Energy in Libya describes energy

World energy resources and consumption

]World energy consumption in 2010: over 5% growthEnergy markets have combined crisis recovery and strong industry dynamism. Energy consumption in the G20 soared by more than 5% in 2010, after the slight decrease of 2009. This strong increase is the result of two converging trends...

 and electricity

Electricity generation

Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...

 production, consumption and import in Libya

Libya

Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....

 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
Libya is an OPEC

OPEC

OPEC is an intergovernmental organization of twelve developing countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. OPEC has maintained its headquarters in Vienna since 1965, and hosts regular meetings...

 country. In 2007 Libya was the top 10th oil exporter with 73 Mt oil export. Europe’s share was 78 % of Libyan oil export in 2009. Libya is ex colony of Italy. Italiy was its the top trade partner in 2010.

In 2011 there was civil war in Libya

2011 Libyan civil war

The 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...

 and the public demanded the resignation of Muammar Gaddafi

Muammar Gaddafi

Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi or "September 1942" 20 October 2011), commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi or Colonel Gaddafi, was the official ruler of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then the "Brother Leader" of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011.He seized power in a...

.

Overview

Energy in Libya
	Capita	Prim. energy	Production	Export	Electricity	CO2-emission
	Million	TWh	TWh	TWh	TWh	Mt
2004	5.74	212	993	780	14	44
2007	6.16	207	1,181	971	24	43
2008	6.28	212	1,206	991	25	45
2009	6.42	237	1,013	772	26	50
Change 2004-2009	11.8 %	12.2 %	2.1 %	-1.0 %	80.6 %	15.0 %
Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses

In four years 2004–2008 increased energy production 21.5 % and export 27 %.

Energy consumption may have correlation to industry and population. According to IEA energy key statistics (ref OECD/World Bank) in four years 2004–2008 the population growth was in the world 5.3 %, Libya 9.4 % , Egypt

Energy in Egypt

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 12.2 %, Yemen

Energy in Yemen

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 13.4 %, Sudan

Energy in Sudan

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 16.4 % Saudi Arabia

Energy in Saudi Arabia

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 2.9 % and Italy

Energy in Italy

Energy in Italy describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Italy. Energy policy of Italy will describe more in detail the politics of Italy related to energy. Electricity sector in Italy is the main article of electricity in Italy....

 3.0 %.

Export

Year 2010 oil export from Libya was 28 % in Italy. (343 / 1207) *10³ barrel a day). Europe’s share was 78 % of Libyan oil export in 2009. In 2009 Libyan oil was bought by Italy 32 %, Germany 14 %, China 10 %, France 10 %, Spain 9 %, USA 5 %, Brasilia 3 %, other Eurooppa 14 % and other Aasia 4 %.

Italy

Libya is ex colony of Italy. Italiy was its the top trade partner in 2010. Libyan central bank has an investment in the Italian biggest bank UniCredit

UniCredit

UniCredit SpA is an Italy-based, pan-European banking organization, with aprox 40 million customers and operations in 22 countries.- Geography :...

 and oil company Eni

Eni

Eni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company, present in 70 countries, and currently Italy's largest industrial company with a market capitalization of 87.7 billion euros , as of July 24, 2008...

. The opposition of Italy critizesed Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...

 of too close connections to Libyan leader in August 2010.

Muammar Gaddafin visited Italy in August 2010. In Rome in the Libyan cultural centre was brought during the visit 500 Italian women with 70 € compensation. The similar public gathering and the talk of Gaddafi was protested.

Gaddafi family owned in February 2010 directly or through The Libyan investment fund 7 % of UniCredit

UniCredit

UniCredit SpA is an Italy-based, pan-European banking organization, with aprox 40 million customers and operations in 22 countries.- Geography :...

 Italian largest bank, 2 % defense company Finmeccanica

Finmeccanica

Finmeccanica S.p.A. is an Italian conglomerate. Finmeccanica is the second largest industrial group and the largest of the hi-tech industrial groups based in Italy. It works in the fields of defence, aerospace, security, automation, transport and energy...

, 2 % Fiat

Fiat

FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...

 and 7,5 % footbool club Juventus. Italian oil company Eni

Eni

Eni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company, present in 70 countries, and currently Italy's largest industrial company with a market capitalization of 87.7 billion euros , as of July 24, 2008...

, construction Impregilo

Impregilo

Impregilo S.p.A. is an Italian-based construction and civil engineering business headquartered in Milan. The company was founded in 1959 and, through mergers, has grown to become the leading Italian engineering and general contracting group in the construction and environmental sectors...

, Fiat

Fiat

FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...

, truckmaker Iveco

Iveco

Iveco, an acronym for Industrial Vehicle Corporation, originally an alliance of European commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Fiat , Unic and Magirus. Iveco is now an Italian truck, bus, and diesel engine manufacturer, based in Turin...

 and Finmeccanica

Finmeccanica

Finmeccanica S.p.A. is an Italian conglomerate. Finmeccanica is the second largest industrial group and the largest of the hi-tech industrial groups based in Italy. It works in the fields of defence, aerospace, security, automation, transport and energy...

 operate in Libya.

Companies

National Oil Corporation

National Oil Corporation

The National Oil Corporation is the national oil company of Libya. It dominates Libya's oil industry, along with a number of smaller subsidiaries, which combined account for around 70% the country's oil output...

 is the state oil company. Eni

Eni

Eni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company, present in 70 countries, and currently Italy's largest industrial company with a market capitalization of 87.7 billion euros , as of July 24, 2008...

 Italy and Repsol YPF

Repsol YPF

Repsol YPF, S.A. is an integrated Spanish oil and gas company with operations in 29 countries...

 Spain are the biggest oil producers. Others include BASF

BASF

BASF SE is the largest chemical company in the world and is headquartered in Germany. BASF originally stood for Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik . Today, the four letters are a registered trademark and the company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, and Zurich Stock...

, Petrobras

Petrobras

Petróleo Brasileiro or Petrobras is a semi-public Brazilian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest company in Latin America by market capitalization and revenue, and the largest company headquartered in the Southern Hemisphere by market...

, Gazprom

Gazprom

Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Its headquarters are in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow...

, Exxon Mobil, Pertamina

Pertamina

Pertamina is an Indonesian government-owned corporation which extracts and refines the country's oil and gas reserves. It was created in August 1968 by the merger of Pertamin and Permina...

 (Indonesia), Nippon, Sirte Oil Company

Sirte Oil Company

Sirte Oil Company is an oil and gas company of Libya operating under the state-owned National Oil Corporation . The company is located in Brega SOC’s operations include oil and gas exploration and production and manufacturing.-Background:...

 (Libya), BP

BP

BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...

, Hess (New York), Japan Petroleum Exploration Company Limited

JAPEX

is a hydrocarbon exploration, production and transportation company. JAPEX explores and produces crude oil, natural gas and liquefied natural gas reserves worldwide. JAPEX has proven reserves of 272 million barrels in Japan and the rest of the world. Aside from operations in Hokkaido, Akita,...

 (Japex) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited is an Indian state-owned oil and gas company headquartered in New Delhi, India. It is one of the largest Asia-based oil and gas exploration and production companies, and produces around 77% of India's total crude oil production and around 81% of...

 (ONGC) (India). Eni produced 244000 barrels (38,792.9 m³) oil a day in 2009 (ca 15 %).

See also

• Petroleum industry in Libya
• Oil reserves in Libya
  Oil reserves in Libya
  Oil reserves in Libya are the largest in Africa and the eighth largest in the world with as of 2010. Oil production was as of 2010, giving Libya 77 years of reserves at current production rates if no new reserves were to be found...