Minifacts about Norway 2011

 

11. Energy



Extraction of energy resources. Petajoules1 
  1995 2000 2005 2009*
Total 7 502 9 300 9 659 9 007
Hydroelectricity  441  512  491  457
Crude oil and condensate 5 749 6 650 5 621 4 327
Natural gas3  and NGL 1 282 2 097 3 478 4 131
Coal 8 18 41 65
Wood2  21 24 28 26
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 consumption1  . Petajoules
  1980 1990 2000 2009*
Net consumption within energy sector2  90  141  199  239
         
Consumption, excluding energy sector3   901  910 1 000  998
International shipping  227  177  178  166
Domestic use  674  733  822  832
Agriculture and fisheries 28 31 34 35
Mining/quarrying 7 5 4 4
Manufacturing  307  306  356  301
Construction 13 9 11 14
Transport-related 61 73  101  134
Other sectors 81 97 99  116
Private households  178  212  217  229
1  Energy sector encompasses all activities to produce energy.
2  Not including energy use in voltage transformation.
3  Includes energy resources 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 2005 2006 2007 2008
Electric power installations  326  332  306  317  320  335
Power producing  215  178  163  167  173  183
             
  gWh1 
Electricity production  123 011  142 817  137 811  121 400  137 164  142 109
Import 2 300 1 474 3 653 9 802 5 284 3 414
Export 8 962 20 529 15 695 8 947 15 320 17 291
Net consumption, priority 97 450  101 838  108 453  106 337  108 487  110 093
Energy-intensive industry 33 503 35 685 40 728 38 250 37 205 38 379
Mining/quarrying and other industry 8 539 8 444 9 149 9 311 10 425 10 596
Households and agriculture 35 587 35 685 35 404 35 100 36 371 36 369
Services 19 819 22 022 23 172 23 676 24 487 23 743
Net consumption, non-priority 7 514 10 518 5 595 4 763 6 461 6 482
1  1 gWh = 1 000 000 kWh.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/elektrisitet_en/

Hydropower, 31 December 2009
  gWh1  Per cent
Potential2   205 437  
     
Developed  123 386 60
Under development 1 399 1
Concession issued 2 038 1
Concession applied for 3 924 2
Preliminary plans announced3  3 047 1
Protected water systems 48 591 24
Remainder 23 052 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/english

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. 2009. Million barrels per day1 
Russia 10.03
Saudi Arabia 9.71
USA 7.20
Iran 4.22
China 3.79
Canada 3.21
Mexico 2.98
United Arab Emirates 2.60
Iraq 2.48
Kuwait 2.48
Venezuela 2.44
Norway 2.34
1  Natural gas liquids and condensate production are included in the international oil production figures.
Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2010.
More information: http://www.bp.com

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