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Proved oil reserves share worldwide by country 2018
Distribution of proved oil reserves worldwide in 2018, by country
by M. Garside,
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Jul 31, 2019
This statistic shows the distribution of proved oil reserves worldwide at the end of 2018, by country. At the end of 2018 the global proved reserves of oil amounted to some 1,672 billion barrels. At that time, the proved oil reserves of Saudi Arabia accounted for 16 percent of global oil reserves.
Distribution of proved oil reserves worldwide in 2018, by country
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by M. Garside,
last edited
Jul 31, 2019
This statistic shows the distribution of proved oil reserves worldwide at the end of 2018, by country. At the end of 2018 the global proved reserves of oil amounted to some 1,672 billion barrels. At that time, the proved oil reserves of Saudi Arabia accounted for 16 percent of global oil reserves.
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- * Saudi Arabia and Kuwait's reserves include the Saudi-Kuwaiti 'neutral zone', which has total proved reserve amounting to five billion barrels of oil.
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- * Saudi Arabia and Kuwait's reserves include the Saudi-Kuwaiti 'neutral zone', which has total proved reserve amounting to five billion barrels of oil.
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