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News - Facts and Statistics |
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Country |
Oil Reserves |
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Country |
Oil Reserves |
Saudi Arabia |
264.3 |
China |
18.3 |
Canada |
178.8 |
Qatar |
15.2 |
Iran |
132.5 |
Mexico |
12.9 |
Iraq |
115.0 |
Algeria |
11.4 |
Kuwait |
101.5 |
Brazil |
11.2 |
UAE |
97.8 |
Kazakhstan |
9.0 |
Venezuela |
79.7 |
Norway |
7.7 |
Russia |
60.0 |
Azerbaijan |
7.0 |
Libya |
39.1 |
India |
5.8 |
Nigeria |
35.9 |
Rest of World |
68.1 |
USA |
21.4 |
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World Total |
1,292.5 |

| Typical approximate characteristics and properties and gasoline potential of various typical crude oils. |
Crude source and name * |
Paraffins
% vol |
Aromatics
% vol |
Naphthenes
% vol |
Sulphur
% wt |
API gravity
(approx) |
Naphthene yield % vol |
Octane n°
(typical) |
Nigerian Light |
37 |
9 |
54 |
0.2 |
36 |
28 |
60 |
Saudi Light |
63 |
19 |
18 |
2 |
34 |
22 |
40 |
Saudi Heavy |
60 |
15 |
25 |
2.1 |
28 |
23 |
35 |
Venezuela Heavy |
35 |
12 |
53 |
2.3 |
30 |
2 |
60 |
Venezuela Light |
52 |
14 |
34 |
1.5 |
24 |
18 |
50 |
USA Sweet Midcontinental |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
40 |
- |
- |
USA West Texas Sour |
46 |
22 |
32 |
1.9 |
32 |
33 |
55 |
North Sea Brent |
50 |
16 |
34 |
0.4 |
37 |
31 |
50 |


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