This statistic shows oil reserves in the Middle East from 1990 to 2018. In 2018, it was estimated that around 113.2 billion metric tons of oil reserves were in the Middle East. The Middle East holds the majority of OPEC's oil reserves.
Proved oil reserves in the Middle East 1990 to 2018
(in billion metric tons)
Figures prior to 2009 were taken from the Exxon Report "Oeldorado 2009".
Figures for 2009-2017 were taken from "BP Statistical Review of World Energy" (2010-2018). For clarity purposes, the figures have been rounded.
Reserves include gas condensate and natural gas liquids (NGLs) as well as crude oil.
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BP. (June 11, 2019). Proved oil reserves in the Middle East 1990 to 2018 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264368/oil-reserves-in-the-middle-east-since-1990/
BP. "Proved oil reserves in the Middle East 1990 to 2018 (in billion metric tons)." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264368/oil-reserves-in-the-middle-east-since-1990/
BP. (2019). Proved oil reserves in the Middle East 1990 to 2018 (in billion metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264368/oil-reserves-in-the-middle-east-since-1990/
BP. "Proved Oil Reserves in The Middle East 1990 to 2018 (in Billion Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264368/oil-reserves-in-the-middle-east-since-1990/
BP, Proved oil reserves in the Middle East 1990 to 2018 (in billion metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264368/oil-reserves-in-the-middle-east-since-1990/ (last visited April 03, 2020)
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