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Although Libya has more reserves, there were 37.2 billion barrels (5.91 × 10 ^ 9 m 3) of proven oil reserves in Nigeria as of 2011, ranking the country as the largest oil producer in Africa and the 11th largest in the world, averaging 2.28 million barrels per day (362 × 10 ^ 3 m 3 /d) in 2006. At current rates this would be 45 years of supply ...
Nigeria's proven oil reserves are estimated by the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) at between 16 and 22 billion barrels (2.5 × 10 9 and 3.5 × 10 9 m 3), [12] but other sources claim that there could be as much as 35.3 billion barrels (5.61 × 10 9 m 3). Its reserves make Nigeria the tenth most petroleum-rich nation and ...
Map of countries with proven oil reserves - according to US EIA (start of 2017) Trends in proven oil reserves in top five countries, 1980–2013 (data from US Energy Information Administration) A map of world oil reserves according to OPEC, January 2014
Oil and gas in Nigeria. The first oil well in Nigeria was drilled in 1958 in Oloibiri [12] which is present day Bayelsa State. This acted as a milestone for the production of oil and gas in Nigeria and the emergence of the country as a top oil & gas producer globally. In 2022, Nigeria was still Africa's biggest oil producer and one of the ...
Due to constant announcements of shale gas recoverable reserves, as well as drilling in Central Asia, South America, Africa, and deepwater drilling, estimates are updated frequently. Since 2000, some countries, notably the US and Canada, have seen large increases in proven gas reserves due to development of shale gas , but shale gas deposits in ...
Top 5 oil-producing countries 1980–2022 World oil production This is a list of countries by oil production (i.e., petroleum production), as compiled from the U.S. Energy Information Administration database for calendar year 2023, tabulating all countries on a comparable best-estimate basis.
Crude oil export revenue by country (annually) A world map of countries by oil exportation, 2022. This is a list of oil-producing countries by oil exports based on data for 2022 by CEIC. Oil in this list refers to base crude oil only, and not refined petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel and airplane fuel.
This is a list of countries by recoverable shale gas based on data collected by the Energy Information Administration agency of the United States Department of Energy. [1] Numbers for the estimated amount of recoverable shale gas resources are provided alongside numbers for proven natural gas reserves .