Energy Information Administration - Korea, South Energy Profile

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 Korea, South Energy Profile
   

Last Update: November 19, 2009 (Petroleum)
Next Update: December 18, 2009 (Petroleum), as available (Other fuels)

Data

 
2007
2008
 
28 year history
Korea, South
Asia & Oceania
OECD
World 
Rank
 
Korea, South
Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)            
Total Oil Production  30.03 8,475 21,455 84,392 68   30.44
Crude Oil Production  0
7,421
14,158
72,989
91
  0
Consumption  2,240.51
25,133
49,164 86,142
9
  2,174.91
Net Exports/Imports(-)  - 2,210.48
-16,657
-27,709 -- 5   - 2,144.46
Total Oil Exports to U.S.   123
336
NA 13,469 21   NA
Refinery Capacity 
2,577
22,310
45,524 85,355
5
  2,577
Proved Reserves 
(Billion Barrels)
0.000
33
230  1,317
82
  0.000
   
2006
2007
 
27 year history
Korea, South
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Korea, South
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)  
Production  18 12,962 103,977
63
  14
Consumption  1,137 14,956 104,425
21
  1,230
Net Exports/Imports(-)  - 1,165 -2,060   -- 9   - 1,179
Proved Reserves 
0 391,645   6,124,016
93
  0
Coal (Million Short Tons)  
Production  3.113 3,868   6,779
38
  3.181
Consumption  89.637 3,808   6,737
11
  98.278
Net Exports/Imports(-)  
(Trillion Btu)
- 1998.969 1,084   --
2
  - 2,235.781
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)  
Net Generation  379.73 6,041   18,015
10
  412.68
Net Consumption  365.15 5,502   16,379
10
  NA
Installed Capacity (GWe)  64.237 1,244   4,012
13
  66.18
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)  
Production  1.514 121   469
43
  NA
Consumption  9.447 156   472
11
  NA
Energy Intensity  
(Btu per 2000 U.S. Dollars)
12,053 --   -- --   NA
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)  
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels  514.53 11,220 29,195
9
  NA
Map of Korea, South

Country Analysis Brief
  • South Korea is the fifth-largest net importer of oil in the world.
  • South Korea relies on imports for all of its oil needs.
  • South Korea is the second-largest importer of liquefied natural gas in the world behind Japan.
  • South Korea imports the bulk of its coal requirements, due to lack of high-quality domestic coal reserves.
  • Plans to privatize the state-owned electric utility have stalled.

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 Related Information

International Petroleum Monthly

International Energy Annual

International Energy Outlook yearly energy projections through 2030

Short Term Energy Outlook monthly energy projections through 2009

Annual Energy Outlook yearly US energy projections through 2030


 

 
    -- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
 
Sources: EIA, International Energy Annual, Short Term Energy Outlook, Table 3a, Table 3b (Forecast values)

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