oil and gas discovery volume worldwide stood at 4.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent.
The total volume of crude oil discoveries made worldwide in 2018 amounted to approximately 5.45 billion barrels of oil. The volume of oil discovered from 2015 onwards is notably smaller than the discoveries made in 2014 and in previous years due to decreased oil exploration as a result of the fall in oil prices that occurred. In 2021, the combined Crude oil discoveries worldwide from 2011 to 2018 (in billion barrels of oil)
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