Table 2. Energy Highlights for Selected Asian Countries

 

Petroleum
(1,000 barrels/day)

Natural Gas
(billion cubic feet)

Coal
(Million Short Tons)

Electric Generating Capacity
(Million Kilowatts)

Refining Capacity (1/1/99)

Consumption (1998E)

Net Imports*(1998E)

Consumption (1997)

Net Imports* (1997)

Consumption (1997)

Net Imports* (1997)

Total (1/1/97)

China

 4,347

3,911 

713 

 749

 0

 1553

 -21

 237

Hong Kong

 0

 170

 170

 0

 7

 0

 10

Indonesia

 930

 893

 -702

 1,113

 -1,261

 15

 -45

 21

Japan

 5,059

 5,509

 5,429

 2,340

 2,220

 143

 138

 211

Malaysia

 474

 446

-338 

 593

 -763

 3

 3

 12

Philippines

 389

343 

339 

 0

 0

 3

 2

 9

Singapore

 1,172

539 

535 

 53

 -53

 0

 0

 6

South Korea

 2,540

 2,025

 2,022

 525

 536

 65

 60

 36

Taiwan

 770

 850

846 

 179

 -146

 43

 43

 24

Thailand

 713

 718

 607

 523

 0

 28

 4

 19

TOTAL

 16,394

15,404

 9,621

 6,075

 533

 1860

 184

 585

*Calculated as consumption minus production. A negative number indicates the country is a net exporter.

Table 2 Sources: Oil and Gas Journal, 12/28/98; U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Overall sources for this report include: CIA World Factbook 1998; Dow Jones News Wire service; Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire; Oil and Gas Journal; Petroleum Intelligence Weekly; International Market Insight Reports; U.S. Energy Information Administration; WEFA Asia Economic Outlook, WEFA Asia Monthly Monitor.