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Figure 1-20<br />

Oil Consumption in the Arab Countries and the World, 2008<br />

(%)<br />

1-2-2 Natural Gas<br />

Natural gas is the second biggest source in the energy mix of Arab<br />

countries. Owing to the huge efforts they have exerted to expand its use and<br />

increase their dependency on Natural Gas in meeting their energy needs.<br />

Arab countries consumption of natural gas in the period 2005-2009 rose by<br />

5.5%, this rate exceeds the growth rate of energy consumption for the same<br />

period.<br />

Natural gas consumption increased from 3.9 million boe/d in 2005 to<br />

4.8 million boe/d in 2009. This resulted in an increase of the share of<br />

natural gas in total energy consumption in the Arab countries from 44.4%<br />

in 2005 to 45.4% in 2009.<br />

Natural gas is only consumed in a significant way in five Arab<br />

countries, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Qatar, and Algeria. These five<br />

countries accounted for more than three quarters (75.6%) of the Arab<br />

countries total consumption of natural gas in 2009.<br />

<strong>OAPEC</strong> member countries accounted for 96.7% of the Arab countries<br />

total consumption of natural gas in 2009, as shown in Table (1-18).<br />

The Arab countries accounted for 10.5% of world natural gas<br />

consumption in 2008, while the OECD countries took a 49.7% share, the<br />

FSU countries 20.1%, and the emerging economies 19.7%, as shown in<br />

Figure (1-21).

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