Energy Production and Consumption

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Hydrocarbon Reserves/Production. The burning of fossil fuel is the major energy source in Mexico, and the ratio of proven reserves to production has been almost constant for the past 20 years.
Source: http://www.energia.gob.mx /gsh01.html
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Oil Production
The main commercial fuels are: LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), gasoline (petrol), diesel and fuel oil. Production figures for 1995, 1996 and 1997 (in thousands of barrels per day) were obtained from PEMEX: http://www.pemex.com/graf1.html.
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Oil Consumption. The volume of internal purchases of oil products and natural gas are shown in the plot taken from: http://www.pemex.com/graf2.html. It is important to mention that oil production from sources in Mexico is not only for national consumption, but a significant volume is also exported world-wide.
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Distribution of Energy Consumption in Mexico. The main consumers of energy produced in Mexico are transportation and industry, as showed in the following graphics:
Fuel Consumption for Electricity Generation in Mexico. The main consumers of energy produced in Mexico are transportation and industry, as showed in the following graphics:

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In Mexico, thermo-electric power plants are the primary sources of electricity generation, followed by hydroelectric, coal power stations, nuclear plants, geothermal energy fields and wind power installations.
Source: http://www.energia.gob.mx /gsep01.html
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Type of Fuel Consumed by Sector at the ZMCM (1994). Energy consumption distribution is similar to the rest of the country, with transportation as the main energy consuming sector.
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Energy Consumption by Service Sector. Energy consumption by service sector in 1988 was 4.60% in food, 22.53% in public baths, 7.27% in sports, 1.72% in hospitals, 9.80% in Hotels, 5.17% in mills, 17.15% in bakeries, 19.97% in launderies, 14.40% in 'tortilleras' and 1.98% in others.
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Energetic Consumption by Type of Transportation. By 1989, private vehicles accounted for 77.93% of energy consumption followed by 8.52% on collective taxis, 7.30% on suburban transport, 4.18% on public buses, 1.24% on the Metro system, and finally, 0.83% on trams.
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