Countries by tight oil reserves

Technically recoverable tight oil resources according to the EIA[1]

Rank Country/Region Shale Oil
proven reserves
billion barrels
Total  World 425
1 Bahrain[2][3][4] 80
2 United States 78
3 Russia 75
4 China 32
5 Argentina 27
6 Libya 26
7 United Arab Emirates 22
8 Australia 18
9 Chad 16
10 Venezuela 13

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Why Bahrain's Huge Oil Discovery Might Not Provide the Windfall It is Hoping for". Forbes.
  3. ^ "Bahrain announces huge shale-oil discovery off its coast".
  4. ^ "Bahrain Seeks Big Oil's Help to Develop New Shale Discovery". Bloomberg.com. 4 April 2018.

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