August 2000
Industry At A Glance
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A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
| Estimated proven world reserves – 1999 versus 1998 | |||||||||
| (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 | 1999 | 1998** | % diff. | 1999 | 1998** | % diff. | |||
| North America | 54,253.5 | 55,785.7 | – 2.7 | 255,146.0 | 257,950.0 | – 1.1 | |||
| Canada | 5,578.0 | 5,581.5 | – 0.1 | 63,515.0 | 63,555.0 | – 0.1 | |||
| Cuba | 283.5 | 255.2 | 11.1 | 318.0 | 290.0 | 9.7 | |||
| Mexico | 28,259.0 | 28,398.0 | – 0.5 | 30,393.0 | 30,064.0 | 1.1 | |||
| United States | 19,625.0 | 21,034.0 | – 6.7 | 160,920.0 | 164,041.0 | – 1.9 | |||
| Others | 508.0 | 517.0 | – 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | . . . | |||
| South America | 68,368.0 | 64,719.4 | 5.6 | 227,604.3 | 226,002.7 | 0.7 | |||
| Argentina | 2,635.0 | 2,753.5 | – 4.3 | 24,300.0 | 24,246.0 | 0.2 | |||
| Bolivia | 152.0 | 151.9• | 0.1 | 5,500.0 | 5,281.0 | 4.1 | |||
| Brazil | 8,149.9 | 7,350.0 | 10.9 | 8,165.9 | 7,979.1 | 2.3 | |||
| Chile | 82.0 | 78.0 | 5.1 | 3,200.0 | 2,700.0 | 18.5 | |||
| Colombia | 2,289.0 | 2,478.0 | – 7.6 | 6,641.0 | 6,928.0 | – 4.1 | |||
| Ecuador | 3,040.0 | 2,590.0 | 17.4 | 3,850.0 | 3,700.0 | 4.1 | |||
| Peru | 4,131.6 | 937.3• | 340.8 | 8,819.4 | 8,819.4 | 0.0 | |||
| Trinidad & Tobago | 685.9 | 605.0 | 13.4 | 21,350.0 | 19,770.0 | 8.0 | |||
| Venezuela | 47,058.0 | 47,649.0 | – 1.2 | 145,763.0 | 146,573.0 | – 0.6 | |||
| Others | 144.6 | 126.7 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 6.2 | 141.9 | |||
| Western Europe | 17,249.1 | 19,278.3 | – 10.5 | 151,193.5 | 154,843.8 | – 2.4 | |||
| Austria | 85.0 | 85.7 | – 0.8 | 931.9 | 903.7 | 3.1 | |||
| Denmark | 906.0 | 881.0 | 2.8 | 2,612.2 | 3,212.3 | – 18.7 | |||
| France | 151.7 | 130.5 | 16.2 | 504.8 | 607.2 | – 16.9 | |||
| Germany | 305.7 | 352.9 | – 13.4 | 9,531.0 | 9,178.0 | 3.8 | |||
| taly | 613.2 | 611.2 | 0.3 | 7,359.9 | 7,839.1 | – 6.1 | |||
| Netherlands | 94.3 | 106.9 | – 11.8 | 59,762.9 | 62,516.0 | – 4.4 | |||
| Norway | 10,026.3 | 11,901.1 | – 15.8 | 42,854.2 | 43,627.4 | – 1.8 | |||
| United Kingdom | 5,002.8 | 5,153.3 | – 2.9 | 26,828.0 | 26,651.5 | 0.7 | |||
| Others | 64.1 | 55.7 | 15.1 | 808.6 | 308.6 | 162.0 | |||
| Eastern Europe | 64,774.9 | 66,027.6 | – 1.9 | 1,948,805.7 | 1,942,472.8 | 0.3 | |||
| Bulgaria | 0.8 | 4.2 | – 81.0 | 1.6 | 12.2 | – 86.9 | |||
| Croatia | 82.9 | 92.2• | – 10.1 | 1,186.4 | 1,235.8 | – 4.0 | |||
| Czech Republic | 2.7 | 3.0 | – 10.0 | 101.1 | 112.3 | – 10.0 | |||
| FSU-Russian Federation | 52,660.0 | 53,435.0 | – 1.5 | 1,705,000.0 | 1,705,000.0 | 0.0 | |||
| FSU-Kazakhstan | 6,420.0 | 6,420.0 | 0.0 | 70,629.4 | 70,629.4 | 0.0 | |||
| FSU-Others | 3,936.0 | 4,454.3 | – 11.6 | 160,102.0 | 153,598.5 | 4.2 | |||
| Hungary | 58.1 | 63.0• | – 7.8 | 1,062.4 | 1,150.0 | – 7.6 | |||
| Poland | 123.8 | 125.2 | – 1.1 | 5,703.3 | 5,565.6 | 2.5 | |||
| Romania | 1,225.3 | 1,162.9 | 5.4 | 4,000.0 | 4,146.1 | – 3.5 | |||
| Others | 265.3 | 267.8 | – 0.9 | 1,019.5 | 1,022.9 | – 0.3 | |||
| Africa | 86,489.3 | 77,409.5 | 11.7 | 409,696.5 | 372,625.8 | 9.9 | |||
| Algeria | 13,000.0 | 13,000.0• | 0.0 | 159,700.0 | 137,500.0 | 16.1 | |||
| Angola | 8,475.0 | 4,030.0 | 110.3 | 3,800.0 | 1,660.0 | 128.9 | |||
