United Kingdom Oil - proved reserves

Oil - proved reserves: 4.029 billion bbl (1 January 2006 est.)

Year	Oil - proved reserves	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	4,741,000,000	21		January 2002 est.
2004	4,741,000,000	21	0.00 %	1 January 2002
2005	25,410,000,000	12	435.96 %	2003
2006	4,500,000,000	24	-82.29 %	31 December 2004
2007	4,500,000,000	24	0.00 %	31 December 2004
2008	4,029,000,000	26	-10.47 %	1 January 2006 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