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Estimated proven world reserves, 2003
versus 2002 |
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(Data compiled by World Oil, with aid of government agencies, industry
associations, oil companies and private sources.) |
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CRUDE RESERVES AT YEAR-END
(MILLION BARRELS)*
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NATURAL GAS RESERVES AT
YEAR-END (BILLION CUBIC FEET)
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AREA AND COUNTRY |
2003 |
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2002 |
** |
% diff. |
2003 |
2002 |
** |
% diff. |
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North America |
42,866.00 |
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44,259.0 |
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–3.1 |
266,850.0 |
265,762.0 |
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0.4 |
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Canada1 |
4,957.00 |
|
5,485.0 |
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–9.6 |
59,069.0 |
60,126.0 |
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–1.8 |
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Cuba |
500.00 |
|
510.0 |
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–2.0 |
545.0 |
550.0 |
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–0.9 |
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Mexico |
14,597.00 |
|
15,675.0 |
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–6.9 |
20,740.0 |
21,626.0 |
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–4.1 |
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United States2 |
22,677.00 |
|
22,446.0 |
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1.0 |
186,496.0 |
183,460.0 |
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1.7 |
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Others |
135.00 |
|
143.0 |
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–5.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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0.0 |
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South America |
74,525.10 |
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74,590.3 |
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–0.1 |
240,391.5 |
245,015.9 |
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–1.9 |
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Argentina |
2,674.50 |
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2,820.5 |
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–5.2 |
21,630.1 |
23,432.1 |
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–7.7 |
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Bolivia |
462.30 |
• |
450.5 |
• |
2.6 |
27,620.0 |
28,061.0 |
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–1.6 |
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Brazil |
10,601.90 |
|
9,804.6 |
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8.1 |
8,664.1 |
8,636.1 |
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0.3 |
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Chile |
8.40 |
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11.8 |
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–28.8 |
946.0 |
1,200.0 |
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–21.2 |
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Colombia |
1,542.50 |
|
1,632.0 |
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–5.5 |
4,039.5 |
4,225.0 |
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–4.4 |
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Ecuador |
4,950.00 |
|
4,621.1 |
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7.1 |
350.0 |
345.0 |
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1.4 |
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Peru |
900.00 |
|
953.0 |
• |
–5.6 |
8,800.0 |
8,720.0 |
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0.9 |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
756.00 |
|
990.0 |
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–23.6 |
19,127.0 |
21,185.0 |
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–9.7 |
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Venezuela |
52,450.00 |
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53,130.0 |
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–1.3 |
149,210.0 |
149,207.0 |
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0.0 |
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Others |
179.50 |
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176.8 |
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1.5 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
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2.1 |
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Western Europe |
16,056.50 |
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16,672.8 |
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–3.7 |
168,908.0 |
173,151.1 |
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–2.5 |
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Austria |
79.20 |
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86.4 |
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–8.3 |
741.6 |
812.2 |
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–8.7 |
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Denmark |
1,277.00 |
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1,834.0 |
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–30.4 |
2,825.2 |
4,191.0 |
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–32.6 |
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France |
151.20 |
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151.2 |
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0.0 |
451.7 |
513.5 |
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–12.0 |
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Germany |
260.90 |
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274.1 |
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–4.8 |
7,663.3 |
8,489.7 |
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–9.7 |
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Italy |
487.20 |
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534.4 |
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–8.8 |
4,772.2 |
6,059.5 |
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–21.2 |
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Netherlands |
53.50 |
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56.6 |
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–5.5 |
55,100.0 |
55,315.1 |
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–0.4 |
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Norway |
