When we see, any topic related to oil reserves of different countries, our minds strike that Saudi Arabia will be on top of the list but surprisingly it is not the fact.
We are going to tell you in detail about the top 10 countries having largest oil reserves, as shown in the reports of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Total oil reserves in the world are 1.48 trillion barrels
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10. United States: The first impression while talking about the USA that comes to mind is that they cannot be having oil reserves as it is associated with Middle Eastern countries. The fact is that the USA has world’s 10th largest oil reserves i.e. 35 Billion Barrels.
9. Nigeria: It holds oil reserves of 37 Billion Barrels and its total supply is 2,524.1 Thousand barrels per day. The economy of Nigeria depends on a lot of its resources of Hydrocarbon.
The reports of EIA state that lack of stability in the Delta of Niger often damages the development in this sector.
8. Libya: Oil reserves of Libya are calculated as 48 Billion Barrels with a supply of 1,483 Thousand Barrels per day. Libya holds largest oil reserves as compared with other African states.
Oil production in Libya was reduced due to the political instability in the country but now it is increasing gradually
7.Russia: Oil Reserves of Russia are calculated as 80 Billion Barrels; it has a supply of 10,397 Thousand Barrels per day. Natural gas reserves of Russia are largest in the world, it also holds2nd largest reserves of coal all over the world.
6. United Arab Emirates: UAE has oil reserves of 98 Billion Barrels. It has a supply of 3,213.2 Thousand Barrels per day.
Use of modern techniques and machinery for the recovery of oil continue to add in the production of crude oil. These techniques also extend the life of aging oil fields of the country.
5. Kuwait: The country with world’s strongest currency has 6th largest oil reserves in the world. The oil reserves are recorded as 102 Billion Barrels and daily supply is 2,796.8 BPD.
If Kuwait is compared with the other GCC States, it has 2nd largest oil reserve among them.
4. Iraq: Iraq has oil reserves of 149 Billion Barrels and its supply is 2,986.6 BPD (barrels per day). It is important to know that despite having larger oil reserves, the oil production is reduced because the infrastructure is damaged and political situation is also not stable.
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