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United Kingdom 
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- With its North Sea production declining, the United Kingdom became a net importer of both crude oil and natural gas in 2005.
- Oil remains important to the UK economy, with oil's contribution to total energy consumption accounting for 38 percent in 2007.
- The UK is one of the largest natural gas producers in the world.
- Natural gas-fired power stations are replacing coal as the principle source of the UK power supply.
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+ EXPAND ALL| Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day) |
2008
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2009 | ||||||
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30 Year History
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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OECD
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World
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Rank
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United Kingdom | ||
| Total Oil Production | 
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1,583.61 | 5,215 | 20,943 | 85,495 | 55 | 1,501.50 |
| Crude Oil Production |
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1,391.37 | 4,292 | 15,033 | 73,655 | 62 | 1,327.79 |
| Consumption |
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1,729.31 | 16,265 | 48,264 | 85,662 | 13 | 1,667.01 |
| Net Export/Imports(-) |
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-1,648.56 | -11,049 | -27,321 | -- | 8 | -1,587.65 |
| Total Oil Exports to U.S. |
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236 | 871 | NA | 12,915 | 12 | 245 |
| Refinery Capacity |
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1,858 | 17,015 | 45,778 | 85,460 | 13 | 1,858 |
| Proved ReservesMbr />(Billion Barrels) |
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3.60 | 14 | 227 | 1,332 | 28 | 3.41 |
| Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet) |
2008
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2009 | ||||||
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29 Year History
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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World
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Rank
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United Kingdom | ||
| Production |
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2,469 | 11,110 | 109,921 | 13 | 2,087 | |
| Consumption |
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3,352 | 20,455 | 110,915 | 7 | 3,109 | |
| Net Export/Imports(-) |
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-884 | -9,410 | -- | 10 | -1,022 | |
| Proved Reserves (Trillion Cubic Feet) |
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15 | 172 | 6,212 | 30 | 12 | |
| Coal (Million Short Tons) |
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2009 | ||||||
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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World
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Rank
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United Kingdom | ||
| Production |
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19.412 | 788 | 7,505 | 23 | 19.703 | |
| Consumption |
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64.506 | 1,028 | 7,346 | 17 | 53.827 | |
| Net Export/Imports(-) |
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-48.296 | -263 | -- | 6 | -41.395 | |
| Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours) |
2007
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2008 | ||||||
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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World
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Rank
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United Kingdom | ||
| Net Generation |
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369.43 | 3,581 | 18,795 | 11 | 361.84 | |
| Net Consumption |
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347.20 | 3,334 | 17,139 | 11 | 344.67 | |
| Installed Capacity (GWe) |
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84.50 | 894 | 4,468 | 12 | 85.61 | |
| Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu) |
2007
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2008 | ||||||
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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World
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Rank
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United Kingdom | ||
| Production |
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7.386 | 46 | 475 | 16 | 7.022 | |
| Consumption |
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9.441 | 86 | 482 | 11 | 9.348 | |
| Energy Intensity (Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars) |
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4,279 | 5,593 | 7,523 | 133 | 4,240 | |
| Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂) |
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2009 | ||||||
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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World
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United Kingdom | ||
| Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels |
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563.88 | 4,626 | 30,400 | 8 | 519.94 | |
-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA, International Energy Statistics
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