The vast majority of proved reserves in Canada is held in the form of oil sands. As of the end of 2021, there were proved reserves of some 130 billion barrels in the form of in situ oil sands. Conventional crude reserves were found to be less than five billion barrels.
Proved reserves of crude oil in Canada as of 2021, by type (in billion barrels)
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Oil industry in CanadaNRCan. (November 2, 2023). Proved reserves of crude oil in Canada as of 2021, by type (in billion barrels) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/973765/canadian-oil-reserves-by-type/
NRCan. "Proved reserves of crude oil in Canada as of 2021, by type (in billion barrels)." Chart. November 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973765/canadian-oil-reserves-by-type/
NRCan. (2023). Proved reserves of crude oil in Canada as of 2021, by type (in billion barrels). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973765/canadian-oil-reserves-by-type/
NRCan. "Proved Reserves of Crude Oil in Canada as of 2021, by Type (in Billion Barrels)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973765/canadian-oil-reserves-by-type/
NRCan, Proved reserves of crude oil in Canada as of 2021, by type (in billion barrels) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973765/canadian-oil-reserves-by-type/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Proved reserves of crude oil in Canada as of 2021, by type (in billion barrels) [Graph], NRCan, November 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/973765/canadian-oil-reserves-by-type/