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Lower consumption of natural gas
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2012-04-26T10:00:00.000Z
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Natural gas, domestic use, 2011

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Lower consumption of natural gas

Total use of natural gas in Norway was 6 280 million Sm3 in 2011. This is more than 5 per cent lower than 2010. A total of 4 611 million Sm3, or 73 per cent, was used by crude petroleum and natural gas production industries, primarily offshore.

Use of natural gas in Norway. GWh

Net consumption of natural gas. 1994-2011. Mill. Sm3

Use of natural gas for power production and district heating was 670 and 20 Sm3 respectively in 2011. This is a decrease of 20 per cent for power plants and a 5.5 per cent increase for district heating plant.

Increased net domestic consumption

Net domestic consumption of natural gas was 388 Sm3 in 2011, excluding natural gas used for non-energy purposes. This is a 7.4 per cent increase from the year before.

Lower production of natural gas

A total of 106 billion Sm3 of natural gas was produced in 2011; a 3.6 per cent decrease from the previous year.

Distribution of consumption of natural gas in per cent

Net domestic consumption of natural gas (including non-energy use) per capita. 2008-2009

Relatively low net domestic consumption compared to other countries

Compared to other countries, figures from the International Energy Agency (IEA) show that net domestic consumption of natural gas in Norway, including natural gas used for non-energy purposes, is relatively low. While the average for OECD countries was 7 478 kWh per capita in 2009, the corresponding figure for Norway was 1 870 kWh per capita.

Natural gas

Natural gas is gas in gas form or as LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) or CNG (Compressed Natural Gas). LNG and CNG are the same products as natural gas in gas form, but is liquefied or compressed for transport or storage reasons. LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gases) is not included in these natural gas statistics. LPG and other energy carriers are covered in Energy balance and energy accounts .

Conversion from Sm3 to GWh
Standard cubic metres (Sm3) is a volume unit of measure and is calculated at approximately 15 °C and approximately 1.01325 bar (1 atm.) pressure. The energy content of natural gas can change slightly in different years, but the changes are small. Theoretic energy content in natural gas in 2011, calculated as net calorific value (NCV): 35.66 TJ/million Sm3.

1 Terawatt hours (TWh) = 1000 Gigawatt hours (GWh) = 3 600 Terajoule (TJ).

For conversion from Sm3 to GWh the calculation is: Million Sm3 x 35.66 /3.6

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