World Assessment Summaries
By USGS World Energy Assessment Team
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U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series 60
 
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World Potential Reserve Growth Assessment Results Summary
[MMBO, million barrels of oil. BCFG, billion cubic feet of gas. MMBNGL, million barrels of natural gas liquids. F95 represents a 95 percent chance of at least the amount tabulated. Other fractiles are defined similarly. Shading indicates not applicable]
Potential Reserve Growth
Oil (MMBO)
Gas (BCFG)
NGL (MMBNGL)
F95
F50
F5
Mean
F95
F50
F5
Mean
F95
F50
F5
Mean
Total: Non-U.S. Potential Reserve Growth
192,000
612,000
1,031,000
612,000
1,049,000
3,305,000
5,543,000
3,305,000
13,000
42,000
71,000
42,000
U.S. Potential Reserve Growth  
(from USGS 1995 National Assessment and MMS 1996 Outer Continental Shelf Assessment)
 
 
 
62,200
 
 
 
354,700
 
 
 
13,400
Grand Total: World Potential Reserve Growth
 
 
 
674,200
 
 
 
3,659,700
 
 
 
55,400



[U.S. data from Gautier, D.L., Dolton, G.L., Takahashi, K.I., and Varnes, K.L., eds, 1996, 1995 National assessment of United States oil and gas resources--Results, methodology, and supporting data: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-30, release 2, one CD-ROM, and from Minerals Management Service, 1996, An assessment of the undiscovered hydrocarbon potential of the Nation's outer continental shelf: Minerals Management Service OCS Report, MMS 96-0034, 40 pages]
 
 
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