David Strahan's Oil Depletion Atlas claims there are 98:
http://www.davidstrahan.com/map.html
(See "Important Notice")
Wikipedia however quote The World Factbook as saying there were 113 countries producing oil in 2008:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co ... production
Oil producing countries included in this list but NOT on David Strahan's Oil Depletion Atlas:
(Figures are 2008 estimates from World Factbook)
Slovenia (3 b/d)
Sierra Leone (5 b/d)
Paraguay (27 b/d)
North Korea (121 b/d)
Zambia (159 b/d)
Uruguay (946 b/d)
Peurto Rice (1,354 b/d)
Aruba (2,351 b/d)
Switzerland (3,244 b/d)
Estonia (7,600 b/d)
Portugal (7,861 b/d)
Singapore (8,533 b/d)
Finland (9,789 b/d)
Belgium (11,220 b/d)
US Virgin Islands (17,620 b/d)
South Korea (30,440 b/d)
Does anyone know when Strahan's map dates from?
Can anyone shed light on how many oil producing countries there are?
Cheers,
Joel
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I dont believe that you will be able to find a definate answer to that question.
Many nations produce tiny amounts of oil, perhaps for trial purposes before begining large scale production, or in other cases the tail end of production from virtualy empty wells.
An anuall production of say 1,000 barrels from an existing well could be quite profitable for the owner, it might be worth $50,000, but such amounts are insignificant to the wider world.
Therefore the number of oil producing nations would vary according to how much they had to produce to be included in the list.
Many nations produce tiny amounts of oil, perhaps for trial purposes before begining large scale production, or in other cases the tail end of production from virtualy empty wells.
An anuall production of say 1,000 barrels from an existing well could be quite profitable for the owner, it might be worth $50,000, but such amounts are insignificant to the wider world.
Therefore the number of oil producing nations would vary according to how much they had to produce to be included in the list.
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The 113 country list comes from the CIA World Factbook:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publication ... 3rank.html
I imagine the CIA should be able to make as good a guess as anybody.....
There are lots of other interesting comparison stats on their website:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publication ... -factbook/
https://www.cia.gov/library/publication ... guide.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publication ... 3rank.html
I imagine the CIA should be able to make as good a guess as anybody.....
There are lots of other interesting comparison stats on their website:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publication ... -factbook/
https://www.cia.gov/library/publication ... guide.html
Thanks Adam and Mark,
As the CIA's list includes Slovenia which produced only 3 barrels a day in 2008, I'm thinking their criteria for a place on the list includes no minimum amount.
If all the countries David Strahan had left off his map produced less than the ones he included, it would be easier to understand, but South Korea is not included and produced more in 2008 than many of the ones he does include.
I'm particularly interested in this as I've used David Strahan's map as key evidence of an imminent peak, and will feel less confident doing this if there are holes in his data.
Simone from ODAC has passed my query on to David, who will hopefully get back to me about it.
Joel
As the CIA's list includes Slovenia which produced only 3 barrels a day in 2008, I'm thinking their criteria for a place on the list includes no minimum amount.
If all the countries David Strahan had left off his map produced less than the ones he included, it would be easier to understand, but South Korea is not included and produced more in 2008 than many of the ones he does include.
I'm particularly interested in this as I've used David Strahan's map as key evidence of an imminent peak, and will feel less confident doing this if there are holes in his data.
Simone from ODAC has passed my query on to David, who will hopefully get back to me about it.
Joel
“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.” - Charles Kingsley