August 2001
Supplement
01-08_world-staff_T3.htm (Aug-2001)
A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
| Estimated proven world reserves, 2000 versus 1999 | ||||||||||
| (Data compiled by World Oil, with aid of government agencies, industry associations, oil companies and private sources.) | ||||||||||
|
Crude Reserves at Year-End (Million Barrels)* |
Natural Gas Reserves at Year-End (Billion Cubic Feet) |
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| Area and country | 2000 | 1999** | % diff. | 2000 | 1999** | % diff. | ||||
| North America | 54,690.5 | 56,790.5 | – 3.7 | 274,838.0 | 272,048.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| Canada | 5,621.9 | 5,974.0 | – 5.9 | 62,200.0 | 61,000.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| Cuba | 299.0 | 283.5 | 5.5 | 500.0 | 474.0 | 5.5 | ||||
| Mexico | 26,940.0 | 28,260.0 | – 4.7 | 41,383.0 | 43,168.0 | – 4.1 | ||||
| United States | 21,330.0 | 21,765.0 | -2.0 | 170,755.0 | 167,406.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| Others | 499.6 | 508.0 | – 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | … | ||||
| South America | 66,737.1 | 65,497.5 | 1.9 | 233,905.2 | 228,749.2 | 2.3 | ||||
| Argentina | 2,962.8 | 3,071.2 | – 3.5 | 27,387.2 | 26,420.0 | 3.7 | ||||
| Bolivia | 223.0 | • | 152.0 | • | 46.7 | 6,600.0 | 5,500.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Brazil | 8,465.0 | 8,154.0 | 3.8 | 7,805.0 | 8,158.0 | – 4.3 | ||||
| Chile | 12.4 | 12.2 | 1.6 | 1,336.0 | 1,415.0 | – 5.6 | ||||
| Colombia | 2,600.0 | 2,289.0 | 13.6 | 6,900.0 | 6,641.0 | 3.9 | ||||
| Ecuador | 3,100.0 | 3,040.0 | 2.0 | 4,150.0 | 3,850.0 | 7.8 | ||||
| Peru | 876.9 | • | 890.6 | • | – 1.5 | 8,690.0 | 8,693.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Trinidad & Tobago | 716.0 | 685.9 | 4.4 | 23,450.0 | 21,350.0 | 9.8 | ||||
| Venezuela | 47,620.0 | 47,058.0 | 1.2 | 147,583.0 | 146,718.0 | 0.6 | ||||
| Others | 161.0 | 144.6 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | – 4.8 | ||||
| Western Europe | 17,233.2 | 18,069.1 | – 4.6 | 148,502.2 | 153,014.2 | – 2.9 | ||||
| Austria | 79.2 | 85.0 | – 6.8 | 917.8 | 931.9 | – 1.5 | ||||
| Denmark | 1,114.0 | 906.0 | 23.0 | 2,648.0 | 2,612.0 | 1.4 | ||||
| France | 134.1 | 150.9 | – 11.1 | 402.5 | 504.9 | – 20.3 | ||||
| Germany | 318.6 | 307.7 | 3.5 | 9,320.0 | 9,530.0 | – 2.2 | ||||
| Italy | 580.0 | 616.5 | – 5.9 | 7,021.0 | 7,362.0 | – 4.6 | ||||
| Netherlands | 81.8 | 87.2 | – 6.2 | 58,420.0 | 60,350.0 | – 3.2 | ||||
| Norway | 10,125.0 | 10,850.0 | – 6.7 | 41,782.6 | 42,854.2 | – 2.5 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 4,739.5 | 5,002.8 | – 5.3 | 25,956.3 | 26,839.2 | – 3.3 | ||||
| Others | 61.0 | 63.0 | – 3.2 | 2,034.0 | 2,030.0 | 0.2 | ||||
| Eastern Europe | 66,240.6 | 67,290.8 | – 1.6 | 1,945,240.8 | 1,954,140.0 | – 0.5 | ||||
| Bulgaria | 1.2 | 0.9 | 33.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| Croatia | 100.0 | • | 82.9 | • | 20.6 | 1,200.0 | 1,186.4 | 1.1 | ||
| Czech Republic | 2.3 | 2.7 | – 14.8 | 51.1 | 101.1 | – 49.5 | ||||
| FSU-Russian Federation | 54,265.0 | 55,270.2 | – 1.8 | 1,695,000.0 | 1,705,000.0 | -0.6 | ||||
| FSU-Others | 10,230.8 | 10,237.1 | – 0.1 | 234,404.0 | 234,352.6 | 0.0 | ||||
| Hungary | 63.4 | • | 58.1 | • | 9.1 | 1,137.7 | 1,062.4 | 7.1 | ||
| Poland | 101.7 | 104.7 | – 2.9 | 5,840.0 | 5,703.0 | 2.4 | ||||
| Romania | 1,169.9 | 1,225.3 | – 4.5 | 4,880.5 | 4,000.0 | 22.0 | ||||
| Others | 306.3 | 308.9 | – 0.8 | 2,726.0 | 2,733.0 | -0.3 | ||||
| Africa | 86,447.5 | 86,139.5 | 0.4 | 413,691.6 | 409,694.4 | 1.0 | ||||
| Algeria | 12,680.0 | • | 13,000.0 | • | – 2.5 | 155,586.0 | 159,700.0 | – 2.6 | ||
