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Subject: middle eastern oil reserves
Category: Reference, Education and News > Current Events
Asked by: rudyandjan-ga
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Posted: 04 Nov 2002 18:26 PST
Expires: 04 Dec 2002 18:26 PST
Question ID: 98952
What are the oil reserves for the following countries:
Iran, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
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Subject: Re: middle eastern oil reserves
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 04 Nov 2002 18:54 PST
 
Hello Rudyandjan,

Thank you for your question.

My search returned the following results for the oil reserves for the
countries you specified in your question.

Iran - 89.7 billion barrels

United Arab Emirates – 97.8 billion barrels

Kuwait – 96.5 billion barrels

Iraq – 112.5 billion barrels

Saudi Arabia – 261.7 billion barrels


At the InfoPlease website there is a handy chart with the ranking of
oil reserves by country - 2001.
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  Greatest Oil Reserves by Country, 2001
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Rank 2001     Country 2001     Proved Reserves 
                              (Billion barrels) 
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1.            Saudi Arabia           261.7 
2.            Iraq                   112.5 
3.            United Arab Emirates    97.8 
4.            Kuwait                  96.5 
5.            Iran                    89.7 
6.            Venezuela               76.9 
7.            Russia                  48.6 
8.            Libya                   29.5 
9.            Mexico                  28.3 
10.           China                   24.0
----------------------------------------------
Source: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0872964.html


Additional information that may interest you:

Here is a table from the Department of Energy showing the Top Ten
Countries with Oil Reserves. There is a slight difference for Saudi
Arabia, Venezuela, and Mexico on this chart.

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     Top 10 Countries with Oil Reserves
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Rank          Country          Proved Reserves 
                              (Billion barrels) 
----------------------------------------------
1.            Saudi Arabia           263.5 
2.            Iraq                   112.5 
3.            United Arab Emirates    97.8 
4.            Kuwait                  96.5 
5.            Iran                    89.7 
6.            Venezuela               72.6 
7.            Russia                  48.6 
8.            Libya                   29.5 
9.            Mexico                  28.4 
10.           China                   24.0
----------------------------------------------
Source: Department of Energy  
http://www.ott.doe.gov/facts/archives/fotw201supp.shtml


Search Criteria:
oil reserves Iran, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
Oil reserves by country
Middle East Oil Reserves

I hope this helps.

Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga
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