9,395.00 |
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9,018.1 |
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4.2 |
74,733.0 |
74,730.1 |
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0.0 |
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United Kingdom |
4,300.00 |
|
4,665.0 |
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–7.8 |
21,750.0 |
22,239.0 |
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–2.2 |
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Others |
52.50 |
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53.0 |
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–0.9 |
871.0 |
801.0 |
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8.7 |
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Eastern Europe |
89,074.80 |
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87,259.7 |
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2.1 |
2,694,092.2 |
2,644,709.6 |
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1.9 |
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Albania |
198.30 |
|
201.0 |
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–1.3 |
120.7 |
120.9 |
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–0.2 |
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Bulgaria |
1.20 |
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1.2 |
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0.0 |
55.0 |
53.0 |
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3.8 |
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Croatia |
61.50 |
• |
69.0 |
• |
–10.9 |
865.2 |
1,017.1 |
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–14.9 |
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Czech Republic |
22.50 |
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20.0 |
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12.5 |
105.0 |
81.2 |
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29.3 |
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FSU-Russian Federation |
65,393.10 |
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64,745.6 |
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1.0 |
2,340,500.0 |
2,295,455.5 |
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2.0 |
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FSU-Others |
22,336.50 |
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21,150.7 |
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5.6 |
336,326.2 |
332,099.0 |
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1.3 |
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Hungary |
138.90 |
• |
145.8 |
• |
–4.7 |
2,412.0 |
2,164.8 |
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11.4 |
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Poland |
283.80 |
|
252.9 |
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12.2 |
6,229.5 |
6,049.4 |
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3.0 |
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Romania |
470.60 |
|
508.1 |
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–7.4 |
5,014.7 |
5,254.8 |
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–4.6 |
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Others1 |
168.40 |
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165.4 |
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1.8 |
2,463.9 |
2,413.9 |
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2.1 |
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Africa |
104,643.90 |
|
99,126.0 |
|
5.6 |
443,200.0 |
438,875.0 |
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1.0 |
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Algeria |
14,000.00 |
• |
13,000.0 |
• |
7.7 |
171,500.0 |
170,000.0 |
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0.9 |
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Angola |
8,800.90 |
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8,900.0 |
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–1.1 |
4,000.0 |
4,000.0 |
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0.0 |
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Congo |
1,425.00 |
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1,515.0 |
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–5.9 |
4,150.0 |
4,150.0 |
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0.0 |
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Egypt |
3,610.00 |
|
3,525.0 |
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2.4 |
7,125.0 |
5,860.0 |
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21.6 |
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Equatorial Guinea |
1,280.00 |
|
1,095.0 |
|
16.9 |
3,400.0 |
3,400.0 |
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0.0 |
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Gabon |
2,285.00 |
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2,370.0 |
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–3.6 |
3,425.0 |
3,425.0 |
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0.0 |
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Libya |
30,500.00 |
|
30,000.0 |
|
1.7 |
46,000.0 |
46,000.0 |
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0.0 |
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Nigeria |
33,000.00 |
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32,000.0 |
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3.1 |
180,000.0 |
178,500.0 |
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0.8 |
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Sudan |
6,313.00 |
|
3,555.0 |
|
77.6 |
4,000.0 |
4,000.0 |
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0.0 |
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Tunisia |
500.00 |
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501.0 |
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–0.2 |
2,600.0 |
2,650.0 |
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–1.9 |
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Others |
2,930.00 |
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2,665.0 |
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9.9 |
17,000.0 |
16,890.0 |
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0.7 |
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Middle East |
686,608.40 |
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670,037.7 |
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2.5 |
2,539,930.5 |
2,517,273.3 |
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0.9 |
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Iran |
105,000.00 |
|
100,060.0 |
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4.9 |
935,000.0 |
913,591.3 |
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2.3 |
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Iraq |
