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Oil and Gas Top Ten Lists

Largest Oil Producing Nations^{1 *}

1. Saudi Arabia 10,859 KB/D

2. Russian Federation 9,769 KB/D

3. USA  6,871 KB/D

4. Iran 4,343 KB/D

5. China 3,684  KB/D

6. Mexico 3,683 KB/D

7. Canada 3,041 KB/D

8. United Arab Emirates 2,969 KB/D

9. Venezuela 2,824 KB/D

10. Norway 2,778 KB/D

Countries with the Largest Oil Reserves^{1 *}

1. Saudi Arabia 264.3 BB

2. Iran 137.5 BB

3. Iraq 115.0 BB

4. Kuwait 101.5 BB

5. United Arab Emirates 97.8 BB

6. Venezuela 80.0 BB

7. Russian Federation 79.5 BB

8. Libya 41.5 BB

9. Kazakhstan 39.8 BB

10. Nigeria 36.2 BB

Biggest Oil Consuming Nations^{1 *}

1. USA 20,589 KB/D

2. China 7,445 KB/D

3. Japan 5,164 KB/D

4. Russian Federation 2,735 KB/D

5. Germany 2,622 KB/D

6. India 2,575 KB/D

7. South Korea 2,312 KB/D

8. Canada 2,222 KB/D

9. Brazil 2,097 KB/D

10. Saudi Arabia 2,005 KB/D

Top U.S. Oil Producing States^{2 *}

1. Federal Offshore Waters 1,371 KB/D [1,299 KB/D (PADD 3) 72 KB/D (PADD 5)]

2. Texas 1,089 KB/D [1,088 KB/D (onshore) + 1 KB/D (offshore)]

3. Alaska 1,009 KB/D [741 KB/D (onshore) + 268 KB/D (offshore)]

4. Louisiana 223 KB/D [202 KB/D (onshore) + 21 KB/D (offshore)]

5. California 653 KB/D [612 KB/D (onshore) +41 KB/D (offshore)]

6. Colorado 357 KB/D

7. Oklahoma 172 KB/D

8. New Mexico 164 KB/D

9. Wyoming 145 KB/D

10. North Dakota 109 KB/D

Largest Refineries^{3 *}

1. Reliance Industries, India 991 KB/D

2. Paraguana Refining Complex, Venezuela 940 KB/D

3. SK Energy Ltd., South Korea 817 KB/D

4. GS Caltex, South Korea 650 KB/D

5. ExxonMobil, Singapore 605 KB/D

6. Reliance Industries, India 580 KB/D

7. ExxonMobil, Baytown, USA 557 KB/D

8. S-Oil, South Korea 520 KB/D

9. Hovensa, Virgin Islands 495 KB/D

10. ExxonMobil, Baton Rouge, USA 494 KB/D

Top U.S. Natural Gas Producing States^{2 *}

1. Texas 6,292 Bcf [6,267 Bcf (onshore) + 25 Bcf (offshore)]

2. Federal Offshore Waters 2,955 Bcf 

3. Alaska 3,206 [2,851 Bcf (onshore) + 146 Bcf (offshore)]

4. Oklahoma 1,689 Bcf

5. New Mexico 1,620 Bcf

6. Colorado 1,412 Bcf

7. Louisiana 1,378 Bcf [1,281 Bcf (onshore) + 97 Bcf (offshore)]

8. Michigan 428 Bcf

9. Kansas 363 Bcf

10. California 309 Bcf [302 Bcf (onshore) + 7 Bcf (offshore)]

Largest Oil Fields in the World^{4 *}

1. Ghawar, Saudi Arabia 75-83 BB

2. Burgan, Kuwait 66-72 BB

3. Cantarell, Mexico 18-35 BB

4. Bolivar Coastal, Venezuela 30-32 BB

5. Safaniya-Khafji, Saudi Arabia-Neutral Zone 30 BB

6. Esfandiar, Iran 30 BB 

7. Rumalia, Iraq 17 BB

8. Tengiz, Kazakhstan 15-26 BB

9. Daqing, China 16 BB

10. Shaybah, Saudi Arabia 15 BB

Largest Oil Fields in the USA^{5 *}

1. Prudhoe bay, Alaska 13 BB

2. East Texas, Texas 5.1-6.0 BB

3. Wilmington, California 2.8-3.0

4. Midway-Sunset, California 2.8-3.5 BB

5. Kuparuk River, Alaska 2.6 BB

6. Thunder Horse, Gulf of Mexico 1.5-2.0 BB

7. Kern River, California 2.0-2.5 BB

8. Yates, Texas 2.0 BB

9. Belridge South, California 1.9 BB

10.  Wasson, Texas 1.8 BB

Largest Refining Capacity by Country^{1 *}

1. USA 17,455 KB/D

2. China 7,029 KB/D

3. Russian Federation 5,491 KB/D

4.  Japan 4,542 KB/D

5. Germany 2,390 KB/D

6. Italy 2,359 KB/D

7. Saudi Arabia 2,100 KB/D

8. Canada 1,968 KB/D

9. France 1,959 Kb/D

10. Brazil 1,941 KB/D

Rotary Rigs in Operation by US State^{2 *}

1. Texas 746

2. Louisiana 188

3. Oklahoma 179

4. Wyoming 99

5. New Mexico 94

6. Colorado 89

7. Utah 40

8. California 33

9. North Dakota 32

10. Arkansas 24

Crude Oil Producing Wells by US State^{2 *}

1. Texas 144,424

2. Oklahoma 82,202

3. California 45,367

4. Kansas 42,219

5. Ohio 29,188

6. New Mexico 23,611

7. Louisiana 20,309

8. Pennsylvania 17,610

9. Illinois 16,228

10. Wyoming 10,205

Natural Gas Producing Wells by US State^{2 *}

1. Texas 82,318

2. Oklahoma 38,060

3. Pennsylvania 49,750

4. New Mexico 41,634

5. Ohio 33,945

6. Wyoming 25,052

7. Colorado 20,568

8. Kansas 19,713

9. Louisiana 17,459

10. Michigan 9,200

Most Active Drilling Areas^{6 *}

1. United States 1,862

2. Texas 872

3. Canada 338

4. Oklahoma 203

5. Louisiana 162

6. Colorado 114

7. India 85

8. Mexico 83

9. Saudi Arabia 75

10. Argentina 75

11. New Mexico 73

12. Wyoming 71

13. Venezuela 70