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Assessment of potential additions to conventional oil and gas resources of the world (outside the United States) from reserve growth, 2012

Timothy R. Klett·Troy A. Cook·Ronald R. Charpentier·Marilyn E. Tennyson·Emil Attanasi·Phil A. Freeman·Robert T. Ryder·Donald L. Gautier·Mahendra K. Verma·Phuong A. Le·Christopher J. Schenk
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The U.S. Geological Survey estimated volumes of technically recoverable, conventional petroleum resources resulting from reserve growth for discovered fields outside the United States that have reported in-place oil and gas volumes of 500 million barrels of oil equivalent or greater. The mean volumes were estimated at 665 billion barrels of crude oil, 1,429 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 16 billion barrels of natural gas liquids. These volumes constitute a significant portion of the world's oil and gas resources.

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Timothy R. Klett, Troy A. Cook, Ronald R. Charpentier, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Emil Attanasi, Phil A. Freeman, Robert T. Ryder, Donald L. Gautier, Mahendra K. Verma, Phuong A. Le, Christopher J. Schenk. 2012. Assessment of potential additions to conventional oil and gas resources of the world (outside the United States) from reserve growth, 2012. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20123052

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