Who Has The Most Oil In The World 2020?

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  1. Venezuela. • Proven : 303.2 billion barrels (17.9% of world total)
  2. Saudi Arabia. • Proven oil reserves: 266.2 billion barrels (15.7% of world total) …
  3. Canada. …
  4. Iran. …
  5. Iraq. …
  6. Russian Federation. …
  7. Kuwait. …
  8. United Arab Emirates. …

Which is the richest oil country in the world?

Rank #1 Country
Venezuela
Oil Reserves (billion barrels) 304 Share of Global Reserves 17.8%

Who has most oil in world?


Venezuela

has the largest amount of oil reserves in the world with 300.9 billion barrels. Saudi Arabia has the second-largest amount of oil reserves in the world with 266.5 billion barrels.

Which country has the most oil in 2021?

Country Production (thousands barrels per day) 2021 Population
United States

12108 332,915,073
Russia 10835 145,912,025 Saudi Arabia 9580 35,340,683 Iraq 4620 41,179,350

Who is #1 oil producer?

Country Oil production 2020 (bbl/day) Oil production per capita 2017 (bbl/day/million people)
Saudi Arabia

(OPEC) 9,264,921 324,866
Canada 4,201,101 100,931 Iraq (OPEC) 4,102,311 119,664 China 3,888,989 2,836

Will we ever run out of oil?

It is predicted that we will run out of fossil fuels in this century.

Oil can last up to 50 years

, natural gas up to 53 years, and coal up to 114 years. Yet, renewable energy is not popular enough, so emptying our reserves can speed up.

How much oil is left in the world?

The Organization for Exporting Countries reports that there are

1.5 trillion barrels

of crude oil reserves left in the world. These are proven reserves that are still capable of being extracted by commercial drilling.

Where is the biggest oil field in the world?

The Ghawar oilfield is the largest oil field in the world. It's located in

Saudi Arabia in the Al Hasa Province

. At 280 km long and 40 km wide, it covers a massive area of 11,000 square kilometers and is estimated at approximately 100 meters in thickness.

How much oil is left in Saudi Arabia?

Oil Reserves in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has proven reserves equivalent to

221.2 times its annual consumption

. This means that, without Net Exports, there would be about 221 years of oil left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).

Who is the biggest exporter of oil?

Country/Region Oil exports (bbl/day) Date of information
Saudi Arabia

10,600,000 2018 est.
Russia 5,225,000 2018 est. Iraq 3,800,000 2018 est. United States 3,770,000 2017

Where does America get most of its oil?


Saudi Arabia

, the largest OPEC exporter, was the source of 7% of U.S. total petroleum imports and 8% of U.S. crude oil imports. Saudi Arabia is also the largest source of U.S. petroleum imports from Persian Gulf countries.

Who is the largest exporter of oil?


Saudi Arabia

is the top country by exports of crude oil in the world. As of June 2021, exports of crude oil in Saudi Arabia was 5,965 thousand barrels per day. The top 5 countries also includes the United States of America, Iraq, Canada, and Kuwait.

Who is the richest oil company?

Country Company Name Revenue 2017 (US$ billion) Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco

314.4
Netherlands UK Royal Dutch Shell 265 China China National Petroleum Corporation 299.1 United Kingdom BP 222.8

Is oil the biggest industry in the world?

The production, distribution, refining, and retailing of petroleum taken as a whole represents the

world's largest industry

in terms of dollar value.

Which industry consumes the most oil?

  • U.S. petroleum consumption by end-use sectors' percentage share of total in 2020

    2
  • Transportation 66%
  • Industrial 28%
  • Residential 3%
  • Commercial 2%
  • Electric power

Why we will never run out of oil?

Just like pistachios, as we deplete easily-drilled oil reserves

oil gets harder and harder to extract

. As it does, market prices rise to reflect this. These rising oil prices encourage people to 1) conserve oil, and 2) find cheaper substitutes, like wind, solar or other renewable energy sources.

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