Energy Data

Abstract This paper is about the energy statistics of

the country of Singapore. Included in this report is a
short background of Singapore, their different
resources, explanation of each resource, their energy
consumption and production through the years, and the
overall idea about Singapore.
Graphs on their
consumption, production, historical production and
consumption dating back from 1980 to 2011, and energy
production and consumption in the recent 5 years are
also included in this paper.
Keywords Singapore, energy consumption, energy
production, historical production and consumption,
energy production and consumption in the recent 5
years.

I.INTRODUCTION
Singaporetheheartofitall.Singaporehasalways
beenthecenterofeverything.Itisseenastheheart
of progress, connectivity, living, vibrancy, and
harmony. With only 1 major island, 59 smaller
islands and a size of 637.5 square kilometers,
Singaporeisconsideredasaplaceofopportunities.
FoundintheSoutheastAsia,itliesatthecenterof
amajorsearouteconnectingtheFarEast toAsia,
Europe, and the Middle East. With this saying,
Singaporejustproveshowdialedinitiswithmost
partsoftheworld.
Despite its small size, Singapore proved itself to
mostoftheothercountriesoutthere.Thefollowing
graphs seen in this paper would be of use in
explainingSingaporesenergydata.
II.OVERVIEWOFRESOURCES
Singapore has 5 resources namely, petroleum,
naturalgas,coal,electricityandbiofuels.Eachhasits
ownpurpose/importancetothecountry.Somemay
be of more importance but it does not necessarily
meanthatittheothersareinsignificant.
A.Petroleum
Petroleumisoneofthekeyingredientsinmaking
Singaporewhatitistoday.SinceSingaporeisoneof
thelargestoilrefinersintheworld,petroleumisof
huge importance to them. The U.S. Energy
InformationAdministration(EIA)(2013)evensaid,
the petrochemical industry is the backbone of
Singapores economy and features worldclass
refining, storage, and distribution infrastructure

(para. 4). Without petroleum, their income would

reducecausingtheireconomytodecreaseaswell.
B.NaturalGas
Natural gas is second to the most important
resourceSingaporeuses.Itfuelsnotonlythevehicles
in Singapore, but their electricity as well. 80% of
Singaporeselectricitygenerationisfromnaturalgas
(EIA,2013).
C.Coal
Coal is one of the minor resources Singapore
consumes. Despite its other possible purposes, its
main purpose is for energy generation as well.
Coming from Indonesia, coalfuelled plants are
plannedtobeplacedinBantamIslandtofeedinto
thecountryspowergrid(EIA,2013).
D.Electricity
Singaporeselectricitymostlycomesfromnatural
gas.Theyalsohaveothersources,butnotasmuchas
what natural gas provides. According to PFC
Energy, the manufacturing sector and household
power use accounted for the 39 percent and 17
percent, respectively, in 2011. Other groups
accounted for 44 percent of electricity demand
(EIA,para.26,2013)
E.Biofuel
Singapore faces feedstock constrains on
renewable resources, which limit in the amount
biofuels it can consume (EIA, para. 31, 2013).
Although Singapore is limited to what it can
consume, they still do even if its only a small
amountofbiofuel.
III.DISCUSSIONOFGRAPHS
Singaporesenergywassummarizedusinggraphs.
Graphsincludeitsconsumption,production,
historicalconsumptionandproduction/importsand
exports,energyproductionandconsumptioninthe
recent5years.
Singaporeconsumesalotofresources.Asshownin
Fig.1,itmostlyconsumespetroleumandnaturalgas.
Theyalsoconsumeotherresourcesbutnotasmuch
asthefirsttwo.Reasonsforthishavealreadybeen
statedinthepreviouspart.

Singapore Energy Consumption

3.5

Petroleum

Natural Gas

4
3

2.5
2

Historical Comparison of Energy: Production and Consumption

2 Production
Biofuel

Coal

1.5

0.5
0

Consumption

Electricity in Quad BTU

-0.5
Fig.3.HistoricalComparisonofEnergy:Productionand
Consumption
Fig.1.SingaporesEnergyConsumption

Singapore's Energy Production in the year 2012

25
20
15
10

As the years progress, Singapores consumption

increases.SeeninFig.3,Singaporeconsumedmore
butdidnotproduceatall.Theymayhaveproduced,
buttheirproductionisofsmallamounts.
proves all the more that Singapore is more of
consumingthanthatofproducing.Mayitbefromthe
pastortherecentyears,theproductionofSingapore
didnotchange.

5
0
Petroleum (Thousand Barrels Per Day)

Fig.2.Singapore'sEnergyProduction(2012)

In Fig.2,itisseenthatSingaporeonlyproduces
petroleum. Although it may seem high, Singapore
doesnotproducehugeamountsofpetroleum.Itonly
lookshighbecausepetroleuminhereissettobarrels
perdaywhileeverythingelseisinquadrillionBTU
measurement.Thetruthis,Singaporehardlyproduce
atall.SingaporegetsitscrudeoilfromIndonesiaand
Malaysia.Itisonlyinseldomforthemtoproduce
becausetheydonothaveittobeginwith.Although
theydonothavetheirownsupply,theydoexplore
differentplacesinwhichtheyalsogetafewsamples.

Energy production and Consumption (recent 5 years)

4
3.5
3
2.5 Production
Consumption
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Fig. 4. Energy production and Consumption (recent 5

years)

IV.CONCLUSION
Singaporeisacountrytolookupto.Asseeninthe
previousgraphs,theyhavenotproducedthatmuch
resources. Although this was evident, Singapore is
now considered as one of the top countries in the

world. From a third world country, they have

managedtobringthemselvesupwithdespitetheidea
thattheydonotproducemuchatall.Muchsolike
from a rags to riches story, Singapore is truly
amazing.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance
and support of Ms. Jade Trono, COMCHEM
professorinDLSU.
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