73  101  133
Other sectors 81 97 99  110
Private households  178  212  217  225
1  Energy sector encompasses all activities to produce energy.
2  Not including energy use in voltage transformation.
3  Includes energy reKildes used as raw materials.
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/

Electricity supply
  1995 2000 2002 2005 2006
Electric power installations  326  332  309  306  317
Power producing  215  186  168  168  166
           
  gWh1 
Electricity production  123 011  142 817  130 473  137 811  121 400
Import 2 300 1 474 5 334 3 653 9 802
Export 8 962 20 529 15 045 15 695 8 947
Net consumption, priority 97 450  101 838  103 353  108 453  106 337
Wood and paper processing 5 134 5 164 5 288 5 744 5 007
Energy-intensive industry 28 369 30 521 29 620 34 984 33 243
Mining/quarrying and other industry 8 539 8 444 8 774 9 149 9 311
Households and agriculture 35 587 35 685 36 111 35 404 35 100
Other 19 819 22 022 24 875 21 490 21 831
Net consumption, non-priority 7 514 10 518 6 842 5 595 4 763
1  1 gWh = 1 000 000 kWh.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/elektrisitet_en/

Hydropower, 31 Dec. 2007
  gWh1  Per cent
Potential2   205 015  100
     
Developed  121 761 59
Under development 1 308 1
Concession issued 1 832 0
Concession applied for 3 255 1
Preliminary plans announced3  1 944 1
Protected water systems 45 516 22
Remainder 29 399 16
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/english

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



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

Largest oil-producing countries, 2007. Mill. barrels per day1 
Saudi Arabia 10.41
Russia 9.98
USA 6.88
Iran 4.40
China 3.74
Mexico 3.48
Canada 3.31
United Arab Emirates 2.92
Kuwait 2.63
Venezuela 2.61
Norway 2.56
1  Natural gas liquids and condensate production are included in the international oil production figures.
Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2008.
More information: http://www.energilink.tu.no

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