Table 4-4 Production and Utilization of Natural Gas

Million cubic meter

Average annual growth rates (%)

Years
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

Indices (1994 = 100)

Other

Produced
20,625
25,481
32,568
44,292
47,310
37,812
47,230
48,700
43,748
50,561
53,265
52,382
33,564
26,900
25,719
26,771
46,875
31,980
37,682
39,053
36,870
38,310
41,900
41,440
44,020
43,830
45,810
46,710
47,790
48,420
53,510
57,000
61,060
67,920
76,460
81,350
85,001
83,280
86,400
89,610
97,020

Re-injected
3,532
2,933
2,703
1,768
2,022
2,981
3,021
3,300
1,347
876
270
1,411
1,651
1,300
2,465 **
684 **
400
200
160
110
100
230
210
250
300
100
50
100
90
160
440
470
160
217
100
160
50
60

Utilized
2,261
2,652
2,806
4,531
6,201
5,663
6,796
8,000
9,484
11,695
14,627
25,388
10,540
9,280
23,254
26,087
46,875
31,980
36,355
36,719
34,130
35,610
38,650
40,250
42,580
42,780
44,080
44,970
46,560
46,290
49,970
53,690
57,320
60,060
65,680
71,240
73,461
74,420
80,440
78,450
87,650

Flared
14,832
19,896
27,059
37,993
39,087
29,168
37,413
37,400
32,917
37,990
38,368
25,583
21,373
16,320
927
2,334
520
450
510
370
630
240
930
990
430
310
580
230
60
120
220
200
70
200
0
0
0

Losses

2,020
2,090
2,630
720
580
600
550
450
700
1,770
2,860
2,990
3,520
7,300
10,090
9,750
11,253
8,560
5,800
11,110
9,310

Years
1970-74
1974-79
1979-84
1984-89
1989-94
1994-99
1999-04
2004-09
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
1970-2010

Note: ** Includes gas flared.

Source: Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources & Annual Statistical Bulletin-OPEC.

Produced
23.1
1.3
-12.6
8.7
2.4
1.9
9.6
3.2
-10.2
15.6
5.3
-1.7
-35.9
-19.9
-4.4
4.1
75.1
-31.8
17.8
3.6
-5.6
3.9
9.4
-1.1
6.2
-0.4
4.5
2.0
2.3
1.3
10.5
6.5
7.1
11.2
12.6
6.4
4.5
-2.0
3.7
3.7
8.3

Utilized
28.7
13.5
14.7
9.6
3.0
1.7
7.2
3.6
18.6
23.3
25.1
73.6
-58.5
-12.0
150.6
12.2
79.7
-31.8
13.7
1.0
-7.1
4.3
8.5
4.1
5.8
0.5
3.0
2.0
3.5
-0.6
7.9
7.4
6.8
4.8
9.4
8.5
3.1
1.3
8.1
-2.5
11.7

3.9

9.6

Years
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

Produced
46.9
57.9
74.0
100.6
107.5
85.9
107.3
110.6
99.4
114.9
121.0
119.0
76.2
61.1
58.4
60.8
106.5
72.6
85.6
88.7
83.8
87.0
95.2
94.1
100.0
99.6
104.1
106.1
108.6
110.0
121.6
129.5
138.7
154.3
173.7
184.8
193.1
189.2
196.3
203.6
220.4

Utilized
5.3
6.2
6.6
10.6
14.6
13.3
16.0
18.8
22.3
27.5
34.4
59.6
24.8
21.8
54.6
61.3
110.1
75.1
85.4
86.2
80.2
83.6
90.8
94.5
100.0
100.5
103.5
105.6
109.3
108.7
117.4
126.1
134.6
141.1
154.3
167.3
172.5
174.8
188.9
184.2
205.8

Gas utilized as %
of gas produced
11.0
10.4
8.6
10.2
13.1
15.0
14.4
16.4
21.7
23.1
27.5
48.5
31.4
34.5
90.4
97.4
100.0
100.0
96.5
94.0
92.6
93.0
92.2
97.1
96.7
97.6
96.2
96.3
97.4
95.6
93.4
94.2
93.9
88.4
85.9
87.6
86.4
89.4
93.1
87.5
90.3