115,000.00 |
*** |
115,000.0 |
*** |
0.0 |
112,600.0 |
112,600.0 |
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0.0 |
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Kuwait |
97,000.00 |
|
96,500.0 |
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0.5 |
52,600.0 |
52,600.0 |
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0.0 |
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Neutral Zone |
4,750.00 |
|
4,700.0 |
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1.1 |
8,000.0 |
8,000.0 |
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0.0 |
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Oman |
5,700.00 |
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5,735.0 |
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–0.6 |
31,000.0 |
31,000.0 |
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0.0 |
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Qatar |
27,351.70 |
• |
19,558.9 |
• |
39.8 |
913,400.0 |
915,992.0 |
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–0.3 |
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Saudi Arabia |
259,400.00 |
|
259,400.0 |
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0.0 |
234,500.0 |
230,600.0 |
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1.7 |
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Syria |
2,395.00 |
|
2,280.0 |
|
5.0 |
18,000.0 |
18,000.0 |
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0.0 |
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Turkey |
263.50 |
|
280.5 |
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–6.1 |
280.5 |
305.0 |
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–8.0 |
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UAE-Abu Dhabi |
65,000.00 |
|
61,950.0 |
|
4.9 |
200,000.0 |
200,000.0 |
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0.0 |
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UAE-Dubai |
1,230.00 |
|
1,060.0 |
|
16.0 |
4,050.0 |
4,050.0 |
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0.0 |
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Yemen |
2,850.00 |
|
2,855.0 |
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–0.2 |
17,000.0 |
17,000.0 |
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0.0 |
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Others2 |
668.20 |
• |
658.3 |
• |
1.5 |
13,500.0 |
13,535.0 |
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–0.3 |
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Far East |
33,368.30 |
|
33,769.3 |
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–1.2 |
292,209.6 |
296,784.0 |
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–1.5 |
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Brunei |
1,050.00 |
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1,100.0 |
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–4.5 |
8,250.0 |
8,281.0 |
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–0.4 |
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China |
15,509.00 |
|
15,466.7 |
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0.3 |
47,910.9 |
44,973.8 |
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6.5 |
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India |
4,002.00 |
|
4,152.1 |
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–3.6 |
14,575.0 |
15,364.2 |
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–5.1 |
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Indonesia |
5,500.00 |
|
5,945.0 |
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–7.5 |
67,650.0 |
73,500.0 |
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–8.0 |
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Malaysia |
3,056.00 |
|
2,890.0 |
|
5.7 |
57,608.0 |
58,066.0 |
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–0.8 |
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Myanmar |
204.20 |
|
226.0 |
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–9.6 |
10,938.0 |
11,500.0 |
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–4.9 |
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Pakistan |
288.40 |
|
302.1 |
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–4.5 |
28,166.9 |
28,288.0 |
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–0.4 |
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Philippines |
107.70 |
|
112.7 |
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–4.4 |
2,160.8 |
2,066.0 |
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4.6 |
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Thailand |
500.00 |
• |
516.0 |
• |
–3.1 |
12,750.0 |
12,900.0 |
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–1.2 |
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Vietnam |
2,276.00 |
|
2,205.7 |
|
3.2 |
7,200.0 |
7,200.0 |
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0.0 |
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Others |
875.00 |
• |
853.0 |
• |
2.6 |
35,000.0 |
34,645.0 |
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1.0 |
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South Pacific |
4,334.30 |
|
4,166.2 |
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4.0 |
157,700.0 |
124,929.0 |
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26.2 |
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Australia |
3,954.30 |
|
3,700.0 |
|
6.9 |
142,900.0 |
110,000.0 |
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29.9 |
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New Zealand |
70.00 |
• |
71.2 |
• |
–1.7 |
1,500.0 |
1,474.0 |
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1.8 |
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Papua New Guinea |
310.00 |
|
395.0 |
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–21.5 |
13,300.0 |
13,455.0 |
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–1.2 |
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World Total |
1,051,477.30 |
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1,029,881.0 |
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2.1 |
6,803,281.8 |
6,706,499.9 |
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1.4 |
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* |
Excludes natural gas liquids |
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** |
Revised |
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*** |
Reserve figures should be considered highly questionable |
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• |
All or a significant portion is condensate. |
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1 |
Does not include 174 billion bbl of oil sands reserves. |
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2 |
US figures are for 2002 and 2001. |
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