August 1999
Industry At A Glance
99-08_world-staff_table3.html (Aug-1999)
A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
| Estimated proven world reserves, 1998 versus 1997 | ||||||||||
| (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 | 1998 | 1997** | % diff. | 1998 | 1997** | % diff. | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Cuba | 178.0 | 161.2 | 10.4 | 38.8 | 38.8 | 0.0 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Others | 517.0 | 526.0 | – 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ||||
| South America | 62,672.4 | 62,302.5 | 0.6 | 226,055.1 | 221,470.8 | 2.1 | ||||
| Argentina | 2,753.5 | 2,621.2 | 5.0 | 24,246.5 | 24,148.1 | 0.4 | ||||
| Bolivia | 151.9 | • | 142.0 | • | 7.0 | 5,281.0 | 4,158.0 | 27.0 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Peru | 773.5 | • | 758.4 | • | 2.0 | 7,050.0 | 6,998.8 | 0.7 | ||
| Trinidad & Tobago | 600.0 | 534.0 | 12.4 | 19,770.0 | 18,250.0 | 8.3 | ||||
| Venezuela | 45,500.0 | 45,500.0 | 0.0 | 146,571.0 | 145,522.0 | 0.7 | ||||
| Others | 126.6 | 126.5 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 37.8 | ||||
| Western Europe | 19,270.5 | 19,153.3 | 0.6 | 157,667.9 | 158,538.3 | – 0.5 | ||||
| Austria | 85.2 | 87.1 | – 2.2 | 903.7 | 854.0 | 5.8 | ||||
| Denmark | 881.0 | 944.0 | – 6.7 | 3,212.3 | 3,424.1 | – 6.2 | ||||
| France | 130.4 | 107.8 | 21.0 | 607.2 | 751.9 | – 19.2 | ||||
| Germany | 352.9 | 384.1 | – 8.1 | 12,002.0 | 12,267.0 | – 2.2 | ||||
| Italy | 611.2 | 621.8 | – 1.7 | 7,839.2 | 8,068.7 | – 2.8 | ||||
| Netherlands | 106.9 | 100.6 | 6.3 | 62,516.0 | 64,422.0 | – 3.0 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Others | 48.5 | 51.8 | – 6.4 | 308.6 | 339.2 | – 9.0 | ||||
| Eastern Europe | 68,129.4 | 68,024.0 | 0.2 | 1,918,051.0 | 1,916,404.8 | 0.1 | ||||
| Albania | 178.0 | 132.1 | 34.7 | 88.2 | 56.2 | 56.9 | ||||
| Croatia | 97.2 | • | 99.2 | • | – 2.0 | 1,235.8 | 1,299.6 | – 4.9 | ||
| Czech Republic | 3.0 | 3.3 | – 9.1 | 112.3 | 124.8 | – 10.0 | ||||
| FSU-Russian Federation | 55,070.0 | 55,143.0 | – 0.1 | 1,705,000.0 | 1,705,000.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| FSU-Kazakhstan | 7,000.0 | 6,800.0 | 2.9 | 70,600.0 | 70,600.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| FSU-Others | 4,571.1 | 4,582.7 | – 0.3 | 128,750.0 | 126,482.2 | 1.8 | ||||
| Hungary | 46.4 | • | 52.9 | • | – 12.3 | 1,397.0 | 1,588.5 | – 12.1 | ||
| Poland | 57.6 | 59.0 | – 2.4 | 4,944.0 | 5,097.0 | – 3.0 | ||||
| Romania | 892.0 | 931.3 | – 4.2 | 4,146.1 | 4,328.8 | – 4.2 | ||||
| Yugoslavia | 132.0 | 139.1 | – 5.1 | 609.5 | 638.7 | – 4.6 | ||||
| Others | 82.1 | 81.4 | 0.9 | 1,168.1 | 1,189.0 | – 1.8 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Angola | 4,030.0 | 3,900.0 | 3.3 | 1,660.0 | 1,680.0 | – 1.2 | ||||
| Cameroon | 660.0 | 645.5 | 2.2 | 3,900.0 | 3,800.0 | 2.6 | ||||
| Congo | 1,700.0 | 1,615.0 | 5.3 | 4,300.0 | 4,300.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Cote d’Ivoire | 135.0 | 117.1 | 15.3 | 1,040.3 | 1,040.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| Egypt | 3,710.0 | 3,719.0 | – 0.2 | 37,205.0 | 32,749.0 | 13.6 | ||||
| Gabon | 2,565.0 | 2,672.3 | – 4.0 | 3,503.0 | 3,578.9 | – 2.1 | ||||
