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World Conventional Oil Resources, by Basin,
in Billions (109) of Barrels

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as of 1/1/93

  Annual Production Cumulative Production Identified Reserves Undiscovered Resources Futures
95% Mode 5% Mean
ASIA/OCEANIA (Total) 2.4 46.3 71.2 31.3 53.2 132.5 70.9  
                 
CHINA (Total) 1 14.1 31.4 17.5 30.5 83.1 42.7  
8001 Hailar       0.3 0.5 1.5 0.8 0.5
8002 Erlian       0.3 0.5 1.5 0.8 0.5
8003 Songliao   7.9 9.3 1 2 4 2.3 11.3
8004 North China (Bohaiwan)   6.3 13.4 2.5 4.5 10 5.4 17.9
8005 Nanxiang         Ng     0.01
8006 Jianghan       0.05 0.1 0.2 0.12 0.1
8007 No. Yellow Sea         Ng     0.01
8008 Subei       0.03 0.05 0.15 0.8 0.05
8009 Kyongsang (Korea)         Ng     0.01
8010 East China Sea***               3
8011 Okinawa Trough***       1.7 3 8 4.2 3
8012 Ryuku***               3
8013 Taiwan         NA      
8014 Pearl River (Zhujiangkou)   0 0.66 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.7 1.16
8015 S.E. Hainan (Qiondongnan)     0   Ng     0.01
8016 Beibuwan       0.05 0.1 0.25 0.13 0.1
8017 Niigata (Jap.)         NA     0
8018 Akita (Jap.)         NA     0
8019 Paracels         NA     0
8020 Sechuan   0.06 1.09 0.5 1 2.5 1.3 2.09
8021 Nanpanjiang         Ng     0.01
8022 Bose         Ng     0.01
8023 Ordos   0.14 0.52 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.7 1.02
8024 Chaoshui         Ng     0.01
8025 Jiuquan       0.3 0.5 1 0.6 0.5
8026 Chaidamu   0.13 1.64 1.4 2.5 7.5 3.8 4.14
8027 Tarim   0.01 0.4 6 11 30 16 11.4
8028 Zhungaer   0.79 3.39 1.6 3 9 4.5 6.39
8029 Tulufan   0 0.05 0.4 0.7 2.1 1.1 0.75
8030 Lunpola         Ng     0.01
8031 Qamdo         Ng     0.01
8032- 8034                
                 
PAKISTAN (Total)   0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.3  
8035 Potwar       0.05 0.1 0.2 0.12 0.1
8036 Indus   0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.23 0.6
8037 Makran     0   Ng     0.01
8038-39                
                 
INDIA (Total) 0.2 3.5 6.5 0.8 1.5 4.1 2.1  
8040 Indo Gangetic         Ng     0.01
8041 Kutch   0.2 0.57 0.2 0.4 1.7 0.6 0.97
8042 Cambay   0.53 0.66 0.07 0.15 0.4 0.16 0.81
8043                
8044 Bombay Shelf   1.5 3.9 0.4 0.8 2.5 1 4.7
8045 Konkan       0.07 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1
8046 No. Assam   0.77 1.5 0.05 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.6
8047 Godavari Graben         Ng     0.01
8048 Krishna Godavari   0 0.23 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.43
8049 Palar       0.03 0.05 0.12 0.05 0.05
8050 Cauvery       0.1 0.15 0.3 0.2 0.15
8051 Bengal Fan (Total)       0.3 0.5 1 0.6 0.5
India (38%)       0.08 0.17 0.35 0.2  
Bangladesh (62%)       0.15 0.3 0.6 0.35  
Myanmar (+)                
8052 Bengal B. (Total)       0.12 0.23 0.5 0.28 0.23
Bangladesh (86%)       0.1 0.2 0.4 0.23  
Myanmar (14%)       0.02 0.04 0.1 0.05  
8053-4                
                 
MYANMAR   0.49 0.19 0.5 0.9 2 1.45  
(8051) Bengal Fan (+)                
(8052) Bengal B. (14%)       0.02 0.04 0.1 0.05  
8055 Burma B.   0.49 0.19 0.5 0.9 3.1 1.4 1.09
8056 Andaman         NA     0
8057-9000                
                 
