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Increased energy use in 2015
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In 2015, the total domestic energy consumption in Norway was 213 TWh. This is 1.2 per cent more than the previous year. There was a particular increase in the energy consumption in households and services.

Production and consumption of energy, energy balance and energy account2014-2015

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Increased energy use in 2015

In 2015, the total domestic energy consumption in Norway was 213 TWh. This is 1.2 per cent more than the previous year. There was a particular increase in the energy consumption in households and services.

Energy balance for Norway. Main figures. TWh
All energy productsChange in per cent
201420152014 - 2015
Primary energy production2 2882 3974.8
Imports769017.8
Exports2 0382 1425.1
International bunkers (marine and aviation)109-8.4
Changes in stocks (+ = net decrease,- = net increase)7-3-145.3
Total energy supply3243332.8
Energy industries own use and energy converted69724.8
Losses and statistical differences34379.7
Final consumtion including non-energy use2322361.6
Non energy use22235.1
Final consumtion excluding non-energy use2102131.2
Manufacturing, mining and quarrying66660.8
Transport57580.7
Other sectors87891.8

In addition to the domestic energy consumption, 23 TWh of energy was used as raw materials in 2015. This mainly relates to petroleum coke, LPG and natural gas used in industrial processes and not for energy purposes. The use of raw materials increased by 5 per cent from 2014 to 2015. The use of raw materials is not included in the figures for the domestic energy consumption referred to in the remainder of this article.

Increased energy consumption by households and services

The highest increase in energy consumption in 2015 was the 2 per cent growth by households and 3 per cent growth by services. The consumption of biofuels, electricity and district heating saw a particular increase, while fuel oil and kerosene consumption decreased. The increased energy consumption is associated with the lower temperatures in 2015 compared to 2014.

The total energy consumption by manufacturing industries increased by approximately 1 per cent in 2015. Total consumption of energy by the manufacturing industry amounts to around 30 per cent of the domestic energy consumed, of which 2/3 is electricity based. The consumption of electricity increased by 1.5 per cent in 2015. The electricity-intensive manufacturing industries account for almost 80 per cent of the total energy consumed by the manufacturing industries. The change in energy consumption varied among the different manufacturing industries. While energy consumption in the manufacture of paper and paper production and in the manufacturing of iron, steel and ferro-alloys saw a decrease, the energy consumption in the production of industrial chemicals and non-metallic mineral products increased.

Increased consumption of electricity, biofuels and district heating

Electricity is the most important energy product for most user groups, with the exception of transport and agriculture. In 2015, the total electricity consumption increased by 1.6 per cent compared to the previous year, and accounted for approximately 50 per cent of the total domestic energy consumption. The consumption of petroleum products was almost at the same level in 2015 as in 2014, and made up 33 per cent of the total. The total consumption of biofuel and district heating amounted to 8 per cent of total consumption, while the rest of the domestic consumption of energy was coal, coke and gases.

Consumption of biofuels and district heating increased significantly, with 7 and 8 per cent respectively from 2014 to 2015. The increased consumption of biofuel is mainly due to an increase in the consumption of wood. End use of biogas amounted to 287 GWh in 2015, which is nearly 3 per cent of the total consumption of biofuels. In addition, around 74 GWh of biogas was used for district heating or electricity production. The data collection of biogas consumption has been improved and is now more comprehensive, which may have influenced the figures for 2015.

Somewhat higher energy consumption for transport purposes

Energy consumption for transport purposes increased by 0.7 per cent in 2015. This includes road transport, train and other rail transport, coastal transport and domestic air transport. Consumption for road transport accounts for 75 per cent of total domestic consumption for transport purposes and its use increased by 1 per cent in 2015. Consumption of gasoline decreased by 6 per cent in 2015, while consumption of diesel increased by 3 per cent. There was a large drop in the consumption of heavy fuel oil in coastal and international sea transport in 2015 compared to 2014. The consumption of 41 000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil in 2015 is less than 1/3 of the consumption in 2014. This is due to international regulations from January 2015 banning the use of fuels with a high sulphur content. In 2015, most of the heavy fuel oil was used in international shipping.

The energy use for transport purposes is mainly based on fossil fuels, but the use of biofuel, biogas and electricity is increasing. In 2015, these energy products in total accounted for 4.1 per cent of the total energy consumption for transport purposes. Electricity used for train and other rail transport is accounted for as energy used for transport, while the use of electricity in electric vehicles is included in other consumer groups.

Increased energy production

The total production of primary energy products increased by 5 per cent from 2014 to 2015, mainly due to growth in the extraction of natural gas and crude oil. In the period from 2001 to 2013, the total production of crude oil, NGL and condensate decreased annually, but both 2014 and 2015 saw an increase compared to the previous year. Since the production of natural gas began in 1977, it has gradually increased every year. In 2015, the production increased by 7 per cent from the previous year. The natural gas production of 121 million Sm3 is the highest production ever registered for Norway. This increase is related to increased demand for natural gas in Europe.

The extraction of oil and gas is highly energy intensive. In 2015, the energy used for the extraction of oil and gas was 56 TWh; a 2.4 per cent increase compared to the previous year. This is approximately the same amount of energy used for domestic transport purposes. Eighty per cent of the total energy consumption in oil and gas extraction is related to the use of natural gas.

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Consumption of electricity by trains and other rail transport is included in the category «transport» in the energy balance, while electricity used in electric cars is included in other user groups.

The electricity used for electric cars, buses and motorbikes is often already included in the consumer groups actually charging the vehicle with electricity (for example households or services). However, the electricity consumption for this purpose is estimated at approximately 188 GWh in 2015. This estimation is based on information about the number of electric vehicles and mileage. This corresponds to approximately 30 per cent of the electricity used by trains and other rail transport in Norway.