Post by Woody Williams on Aug 6, 2008 12:14:25 GMT -5
Note where U.S. "Big Oil" ranks with respect to the rest of the world.....
Leading Oil and Gas Companies Around the World
Rank by 2006 Oil Equivalent Reserves
Numbers shown are Liquid Reserves, Nat. Gas Reserves, and Oil Reserves in million barrels, cubic feet, and barrels, respectively.
1 National Iranian Oil Company (Iran) 3 136,000 974,000 302,496
2 Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Arabia) 3 259,400 248,500 302,279
3 Iraq National Oil Company (Iraq) 2,3 115,000 112,000 134,145
4 Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (Qatar)3 15,207 910,500 170,848
5 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (UAE) 3 92,200 198,500 126,132
6 Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (Kuwait) 3 99,000 54,500 108,316
7 Petroleos de Venezuela.S.A. (Venezuela) 3 80,120 152,380 106,060
8 Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (Nigeria) 3 36,220 181,900 67,314
9 National Oil Company (Libya) 2,3 41,464 52,650 50,464
10 Sonatrach (Algeria) 2,3 12,270 161,740 39,918
11 Gazprom (Russia) 0 171,176 29,261
12 PetroChina Co. Ltd. (China) 11,618 53,469 20,758
13 OAO Rosneft (Russia) 15,963 24,758 20,195
14 Petronas (Malaysia) 5,300 82,096 19,334
15 OAO Lukoil (Russia) 15,927 26 15,931
16 Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico) 12,849 13,856 15,218
17 ExxonMobil Corporation (United States) 8,194 32,480 13,746
18 BP Corporation (United Kingdom) 5,893 45,931 13,744
19 Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (Egypt) 2 3,700 58,500 13,700
20 Chevron Corporation (United States) 7,806 22,894 11,720
21 ConocoPhillips (United States) 6,696 26,835 11,283
22 Total (France) 6,592 25,539 10,958
23 Petroleum Development Oman LLC (Oman) 5,500 30,000 10,628
24 Petroleo Brasilerio S.A. (Brazil) 9,418 1,166 9,618
25 Royal Dutch/Shell (Netherlands) 3,270 30,058 8,408
26 Sonangol (Angola) 8,000 2,000 8,342
27 ENI (Italy) 3,481 16,965 6,381
28 Dubai Petroleum Company (United Arab Emirates) 2,3 4,000 4,000 4,684
29 Petroleos de Ecuador (Ecuador) 4,517 NR 4,517
30 Pertamina (Indonesia) 3 903 20,538 4,414
31 Statoil (Norway) 1,675 14,255 4,112
32 EnCana Corp. (Canada) 1,133 12,418 3,256
33 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (United States) 1,264 10,486 3,056
34 Occidental Petroleum Corporation (United States) 2,264 3,810 2,915
35 China National Offshore Oil Corp. (China) 1,490 6,232 2,555
36 Repsol YPF (Spain) 1,057 8,718 2,548
37 Devon Energy Corporation (United States) 983 8,356 2,411
38 Apache Corp. (United States) 1,061 7,513 2,345
39 Ecopetrol (Columbia) 1,453 3,996 2,136
40 Canadian Natural Resources (Canada) 1,316 3,798 1,965
41 Norsk Hydro ASA (Norway) 748 6,611 1,878
42 Talisman Energy Ltd. (Canada) 767 5,400 1,690
43 Romanian National Oil Co. (Romania) 2 940 3,550 1,547
44 BG Group PLC (United Kingdom) 432 5,928 1,445
45 BHP Billiton Ltd (Australia) 551 4,867 1,383
46 Petro-Canada (Canada) 950 1,945 1,282
47 Hess Corp. (United States) 832 2,466 1,254
48 Nexen Inc. (Canada) 946 618 1,052
49 Shell Canada Ltd. (Canada) 08 1,400 1,047
50 Canadian Oil Sands Trust (Canada) 1,000 0 1,000
Notes:
1 Ranked in order of 2006worldwide oil equivalent reserves as reported in "OGJ 200/100", Oil & Gas Journal, September 17, 2007.