SOUTH EAST ASIA                
                 
INDONESIA (Total) 0.5 13.8 13 3.7 6.1 13.7 7.7  
Sumatra Java (Total)       1.5 2.8 5.9 3.1  
9001 Sumatra Outer Arc         Ng     0.01
9002 No. Sumatra   0.47 0.19 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.27 0.39
9003 Central Sumatra   7.51 6.72 1 1.7 5 2.1 8.42
9004 South Sumatra   1.75 0.91 0.3 0.4 1.2 0.7 1.31
9005 Java Outer Arc         Ng     0.01
9006 NW Java   1.5 3.2 0.3 0.4 1 0.6 3.6
9007 E. Java Sea       0.05 0.1 0.2 0.12 0.1
9008 Lombok         Ng     0.01
Banda Sea Area                
9009 Savu         Ng     0.01
9010 So. Banda         Ng     0.01
9011 Weber         Ng     0.01
9012 N. Banda         Ng     0.01
9013 Gorontalo         Ng     0.01
9014 So. Celebes         Ng     0.01
9015 Bone         Ng     0.01
9016 Flores         Ng     0.01
Kalimantan (Total)       1.4 2.7 7 3.6  
9017 So. Makassar         Ng     0.01
9018 Tarakan       0.1 0.2 0.4 0.25 0.2
9019 Kutei   2 1.4 0.7 1.4 4 2 2.8
9020 Upr. Kutei         Ng     0.01
9021 Kapuas         Ng     0.01
9022 Melawi         Ng     0.01
9023 W. Natuna   0.07 0.29 0.6 1.1 2.6 1.4 1.39
9024 E. Natuna (Sokang)         Ng     0.01
9025 Barito         Ng     0.01
Irian Jaya (Total)       0.7 1.9 5 2.6  
9026 Salawati       0.7 1.3 3 1.8 1.3
9027 Waropen         Ng     0.01
9028 Arafuru       0.3 0.6 2 1.1 0.6
9029-34                
                 
MALAYSIA (Total) 0.2 2.7 7.3 2.4 4 10 6  
9035 Malay   1.1 3.9 1 2 6 3.4 5.9
9036 Penyu   Ng 0.29 0.03 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.39
9037 Sarawak   0.1 0.7 0.4 0.7 1.5 0.7 1.4
9038 Sabah   0.19 0.57 0.5 1 2.4 1.2 1.57
9039                
(9040) Baram Delta (20%)   0.6 0.4 0.05 0.15 0.6 0.3  
                 
BRUNEI 0.1 2.4 1.8 0.3 0.6 1.2 0.7  
9040 Baram Delta (Total)   3.3 2.2 0.3 0.6 2 1 2.8
Malaysia (20%)   0.6 0.4 0.05 0.15 0.6 0.3  
Brunei (80%)   2.4 1.8 0.3 0.6 1.2 0.7  
                 
PHILIPPINES (Total)   0.04 0.3 0.9 1.6 2.8 1.8  
9041 NW Palawan   0.03 0.4 0.5 1 2 1.2 1.4
9042 S.E. Palawan       0.3 0.5 1 0.6 0.5
9043 Kayagan         Ng     0.01
9044 Central Valley         Ng     0.01
9045 Luzon         Ng     0.01
9046 Visayan         Ng     0.01
9047 Aqusan         Ng     0.01
9048 Davao         Ng     0.01
9049 Spratley         Ng     0.01
                 
PAPUA NEW GUINEA         NA      
9050 Papuan   0 0.31   NA     0.31
                 
PACIFIC ISLANDS         Ng      
9051 Bismarck         Ng   0.01  
9052 Bouganville         Ng   0.01  
9053 Solomon         Ng   0.01  
9054 Huon         Ng   0.01  
9055-59                
                 
THAILAND (Total)   0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2.9 1.4  
9060 Gulf of Thailand     0.1 0.3 0.6 1.5 0.8 0.7
9061 Chao Phaya     0.1 0.15 0.25 0.8 0.4 0.35
9062 Fang       0.03 0.05 0.1 0.06 0.05
9063 Khorat       0.05 0.1 0.3 0.15 0.1
                 
CAMBODIA         Ng      
9064 Tonle Sap         Ng     0.01
                 
VIETNAM (Total)   0.1 0.9 3 6 10.7 6.6  
9065 Yinggehai       0.05 0.1 0.3 0.15 0.1
9066 Quangda     0.3 0.6 1.2 3 1.3 1.5
9067 Mekong     0.6 1.3 2.3 4 2.4 2.9
9068 Namconson     0.2 1 2.1 4 2.8 2.3
9069-10000                
***  Basins joined for assessment presentation
( )  Indicates basin also listed under another country - no further calculations
Ng  Negligible
NA  Not assessed
Numbers with no following data are unused (e.g. 1009-12)

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