| Libya | 26,900.0 | 26,900.0 | 0.0 | 46,300.0 | 45,500.0 | 1.8 | ||||
| Nigeria | 22,500.0 | 21,225.3 | 6.0 | 124,000.0 | 109,200.0 | 13.6 | ||||
| Tunisia | 290.0 | 313.9 | – 7.6 | 2,295.5 | 2,210.0 | 3.9 | ||||
| Others | 1,744.7 | 1,644.4 | 6.1 | 16,232.1 | 17,432.7 | – 6.9 | ||||
| Middle East | 627,392.0 | 623,278.3 | 0.7 | 1,853,552.6 | 1,853,264.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| Iran | 92,870.0 | 89,700.0 | 3.5 | 812,238.1 | 812,239.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Iraq | 98,975.0 | 99,665.0 | – 0.7 | 112,600.0 | 112,600.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Kuwait | 92,355.0 | 91,180.0 | 1.3 | 52,350.0 | 52,725.0 | – 0.7 | ||||
| Neutral Zone | 4,650.0 | 4,600.0 | 1.1 | 8,000.0 | 8,000.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Oman | 5,564.0 | 5,399.0 | 3.1 | 29,100.0 | 28,500.0 | 2.1 | ||||
| Qatar | 5,338.0 | 4,805.0 | 11.1 | 395,000.0 | 395,000.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | 259,100.0 | 259,000.0 | 0.0 | 204,000.0 | 204,000.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Syria | 2,300.0 | 2,345.0 | – 1.9 | 8,400.0 | 8,400.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Turkey | 299.0 | 312.2 | – 4.2 | 314.3 | 332.0 | – 5.3 | ||||
| UAE-Abu Dhabi | 62,500.0 | 62,820.0 | – 0.5 | 198,500.0 | 198,320.0 | 0.1 | ||||
| UAE-Dubai | 1,005.0 | 1,015.0 | – 1.0 | 4,050.0 | 4,050.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Yemen | 1,850.0 | 1,829.0 | 1.1 | 17,000.0 | 17,000.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Others | 586.0 | • | 608.1 | • | – 3.6 | 12,000.2 | 12,098.4 | – 0.8 | ||
| Far East | 54,683.9 | 55,455.4 | – 1.4 | 309,406.3 | 307,903.2 | 0.5 | ||||
| Brunei | 1,020.0 | 1,060.0 | – 3.8 | 9,580.0 | 9,724.0 | – 1.5 | ||||
| China | 33,520.0 | 34,030.0 | – 1.5 | 42,360.0 | 40,860.0 | 3.7 | ||||
| India | 3,026.6 | 3,437.3 | – 11.9 | 12,884.5 | 13,343.4 | – 3.4 | ||||
| Indonesia | 8,637.3 | 9,091.9 | – 5.0 | 77,065.7 | 76,171.8 | 1.2 | ||||
| Malaysia | 4,645.0 | 4,976.0 | – 6.7 | 85,831.0 | 86,985.0 | – 1.3 | ||||
| Myanmar | 180.0 | 150.0 | 20.0 | 15,000.0 | 15,000.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Pakistan | 208.0 | 200.0 | 4.0 | 21,600.0 | 22,300.0 | – 3.1 | ||||
| Philippines | 306.0 | 308.0 | – 0.6 | 3,500.0 | 3,500.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Thailand | 388.4 | • | 296.4 | • | 31.0 | 14,825.1 | 12,479.0 | 18.8 | ||
| Viet Nam | 1,997.1 | 1,246.4 | 60.2 | 6,000.0 | 6,000.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Others | 755.5 | • | 659.4 | • | 14.6 | 20,760.0 | 21,540.0 | – 3.6 | ||
| South Pacific | 2,440.0 | 2,137.7 | 14.1 | 44,643.0 | 38,855.8 | 14.9 | ||||
| Australia | 1,772.0 | 1,692.9 | 4.7 | 28,410.0 | 27,852.7 | 2.0 | ||||
| New Zealand | 110.0 | • | 119.8 | • | – 8.2 | 2,233.0 | 2,003.1 | 11.5 | ||
| Papua New Guinea | 558.0 | 325.0 | 71.7 | 14,000.0 | 9,000.0 | 55.6 | ||||
| World Total | 968,511.4 | 963,680.9 | 0.5 | 5,148,977.6 | 5,119,187.0 | 0.6 | ||||
| * Excludes natural gas liquids | ||||||||||
| ** Revised | ||||||||||
| • All or a significant portion is condensate. | ||||||||||
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Copyright © 1999 World Oil
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