2 Information from Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Briefings.
3 OPEC member
Leading Oil and Gas Companies Around the World
Rank by 2006 Oil Equivalent Reserves
Numbers shown are Liquid Reserves, Nat. Gas Reserves, and Oil Reserves in million barrels, cubic feet, and barrels, respectively.
1 National Iranian Oil Company (Iran) 3 136,000 974,000 302,496
2 Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Arabia) 3 259,400 248,500 302,279
3 Iraq National Oil Company (Iraq) 2,3 115,000 112,000 134,145
4 Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (Qatar)3 15,207 910,500 170,848
5 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (UAE) 3 92,200 198,500 126,132
6 Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (Kuwait) 3 99,000 54,500 108,316
7 Petroleos de Venezuela.S.A. (Venezuela) 3 80,120 152,380 106,060
8 Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (Nigeria) 3 36,220 181,900 67,314
9 National Oil Company (Libya) 2,3 41,464 52,650 50,464
10 Sonatrach (Algeria) 2,3 12,270 161,740 39,918
11 Gazprom (Russia) 0 171,176 29,261
12 PetroChina Co. Ltd. (China) 11,618 53,469 20,758
13 OAO Rosneft (Russia) 15,963 24,758 20,195
14 Petronas (Malaysia) 5,300 82,096 19,334
15 OAO Lukoil (Russia) 15,927 26 15,931
16 Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico) 12,849 13,856 15,218
17 ExxonMobil Corporation (United States) 8,194 32,480 13,746
18 BP Corporation (United Kingdom) 5,893 45,931 13,744
19 Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (Egypt) 2 3,700 58,500 13,700
20 Chevron Corporation (United States) 7,806 22,894 11,720
21 ConocoPhillips (United States) 6,696 26,835 11,283
22 Total (France) 6,592 25,539 10,958
23 Petroleum Development Oman LLC (Oman) 5,500 30,000 10,628
24 Petroleo Brasilerio S.A. (Brazil) 9,418 1,166 9,618
25 Royal Dutch/Shell (Netherlands) 3,270 30,058 8,408
26 Sonangol (Angola) 8,000 2,000 8,342
27 ENI (Italy) 3,481 16,965 6,381
28 Dubai Petroleum Company (United Arab Emirates) 2,3 4,000 4,000 4,684
29 Petroleos de Ecuador (Ecuador) 4,517 NR 4,517
30 Pertamina (Indonesia) 3 903 20,538 4,414
31 Statoil (Norway) 1,675 14,255 4,112
32 EnCana Corp. (Canada) 1,133 12,418 3,256
33 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (United States) 1,264 10,486 3,056
34 Occidental Petroleum Corporation (United States) 2,264 3,810 2,915
35 China National Offshore Oil Corp. (China) 1,490 6,232 2,555
36 Repsol YPF (Spain) 1,057 8,718 2,548
37 Devon Energy Corporation (United States) 983 8,356 2,411
38 Apache Corp. (United States) 1,061 7,513 2,345
39 Ecopetrol (Columbia) 1,453 3,996 2,136
40 Canadian Natural Resources (Canada) 1,316 3,798 1,965
41 Norsk Hydro ASA (Norway) 748 6,611 1,878
42 Talisman Energy Ltd. (Canada) 767 5,400 1,690
43 Romanian National Oil Co. (Romania) 2 940 3,550 1,547
44 BG Group PLC (United Kingdom) 432 5,928 1,445
45 BHP Billiton Ltd (Australia) 551 4,867 1,383
46 Petro-Canada (Canada) 950 1,945 1,282
47 Hess Corp. (United States) 832 2,466 1,254
48 Nexen Inc. (Canada) 946 618 1,052
49 Shell Canada Ltd. (Canada) 08 1,400 1,047
50 Canadian Oil Sands Trust (Canada) 1,000 0 1,000
Notes:
1 Ranked in order of 2006worldwide oil equivalent reserves as reported in "OGJ 200/100", Oil & Gas Journal, September 17, 2007.
2 Information from Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Briefings.
3 OPEC member
