What are the world's total oil reserves?

Hello Marinibug,

According to the Energy Information Administration's International
Energy Outlook 2006, the world's total oil reserves are estimated at
1,293 billion barrels.


?As of January 1, 2006, proved world oil reserves, as reported by Oil
& Gas Journal, were estimated at 1,293 billion barrels?15 billion
barrels (about 1 percent) higher than the estimate for 2005?

Release Date: June 2006
International Energy Outlook 2006 
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/oil.html


See Figure 28
World?s Crude Oil Reserves, 1980-2006
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/figure_28.html


Download data in EXCEL
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/excel/figure_28data.xls


See Table 4
Estimated World Oil Resources, 1995-2025
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/pdf/tbl4.pdf



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I hope the information provided is helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Request for Answer Clarification by marinibug-ga on 05 Aug 2006 18:27 PDT

Does that mean that at current consumption levels (approx. 100 million
barrels per year) the world will run out of oil in about 32 years?

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 05 Aug 2006 19:37 PDT

This article might interest you.

http://www.facsnet.org/tools/energy/kaufmann.php#hourglass

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 05 Aug 2006 19:45 PDT

Despite Daunting Finding and Production Challenges, World Will Not Run
Out of Oil Anytime Soon: CERA

http://www.cera.com/news/details/1,2318,7176,00.html


What is the future of world oil production?

This site provides a general introduction to the peak oil debate by
providing an overview of five general scenarios for the future of oil

http://www.oilscenarios.info/

Very helpful - thanks.

Also note that it is in the best interest of oil producing countries
to make it seem like oil is running low.  If Saudi Arabia pours a lot
of money into finding more oil under their desert and then they
release their findings then the price of oil will fall to some
degree... then Saudi Arabia would make less money selling their oil. 
So there is likely more oil around than oil rich countries would like
us to believe.