Canada's oil reserves, including that of its oil sands deposits. The United States has one of the world's larges oil shale reserves.
North America had crude oil reserves of roughly 36 billion metric tons in 2020. Of which, 75 percent were Proved oil reserves in North America from 1990 to 2020* (in billion metric tons)
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Statistics on Oil industry in the U.S.
Overview
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Reserves & production
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- Premium Statistic Proved oil reserves in the U.S. 1980-2020
- Premium Statistic Oil refinery capacity in the U.S. 1970-2021
- Basic Statistic Largest crude oil refineries in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Oil production in the United States 1998-2021
- Premium Statistic Crude oil production in the U.S. by state 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. monthly oil production by oilfield 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. monthly new-well oil production per rig in 2020-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Crude oil energy production outlook in the U.S. 2021-2050
Infrastructure
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Trade & prices
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Economic impact & companies
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- Premium Statistic Oil and gas extraction industry value added in the U.S. 1998-2021
- Basic Statistic Oll and gas extraction industry gross output in the U.S. 1998-2021
- Premium Statistic Oil and gas extraction industry employment in the U.S. 1998-2021
- Premium Statistic Oil and gas industry employment in the U.S. by occupation 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading U.S. oil and gas producers based on market cap October 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading oil and gas producers in the U.S. based on revenue 2022
- Premium Statistic Supply chain issues experienced by oil and gas producers in the U.S. 2022
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BP. (July 8, 2021). Proved oil reserves in North America from 1990 to 2020* (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264816/crude-oil-reserves-in-north-america/
BP. "Proved oil reserves in North America from 1990 to 2020* (in billion metric tons)." Chart. July 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264816/crude-oil-reserves-in-north-america/
BP. (2021). Proved oil reserves in North America from 1990 to 2020* (in billion metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264816/crude-oil-reserves-in-north-america/
BP. "Proved Oil Reserves in North America from 1990 to 2020* (in Billion Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264816/crude-oil-reserves-in-north-america/
BP, Proved oil reserves in North America from 1990 to 2020* (in billion metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264816/crude-oil-reserves-in-north-america/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Proved oil reserves in North America from 1990 to 2020* (in billion metric tons) [Graph], BP, July 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264816/crude-oil-reserves-in-north-america/