Table 56

Proved Reserves of Crude Oil and Natural Gas, Yearend 1996

 Crude Oil a (Billion barrels)Natural Gas b (Trillion cubic feet)
OECD
United States22165
Canada568
Mexico4968
Norway1148
European Union
GermanyNEGL12
Italy111
Netherlands164
United Kingdom525
OPEC
Algeria9130
Indonesia572
Iran93742
Iraq112118
Kuwait9452
Libya3046
Nigeria16105
Qatar4250
Saudi Arabia262189
United Arab Emirates98205
Venezuela65142
Other
Brazil55
China2441
Egypt420
India424
Malaysia480
Oman530
Romania214
Russia351,370
Syria38
a The portion of total resources has been assessed as being exploitable under local economic conditions and available technology.
b Source for all countries except Russia: Oil and Gas Journal.