South Africa Oil - proved reserves

Oil - proved reserves: 15 million bbl (1 January 2007 est.)

Year	Oil - proved reserves	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	7,840,000	79		January 2002 est.
2004	7,840,000	79	0.00 %	1 January 2002
2005	7,840,000	80	0.00 %	1 January 2002
2006	7,840,000	81	0.00 %	1 January 2002
2007	7,840,000	83	0.00 %	1 January 2002
2008	15,000,000	83	91.33 %	1 January 2007 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 May 16, 2008

See Also

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