Energy account and energy balance, 1999-2000

The consumption of energy was 795 Peta Joule (221 TWh) in 2000. Electricity made up about the half of this consumption, while petroleum products made up about 1/3. The remaining consumption was gas, coal, coke and district heating. The energy consumption was reduced by 3 per cent, or 25 Peta Joule, from 1999 to 2000. In comparison, the energy consumption has increased by 1.7 per cent per year on average in the period 1990 to 1999. The reduction in 2000 is among other things due to higher temperature than in the previous year. According to the Norwegian Meteorological institute, the temperature in Norway as a whole was 1.5( C above the climatic normal for the period 1961-1990. In addition, increased prices on oil products has probably contributed to more energy saving.

For households, the reduction in the energy consumption was 5 per cent compared with the previous year. Consumption in the transport sector was also considerably reduced, by 7.5 per cent, while the energy consumption in the manufacturing industries slightly increased. The reduced consumption within transport might be attributed to reduced consumption of auto diesel and gasoline in road transport, and marine gas oil in coastal shipping. The increased consumption within industry is mainly due to higher electricity consumption in energy-intensive manufacturing and manufacture of paper and paper products, while the energy consumption was reduced for other manufacturing industries.

Reduced consumption of oil products

The consumption of oil products, except from liquefied gas, has been considerably reduced in most of the sectors from 1999 to 2000. The total consumption of petroleum products was reduced by 9 per cent, while the consumption of electricity slightly increased by 0.4 per cent compared with the previous year. The electricity consumption increased for the manufacturing industries as a whole, the transport sector and services, while it was reduced for agriculture and households. Consumption of oil might have been replaced with electricity in some of the sectors. The consumption of oil products in manufacture of paper and paper products was reduced by 33 per cent, while the consumption of electricity rose by 12 per cent. This development can be attributed to the fact that the prices of oil products rose considerable from 1999 to 2000, due to increased price of crude oil, and higher taxes. The list prices of light heating oil and heating kerosene rose by 29 and 25 per cent, respectively, from 1999 to 2000. The prices of gasoline and diesel were also increased. Preliminary price statistics shows that the power prices were reduced from 1999 to 2000, but the electricity taxes increased. Thus, the total electricity prices rose a little from 1999 to 2000. An exception is manufacturing industries that are exempted from electricity taxes.

Increased production and exports of energy

The energy production increased considerably from 1999 to 2000. The total energy production also includes crude oil and energy for export purposes. Production of primary energy bearers increased by 7 per cent, while derived energy bearers increased by 5 per cent. Primary energy sources include those produced without the input of other energy-bearing raw materials, while derived energy bearers includes the production of energy bearers in which other energy bearers are used as input. Crude oil makes up about 2/3 of the total energy production. The increase in the total energy production is mainly due to a rise in the crude oil production by 8.5 per cent, from 142 million tonnes in 1999 to 155 million tonnes in 2000. In addition, the production of electricity was extraordinary high in 2000, due to plentiful precipitation. The electricity production was 143 TWh in 2000, up 16.5 per cent from the previous year. The export of crude oil was 138 million tonnes in 2000, up 7 per cent from 1999, while the export of electricity made up 20.5 TWh, more than doubled from the previous year.

Tables:

• Tabell 1 Energy sources balance sheet for Norway. 2000. Preliminary figures
• Tabell 2 Energy balance for Norway. 2000. Unit: Petajoule = 10 Joule. Preliminary figures
• Table 3 Energy accounts. Extraction, conversion and use of energy goods. 2000. Preliminary figures
• Table 4 Energy accounts. Use of energy goods outside the energy sectors, by industry. 2000. Preliminary figures
• Table 5 Energy accounts. Extraction, conversion and use of energy goods. 2000. Preliminary figures. PJ
• Tabell 6 Energy sources balance sheet for Norway. 1999
• Tabell 7 Energy balance for Norway 1999. Unit: Petajoule = 10 Joule
• Table 8 Energy accounts. Extraction, conversion and use of energy goods. 1999
• Table 9 Energy accounts. Use of energy goods outside the energy sectors, by industry. 1999
• Table 10 Energy accounts. Extraction, conversion and use of energy goods. 1999. PJ