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Oil reserves in North America 1990-2018
Oil reserves in North America from 1990 to 2018 (in billion metric tons)
by M. Garside,
last edited
Jun 18, 2019
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.
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by M. Garside,
last edited
Jun 18, 2019
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.
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- North America
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- 1990 to 2018
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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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- North America
- Survey time period
- 1990 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
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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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