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Later, 10:26 a.m. CT: a reader commented (see first comment):
More detail at the Rystad press release itself.
https://www.rystadenergy.com/newsevents/news/press-releases/United-States-cements-its-position-as-world-leader-in-oil-reserves/.
Scan down and there is a table with lots of country by country detail. It's a little complicated but there is a legend at the bottom to explain the reserve categories.
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Global oil reserves: US not leads the world in oil reserves. From Rystad via Rigzone. At wiki, the US is still listed as #14. The list at wiki as of June 13, 2019 (data from 2012):
- Venezuela
- Saudi Arabia
- Canada
- Iran
- Iraq.....
- ....US
- US: 293 billion bbls of recoverable oil resources
- Saudi Arabia: 273 billion bbls
- Russia: 193 billion bbls
- Rystad's US estimate is 5x more than the reported proven reserves published in the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2019
More detail at the Rystad press release itself.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.rystadenergy.com/newsevents/news/press-releases/United-States-cements-its-position-as-world-leader-in-oil-reserves/
Scan down and there is a table with lots of country by country detail. It's a little complicated but there is a legend at the bottom to explain the reserve categories.
Thank you. Much appreciated.
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