| Angola | 9,000.0 | 8,475.0 | 6.2 | 4,000.0 | 3,800.0 | 5.3 | ||||
| Congo | 1,650.0 | 1,700.0 | – 2.9 | 4,200.0 | 4,300.0 | – 2.3 | ||||
| Egypt | 3,622.0 | 3,767.0 | – 3.8 | 50,600.0 | 42,500.0 | 19.1 | ||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 595.0 | 555.0 | 7.2 | 1,705.0 | 1,300.0 | 31.2 | ||||
| Gabon | 2,442.0 | 2,565.0 | – 4.8 | 3,495.0 | 3,497.0 | – 0.1 | ||||
| Libya | 30,000.0 | 29,500.0 | 1.7 | 46,400.0 | 46,400.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Nigeria | 24,075.0 | 24,500.0 | – 1.7 | 125,000.0 | 126,000.0 | – 0.8 | ||||
| Sudan | 600.0 | 232.0 | 158.6 | 4,000.0 | 3,037.0 | 31.7 | ||||
| Tunisia | 300.0 | 308.0 | – 2.6 | 2,750.0 | 2,750.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Others | 1,483.5 | 1,537.5 | – 3.5 | 15,955.6 | 16,410.4 | – 2.8 | ||||
| Middle East | 654,859.4 | 641,762.7 | 2.0 | 1,985,580.0 | 1,830,011.0 | 8.5 | ||||
| Iran | 96,400.0 | 93,100.0 | 3.5 | 929,129.8 | 789,990.0 | 17.6 | ||||
| Iraq | 115,000.0 | *** | 112,000.0 | *** | 2.7 | 112,600.0 | 112,600.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Kuwait | 96,500.0 | 92,400.0 | 4.4 | 52,600.0 | 52,350.0 | 0.5 | ||||
| Neutral Zone | 4,650.0 | 4,650.0 | 0.0 | 8,000.0 | 8,000.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Oman | 5,848.0 | 5,744.0 | 1.8 | 30,320.0 | 29,280.0 | 3.6 | ||||
| Qatar | 5,550.0 | • | 5,437.0 | • | 2.1 | 400,000.0 | 394,000.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 263,000.0 | 260,000.0 | 1.2 | 210,000.0 | 204,000.0 | 2.9 | ||||
| Syria | 2,150.0 | 2,300.0 | – 6.5 | 8,400.0 | 8,400.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Turkey | 280.9 | 296.5 | – 5.3 | 303.7 | 310.8 | – 2.3 | ||||
| UAE-Abu Dhabi | 61,920.0 | 62,500.0 | – 0.9 | 200,000.0 | 198,500.0 | 0.8 | ||||
| UAE-Dubai | 925.1 | 960.0 | – 3.6 | 4,050.0 | 4,050.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Yemen | 2,100.0 | 1,850.0 | 13.5 | 17,000.0 | 17,000.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Others | 535.4 | • | 525.2 | • | 1.9 | 13,176.5 | 11,530.2 | 14.3 | ||
| Far East | 53,548.1 | 54,324.6 | – 1.4 | 377,889.5 | 314,217.4 | 20.3 | ||||
| Brunei | 1,230.0 | 1,300.0 | – 5.4 | 8,800.0 | 9,200.0 | – 4.3 | ||||
| China | 30,600.0 | 32,500.0 | – 5.8 | 42,039.0 | 41,300.0 | 1.8 | ||||
| India | 3,338.6 | 3,389.5 | – 1.5 | 15,869.3 | 16,111.0 | – 1.5 | ||||
| Indonesia | 9,665.0 | 8,380.0 | 15.3 | 146,882.0 | 80,831.7 | 81.7 | ||||
| Malaysia | 5,050.0 | 5,029.0 | 0.4 | 81,730.0 | 87,451.0 | – 6.5 | ||||
| Myanmar | 232.0 | 236.0 | – 1.7 | 12,426.0 | 12,610.0 | – 1.5 | ||||
| Pakistan | 298.2 | 250.5 | 19.0 | 25,078.4 | 22,066.7 | 13.6 | ||||
| Philippines | 340.2 | 378.0 | – 10.0 | 4,140.0 | 4,600.0 | – 10.0 | ||||
| Thailand | 515.6 | • | 556.8 | • | – 7.4 | 12,704.8 | 11,080.0 | 14.7 | ||
| Viet Nam | 1,750.0 | 1,800.0 | – 2.8 | 6,600.0 | 6,800.0 | – 2.9 | ||||
| Others | 528.5 | • | 504.8 | • | 4.7 | 21,620.0 | 22,167.0 | – 2.5 | ||
| South Pacific | 3,654.0 | 3,562.0 | 2.6 | 63,885.0 | 64,026.0 | – 0.2 | ||||
| Australia | 2,835.0 | 2,900.0 | – 2.2 | 44,000.0 | 44,600.0 | – 1.3 | ||||
| New Zealand | 200.0 | • | 101.0 | • | 98.0 | 3,000.0 | 2,138.0 | 40.3 | ||
| Papua New Guinea | 619.0 | 561.0 | 10.3 | 16,885.0 | 17,288.0 | – 2.3 | ||||
| World Total | 1,003,410.4 | 993,436.7 | 1.0 | 5,443,532.3 | 5,225,900.2 | 4.2 | ||||
| * Excludes
natural gas liquids ** Revised *** Reserve figures are claimed by the government, but cannot be verified. Should be considered highly questionable • All or a significant portion is condensate. |
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