This statistic displays the distribution of the largest oil companies worldwide based on reserves in 2014. In that year, Petroleos de Venezuela had the world's largest share of global oil reserves of any oil company, with 18 percent. In second place was Saudi Arabian Oil, also known as Saudi Aramco, with 16.05 percent of the world's oil reserves.
Distribution of the largest oil companies worldwide based on oil reserves in 2014
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API. (July 25, 2016). Distribution of the largest oil companies worldwide based on oil reserves in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/269187/largest-oil-companies-by-reserves-2010/
API. "Distribution of the largest oil companies worldwide based on oil reserves in 2014." Chart. July 25, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269187/largest-oil-companies-by-reserves-2010/
API. (2016). Distribution of the largest oil companies worldwide based on oil reserves in 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269187/largest-oil-companies-by-reserves-2010/
API. "Distribution of The Largest Oil Companies Worldwide Based on Oil Reserves in 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269187/largest-oil-companies-by-reserves-2010/
API, Distribution of the largest oil companies worldwide based on oil reserves in 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269187/largest-oil-companies-by-reserves-2010/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Distribution of the largest oil companies worldwide based on oil reserves in 2014 [Graph], API, July 25, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/269187/largest-oil-companies-by-reserves-2010/