Table 5

Water use for energy production in Shaanxi in 2012

 Water intensity
(gal/MMBtu)
Energy products
(million MWh)
Water use for energy production (million m³)
③ = ①*②
Share of total water use
(%)
Coal 0–8.57 2,785.62 0–90.36 0–0.4 
Coal washing 4.29–15.71 316.07 5.13–18.80 0.02–0.09 
Crude oil production 7.14–75.71 410.26 11.09–117.57 0.05–0.6 
Gasoline production 45–108.57 88.36 15.05–36.31 0.07–0.2 
Kerosene production 45–108.57 3.69 0.63–1.52 
Diesel production 45–108.57 109.31 18.62–44.92 0.09–0.2 
Fuel oil production 45–108.57 7.19 1.22–2.95 0–0.01 
Natural gas production 0–5 307.71 0–5.82 0–0.03 
Electricity generation 2.7 133.05 359.24 1.87 
Total   410.98–677.5 2.14–3.52 
 Water intensity
(gal/MMBtu)
Energy products
(million MWh)
Water use for energy production (million m³)
③ = ①*②
Share of total water use
(%)
Coal 0–8.57 2,785.62 0–90.36 0–0.4 
Coal washing 4.29–15.71 316.07 5.13–18.80 0.02–0.09 
Crude oil production 7.14–75.71 410.26 11.09–117.57 0.05–0.6 
Gasoline production 45–108.57 88.36 15.05–36.31 0.07–0.2 
Kerosene production 45–108.57 3.69 0.63–1.52 
Diesel production 45–108.57 109.31 18.62–44.92 0.09–0.2 
Fuel oil production 45–108.57 7.19 1.22–2.95 0–0.01 
Natural gas production 0–5 307.71 0–5.82 0–0.03 
Electricity generation 2.7 133.05 359.24 1.87 
Total   410.98–677.5 2.14–3.52 
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