[p2p-research] Statistical Review of World Energy June 2010

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[From the Institute for Energy Research whose complete analysis is
here] According to the report:

- The United States increased its oil and natural gas production more
than any country.
- In 2009, Russia surpassed Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest oil
producer.
- Global proved oil reserves are at the highest levels of all time. At
the end of 2009, there were 1,333.1 billion barrels of proven reserves.
Including Canadian oil sands brings total oil reserves to 1,476 billion
barrels.
- The United States surpassed Russia as the world’s largest producer of
natural gas.
- Global proved natural gas reserves are at the highest levels of all
time. Global reserves of natural gas at the end of 2009 were 6,621
trillion cubic feet, an increase of 1.2 percent. These reserves would
last about 63 years at 2009 world production levels.
- China’s carbon dioxide emissions grew by 9.1 percent in 2009
- Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States declined by 6.5 percent
mainly due to lower energy usage resulting from the recession.
- China is not the only emerging country with increased emissions from
carbon dioxide in 2009. India’s carbon dioxide emissions increased by 7
percent in 2009, Saudi Arabia’s by 5.4 percent, Iran’s by 4.6 percent,
and Indonesia’s by 2.5 percent.
- China’s oil consumption increased by 6.7 percent in 2009, compared to
a drop in the oil consumption of the United States by 4.9 percent.
- Global proved coal reserves are at the highest levels of all time.
Global reserves of coal totaled 826,001 million tons at the end of
2009. This is 119 years of production at 2009 production levels and the
United States has the largest share (28 percent) of these coal
reserves.
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