Energy Information Administration - Suriname Energy Profile

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 Suriname Energy Profile
   

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

Data

 
2007
2008
 
28 year history
Suriname
Central & South America
World 
Rank
 
Suriname
Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)          
Total Oil Production  12.98 7,218 84,392 79   15.28
Crude Oil Production  13.54
6,236
72,989
72
  15.84
Consumption  13.20
5,946
86,142
141
  14
Net Exports/Imports(-)  - 0.22
1,272
-- 46   2
Refinery Capacity 
7
6,608
85,355
111
  7
Proved Reserves 
(Billion Barrels)
0.111
103
1,317
58
  0.088
   
2006
2007
 
27 year history
Suriname
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Suriname
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)  
Production  0 5,053 103,977
86
  0
Consumption  0 4,513 104,425
106
  0
Net Exports/Imports(-)  0 540 -- --   0
Proved Reserves 
0 250,838 6,124,016
93
  0
Coal (Million Short Tons)  
Production  0 87 6,779
66
  NA
Consumption  0 41 6,737
117
  NA
Net Exports/Imports(-)  
(Trillion Btu)
0 1,250 --
--
  0.000
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)  
Net Generation  1.60 951 18,015
137
  NA
Net Consumption  1.46 802 16,379
135
  NA
Installed Capacity (GWe)  0.389 220 4,012
139
  0.39
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)  
Production  0.041 29 469
112
  NA
Consumption  0.042 24 472
139
  NA
Energy Intensity  
(Btu per 2000 U.S. Dollars)
18,453 -- -- --   NA
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)  
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels  2.01 1,138 29,195
148
  NA
Map of Suriname

Country Analysis Brief
  • Most Caribbean islands are net energy importers.
  • The Caribbean has several export-oriented oil refineries, focused towards the U.S. market.

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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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