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The statistic shows the total oil production in Central and South America from 1998 to 2012. In 1998, this region produced around 6.9 million barrels of oil daily. According to the source, oil production includes crude oil, shale oil, oil sands and NGLs (the liquid content of natural gas, where this is recovered separately). Excludes liquid fuels from other sources such as biomass and coal derivatives.