This statistic shows the crude oil reserves in the United States from 1990 to 2019. In 2019, the reserves of crude oil in the United States were about 8.2 billion metric tons. The United States has one of the largest oil shale reserves in the world.
Crude oil reserves in the United States from 1990 to 2019
(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.
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 2018 are taken from previous editions of BP's statistical reviews.
For clarity purposes, the figures have been rounded.
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BP. (June 17, 2020). Crude oil reserves in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 14, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264821/crude-oil-reserves-in-the-us/
BP. "Crude oil reserves in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in billion metric tons)." Chart. June 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264821/crude-oil-reserves-in-the-us/
BP. (2020). Crude oil reserves in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in billion metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264821/crude-oil-reserves-in-the-us/
BP. "Crude Oil Reserves in The United States from 1990 to 2019 (in Billion Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264821/crude-oil-reserves-in-the-us/
BP, Crude oil reserves in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in billion metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264821/crude-oil-reserves-in-the-us/ (last visited July 14, 2020)
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