Table 11.4  World Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves, January 1, 2006




Region and Country		 Crude Oil Natural Gas



Region and Country		 Crude Oil Natural Gas
Oil & Gas Journal World Oil Oil & Gas Journal World Oil Oil & Gas Journal World Oil Oil & Gas Journal World Oil
Billion Barrels Trillion Cubic Feet Billion Barrels Trillion Cubic Feet
North America
 213.4 46.1 276.9 278.0 Middle East ..................................... 743.4 711.6 2,565.4 2,531.6
  Canada
 1 178.8 12.0 56.6 53.7 Bahrain .......................................... .1 NR 3.3 NR
  Mexico
 12.9 12.4 16.0 20.0 Iran ................................................ 132.5 131.5 971.2 965.0
  United States
 21.8 21.8 204.4 204.4 Iraq ................................................ 115.0 115.0 112.0 84.0
 
           Kuwait 5.......................................... 104.0 100.9 56.0 57.0
Central and South America
 103.4 76.5 250.8 246.9 Oman ............................................ 5.5 4.8 29.3 27.1
  Argentina
 2.3 2.4 18.9 21.4 Qatar ............................................. 15.2 20.3 910.5 906.0
  Bolivia
 .4 .5 24.0 26.7   Saudi Arabia 5................................ 266.8 262.2 241.8 243.5
  Brazil
 11.2 11.9 11.5 11.9 Syria ............................................ 2.5 3.0 8.5 12.8
  Chile
 .2 (s) 3.5 .9 United Arab Emirates ................... 97.8 70.3 214.4 205.6
  Colombia
 1.5 1.5 4.0 6.7 Yemen .......................................... 4.0 3.0 16.9 17.0
  Cuba
 .8 .6 2.5 .6   Other 2........................................... (s) .7 1.6 13.7
  Ecuador
 4.6 5.1 .3 .4          
  Peru
 .9 1.0 8.7 8.7 Africa .............................................. 102.6 109.8 485.8 490.9
  Trinidad and Tobago
 1.0 .6 25.9 18.8 Algeria ........................................... 11.4 11.4 160.5 160.7
  Venezuela
 79.7 52.7 151.4 150.9 Angola ........................................... 5.4 9.1 1.6 4.0
  Other 2
 .6 .2 .1 (s) Cameroon ...................................... .4 NR 3.9 NR
 
         Congo (Brazzaville) ....................... 1.5 1.9 3.2 4.2
Europe 3
 16.4 16.0 200.7 182.8 Egypt ............................................. 3.7 3.7 58.5 66.8
  Austria
 .1 .1 .5 .8 Equatorial Guinea .......................... (s) 1.8 1.3 3.4
  Croatia
 .1 .1 1.0 1.1 Gabon ............................................ 2.5 2.1 1.2 1.5
  Denmark
 1.3 1.3 2.8 2.5 Libya .............................................. 39.1 34.1 52.7 51.5
  Germany
 .4 .2 9.1 6.6 Mozambique .................................. .0 .0 4.5 .0
  Hungary
 .1 .1 1.2 2.3 Nigeria ........................................... 35.9 37.2 184.7 182.0
  Italy
 .6 .8 8.0 6.0 Sudan ............................................ .6 6.4 3.0 4.0
  Netherlands
 .1 .2 62.0 50.5 Tunisia ........................................... .3 .7 2.8 3.9
  Norway
 7.7 8.0 84.3 83.3   Other 2............................................ 1.8 1.5 8.1 8.9
  Poland
 .1 .3 5.8 5.1          
  Romania
 1.0 .4 3.6 4.5 Asia and Oceania 3......................... 35.9 36.4 391.6 455.7
  Serbia and Montenegro
 .1 NR 1.7 NR Australia ......................................... 1.4 4.0 27.6 119.5
  United Kingdom
 4.0 3.8 18.8 17.8 Bangladesh .................................... (s) NR 5.0 NR
  Other 2
 .9 .7 2.1 2.3 Brunei ............................................ 1.4 1.1 13.8 12.0
 
         Burma ............................................ .1 .2 10.0 12.7
Eurasia 4
 77.8 123.2 1,952.6 2,040.7 China ............................................. 18.3 16.2 53.3 55.6
  Azerbaijan
 7.0 NR 30.0 NR India ............................................... 5.8 4.0 38.9 27.3
  Kazakhstan
 9.0 NR 65.0 NR Indonesia ....................................... 4.3 5.0 97.8 91.5
  Russia 
 60.0 74.4 1,680.0 1,688.7 Japan ............................................. .1 NR 1.4 NR
  Turkmenistan
 .5 NR 71.0 NR Malaysia ........................................ 3.0 2.9 75.0 58.0
  Ukraine
 .4 NR 39.6 NR New Zealand ................................. .1 .1 .9 2.0
  Uzbekistan
 .6 NR 66.2 NR Pakistan ........................................ .3 .3 28.2 30.1
  Other 2
 .3 48.8 .8 352.0 Papua New Guinea ....................... .2 .2 12.2 13.7
 
         Thailand ......................................... .3 .9 14.8 22.9
 
         Vietnam ......................................... .6 1.3 6.8 8.2
 
          Other 2........................................... .1 .1 6.0 2.3
 
                  
 
         World ............................................ 1,292.9 1,119.6 6,124.0 6,226.6
1Comprises 4.7 billion barrels of conventional crude oil and condensate and 174.1 billion barrels of
bitumen in Alberta's oil sands.		 NR=Not separately reported.  (s)=Less than 0.05 billion barrels.  
2Includes data for those countries not separately reported. Notes:  ·  All reserve figures except those for Eurasia and natural gas reserves in Canada are proved
reserves recoverable with present technology and prices at the time of estimation.  Eurasia and Canadian
natural gas figures include proved and some probable reserves.  ·  Totals may not equal sum of
components due to independent rounding.
3Excludes countries that were part of the former U.S.S.R.  See "U.S.S.R." in Glossary. Web Page:  For related information, see http://www.eia.doe.gov/international/oilreserves.html.
4Includes only countries that were part of the former U.S.S.R.  See "U.S.S.R." in Glossary. Source:  Energy Information Administration, "International Energy Annual 2005" (June-July 2007), Table
8.1.
5Data for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia include one-half of the reserves in the Neutral Zone between Kuwait
and Saudi Arabia.