France Oil - proved reserves

Oil - proved reserves: 122 million bbl (1 January 2008 est.)

Year	Oil - proved reserves	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	144,300,000	59		January 2002 est.
2004	144,300,000	59	0.00 %	1 January 2002
2005	144,300,000	62	0.00 %	1 January 2002
2006	144,300,000	63	0.00 %	1 January 2002
2007	159,000,000	60	10.19 %	1 January 2006
2008	119,800,000	63	-24.65 %	1 January 2008 est.
2009	122,000,000	64	1.84 %	1 January 2008 est.

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