JUNE 1999 · VOLUME 20· NUMBER 6


ENERGY FOLLIES

 

The World's Top 20 Carbon Producers
- Adjusted for Mergers Since 1997 -

 

Rank  Company

1. Saudi Aramco 
2. China National Coal  
3. Gazprom   
4. BP Amoco-ARCO   
5. National Iranian Oil  
6. PDVSA  
7. Pemex 
8. Exxon-Mobil  
9. Coal India Ltd   
10. Shell   
11. China Nat'l Petroleum    
12. Sonatrach   
13. SHCA-Poland   
14. Kuwait Petroleum  
15. Rosugol   
16. Peabody  
17. RAG-Cyprus Amax  
18. Abu Dhabi National Oil
19. Pertamina    
20. Chevron   

Top 20 Total  
World Total  
Percent of World  

Carbon (MMT)

418.60 
333.56
256.30
192.29
187.80
177.50 
177.30 
167.39 
159.30
149.70
135.50
98.10
89.45
89.65
88.54
86.38
79.20
75.17
72.20
70.01

3104
6232
50%

Quads*

21.130 
12.959 
17.557
10.100
9.757
9.147
9.264 
9.449
6.191
8.167
6.894
5.715
3.475
4.490 
3.439
3.356 
3.077 
4.089 
4.129
3.605

156
327
48%

% of World

6.72
5.35
4.11
3.09
3.01
2.85
2.85
2.69
2.56
2.40
2.17
1.57
1.45
1.44
1.42
1.25
1.27
1.21
1.16
1.12


*Quads stands for quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) and measures the energy content of the fuel. For comparison, U.S. fossil fuel consumption in 1997 was 80 Quads, releasing 1480 million metric tons (MMT) of carbon.