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Estimated
proven world reserves, 1998 versus 1997 |
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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 |
1998 |
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1997** |
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%
diff. |
1998 |
1997** |
%
diff. |
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North America |
56,688.5 |
|
57,287.2 |
|
1.0 |
261,665.8 |
261,758.8 |
0.0 |
|
|
Canada |
5,581.5 |
|
5,655.0 |
|
1.3 |
63,555.0 |
64,197.0 |
1.0 |
|
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Cuba |
178.0 |
|
161.2 |
|
10.4 |
38.8 |
38.8 |
0.0 |
|
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Mexico |
28,399.0 |
|
28,399.0 |
|
0.0 |
30,300.0 |
30,300.0 |
0.0 |
|
|
United States |
22,013.0 |
|
22,546.0 |
|
2.4 |
167,772.0 |
167,223.0 |
0.3 |
|
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Others |
517.0 |
|
526.0 |
|
1.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
... |
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South America |
62,672.4 |
|
62,302.5 |
|
0.6 |
226,055.1 |
221,470.8 |
2.1 |
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Argentina |
2,753.5 |
|
2,621.2 |
|
5.0 |
24,246.5 |
24,148.1 |
0.4 |
|
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Bolivia |
151.9 |
|
142.0 |
|
7.0 |
5,281.0 |
4,158.0 |
27.0 |
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Brazil |
7,500.0 |
|
7,106.3 |
|
5.5 |
8,740.4 |
8,039.4 |
8.7 |
|
|
Chile |
77.0 |
|
80.0 |
|
3.8 |
2,690.0 |
2,730.0 |
1.5 |
|
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Colombia |
2,600.0 |
|
2,600.0 |
|
0.0 |
8,000.0 |
8,000.0 |
0.0 |
|
|
Ecuador |
2,589.9 |
|
2,834.1 |
|
8.6 |
3,700.0 |
3,620.0 |
2.2 |
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Peru |
773.5 |
|
758.4 |
|
2.0 |
7,050.0 |
6,998.8 |
0.7 |
|
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Trinidad & Tobago |
600.0 |
|
534.0 |
|
12.4 |
19,770.0 |
18,250.0 |
8.3 |
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Venezuela |
45,500.0 |
|
45,500.0 |
|
0.0 |
146,571.0 |
145,522.0 |
0.7 |
|
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Others |
126.6 |
|
126.5 |
|
0.1 |
6.2 |
4.5 |
37.8 |
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Western
Europe |
19,270.5 |
|
19,153.3 |
|
0.6 |
157,667.9 |
158,538.3 |
0.5 |
|
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Austria |
85.2 |
|
87.1 |
|
2.2 |
903.7 |
854.0 |
5.8 |
|
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Denmark |
881.0 |
|
944.0 |
|
6.7 |
3,212.3 |
3,424.1 |
6.2 |
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France |
130.4 |
|
107.8 |
|
21.0 |
607.2 |
751.9 |
19.2 |
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Germany |
352.9 |
|
384.1 |
|
8.1 |
12,002.0 |
12,267.0 |
2.2 |
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Italy |
611.2 |
|
621.8 |
|
1.7 |
7,839.2 |
8,068.7 |
2.8 |
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Netherlands |
106.9 |
|
100.6 |
|
6.3 |
62,516.0 |
64,422.0 |
3.0 |
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Norway |
11,901.1 |
|
11,665.2 |
|
2.0 |
43,627.4 |
41,406.9 |
5.4 |
|
|
United Kingdom |
5,153.3 |
|
5,190.9 |
|
0.7 |
26,651.5 |
27,004.5 |
1.3 |
|
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Others |
48.5 |
|
51.8 |
|
6.4 |
308.6 |
339.2 |
9.0 |
|
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Eastern
Europe |
68,129.4 |
|
68,024.0 |
|
0.2 |
1,918,051.0 |
1,916,404.8 |
0.1 |
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Albania |
178.0 |
|
132.1 |
|
34.7 |
88.2 |
56.2 |
56.9 |
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Croatia |
97.2 |
|
99.2 |
|
2.0 |
1,235.8 |
1,299.6 |
4.9 |
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Czech Republic |
3.0 |
|
3.3 |
|
9.1 |
112.3 |
124.8 |
10.0 |
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FSU-Russian Federation |
55,070.0 |
|
55,143.0 |
|
0.1 |
1,705,000.0 |
1,705,000.0 |
0.0 |
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FSU-Kazakhstan |
7,000.0 |
|
6,800.0 |
|
2.9 |
70,600.0 |
70,600.0 |
0.0 |
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FSU-Others |
4,571.1 |
|
4,582.7 |
|
0.3 |
128,750.0 |
126,482.2 |
1.8 |
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Hungary |
46.4 |
|
52.9 |
|
12.3 |
1,397.0 |
1,588.5 |
12.1 |
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Poland |
57.6 |
|
59.0 |
|
2.4 |
4,944.0 |
5,097.0 |
3.0 |
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Romania |
892.0 |
|
931.3 |
|
4.2 |
4,146.1 |
4,328.8 |
4.2 |
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Yugoslavia |
132.0 |
|
139.1 |
|
5.1 |
609.5 |
638.7 |
4.6 |
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Others |
82.1 |
|
81.4 |
|
0.9 |
1,168.1 |
1,189.0 |
1.8 |
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Africa |
77,234.7 |
|
76,042.5 |
|
1.6 |
377,935.9 |
360,990.9 |
4.7 |
|
|
Algeria |
13,000.0 |
|
13,290.0 |
|
2.2 |
137,500.0 |
139,500.0 |
1.4 |
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Angola |
4,030.0 |
|
3,900.0 |
|
3.3 |
1,660.0 |
1,680.0 |
1.2 |
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Cameroon |
