This statistic displays the world's largest oil discoveries between 2000 and 2011. In 2004, around 800 million barrels of oil were found in China.
Largest oil discoveries worldwide between 2000 and 2011 (in billion barrels)
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Stern. (August 25, 2011). Largest oil discoveries worldwide between 2000 and 2011 (in billion barrels) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/275565/biggest-oil-finds-worldwide/
Stern. "Largest oil discoveries worldwide between 2000 and 2011 (in billion barrels)." Chart. August 25, 2011. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275565/biggest-oil-finds-worldwide/
Stern. (2011). Largest oil discoveries worldwide between 2000 and 2011 (in billion barrels). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275565/biggest-oil-finds-worldwide/
Stern. "Largest Oil Discoveries Worldwide between 2000 and 2011 (in Billion Barrels)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275565/biggest-oil-finds-worldwide/
Stern, Largest oil discoveries worldwide between 2000 and 2011 (in billion barrels) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275565/biggest-oil-finds-worldwide/ (last visited June 30, 2022)