chapter two - OAPEC

2. Total Energy Consumption in OAPEC Member Countries
2-1 Total and Per Capita Energy Consumption
Initial estimates indicate that energy consumption in OAPEC member
countries in 2009 rose by 3.2% to about 9.6 million boe/d, although the
annual rate of growth in 2005-2009 was 5.1%. Energy consumed in a
significant way in three OAPEC member countries, namely Saudi Arabia,
the UAE, and Egypt.
There was a marked difference between OAPEC member countries in
terms of energy consumption during the period 2005-2009. Three groups
may be identified:
1- Two members with a growth rate of over 6%, namely, Qatar (8%), and
the UAE (7.6%).
2- Six members with a growth rate of 4%-6%, namely, Syria (4%), Tunisia
(4.1%), Algeria and Kuwait (5%), Saudi Arabia (5.4%), Libya (5.6%).
3- Three members with a growth rate of less than 4%, namely, Iraq (1.6%),
Egypt (2.5%) and Bahrain (3.8%).
The rise in energy consumption in OAPEC member countries in 2009
is estimated at 300,000 boe/d. It is mainly attributable to five countries:
Saudi Arabia (100,000 boe/d), Algeria (45,000 boe/d), Egypt (35,000
boe/d), Qatar (30,000 boe/d), and the UAE (21,000 boe/d).
The increase in other member countries ranged between 8,000 boe/d
in Iraq and 15,000 boe/d in Libya. Figure (1-22) and Table (1-20) compare
OAPEC members’ energy consumption in 2005 with 2009.
Saudi Arabia accounted for about 27.1% of total Arab energy
consumption in 2009, followed by the UAE with 13.5%, Egypt with 12.7%,
Algeria with 6.1%, Qatar and Kuwait with 6% each. The per capita rate of
energy consumption in OAPEC member countries rose by 2.1% per annum
in the period 2005-2009, from 14.6 boe in 2005 to 16.2 boe in 2009.
This modest growth in per capita energy consumption resulted from
the relatively high rate of population growth (2.4%) in 2005-2009, against
an energy consumption growth rate of 3.2% in that period. The per capita
energy consumption rate in OAPEC member countries ranged from 5.9 boe
in Tunisia to 142 boe in Qatar.
Figure (1-23) shows the per capita energy consumption of OAPEC
member countries.