1367.5 - Western Australian Statistical Indicators, Dec 2009  
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ENERGY PRODUCTION

4 ENERGY PRODUCTION: Original
Energy
Electricity generated
Crude oil(a)
Natural gas(b)
Reference period
million kWh
megalitres
million m3
2008
September
6 197
3 448
6 431
2009
June
5 523
4 072
8 067
September
5 382
4 306
8 183
(a) Includes condensate.
(b) Commercial sales plus field and plant usage.
Source: ABARE, Australian Mineral Statistics;, ABS data available on request


  • Energy production in the form of both crude oil and natural gas increased in the September quarter 2009 (up by 5.7% and 1.4% respectively in original terms). Natural gas production was 27% higher than in the September quarter of 2008.
  • By contrast, electricity production decreased by 2.6% from the previous quarter and was 13% lower than in the September quarter 2008.

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