to 50 Countries Around the World” by Lothar Katz. It has been updated with inputs from readers and others, most 

recently in March 2008.

belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that is a

significant net hydrocarbon exporter, exporting about two-thirds of its total energy production.

Australia is the world’s largest coal exporter and the fifth largest exporter of liquefied natural gas

(LNG) in 2007, after Qatar, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Algeria. Australia’s prospects for expanding

these energy exports in the future are promising as Asian demand for both coal and LNG is rising.

While Australia also exports crude oil and refined petroleum products, it is a net importer of oil.