660.0 |
|
645.5 |
|
2.2 |
3,900.0 |
3,800.0 |
2.6 |
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Congo |
1,700.0 |
|
1,615.0 |
|
5.3 |
4,300.0 |
4,300.0 |
0.0 |
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Cote dIvoire |
135.0 |
|
117.1 |
|
15.3 |
1,040.3 |
1,040.3 |
0.0 |
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Egypt |
3,710.0 |
|
3,719.0 |
|
0.2 |
37,205.0 |
32,749.0 |
13.6 |
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Gabon |
2,565.0 |
|
2,672.3 |
|
4.0 |
3,503.0 |
3,578.9 |
2.1 |
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Libya |
26,900.0 |
|
26,900.0 |
|
0.0 |
46,300.0 |
45,500.0 |
1.8 |
|
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Nigeria |
22,500.0 |
|
21,225.3 |
|
6.0 |
124,000.0 |
109,200.0 |
13.6 |
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Tunisia |
290.0 |
|
313.9 |
|
7.6 |
2,295.5 |
2,210.0 |
3.9 |
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Others |
1,744.7 |
|
1,644.4 |
|
6.1 |
16,232.1 |
17,432.7 |
6.9 |
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Middle East |
627,392.0 |
|
623,278.3 |
|
0.7 |
1,853,552.6 |
1,853,264.4 |
0.0 |
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Iran |
92,870.0 |
|
89,700.0 |
|
3.5 |
812,238.1 |
812,239.0 |
0.0 |
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Iraq |
98,975.0 |
|
99,665.0 |
|
0.7 |
112,600.0 |
112,600.0 |
0.0 |
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Kuwait |
92,355.0 |
|
91,180.0 |
|
1.3 |
52,350.0 |
52,725.0 |
0.7 |
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Neutral Zone |
4,650.0 |
|
4,600.0 |
|
1.1 |
8,000.0 |
8,000.0 |
0.0 |
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Oman |
5,564.0 |
|
5,399.0 |
|
3.1 |
29,100.0 |
28,500.0 |
2.1 |
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Qatar |
5,338.0 |
|
4,805.0 |
|
11.1 |
395,000.0 |
395,000.0 |
0.0 |
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Saudi Arabia |
259,100.0 |
|
259,000.0 |
|
0.0 |
204,000.0 |
204,000.0 |
0.0 |
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Syria |
2,300.0 |
|
2,345.0 |
|
1.9 |
8,400.0 |
8,400.0 |
0.0 |
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Turkey |
299.0 |
|
312.2 |
|
4.2 |
314.3 |
332.0 |
5.3 |
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UAE-Abu Dhabi |
62,500.0 |
|
62,820.0 |
|
0.5 |
198,500.0 |
198,320.0 |
0.1 |
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UAE-Dubai |
1,005.0 |
|
1,015.0 |
|
1.0 |
4,050.0 |
4,050.0 |
0.0 |
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Yemen |
1,850.0 |
|
1,829.0 |
|
1.1 |
17,000.0 |
17,000.0 |
0.0 |
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Others |
586.0 |
|
608.1 |
|
3.6 |
12,000.2 |
12,098.4 |
0.8 |
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Far East |
54,683.9 |
|
55,455.4 |
|
1.4 |
309,406.3 |
307,903.2 |
0.5 |
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Brunei |
1,020.0 |
|
1,060.0 |
|
3.8 |
9,580.0 |
9,724.0 |
1.5 |
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China |
33,520.0 |
|
34,030.0 |
|
1.5 |
42,360.0 |
40,860.0 |
3.7 |
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India |
3,026.6 |
|
3,437.3 |
|
11.9 |
12,884.5 |
13,343.4 |
3.4 |
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Indonesia |
8,637.3 |
|
9,091.9 |
|
5.0 |
77,065.7 |
76,171.8 |
1.2 |
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Malaysia |
4,645.0 |
|
4,976.0 |
|
6.7 |
85,831.0 |
86,985.0 |
1.3 |
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Myanmar |
180.0 |
|
150.0 |
|
20.0 |
15,000.0 |
15,000.0 |
0.0 |
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Pakistan |
208.0 |
|
200.0 |
|
4.0 |
21,600.0 |
22,300.0 |
3.1 |
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Philippines |
306.0 |
|
308.0 |
|
0.6 |
3,500.0 |
3,500.0 |
0.0 |
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Thailand |
388.4 |
|
296.4 |
|
31.0 |
14,825.1 |
12,479.0 |
18.8 |
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Viet Nam |
1,997.1 |
|
1,246.4 |
|
60.2 |
6,000.0 |
6,000.0 |
0.0 |
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Others |
755.5 |
|
659.4 |
|
14.6 |
20,760.0 |
21,540.0 |
3.6 |
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South Pacific |
2,440.0 |
|
2,137.7 |
|
14.1 |
44,643.0 |
38,855.8 |
14.9 |
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Australia |
1,772.0 |
|
1,692.9 |
|
4.7 |
28,410.0 |
27,852.7 |
2.0 |
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New Zealand |
110.0 |
|
119.8 |
|
8.2 |
2,233.0 |
2,003.1 |
11.5 |
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Papua New Guinea |
558.0 |
|
325.0 |
|
71.7 |
14,000.0 |
9,000.0 |
55.6 |
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World Total |
968,511.4 |
|
963,680.9 |
|
0.5 |
5,148,977.6 |
5,119,187.0 |
0.6 |
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* Excludes natural gas
liquids |
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** Revised |
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All or a
significant portion is condensate. |
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Copyright © 1999 World
Oil
Copyright ©
1999 Gulf Publishing Company