Assessment of Undiscovered Conventional Oil and Gas Resources of the Northern Arabian Peninsula, 2024

Fact Sheet 2025-3035
National and Global Petroleum Assessment
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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean conventional resources of 5.1 billion barrels of oil and 19.5 trillion cubic feet of gas in the northern Arabian Peninsula.

Suggested Citation

Schenk, C.J., Mercier, T.J., Le, P.A., Cicero, A.D., Drake, R.M., II, Gelman, S.E., Hearon, J.S., Johnson, B.G., Lagesse, J.H., Leathers-Miller, H.M., and Timm, K.K., 2025, Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the northern Arabian Peninsula, 2024: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2025–3035, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20253035.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Total Petroleum System and Assessment Units
  • Undiscovered Resources Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the northern Arabian Peninsula, 2024
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2025-3035
DOI 10.3133/fs20253035
Publication Date July 23, 2025
Year Published 2025
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston VA
Contributing office(s) Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description Report: 4 p.; Data Release
Country Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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