Oil by country

A map of world oil production (2013)
Oil-producing countries (information from 2006 to 2012)
Venezuela and Middle Eastern countries have the largest proven crude oil reserves.[1]

The following articles describe the petroleum industry in various countries.

Industry

Oil reserves

Oil shale

See also

References

  1. ↑ Barthels, Meghan (7 January 2026). "Why Does Venezuela Have So Much Oil? Geology". Scientific American.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) ● Fleck, Anna (5 January 2026). "Venezuela Sits on a Fifth of the World's Oil". Statista, crediting OPEC and Canadian government. Archived from the original on 2 February 2026. OPEC omits Canada's oil-sands, estimated by the Canadian govt. to hold 171 billion barrels of proven reserves. Source: OPEC