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Appendix A
Table A1. Estimated World Oil Resources
(in billions of barrels)
Proved
Reserves
Reserve
Growth
Region and Country
Undiscovered
Total
OECD
United States
22.4
76.0
83.0
180.4
Canada[78]
178.8
12.5
32.6
223.8
Mexico
12.9
25.6
45.8
84.3
Japan United States
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.5
Australia/ New Zealand
1.5
2.7
5.9
10.1
OECD Europe
15.1
20.0
35.9
71.0
Non-OECD
Russia
60.0
106.2
115.3
281.5
Other Non-OECD
Europe/Eurasia
19.1
32.3
55.6
107.0
China
18.3
19.6
14.6
52.5
India
5.8
3.8
6.8
16.4
Other Non-OECD Asia
10.3
14.6
23.9
48.8
Middle East
743.4
252.5
269.2
1,265.1
Africa
102.6
73.5
124.7
300.8
Central and South
America
103.4
90.8
125.3
319.5
Total
1,292.5
730.2
938.9
2,961.6
OPEC
901.7
395.6
400.5
1,697.8
Non-OPEC 390.9 334.6 538.4 1,263.9
Sources
: Proved Reserves as of January 1, 2006:
Oil & Gas Journal
, vol. 103, no. 47 (December 19, 2005),
p. 46-47. Reserve Growth Total and Undiscovered, 1995-2025; U.S. Geological Survey,
World
Petroleum Assessment 2000
, website [http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/WorldEnergy/DDS-60]]. Estimates
of Regional Reserve Growth: Energy Information Administration,
International Energy Outlook 2006
,
DOE/EIA-0484(2006) (Washington, DC, June 2006), p. 29.
Note
: Resources Include crude oil (including lease condensates) and natural gas plant liquids.
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