| Cameroon | 550.0 | 660.0 | – 16.7 | 3,900.0 | 3,900.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Congo | 1,700.0 | 1,700.0 | 0.0 | 4,300.0 | 4,300.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Egypt | 3,767.0 | 3,756.7 | 0.3 | 42,500.0 | 33,041.7 | 28.6 | |||
| Gabon | 2,565.0 | 2,565.0 | 0.0 | 3,499.0 | 3,503.0 | – 0.1 | |||
| Libya | 29,500.0 | 26,900.0 | 9.7 | 46,400.0 | 46,300.0 | 0.2 | |||
| Nigeria | 24,500.0 | 22,500.0 | 8.9 | 126,000.0 | 124,000.0 | 1.6 | |||
| Sudan | 232.0 | 232.0 | 0.0 | 3,037.1 | 3,037.1 | 0.0 | |||
| Tunisia | 308.0 | 290.0 | 6.2 | 2,750.0 | 2,295.5 | 19.8 | |||
| Others | 1,892.3 | 1,775.8 | 6.6 | 13,810.4 | 13,088.5 | 5.5 | |||
| Middle East | 629,069.7 | 627,042.2 | 0.3 | 1,830,041.0 | 1,850,817.6 | – 1.1 | |||
| Iran | 93,100.0 | 92,870.0 | 0.2 | 789,990.0 | 812,238.1 | – 2.7 | |||
| Iraq | 100,000.0 | 99,250.0 | 0.8 | 112,600.0 | 112,600.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Kuwait | 92,400.0 | 92,355.0 | 0.0 | 52,350.0 | 52,350.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Neutral Zone | 4,650.0 | 4,650.0 | 0.0 | 8,000.0 | 8,000.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Oman | 5,700.0 | 5,400.0 | 5.6 | 29,300.0 | 28,500.0 | 2.8 | |||
| Qatar | 5,437.0 | 4,914.7 | 10.6 | 394,000.0 | 394,000.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Saudi Arabia | 259,100.0 | 259,100.0 | 0.0 | 204,000.0 | 204,000.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Syria | 2,300.0 | 2,300.0 | 0.0 | 8,400.0 | 8,400.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Turkey | 296.5 | 299.0 | – 0.8 | 310.8 | 314.3 | – 1.1 | |||
| UAE-Abu Dhabi | 62,500.0 | 62,500.0 | 0.0 | 198,500.0 | 198,500.0 | 0.0 | |||
| UAE-Dubai | 960.0 | 1,022.5 | – 6.1 | 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 | 526.2 | 531.0• | – 0.9 | 11,540.2 | 10,865.2 | 6.2 | |||
| Far East | 54,906.7 | 54,908.7 | 0.0 | 311,349.7 | 308,711.0 | 0.9 | |||
| Brunei | 1,030.0 | 1,020.0 | 1.0 | 9,200.0 | 9,580.0 | – 4.0 | |||
| China | 34,100.0 | 33,520.0 | 1.7 | 41,300.0 | 40,860.0 | 1.1 | |||
| India | 3,389.5 | 3,454.3 | – 1.9 | 16,111.0 | 15,875.0 | 1.5 | |||
| Indonesia | 8,380.0 | 8,640.0 | – 3.0 | 80,831.7 | 76,240.0 | 6.0 | |||
| Malaysia | 4,557.0 | 4,650.0 | – 2.0 | 85,200.0 | 85,800.0 | – 0.7 | |||
| Myanmar | 236.0 | 240.0 | – 1.7 | 12,610.0 | 12,653.0 | – 0.3 | |||
| Pakistan | 220.0 | 208.0 | 5.8 | 22,900.0 | 21,600.0 | 6.0 | |||
| Philippines | 378.0 | 382.0 | – 1.0 | 4,600.0 | 3,500.0 | 31.4 | |||
| Thailand | 321.4 | 388.4• | – 17.3 | 11,080.0 | 14,825.0 | – 25.3 | |||
| Viet Nam | 1,800.0 | 1,900.0 | – 5.3 | 6,000.0 | 6,000.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Others | 494.8 | 506.0• | – 2.2 | 21,517.0 | 21,778.0 | – 1.2 | |||
| South Pacific | 3,757.0 | 2,207.0 | 70.2 | 64,026.0 | 39,650.0 | 61.5 | |||
| Australia | 2,900.0 | 1,772.0 | 63.7 | 44,600.0 | 28,410.0 | 57.0 | |||
| New Zealand | 96.0 | 110.0• | – 12.7 | 2,138.0 | 2,233.0 | – 4.3 | |||
| Papua New Guinea | 761.0 | 325.0 | 134.2 | 17,288.0 | 9,007.0 | 91.9 | |||
| World Total | 978,868.2 | 967,378.4 | 1.2 | 5,197,862.7 | 5,153,073.7 | 0.9 | |||
| * Excludes natural gas liquids ** Revised • All or a significant portion is condensate. |
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