Friday, September 5, 2014

World's Top 25 Natural Gas Producers, 2008-2013 -- BP

by David Rachovich

Natural Gas Production* in billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d), 2008-2013

Rank
Country
2013
2013 share of total
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
1.
United States
66.5
20.6%
65.7
62.7
58.4
56.5
55.1
2.
Russia
58.5
17.9%
57.2
58.7
57.0
51.1
58.1
3.
Iran
16.1
4.9%
16.0
15.5
14.7
14.0
12.8
4.
Qatar
15.3
4.7%
14.6
14.1
11.3
8.6
7.4
5.
Canada
15.0
4.6%
15.1
15.5
15.5
15.9
17.0
6.
China
11.3
3.5%
10.3
9.9
9.2
8.2
7.7
7.
Norway
10.5
3.2%
11.1
9.8
10.4
10.1
9.7
8.
Saudi Arabia
10.0
3.0%
9.6
8.9
8.5
7.6
7.8
9.
Algeria
7.6
2.3%
7.9
8.0
7.8
7.7
8.3
10.
Indonesia
6.8
2.1%
6.9
7.3
7.9
7.0
6.7
11.
Malaysia
6.7
2.0%
6.4
6.3
6.3
6.1
6.2
12.
Netherlands
6.6
2.0%
6.2
6.2
6.8
6.1
6.4
13.
Turkmenistan
6.0
1.8%
6.0
5.8
4.1
3.5
6.4
14.
Mexico
5.5
1.7%
5.5
5.6
5.6
5.7
5.1
15.
United Arab Emirates
5.4
1.7%
5.2
5.1
5.0
4.7
4.8
16.
Egypt
5.4
1.7%
5.9
5.9
5.9
6.1
5.7
17.
Uzbekistan
5.3
1.6%
5.5
5.5
5.8
5.8
6.0
18.
Trinidad and Tobago
4.1
1.3%
4.1
4.1
4.3
4.2
4.0
19.
Australia
4.1
1.3%
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.1
3.7
20.
Thailand
4.0
1.2%
4.0
3.6
3.5
3.0
2.8
21.
Pakistan
3.7
1.1%
4.0
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.6
22.
Nigeria
3.5
1.1%
4.2
3.9
3.6
2.5
3.5
23.
United Kingdom
3.5
1.1%
3.8
4.4
5.5
5.8
6.7
24.
Argentina
3.4
1.1%
3.6
3.8
3.9
4.0
4.3
25.
India
3.3
1.0%
3.9
4.5
4.9
3.8
2.9
Total World
326.0
100.0%
322.6
318.1
308.7
288.4
296.1

*Excluding gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.
Note: Natural gas production data expressed in billion cubic meters (bcm) is also available at www.bp.com/statisticalreview.
Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2014, here (Historical Data Workbook)

(United States is the world's largest producer of natural gas, producing 66.5 bcf/d or 687.6 bcm -- dry gas production -- in 2013. USA natural gas marketed production reached 70.18 bcf/d in 2013. Top 10 USA natural gas producers at year-end 2013 are: ExxonMobil, Chesapeake Energy, Anadarko, Devon Energy, Southwestern Energy Co, BP, ConocoPhillips, Encana, BHP Billiton, and Chevron, according to NGSA study. USA surpassed Russia as world's top natural gas producer in 2009. Also, please my previous post "World's Top 21 Natural Gas Producers, 2005-2010 -- BP". - D.R.)

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