European Union Oil - proved reserves

Oil - proved reserves: 6.146 billion bbl (1 January 2008)

Year	Oil - proved reserves	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2004	7,467,000,000	-1		1 January 2002
2005	28,210,000,000	-1	277.80 %	1 January 2002
2006	7,294,000,000	-1	-74.14 %	1 January 2002
2007	7,417,000,000	-1	1.69 %	1 January 2002
2008	6,144,000,000	-1	-17.16 %	1 January 2008
2009	6,146,000,000	-1	0.03 %	1 January 2008

Definition: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of September 17, 2009

See Also

Oil - proved reserves rank chart
Oil - proved reserves - comparative map