This statistic shows the crude oil reserves in North America in the years 1990 to 2018. In 2018, North America had crude oil reserves of about 35.4 billion metric tons. The United States has one of the world's larges oil shale reserves. Canada also maintains one of the largest oil reserves in the world, including that of its oil sands deposits.
Oil reserves in North America from 1990 to 2018
(in billion metric tons)
Total proved reserves of oil: generally taken to be those quantities that geological and engineering information indicates with reasonable certainty can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions.
Canadian oil sands ‘under active development’ are an official estimate.
Reserves include gas condensate and natural gas liquids (NGLs) as well as crude oil.
The figures through 2009 are taken from the Exxon report “Oeldorado 2009”. Figures from 2010 to 2017 are taken from previous editions of BP's statistical reviews.
For clarity purposes, the figures have been rounded.
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BP. (June 11, 2019). Oil reserves in North America from 1990 to 2018 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264816/crude-oil-reserves-in-north-america/
BP. "Oil reserves in North America from 1990 to 2018 (in billion metric tons)." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264816/crude-oil-reserves-in-north-america/
BP. (2019). Oil reserves in North America from 1990 to 2018 (in billion metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264816/crude-oil-reserves-in-north-america/
BP. "Oil Reserves in North America from 1990 to 2018 (in Billion Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264816/crude-oil-reserves-in-north-america/
BP, Oil reserves in North America from 1990 to 2018 (in billion metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264816/crude-oil-reserves-in-north-america/ (last visited April 07, 2020)
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