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To: norraad
Status of the world's top oil fields
1. Ghawar Unknown
2a. Burgan CONFIRMED DECLINE ~14%
2b. Cantarell CONFIRMED DECLINE ~14%
3. Bolivar Coastal Unknown
4. Safaniya-Khafji Unknown
5. Rumaila Unknown
6. Tengiz Unknown
7. Ahwaz CONFIRMED DECLINE ~64%
8. Kirkuk CONFIRMED DECLINE
9. Marun CONFIRMED DECLINE
10. Gachsaran Unknown
11. Aghajari CONFIRMED DECLINE
12. Samotlor CONFIRMED DECLINE ~ 9%
13a. Prudhoe Bay CONFIRMED DECLINE ~11%
13b. Kashagan Unknown
14. Abqaiq Unknown, but have you seen the cross section? It's all water!
15. Romashkino Unknown
16. Chicontepec Unknown
17. Berri Unknown
18. Zakum Unknown
19. Manifa Unknown
20. Faroozan-Marjan Unknown
21. Marlim, Campos CONFIRMED DECLINE ~8%

ORIGINAL SIZE OF FIELDS
1. Ghawar, Saudi Arabia 75-83 billion barrels
2a. Burgan, Kuwait 66-72 billion barrels
2b. Cantarell, Mexico (often listed as a large complex of multiple smaller fields) 35 billion barrels
3 Bolivar Coastal, Venezuela 30-32 billion barrels
4 Safaniya-Khafji, Saudi Arabia/Neutral Zone 30 billion barrels
5 Rumaila, Iraq 20 billion barrels
6 Tengiz, Kazakstan 15-26 billion barrels
7 Ahwaz, Iran 17 billion barrels
8 Kirkuk, Iraq 16 billion barrels
9 Marun, Iran 16 billion barrels
10 Gachsaran, Iran 15 billion barrels
11 Aghajari, Iran 14 billion barrels
12 Samotlor, West Siberia, Russia 14-16 billion barrels
13a.Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, USA 13 billion barrels
13b. Kashagan, Kazakhstan 13 billion barrels
14 Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia 12 billion barrels
15 Romashkino, Volga-Ural, Russia 12-14 billion barrels
16 Chicontepec, Mexico 12 billion barrels
17 Berri, Saudi Arabia 12 billion barrels
18 Zakum, Abu Dhabi, UAE 12 billion barrels
19 Manifa, Saudi Arabia 11 billion barrels
20 Faroozan-Marjan, Saudi Arabia/Iran 10 billion barrels
21 Marlim, Campos, Brazil 10-14 billion barrels

284 posted on 04/23/2006 5:47:11 PM PDT by Royal Wulff
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To: Royal Wulff
You have printed excellent research regarding the world's oil fields.

Stats > Energy > Oil refining ability

Rank   Country  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Russia 6,600,000 barrels per day  
#2   Japan 4,800,000 barrels per day  
#3   China 4,500,000 barrels per day  
#4   Korea, South 2,600,000 barrels per day  
#5   Italy 2,300,000 barrels per day  
#6   India 2,100,000 barrels per day  
#7   France 1,900,000 barrels per day  
#8   Brazil 1,800,000 barrels per day  
#9   Saudi Arabia 1,750,000 barrels per day  
#10   Mexico 1,700,000 barrels per day  
#11   Singapore 1,300,000 barrels per day  
#12   Spain 1,300,000 barrels per day  
#13   Taiwan 1,220,000 barrels per day  
#14   Ukraine 1,150,000 barrels per day  
#15   Indonesia 992,745 barrels per day  
#16   Kuwait 889,200 barrels per day  
#17   Australia 846,250 barrels per day  
#18   Egypt 726,250 barrels per day  
#19   Turkey 719,275 barrels per day  
#20   Thailand 681,750 barrels per day  
#21   United Arab Emirates 514,750 barrels per day  
#22   Malaysia 514,500 barrels per day  
#23   South Africa 468,547 barrels per day  
#24   Azerbaijan 442,000 barrels per day  
#25   Nigeria 438,750 barrels per day  
#26   Kazakhstan 427,000 barrels per day  
#27   Greece 406,500 barrels per day  
#28   Libya 343,400 barrels per day  
#29   Norway 310,000 barrels per day  
#30   Portugal 304,172 barrels per day  
#31   Colombia 285,850 barrels per day  
#32   Bahrain 248,900 barrels per day  
#33   Syria 239,865 barrels per day  
#34   Pakistan 238,850 barrels per day  
#35   Israel 220,000 barrels per day  
#36   Peru 190,950 barrels per day  
#37   Ecuador 176,000 barrels per day  
#38   Yemen 130,000 barrels per day  
#39   Jordan 90,400 barrels per day  
#40   Oman 85,000 barrels per day  
#41   Korea, North 71,000 barrels per day  
#42   Bolivia 63,000 barrels per day  
#43   Panama 60,000 barrels per day  
#44   Qatar 57,500 barrels per day  
#45   Cameroon 42,000 barrels per day  
#46   Bangladesh 33,000 barrels per day  
#47   Guatemala 22,000 barrels per day  
#48   Gabon 17,300 barrels per day  
#49   Brunei 8,600 barrels per day  
#50   Paraguay 7,500 barrels per day  
#51   Iran 1.47 barrels per day  
Total: 46,332,805.47 barrels per day  
Weighted average: 908,486.4 barrels per day  


DEFINITION: Crude oil refining capacity

SOURCE: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy via NationMaster.com

In terms of Arabia's Ghawar field, the alarming potential Iranian/al-Qaida, anti-Western 'economic' target of preference, which if ignited into an incontrollable inferno, panicking the international energy markets as never seen previously, rocketing crude prices between $125 to $200, coupled with plummeting stock indexes to record lows.


286 posted on 04/23/2006 9:43:48 PM PDT by M. Espinola (Freedom is never free)
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