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Energy Insight - Sources of energy information - statistics and basic industry facts

EI Knowledge; 03/07/2023
The EI Knowledge service has used many of the following sources for information while compiling the Energy Insights 

If you need historical information, the EI Library holds publications containing statistics, and industry facts, dating from the mid 19th century to the present day.

This insight is divided into three sections:

  • International - sources containing information about many countries
  • National - sources containing information about individual countries
  • Subject - sources concerned with a limited subject matter

International

Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy - (from 2023) The Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy™ analyses data on world energy markets from the prior year. Previously produced by bp, the Review has been providing timely, comprehensive and objective data to the energy community since 1952

BP Statistical Review of World Energy (until 2022) Published annually from 1952, statistics from 1965 are available from BP’s website as pdf and Excel spreadsheets - covering production, consumption and trade of oil and gas; coal; renewables – hydro, solar and nuclear; and electricity.

(Early editions from 1955 onwards are available for reference in the Energy Institute Library)

Central Intelligence Agency - CIA CIA: World Factbook  Information about most countries including population, economics, politics and energy resources.



Oil and gas Journal - Statistics on the oil industry very comprehensive, but no longer freely accessible to non-subscribers.  

OPEC 
Statistics published annually for over 200 countries, but data 3 years behind when published.  Each volume holds 4 years of statistics for oil and gas, coal, electricity; production and consumption, etc. (Hard copy statistics are available from 1950 in the EI Library.)

National

UK

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy - BEIS: 
Energy Institute 

Energy UK. Energy in the UK   Annual review of the UK energy market

The National Archives  for historical information on all UK topics

North Sea Transition Authority (formerly Oil and Gas Authority (OGA)) Data Centre - Maps and data about offshore and onshore UK oil and gas fields

Office for National Statistics (ONS)  UK national and local statistics – many published on behalf of other government departments

Offshore Energies UK (OEUK() (formerly UKOOA) -  Business outlook reports - annual


UKPIA  UK downstream oil sector Refining, fuel production, terminals. Pipelines marketing and forecourts


France

CPDP (Comite Professionel du petrole) - Le Bulletin Mensuel 


United States

API American Petroleum Institute  Annual and monthly Statistics for the US petroleum industry

US EIA Energy Information Administration - Amongst other topics publishes an annual energy outlook


Subject Specific

Coal

International Centre for Sustainable Carbon (formerly the IEA Clean Coal Centre)  Reports

Nuclear

International Atomic Energy Agency  IAEA Library

World Nuclear Association Information Library - information on numerous nuclear topics

Oil Industry

DeGolyer and  MacNaughton Twenty First Century Petroleum Statistics   The bulk of the data is about the USA oil industry, but there is also world data for reserves, production; prices and refining capacity.  Data is available back to 1918. 

Oil Prices

Energie Informationsdienst Preise & Märkte  Not free – but you can request a trial. In German


OPEC Bulletin  (monthly) contains OPEC Reference Basket spot crude prices and other Selected spot crude prices

S&P Global Platts Oil Service  Not free – but you can request a trial

Oil Refining

Oil and Gas Journal Worldwide Refining capacity surveys - but nowadays you need to subscribe to download them.

Renewables

IRENA – International Renewable Energy Agency Data & Statistics - Installed capacity of renewable energy by region, trends, as well as studies such as Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report (2021)

Wind and Wave & Tidal

Renewables UK  - UK Wind energy statistics  - maps and projects.

The Crown Estate - UK Wind farm map


Energy Insight details

Subjects: Statistics, Energy industry